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[Advertorial] Hyundai Card targets young premium customers with ‘the Green’ card

Hyundai Card has launched a new premium credit card for the first time in 10 years, targeting young customers, the company said Wednesday. The credit card operator earlier this month released the Gr...

Aug 22, 2018
Finance
[Herald Interview] Screening matters in crowdfunding: Crowdy

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the financial technology industry. This is the 21st installment. -- Ed. In June, the South Korean mobile game software ...

Aug 21, 2018
Finance
Alipay launches mobile tax refund service for tourists to Korea

Chinese mobile payment platform Alipay announced Monday it had launched a mobile tax refund service so users could claim refunds without visiting offline duty-free shops in airports or cities. (Hera...

Aug 20, 2018
Finance
Weaker dollar eases S. Korea market woes

Downward pressure on South Korea’s markets appears to be on the wane, as the US dollar is taking a breather against currencies in emerging markets including Korea. (Yonhap) After opening higher on ...

Aug 20, 2018
Finance
[Kosdaq Star] Strong Q2 backs DoubleU Games’ plan to move to Kospi

This is the 60th in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed. Listed game software developers in South Korea suffered lackluster performance in th...

Aug 19, 2018
Finance
Seoul shares likely to drift in cautious mode amid uncertainties

South Korean stocks may move in a tight range as investors are likely take a cautious approach due to lingering risks over various global issues, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composit...

Aug 18, 2018
Finance
S. Korea says Elliott's claim over Samsung merger groundless

South Korea has denied a claim by US activist fund Elliott Associates that it gave discreet backing for a 2015 merger of two Samsung units and caused the firm to suffer losses from what it calls an u...

Aug 17, 2018
Finance
Indonesians in South Korea can send money home faster with new service

Seoul-headquartered KB Kookmin Bank said Friday that it had launched a more efficient money-transfer service Thursday for its Indonesian customers, who can now convert South Korean won directly to In...

Aug 17, 2018
Finance
[Advertorial] Eximbank to finance Peruvian copper mine project

The Export-Import Bank of Korea will finance a copper mine project in Peru, seeking to support South Korean companies in securing strategic resources in the overseas market, officials said Thursday. ...

Aug 16, 2018
Finance
Samsung Electronics pulls along H1 growth in Kospi earnings

South Korea’s listed companies experienced lackluster earnings in the second quarter despite on-year growth in the first half of the year largely driven by Samsung Electronics, data showed Thursday. ...

Aug 16, 2018
Finance
Emerging market woes send Kospi to 15-month low

South Korea’s stock markets sank Monday on emerging market instability triggered by the sliding Turkish lira coupled with negative investor sentiment toward listed Korean biotech companies. (The Kor...

Aug 13, 2018
Finance
BOK calls for Korea’s 'fundamental' shift in exports to China

South Korea’s exports to China maintained on-year growth, overcoming the downtrend until 2016, while new research by the central bank hinted at the need for Korea to shift away from its focus on expo...

Aug 13, 2018
Finance
Govt.-issued bonds surpass W1,000tr for first time

South Korea-issued bonds hit 1,000.2 trillion won ($885.52 billion) as of early last week, surpassing the 1,000 trillion-won mark for the first time, the Korea Financial Investment Association said M...

Aug 13, 2018
Finance
Weaker Q2 earnings weigh on market

Preliminary earnings of South Korean listed companies are vindicating analysts’ downward revisions of their Q2 projections, due to a lingering US-China trade war impact, data showed Sunday. (Yonhap)...

Aug 12, 2018
Finance
S. Korean shares to move in tight range next week

South Korean shares are expected to be locked in a narrow range next week as investors take to the sidelines amid global trade tension worries, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite ...

Aug 11, 2018
Finance

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