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Global green, social sustainability (GSS) bonds may not be stable enough yet. The bonds where proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance or re-...

The rising inflationary risk in the US, fueled by strong recovery from the pandemic-induced slowdown, is likely to be short-lived and modest, and in...

The South Korean won skidded to an eleven month-low as foreign investors extended a selling spree in the local stock markets, adding to expectations...

The commercial real estate market in Seoul saw the fastest rate of price growth among all the gateway cities in the world over the past 12 months, w...

Six out of 10 South Koreans believe their children will be financially worse off than their parents, marking the highest number for the country sinc...

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

South Korea's eight leading brokerage companies, including Mirae Asset Securities Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co., are estimated to have booke...

Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) raised $300 million in a dollar corporate bond at a lower interest rate than planned on strong demand among foreign...

South Korea's economy reported strong growth on healthy private consumption in the second quarter, keeping expectations of an interest rate hike lat...

The global tire industry is enjoying a boom driven by fast-growing used car demand in the world. Hankook Tire & Technology is seen as a key bene...

South Korean companies with low credit ratings around BBB are suffering weaker demand in the primary market. A spread in the Delta coronavirus varia...

The share prices of South Korean metaverse companies have skyrocketed throughout this year, in an environment where fan meetings, press conferences ...

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

KT Corp., a South Korea's telecom company, is set to raise $300 million in a dollar corporate bond at the lowest interest rate for its foreign curre...

Automobile exports log double-digit growth for five straight months In May 2021, exports of automobiles nearly doubled compared to the year-earlier...

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

South Korea will develop its own messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines by next year with plans to annually manufacture 100 million doses from 2...

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...

The US trade body’s approval of anti-dumping tariffs on tire imports from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand is adding to the woes of Korea&rsqu...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday flagged a tighter monetary policy for the second time in less than a month, fueling expectations...

Toss Bank in September will enter the race of internet-only banks in South Korea as the third player, competing against K Bank and Kakao Bank. Toss ...

The Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC), a quasi-government agency established to support South Korean startups and venture capital industry, has ...

Hyundai Motor Co.’s Santa Fe hybrid has earned higher ratings than Toyota Motor Corp.’s Highlander, one of its strongest rivals, in an e...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Thursday flagged a possible policy rate hike before the end of the year as the domestic economy recover...

Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., a 50:50 joint venture between Hanwha Group and the French oil giant Total SE, has become the company with the larges...

South Korea’s leading credit rating and business valuation services provider, Korea Ratings, has stepped into the online due diligence service...

The average birth rate in South Korea dropped to a fresh low of 0.84 last year, the world’s lowest, which population experts said will unlikel...

New corporate bond issuance in South Korea is on course to hit 9.2 trillion won ($8.3 billion) in February of this year, the highest amount issued f...