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August 29, 2024
Korea Exchange raises guard against biopharma shares

The Korea Exchange, the country's sole bourse operator, has recently voiced alarm about excessive and speculative trading of biopharmaceutical stocks tied to the resurgence of COVID-19 and the spread of mpox. Retail investors' interests in pharmaceutical and biotech stocks have soared in recent we...
August 29, 2024
CEOs at top banks face mixed outlooks on reappointment

The terms of the CEOs at South Korea's five major commercial banks all end on Dec. 31, and speculation is mounting over their reappointments. Strong earnings across the sector, driven by high revenue and profits, may boost some CEOs' chances for an extension. However, others face uncertainty due t...
August 28, 2024
Korea's economy to stop growing without drastic labor change: FKI

South Korea’s economy is expected to stop growing and hit a negative mark in less than 40 yeares if a plunging birth rate and rapidly aging population continue, according to the Federation of Korean Industries on Wednesday. The FKI, a major economic organization, projected that the potential grow...
August 28, 2024
Halt to daytime trading of US stocks leaves investors in limbo

South Korean investors remain unable to promptly respond to changes in the US stock market, as local brokerage firms' suspension of daytime trading service is expected to continue. Following the shutdown fiasco from the market meltdown earlier this month that led to the cancellation of orders wort...
August 28, 2024
Woori to reenter insurance market after 11-year hiatus

Woori Financial Group has finalized a deal to acquire Tongyang Life Insurance and ABL Life Insurance, marking its reentry into the insurance sector after 11 years. The group announced Wednesday that its board of directors has resolved to incorporate Tongyang Life Insurance and ABL Life Insurance a...
August 27, 2024
Trump presidency to boost Korea-US chip alliance: Heritage Foundation VP

Derrick Morgan, executive vice president of the US think tank Heritage Foundation, said he expected that economic cooperation between South Korea and the US would deepen, focusing on shipbuilding and semiconductors, if Donald Trump wins the 2024 US presidential race. “The US and the rest of the w...
August 27, 2024
80% of young Korean workers turn to AI for solutions: report

A recent report showed that artificial intelligence technology is a go-to tool in the workplace for an overwhelming majority of young adults in South Korea, who favor AI at a far greater rate than their counterparts in other countries. Samsung Electronics released "The 2024 AI-Preneur Effect" look...
August 27, 2024
JB Financial Group's Kwangju Bank, Toss Bank launch joint loan product

Kwangu Bank, a South Korean bank affiliated with JB Financial Group, announced Tuesday the company has teamed up with Toss Bank, the internet-only lender, to launch the nation's first joint loan product. Kwangju Bank expects synergy by combining its know-how about private loans with Toss Bank’s e...
August 27, 2024
Another tight year ahead for Korea in 2025 with 3.2% budget increase

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has proposed a 677.4 trillion won ($509.2 billion) budget for next year, focusing on fiscal consolidation while bolstering public welfare and investing in strategic emerging industries. The budget, proposed by the finance ministry and endorsed by the Cabinet on ...
August 27, 2024
Hanwha Ocean’s H1 orders soar on high-value LNG vessels

Korean shipbuilding and offshore company Hanwha Ocean said Tuesday that it has secured some $5.07 billion in orders in the first half of this year with a strategic focus on high-value vessels such as LNG carriers. Under the contracts, Hanwha will build 26 high value-added ships – 16 LNG ships, tw...
August 27, 2024
Korean export delegation visits Vietnam to enhance agricultural trade

A South Korean export delegation arrived in Vietnam on Monday for a weeklong trip aimed at promoting high-quality Korean agricultural products and facilitating their entry into the Vietnamese market. Led by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the delegation includes...
August 26, 2024
Kioxia's IPO expected to bring windfall for SK hynix: analysts

Japan’s Kioxia Holdings, the world’s third-largest NAND flash memory company, applied to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, making it the largest stock debut since SoftBank in 2018. Now keen attention is being paid to SK hynix, the world's No. 2 maker of memory chips, which has invested...
August 25, 2024
Korea's 'value-up' efforts stall on 0.7% corporate participation

Nearly three months after the government launched the "Corporate Value-up Program" in May, participation by South Korean companies remains minimal. As of Friday, just eight companies had released value enhancement disclosures, representing a mere 0.3 percent of the 2,585 firms listed on the Kospi ...
August 23, 2024
Korea's private consumption to pick up after H2: BOK

South Korea’s domestic consumption is expected to recover gradually after the latter half of this year, but an aging population and sluggish self-employed businesses could dampen the rebound hope, the country’s central bank said Friday. The Bank of Korea said that the recovery of private consump...
August 23, 2024
Hanwha heir makes W54.4b tender offer for Galleria shares

Kim Dong-sun, the youngest heir of Hanwha Group and vice president of Hanwha Galleria, has initiated a public tender offer to increase his control over the retail subsidiary. According to a regulatory filing released Friday, Kim has offered to purchase 34 million shares, representing 17.54 percent...

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