Busan, where the city and nature meet

Busan, where the city and nature meet

I came to Korea in 2014 from a small country in Africa called Benin. I like to travel so I’ve visited Jeju, Seoul and Busan but this time I deci...

Travel Diary Gimcheon, Gumi

Travel Diary Gimcheon, Gumi

Gimcheon thrills with recreational sports offeringsA sudden cold spell made me shiver, but I was excited on my way to Gimcheon and Gumi. It takes only...

Korea rises as production hub for coronavirus treatments; darling of global pharmas

Korea rises as production hub for coronavirus treatments; darling of global pharmas

South Korea is emerging as a global production base for coronavirus vaccines and medicine thanks to its comprehensive production facilities alongside ...

Sale of Korea’s bank debentures hits all-time high as capital reserves shrink

Sale of Korea’s bank debentures hits all-time high as capital reserves shrink

Bond issuance by South Korean banks has risen to a record high as banks move to secure adequate capital to ride out any short-term liquidity disruptio...

Kakao Games bookbuilding draws record-high demand

Kakao Games bookbuilding draws record-high demand

Kakao Games Corp. posted record-high demand during its bookbuilding for institutional investors on August 25 and 26, according to the company's regula...

Corporate bankruptcy filings hit all-time high in Korea amid global pandemic

Corporate bankruptcy filings hit all-time high in Korea amid global pandemic

Corporate bankruptcy cases in July posted a historic high with 103 filings, mirroring the global impact of the pandemic and its heavy blow to Sou...

Record-high Q2 Korean household debt heats up property, stock markets

Record-high Q2 Korean household debt heats up property, stock markets

South Korea’s household debt surged to the highest level in its history in the second quarter of the year, led by soaring mortgage loans and sec...

Korean retail investors' offshore stock purchases hit record high in July

Korean retail investors' offshore stock purchases hit record high in July

South Korean individuals purchased a record amount of shares in overseas markets last month as they looked beyond the local bourse for bigger returns....

Merger reviews hit record high in H1 with 424 cases worth $125.5 bn

Merger reviews hit record high in H1 with 424 cases worth $125.5 bn

The number of merger reviews has hit a record high in Korea for the first half of the year, with 424 filings made to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (...

Korea’s economically inactive population rises to record high in July

Korea’s economically inactive population rises to record high in July

Hit hardest by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea’s jobless rate rose to the highest level in two decades, while many people w...

Kospi's 12-month P/E ratio hits a 13-year high

Kospi's 12-month P/E ratio hits a 13-year high

Kospi has posted a 13-year high with 12-month forward price-earnings ratio recording 12.84 times on August 6, according to financial data provide...

Korean travel platform My Real Trip raises $36 million amid sluggish travel industry

Korean travel platform My Real Trip raises $36 million amid sluggish travel industry

My Real Trip, Korea’s leading online travel platform, has received 43.2 billion won ($36 million) in funding from domestic and overseas investor...

Korean logistics centers see high demand from untact businesses amid global pandemic

Korean logistics centers see high demand from untact businesses amid global pandemic

Logistics center operations in Korea have remained strong amid the global pandemic on account of e-commerce and third-party logistics' ...

Unsold corporate bonds may hit a record-high in seven years

Unsold corporate bonds may hit a record-high in seven years

Institutional investors are becoming wary of investing in Korean corporate bonds due to uncertainties caused by the coronavirus. As of July 20, t...

Korean household credit risk nears record-high

Korean household credit risk nears record-high

Korea's household credit risk hit the second-highest record for the upcoming third quarter, driven by impacts of the global pandemic wh...

Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection

Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection

 Korean fashion and beauty business Shinsegae International Co., Ltd has acquired a 100% stake in Swiss Perfection, a high-end cosmetics brand ba...

Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn

Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn

Foreign investors continued to buy South Korean bonds such as treasuries and monetary stabilization bonds for a fourth consecutive month in April, wit...

NPS’ investment return at all-time high in 2019; alternatives lag

NPS’ investment return at all-time high in 2019; alternatives lag

The National Pension Service (NPS) achieved its strongest investment return of 11.31% in 2019, led by hefty gains from equities and overseas fixed-inc...

NPS' 2019 investment return at 10-yr high on equities, fixed incomes

NPS' 2019 investment return at 10-yr high on equities, fixed incomes

The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a preliminary 11% return on investments in 2019, its best annual result in a decade, supported by double-d...

Self-guided trip platform expands into themed travels

Self-guided trip platform expands into themed travels

Planning a trip is no vacation. Booking a flight and hotel isn't the end and searching for activities and mode of transportation is a must. This is wh...

NPS’ 2017 investment return at 7-yr high; to wrap up CIO selection in April

NPS’ 2017 investment return at 7-yr high; to wrap up CIO selection in April

The National Pension Service (NPS) chalked up an average investment return of 7.26% in 2017, which was its strongest performance in seven years, while...

Meritz Real Estate underwrites $53 mn debt on luxury high rise in Manhattan

Meritz Real Estate underwrites $53 mn debt on luxury high rise in Manhattan

Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. has underwritten five-year senior debt of 57.5 billion won ($53 million) secured on a super-luxury, 131-s...

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC CIO shrugs off high valuation talk; seeks new approach

[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC CIO shrugs off high valuation talk; seeks new approach

Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang said the sovereign wealth fund is seeking transformative ideas to make them...

Korean investors may own half of UK high-speed railway after UK firms’ resale

Korean investors may own half of UK high-speed railway after UK firms’ resale

After the National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to buy a 30% stake in Britain’s High Speed 1 (HS1) for around 400 billion won ($355 million) in July, ...

NPS to buy stake in UK high-speed railway for $350 mn in InfraRed-led investment

NPS to buy stake in UK high-speed railway for $350 mn in InfraRed-led investment

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to invest around 400 billion won ($353 million) in acquiring a 30% stake in Britain’s High Sp...

ILS funds of funds attract Korean high net-worth individuals

ILS funds of funds attract Korean high net-worth individuals

Funds of funds (FoFs) investing in insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have been luring yield-hungry wealthy South Koreans, with domestic brokerag...

Europe banks return to Korean brokerage market; target debt, alternative products

Europe banks return to Korean brokerage market; target debt, alternative products

A growing asset size of South Korean institutional investors and soaring demand for overseas alternative assets have been prodding foreign banks, incl...

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TEST Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory

TEST  Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory

Electric vehiclesHyundaiMotor, Kia, TechKia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at...

Hyundai's first Saudi JV shipyard slated for 2023 completion

Hyundai's first Saudi JV shipyard slated for 2023 completion

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is scheduled to construct a large-scale shipyard for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and a mar...

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