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South Korea’s energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group is aggressively strengthening its foothold in the Southeast Asian fintech business.SK S...

South Korea’s incoming financial regulatory chief says his policy priority is on limiting economic and financial risks stemming from higher ho...

Mirae Asset Securities Co. has become South Korea's first brokerage company to boost its equity capital to 10 trillion won ($9 billion), taking a st...

Samsung Group will be working together with Kakao Corp. on the digital currency simulation project led by South Korea’s central bank. Accordin...

South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...

Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest lender, will provide a $100 million loan to finance a solar power project led by US-based investment firm ECP as...

The initial public offering of South Korea's KakaoBank has drawn the largest-ever amount of bids from institutional investors for a domestic listing...

Private equity firms registered in South Korea posted their largest-ever amount of both investments and divestments in 2020 which were almost balanc...

Kakao Corp.’s blockchain arm Ground X was selected as a simulator for the Bank of Korea-led central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, beat...

Debate is heating up over KakaoBank Corp.’s new share value ahead of an initial public offering of the mobile banking unit of South Korea&rsqu...

Some of the most cash-abundant firms across different industries in South Korea are issuing large amounts of bonds to raise even more funds amid a l...

South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...

South Korea’s central bank chief sent a strong indication of tightening later this year after the Bank of Korea (BOK) left its monetary policy...

Korea Investment & Securities Co. raised $600 million in its first foreign currency bonds at lower-than-planned interest rates on strong demand....

South Korea's traditional banks, led by KB, Shinhan, Hana and Woori, will need to strengthen their online platforms as KakaoBank, the country's lead...

Ssangyong Motor Co., the debt-ridden South Korean unit of India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. now in court receivership, has decided to sell it...

Woori Financial Group has become South Korea’s third major banking group to enter the digital asset custody service (DACS) market, following K...

Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC), seeks to raise some $175 million in new shares to boost its capital base, raising ...

Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hyundai Motor Co.’s Turkish unit sold foreign currency corporate bonds at narrower spreads than their initial targ...

Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...

South Korea's initial public offering market in July is expected to see its largest-ever amount of share issues for a single month, worth over 8 tri...

South Korean corporate bond markets are set to suffer from shrinking liquidity as institutional investors are turning cautious and refraining from m...

The sale of Citibank Korea’s consumer banking business is gaining traction as potential bidders have started due diligence of the bank, with e...

KakaoBank Corp., the mobile banking unit of online messaging app giant Kakao Corp., is looking to raise as much as 2.55 trillion won ($2.26 billion)...

South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...

The Bank of Korea needs to drop its accommodative monetary stance of the past two years and to begin raising interest rates from this year, the cent...

Korean Air Lines Co. will issue green bonds as part of its 200 billion won ($176 million) corporate debenture issue -- to become the first among dom...

The recent asset price rises in South Korea, in particular in the equities and real estate markets, have been too rapid, even considering an expecte...

South Korea’s major banks are rushing to Singapore as the city-state is emerging as a new financial hub in Southeast Asia, replacing the tradi...

Naver Corp.’s Japan-based messaging app affiliate Line Corp. is rapidly expanding its digital banking business in Asian countries outside Kore...