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Market TrendKoreans return to foreign stock funds for bargain hunting
South Korean funds for overseas stock investments enjoyed the return of money to buy growth shares in the US on dips this year, ...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EconomySouth Korean exporters fret over tumbling yen
South Korean exporters such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are jittery as the country’s won currency hit its strongest...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bondsNongHyup Life to issue $493 mn in subordinated bonds
NongHyup Life Insurance Co. of South Korea is slated to issue 10-year-maturity subordinated bonds worth 600 billion won ($492.6 ...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startupsOne in five S.Koreans use AI-powered tax filing platform 3.3
Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, is resolute about its mission to ...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & FinanceS.Koreans boost Japanese yen savings to record high
The sliding yen has prompted South Korean importers and households to go bargain-hunting for the Japanese currency, which they b...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & BeverageDaesang’s first Korean kimchi plant in US up and running
South Korean food maker Daesang Corp. has completed the construction of a kimchi plant in the US, its first factory outside Asia...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuringHanwha Solutions to raise $491 mn with materials unit split-off
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to split off its advanced materials business and sell a stake in the unit to r...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estateLocal hotels lure investment on hopes of returning visitors
Investment firms in South Korea are injecting funds into domestic hotels, preparing for the post-pandemic era. The firms are p...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomNaver subsidiary splurges on metaverse, resell platform acquisitions
Snow Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea’s tech behemoth Naver Corp., has either already invested, or is slated to invest, ...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ElectronicsRising global TV prices: A boon and risk for Samsung, LG
Global TV prices rose by a third last year and are expected to continue their uptrend this year, which could be a boon for the w...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networksDell, SK team up for 5G mobile edge computing market
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. (SKT) has joined hands with Dell Technologies Inc. to launch a 5G mobile edge co...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & PoliticsBlue house brawl: South Korea spars over where next president will live
SEOUL—South Korea’s political division runs so deep now that the country can’t agree where the next presi...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)