Rethinking emissions as investing opportunities

Seoul-based impact investment fund sees ‘tremendous’ opportunity in climate technology in 10 years, aims to build foreign deal pipelines

Chaebol families borrow almost W5tr against stocks

Stock-secured borrowing by the families of South Korea’s conglomerate founders amounted to almost 5 trillion won ($4.3 billion), led by managerial transfers and business restructuring, data showed Oct. 18. According to local market analysis company Leaders Index, as of October the nation’s 29 family-controlled conglomerates had received a combined 4.82 trillion won of loans backed by stocks in the groups’ affiliates, up 92 percent from 2.5 trillion in the first half of last y

Seoul to back local chipmakers after US info request

The government will support South Korean semiconductor companies no matter what they decide to do about Washington’s request for information on their supply chains, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Oct. 18. In September, the US Department of Commerce asked global chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics, to provide corporate data on matters such as inventory, demand and sales to “help improve trust and transparency within the supply chain.” The due date for its submission is

Hana partners with Hyundai, Kia for connected car financial services

South Korea’s Hana Bank on Oct. 18 said it has teamed up with the nation’s top automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia alongside fintech startup Finda to develop financial services and products tied to connected car technologies. A connected car refers to a car equipped with internet access, usually a wireless local area network. This allows the car to share internet access and data with other devices inside and outside the vehicle. Though details are currently in the works, Hana plans t

When is a death linked to a COVID-19 vaccine?

Korea’s top forensic medical examiner on challenges of investigating post-vaccine deaths to importance of COVID-19 autopsies

‘My Name’ director excited by show’s global popularity

The director of Netflix’s “My Name,” Kim Jin-min, was surprised to hear about the growing popularity of the mystery crime series. “While I expected some questions and comments, I was surprised that the viewers interpreted my work in very creative ways, speculating on the reasons for a character’s behavior. One way or the other, all of these are a way of showing interest in the series. For that, I would like to thank all the ‘My Name’ fans,” the di

Seori: Sharing a piece of herself to make healing music

Kicker: From cover artist to aspiring singer-songwriter, Seori sets roots for long journey

Rethinking emissions as investing opportunities

Seoul-based impact investment fund sees ‘tremendous’ opportunity in climate technology in 10 years, aims to build foreign deal pipelines

Seoul housing prices climb 7% since May

19% growth seen on-year in capital’s home prices

Will Windows 11 revive PC demand in South Korea?

Windows 11, released on Oct. 5 worldwide, is expected to offer a fresh round of changes for South Korean computer users, global PC makers and distributors, but a mix of unpredictable factors such as COVID-19, the chip shortage and the launch of compatible devices could affect how the new operating system will be received in the coming months. On major online communities here, users continue to share their experiences of Microsoft’s new operating system that comes with an overhauled user

Seoul to see population per household sink below 2.0

SEJONG -- Seoul has the smallest number of people per household, on average, among the eight major cities across the nation. The average population per household in Seoul fell to an all-time low of 2.16 -- 9.52 million people in 4.42 million households -- as of September, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety. The average household size of the capital posted a noteworthy slide in the last five years, falling from 2.38 in September 2016 and 2.44 in September 2011. Further, the pace

Prosecutors raid Seongnam City Hall over land development scandal

Raid comes a day after court refuses to issue arrest warrant for key suspect