Korea's automobile exports log double-digit growth between Jan and May

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

Korea's travel agency stocks overvalued, analysts say

The stock prices of South Korea’s two leading travel agencies, HanaTour Service Inc. and Modetour Network Inc., have skyrocketed in 2021 with ...

Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank to invest $2 bn in Yanolja

Vision Fund, led by billionaire SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son, has decided to invest around $2 billion in South Korea's largest travel platform Yan...

Travel app Yanolja seeks $900 mn from SoftBank pre-IPO

South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja is in negotiations with SoftBank Vision Fund for an investment up to 1 trillion won ($900 millio...

Travel platform Yanolja eyes US IPO in dual listing

South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja has begun the internal process to list in both the US and South Korea, by which the company expe...

Retail trading surge continues in S.Korea with 40 mn active accounts

The daily schedule of this 26-year-old South Korean university student, identified by his surname Ahn, is not too different from that of a typical...

Travel platform Yanolja’s enterprise value seen at $11 bn if listed on Nasdaq

South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja’s enterprise value could rise to at least $11 billion if the stock is listed on the Nasdaq...

Top travel platform Yanolja eyes Q2 IPO review, listing by year-end

South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja is looking to have its initial public offering plans reviewed by regulators in the second quarte...

Top Korean travel startup Yanolja taps 2021 IPO managers

South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja has mandated Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. and Samsung Securities Co. to handle its initial public offe...

S. Korea's fiscal deficit tops $90 bn; public debt hits record high

South Korea's fiscal deficit in September has pushed the annual shortfall to over 100 trillion won ($89.6 billion) with public debt reaching an all-ti...

S. Korea’s current account surplus at 2-yr high; full-year surplus to top BOK forecast

South Korea’s current account surplus rose in September to its highest level in two years on the back of rebounding exports of chips and automob...

Top Korean travel platform Yanolja to join startups lining up for IPOs

South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja is planning to list on the domestic stock market in 2022, paving the way for Singapore’s GIC...

The four best time travels in Korea; Jeonju, Gunsan, Gochang, Buan

Jeonju A trip to the Joseon Dynasty with over 500 years of history!Young people wearing beautiful hanbok walk among traditional Korean houses  se...

Tongyeong has its own unique color

Life is so unpredictable. I feel this looking at myself who has been living in Korea for 3 years now marrying a Korean guy from Gyeongju and traveling...

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

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’s July jobless claims hit $1 bn; insurance funds’ deficit to widen

South Korea's jobless claims payments topped 1 trillion won ($842 million) for the third consecutive month in July, threatening to widen the shortfall...

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...

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...

[Interview] Shinhan Life eyes low-volatility investments ahead of new accounting rule

The life insurance arm of South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group will allocate more than 90% of its assets under management to loans and bonds to...

Korea’s current account balance

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