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Retail investors’ net buying of Kospi stocks hits record highMarketsJan 11, 2021Shares of Samsung, Hyundai Motor spike amid analysts’ comments on ‘panic buying’ -
Seoul will actively pursue CPTPP: finance ministerEconomyJan 11, 2021The South Korean government will actively consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, and improve systems to engage in the new global trading... -
KB Financial chief vows to accelerate digital transformationMoneyJan 11, 2021KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo on Monday urged the group’s employees to strive to gain a digital foothold in the banking industry to become the nation’s No. 1 financial platform company. ... -
S. Korean bond sales soar 23% in 2020EconomyJan 11, 2021Bond issuance in South Korea shot up more than 23 percent in 2020 due to a surge in government debt sales to tackle the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, data showed Monday. The value of bonds is... -
Seoul stocks open sharply higher on Samsung, Hyundai Motor surgeMarketsJan 11, 2021South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Monday on the back of stellar advances by Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, as investors pinned rosy expectations on the top caps' possible partnership ... -
S. Korea's exports fall 15% in first 10 days of Jan.EconomyJan 11, 2021South Korea's exports declined 15.4 percent on-year in the first 10 days of January, customs data showed Monday, amid the prolonged fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak. The country's outbound ... -
State bonds worth W48tr to mature this year: govt. dataEconomyJan 11, 2021South Korean state bonds worth nearly 48 trillion won ($44 billion) are slated to mature in 2021, with the amount rising further in the next couple of years due to more fiscal spending to weather the... -
Brokerages downgrade Q4 earnings outlook for major listed firmsEconomyJan 11, 2021South Korean brokerage houses have slightly revised down their fourth-quarter earnings outlook for major listed companies amid the coronavirus pandemic, a market tracker said Monday. The combined op... -
S. Korea's power sales dip 2.4% in Jan.-Nov. on coronavirus impactEconomyJan 11, 2021South Korea's electricity consumption fell more than 2 percent in the first 11 months of 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. Power sales in Asia's fourth-largest econom... -
Credit loans soar again amid relaxed rules, bullish marketMoneyJan 10, 2021Credit loans climbed back up in the first week of 2021, fueled by a bullish stock market and eased bank loan rules, data showed Sunday. The total credit loan balance of the major five commercial ban... -
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[News Focus] Korea strives to branch out into South AmericaEconomyJan 10, 2021Free trade talks with 4 Mercosur countries draw attention -
S. Korea to kick-off 3rd round of emergency cash handouts MondayEconomyJan 10, 2021South Korea plans to kick off a 4.1 trillion won ($3.7 billion) emergency cash handout program Monday to offer up to 3 million won to small business owners, freelancers and special contract laborers ... -
Kospi logs record rise in first trading week of 2021MarketsJan 10, 2021Combined market cap of Samsung, SK Group surpasses W1,000tr for first time -
Economic recovery momentum slackens amid flare-up in COVID-19 cases: KDIEconomyJan 10, 2021South Korea's economic recovery momentum is slowing down as the service sector has remained sluggish amid a resurgence in new coronavirus cases, a state-run think tank said Sunday. The country's man... -
S. Korea to phase out industrial waste importsEconomyJan 10, 2021South Korea plans to restrict or phase out its imports of 10 kinds of industrial waste to increase the recycling of domestic waste, the Ministry of Environment said Sunday. The ministry said the imp...
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