SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices fell for the first time in three months in July as global oil prices declined amid concerns about a global recession, central bank data showed...
06:00 Aug. 12
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors became net buyers of South Korean stocks for the first time in six months in July on expectations that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of monetary...
13:43 Aug. 11
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., South Korea's No. 1 non-life insurer, said Thursday its second-quarter earnings rose 9 percent from a year ago thanks to a decreased ...
11:33 Aug. 11
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Bond issuance in South Korea shrank in July from the previous month amid increasing interest rate volatility, industry data showed Wednesday.
The value of bonds sold i...
11:02 Aug. 10
By Woo Jae-yeon
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Jihae Jenna Lee, a former portfolio manager at Boston-based hedge fund Acadian Asset Management, last year extended her "funeral date" by another five year...
07:00 Aug. 09
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Monday state-run policy lenders plan to increase loans with low and fixed interest rates to small firms to help ease their financial...
17:12 Aug. 08
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy faces increased downside risks due to high inflation and worsening external economic conditions, a state-run think tank said Sunday.
Asia's fourt...
12:00 Aug. 07
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- POSCO, South Korea's top steelmaker, said Friday that it has raised US$1 billion by selling debts overseas.
The two-tranche debt comprises three-year bonds worth $700 ...
10:46 Jul. 29
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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output rose in June from the previous month, but retail sales declined ...
10:11 Jul. 29
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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output rose in June from the previous month, but retail sales declin...
08:51 Jul. 29
By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output grew for the second straight month in June in the latest sign that Asia's fourth-largest economy has maintained mild re...
08:03 Jul. 29
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- The amount of securities settlements and other funds related to the South Korean capital market expanded nearly 10 percent in the first half of the year thanks to a jump ...
10:37 Jul. 28
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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest rate hike is ex...
10:36 Jul. 28
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SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest rate hike is expected to have a li...
09:04 Jul. 28
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest rate hike is expected to have a limited impact on the domestic financial market as the outc...
08:06 Jul. 28
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has recouped 71 percent of the public funds it injected to bail out troubled financial firms since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the financial regulator...
06:00 Jul. 28
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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday its probe found abnormal foreign exchange transactions reported by two major...
16:41 Jul. 27
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday its probe found abnormal foreign exchange transactions reported by two major banks, Woori Bank and Shinhan Bank, were valu...
14:30 Jul. 27
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank should continue to hike the key interest rate for the time being to put a lid on rising prices and keep inflation expectations anchored, a Bank...
14:01 Jul. 27