Korea on watch list for WGBI inclusion; hoping for bond inflows

Korea on watch list for WGBI inclusion; hoping for bond inflows

FTSE Russell, a global index provider, added South Korea to the watch list for potential inclusion in its FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), p...

Ramen wars: Nongshim caught out by rising Ottogi

Ramen wars: Nongshim caught out by rising Ottogi

Ottogi Co. is emerging as a formidable rival to Nongshim Co. in South Korea's instant noodle market, becoming the most popular ramen for the fifth w...

Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production

Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production

South Korea’s SK Siltron Co. will invest 855 billion won ($597.4 million) to expand its 300-millimeter (12-inch) silicon wafer manufacturing f...

Small caps warm up S.Korea’s chilly IPO market

Small caps warm up S.Korea’s chilly IPO market

Small and mid-sized companies are reviving the otherwise chilly IPO market in South Korea, which has been dragged down by weaker-than-expected deman...

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

South Korea’s sports car enthusiasts now have one more supercar option to enjoy at an affordable price – one that is arguably as powerfu...

Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services

Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services

South Korea’s largest mobile payment app KakaoPay has bought a stake in the country’s No. 1 electronic payment system provider, accordin...

LG embraces ESG management standards with first groupwide report

LG embraces ESG management standards with first groupwide report

South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG is rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance standards as key criteria in evaluating...

S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets

S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets

South Korea is set to take measures to stabilize local stock and bond markets hit by global interest rate hikes amid growing risks of a worldwide ec...

IGIS Asia, Quadreal to form JV for warehouse development in Korea

IGIS Asia, Quadreal to form JV for warehouse development in Korea

IGIS Asia Investment Management Pte., the Singapore-based subsidiary of South Korea’s largest real estate manager IGIS Asset Management, and V...

Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban

Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban

South Korea's stock market tumbled to its lowest level in more than two years on Wednesday, as fears of a slowing global economy and rising inflatio...

Squid Game makes Rolling Stone's 100 greatest TV shows list

Squid Game makes Rolling Stone's 100 greatest TV shows list

Netflix original South Korean drama "Squid Game" has been selected as one of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time by US music and pop culture magaz...

Korean crypto buyers show higher risk appetite than global peers

Korean crypto buyers show higher risk appetite than global peers

South Korean cryptocurrency investors appear willing to take more risks than their global counterparts, balancing their portfolios between market le...

Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

The South Korean won on Monday extended losses to a fresh low since the 2008-09 financial crisis as local financial markets lost ground, alongside t...

Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3

Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3

DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korean conglomerate DL Group, is forecast to post robust third-quarter results despite sluggish sa...

Gaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM

Gaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM

Shares in South Korea’s semiconductor chip design house Gaonchips Co. extended their rally for a second day on Friday on growing market talk t...

Korea’s No. 1 bookstore Kyobo seeks to acquire OTT platform Watcha

Korea’s No. 1 bookstore Kyobo seeks to acquire OTT platform Watcha

The Kyobo Book Centre, South Korea’s largest bookstore chain, is seeking to acquire over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc. to expand its busi...

Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets

Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets

South Korea’s startup minister Lee Young vowed to support the country’s startup ecosystem on Sunday, during her tour to the United State...

Direct lending, middle market offer resilience: NYLIM 

Direct lending, middle market offer resilience: NYLIM 

There is no doubt that headwinds to economic and market growth are picking up. Globally, supply chain and energy disruptions have contributed to hig...

Korea battery, chip companies fail to reboot IPO market

Korea battery, chip companies fail to reboot IPO market

South Korea’s battery and semiconductor companies, stock investors’ favorites, failed to revive the local initial public offering market...

S.Korea's manufacturing sector posts biggest job growth in Aug

S.Korea's manufacturing sector posts biggest job growth in Aug

South Korea’s manufacturing industry accelerated its job growth in August to post its biggest monthly increase in almost a decade, driven by r...

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces arrest warrant in South Korea

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces arrest warrant in South Korea

A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant to Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency ecosystem that imploded earlier this year. ...

Squid Game wins Emmy awards for best actor, director

Squid Game wins Emmy awards for best actor, director

LOS ANGELES, California -- Netflix mega-hit Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk each bagged an Emmy trophy Monday night in Los ...

S.Korea plans to adopt mandatory pre-disclosure of major insider trading

S.Korea plans to adopt mandatory pre-disclosure of major insider trading

Executives and major shareholders of South Korea’s listed companies will be obligated to disclose their share transaction plans at least 30 da...

POSCO partially restarts Pohang furnaces flooded by typhoon

POSCO partially restarts Pohang furnaces flooded by typhoon

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, has partially restarted its blast furnaces at its main plant in ...

Kolmar Korea to enter $22 billion UAE Halal cosmetics market

Kolmar Korea to enter $22 billion UAE Halal cosmetics market

Kolmar Korea Co., a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, is set to enter the 30 trillion won ($22 billion) Halal beauty market ...

Meet Wall St. thought leaders at Hankyung conference in NYC

Meet Wall St. thought leaders at Hankyung conference in NYC

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting a global financial conference for Korean investors in the heart of New York City in October, where top Wal...

SK Hynix bets on 2025 memory upturn with $11 billion new plant

SK Hynix bets on 2025 memory upturn with $11 billion new plant

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, will spend 15 trillion won ($11 billion) over the next five years to build a new m...

Korean shipbuilders yield No.1 spot to Chinese rivals

Korean shipbuilders yield No.1 spot to Chinese rivals

South Korean shipbuilders yielded their No. 1 position to Chinese rivals in August, according to Clarkson Research on Tuesday, as they shifted towar...

Samsung, LG eye niche sectors to boost tablet sales

Samsung, LG eye niche sectors to boost tablet sales

South Korea’s electronics companies are launching tablet PCs with niche targets as the global tablet market has shrunk for four consecutive qu...

Seoul outshines NY, LA to emerge as Frieze Art's No.2 market

Seoul outshines NY, LA  to emerge as Frieze Art's No.2 market

The Frieze Art Fair’s first Asia exhibition in Seoul attracted big crowds of VIP collectors and general art lovers from across South Korea thi...

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z foldables: Slimmest, lightest yet smarter with AI features S.Korea to overhaul retirement pension system, introduce competition for higher returns POSCO sells Chinese stainless steel JV to Chinese rival for $300 mn Hahn & Co. to award bonus shares to Namyang staff, retires $7.1 mn in shares   Seoul vows zero-tolerance measures against unfair stock trading