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May 14, 2024
Woori Bank joins race for 4th online-only lender

Woori Bank, a major commercial lender in South Korea, has entered the competition to secure a license for the country's fourth internet-only bank. An official from Woori Bank confirmed Tuesday that the company recently submitted a letter of intent to Korea Credit Data to join the firm's consortium...
May 14, 2024
Korea eyes leadership in advanced air mobility standardization

South Korea took the initiative to lead standardization in the global advanced air mobility sector as it launched the Global Association for Advanced Air Mobility, or G3AM, in Seoul on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the G3AM is the world’s first global association for AAM ...
May 13, 2024
K bank racks up record earnings ahead of market debut

South Korea's internet-only lender, K bank, witnessed a significant improvement in its earnings as it gears up for its market debut this year. The bank announced Monday that its net profit in the first quarter surged nearly fivefold to 50.7 billion won ($37 million), from 10.4 billion won in the s...
May 13, 2024
Woori Financial ready to bulk up

South Korean financial services conglomerate Woori Financial Group is seeking to diversify its business portfolio beyond banking in an apparent move to take on its bigger rivals here. Among the nation’s top four financial groups, Woori has long remained the smallest in terms of sales. Last year,...
May 12, 2024
Loans of self-employed swell 50% in four years

The reliance on bank loans among self-employed South Koreans has surged considerably since the onset of the pandemic, with the overall loan volume and the default rate rising steeply in the past four years. According to data from the nation's major credit ratings firm Nice, provided to Rep. Yang K...
May 10, 2024
Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver

The Science Ministry on Friday expressed regret over the Japanese government’s pressure on Naver to shed its ownership stakes in the popular messaging app Line, hinting at "strong and stern" measures if necessary. “The Seoul government's firm position is that we’ll ensure Korean companies, incl...
May 10, 2024
Bithumb to pay W40b taxes for crypto airdrop winners

Korea's major cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said Friday that it will cover all the 40 billion won ($30 million) of taxes imposed on the winners of its crypto airdrop events. According to Bithumb, some 10,700 users were slapped with a combined 20 billion won in taxes last year for their compensat...
May 10, 2024
Korean Air in talks to sell five B747 jets to Sierra Nevada

Korean Air is in talks with Sierra Nevada Corporation, the US aerospace and defense firm, to sell its five B747-8i jets in an apparent move to boost its operational efficiency ahead of its planned merger with Asiana Airlines. According to industry sources on Friday, Korean Air held a board meeting...
May 10, 2024
Naver Cloud, Philippines' Converge team up for DX innotation

Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Korea's IT giant Naver, said Friday it has teamed up with Philippine fiber optic internet provider Converge ICT Solutions to speed up digital transformation in the Southeast Asian country. Under the deal, the two sides agreed to collaborate to discuss ways t...
May 10, 2024
HD Hyundai unveils uncrewed vessel concept at US expo

Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai said Thursday that it has unveiled a prototype for its upcoming uncrewed surface vessel Tenebris at this week’s AI Expo for National Competitiveness in Washington, DC. The recent unveiling, a collaboration with US tech firm Palantir Technologies, comes after t...
May 10, 2024
LG CNS launches Gen AI Studio for corporate clients

LG CNS on Thursday opened its Gen AI Studio, a new venue for its corporate clients to experience business solutions using generative AI. The latest opening aims to offer systematic assistance to companies that seek to explore generative AI but find themselves uncertain about where to begin. Its p...
May 10, 2024
Bridging hope: Daewoo E&C wins large-scale bridge projects in India, Africa

Daewoo Engineering and Construction has been showcasing its engineering prowess not only domestically but also internationally, winning a series of large-scale bridge construction projects. On home soil, Daewoo E&C constructed the Dongjak Bridge, the first combined railway and roadway bridge in So...
May 10, 2024
Financial regulator to complete short selling probe this year

South Korea's chief financial regulator, Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Bok-hyun, said the agency plans to conclude its ongoing investigation into illegal short selling by the end of the year. He made the statement during a meeting with a group of reporters on Thursday. "We've complete...
May 09, 2024
Yoon doubles down on repeal of financial investment income tax

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday has expressed a strong willingness to rescind the introduction of capital gains taxes on financial investment incomes, asserting the legislation would bring massive outflow of funds from the country’s capital market. “Not only is the understanding of 14 millio...
May 09, 2024
Minister says chip subsidy a ‘tall order’

Countries have been rolling out competitive subsidy programs to boost their edge in the critical semiconductor industry. For South Korea, it is difficult to come up with such direct support programs, but the government is working to create an environment to benefit long-term investment in the sect...

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