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Central bank
BOK to keep rate at 3.25% in Nov despite dim GDP outlook: survey
South Korea’s central bank is expected to freeze its policy rate at 3.25% during its last monetary policy meeting of the year to prevent any f...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Triple-A rated SK Telecom, KT tap 10-year bond market
South Korean companies with top-notch credit ratings such as SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. are returning to the long-term bond market amid growing int...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai's new CEO Munoz vows to proactively respond to Trump policy
LOS ANGELES – José Muñoz, the incoming chief executive of South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., said on Thursday the co...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Group carries out modest management reshuffle
Cho Joo-wan will continue to lead LG Electronics Inc. as chief executive after its parent LG Group on Thursday carried out modest reshuffles in its ...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Binggrae sells plant-based Melona at Costco in Australia
South Korean food and beverage company Binggrae said on Wednesday that it sells its plant-based Melona at Costco stores in Australia from November.P...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Tesla asks Samsung, SK Hynix to supply HBM4 chip samples
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are said to each be developing a sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chip prototype for Tesla In...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor taps US unit chief Jose Munoz as new CEO
Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday named Jose Munoz, its global chief operating officer (COO) and head of North and South American operations, as its new a...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
State-run think tank KDI slashes GDP forecast, urges BOK to cut rates
The Korea Development Institute (KDI), South Korea’s state-run think tank, has slashed its forecasts for the country’s economic growth f...
Nov 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea set to scrap financial investment income tax
South Korea is set to scrap a plan to impose a tax on gains from financial investments – a scheme slated to be introduced early next year &nda...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia gets triple A credit rating from S.Korean agencies
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Monday they received AAA ratings, with Stable outlooks for both companies, from Korea Ratings Corp., Nice In...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
S&P upgrades SK Innovation credit rating to BBB-
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on Friday that it upgraded SK Innovation Co.'s long-term credit rating from a ...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Koramco to open office next to NPS for property investment partnership
Koramco Asset Management Co. will open a liaison office next to South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) to bolster cooperation with the w...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank issues €500 mn in covered bonds
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank said on Tuesday that it issued €500 million ($545 million) in global covered bonds the previous day.Covered bonds...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK flags more rate cuts but in gradual, small steps
South Korea’s central bank is open to more cuts in interest rates after its first rate reduction in more than four years on Friday but only in...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
S.Korea’s inflation dips below 2% for 1st time in 42 months
South Korea’s headline inflation slowed below 2% for the first time in three and a half years in September on lower international oil prices, ...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Fed’s big rate cut spurs Korean firms to issue foreign bonds
South Korean companies rushed to issue foreign currency bonds after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in more than fo...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Enmove gets gold rating of EcoVadis ESG evaluation
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co., Korea’s top oil refiner SK Innovation Co.'s subsidiary, said on Thursday it received a Gold ...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Mobility firms, banks replace battery, K-culture stocks in KEDI 30 Index
Mobility, financial services and biotech companies have elbowed out battery and entertainment stocks in the KEDI Innovator ESG 30 Index in an annual...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s Q2 GDP slows 0.2%, upholds rate cut expectations
South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter on weaker domestic consumption and investment by private businesses, heightening ex...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
August inflation puts BOK under fire for delayed pivot
South Korea’s inflation moderated to the government’s target of 2.0% in August, its slowest increase in three years and five months, put...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS logs 9.71% return in H1 led by US tech stocks
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, posted a 9.71% investment return for the first half of ...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
POSCO Int'l wins first credit rating from S&P, Moody's
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. said on Thursday that it received its first-ever credit ratings from Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moo...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Bank of Korea holds rate steady, signals pivot to easing soon
South Korea’s central bank held interest rates steady but cut its inflation and growth forecasts for the year and signaled that it will pivot ...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
HYBE replaces ADOR CEO; Ex-CEO Min barks at sacking
HYBE Co. has finally removed Min Hee-jin from ADOR, the label behind girl group NewJeans, as chief executive some four months after it failed to kic...
Aug 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Kookmin to tighten loan limits to cool housing market
Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest lender under KB Financial Group, will tighten lending to curb mortgage loan growth in line with the govern...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea’s Tmax Group buys back software developer for $612 mn
South Korea’s Tmax Group bought back the software making unit it had sold to a local private equity firm two years ago to try to boost synergy...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia gets A- credit rating from S&P Global
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Thursday that S&P Global upgraded their credit ratings from BBB+ to A-, with a Stable outlook for both c...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK signals autumn rate cut as inflation, economic growth slow
South Korea’s central bank is likely to reduce interest rates in the next three months as inflation is expected to ease amid a slowdown in Asi...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won at 5-mth high; BOK may not lower interest rate
The South Korean won on Monday touched a five-month high as the central bank may not immediately cut its policy interest rate due to rising property...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet