South Korea’s ex-President Yoon re-arrested over martial law decree

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken back into custody early Thursday over his short-lived martial law declaration last December, a...

S.Korea corporate law reform gains bipartisan support

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party’s proposal to strengthen protections for minority investors and enhance board independence has secured t...

Korea’s ruling party revives corporate law reform with stricter rules

South Korea’s ruling party is reviving its push for an amendment to the Commercial Act with tougher mandates aimed at protecting minority shar...

Korea eyes laws akin to US AMPC to offer subsidies for its battery makers

South Korea, home to global top battery makers such as LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co., is seeking to enact laws that would l...

S.Korea’s default risk dips below pre-martial law levels

South Korea’s financial market has stabilized with a sharp fall in the country’s default risk and some recovery of its currency value ag...

Korea to launch $23 bn high tech fund, bracing for Trump 2.0

South Korea will launch a high tech fund worth more than 34 trillion won ($23 billion) to provide cheap financing, including equity investments, for...

Korean law firms' 2024 revenue soars on M&As, management disputes

South Korea’s major law firms saw rapid growth in revenue last year as the economic slowdown sparked business overhauls at top conglomerates, ...

Korea Eximbank issues $3 bn global bonds

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said on Wednesday it issued a total of $3 billion in global bonds, targeting worldwide investors.The matu...

Ruthless Politics of South Korea Is Rooted in Cold-War History

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Koreans' yen savings fall on profit-taking despite BOJ rate hike views

Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea fell in November, dragging down overall foreign-currency savings, as investors took profits from the Japanes...

Korea’s president impeached over martial law; political turmoil to ease

South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday over his stunning martial law decree, suspending him from office...

GIC to open 2nd tender for Seoul landmark building sale as bids disappoint

Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund, is set to seek more proposals from bidders to sell a land...

South Korea’s president apologizes for martial law

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized to the public for causing “discomfort and anxiety” with his martial law declaration on ...

Korean economic policy chiefs play down martial law impact

South Korea’s Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law attempt will have a very l...

Korea’s credit fundamentals remain firm amid political crisis: Fitch

South Korea’s credit rating remained unscathed by the political turmoil caused by the short-lived martial law declaration of President Yoon Su...

S&P downplays martial law impact on S.Korean economy

Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday "the introduction and swift revocation of martial law in South Korea ...

Korean stocks diverge: Winners, losers of Yoon’s martial law debacle

South Korean stocks showed clear divergences on Wednesday amid a mixed market outlook as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, re...

BOK to buy repos to counter martial law-driven market tantrum

South Korea’s central bank will provide "unlimited" liquidity to the country’s financial markets by purchasing repurchase agreements, or...

South Korea president to lift martial law after Parliament rejects move

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Korean choreography copyrights to be protected by Naver Z deal

South Korean dance choreography copyrights will be protected through an agreement between Naver Z Corp., the operator of Asia’s largest metave...

Doosan Robotics, Bobcat ordered to clarify merger deal

South Korean regulators have ordered Doosan Robotics Inc. to amend the securities prospectus it submitted last week for its merger with Doosan Bobca...

Doosan Robotics, Bobcat merger prompts call for law revision

Doosan Group’s announcement of a merger between Doosan Robotics Inc. and Doosan Bobcat Inc. has met with strong criticism from investors and p...

Law&Company vows to go global with AI legal assistant

Law&Company Co., the operator of South Korea’s largest legal advice app LawTalk, will venture into the US legal tech market in five years ...

Korea to put poison pill adoption on new policy agenda

South Korea will put the adoption of poison pills and dual-class shares on the new policy agenda at a meeting with business leaders this month, wher...

Korea may partially lift short-selling ban from June: regulator

NEW YORK -- South Korea may partially lift a ban on short selling in the domestic stock market from as early as June, before removing the blanket ba...

Jin Air to resume Incheon-Hong Kong route in July

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will resume flights on the Incheon to Hong Kong route on July 18.This marks the r...

Korea to launch alternative stock exchange in 2025

South Korea will launch the country’s first alternative stock exchange Nextrade Co. in the first half of next year to enable stock trading for...

NPS' former key players move to law firms as its voting power increases

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is seeing more and more of its former senior managers moving to top-tier domestic law firms. Ther...

HSBC faces criminal charges for naked shorting in Korea

South Korean prosecutors on Thursday filed criminal charges against HSBC and three of its traders, accusing them of illegal short selling worth 15.8...

Korea business lobby group eyes tax reform in new parliament

The Korea Enterprises Federation will reinforce efforts to win lawmakers’ nod to its long-desired campaign to slash corporate taxes and inheri...