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Korea's exports fall 8.7% in first 10 days of Sept.EconomySept 11, 2017South Korea's exports fell 8.7 percent in the first 10 days of this month from a year earlier due to decreased business days, the latest customs data showed Monday. Total outbound shipments reached ... -
Seoul stocks open higher on tech gainsMarketsSept 11, 2017South Korean stocks opened higher Monday as institutional buyers scooped up large-cap tech shares, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 17.05 points, or 0.73 percent, ... -
Stock market volatility to grow ahead of 'quadruple witching'MarketsSept 11, 2017South Korea's stock market volatility is expected to grow early this week ahead of the so-called quadruple witching day that comes on top of escalating geopolitical tensions here, analysts said Monda... -
Foreigners own over half of electric, electronics stocksMarketsSept 11, 2017Foreign investors hold more than half of electric and electronics shares listed on South Korea's main stock market, data showed Monday. Foreign ownership of those stocks traded on the Korea Composit... -
Korea wage increase rate halved after financial crisis: reportEconomySept 10, 2017South Korea's wage increase rate has been halved after the 2008 global financial crisis that rocked the country, a market report showed Sunday. The findings released in the Bank of Korea's latest fo... -
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[Kosdaq Star] Minwise’s foray into fintech buoys foreigner appetiteMarketsSept 10, 2017This is the 41st in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed The blockbuster debut in July of Kakao Bank, an online-only bank launched by messagin... -
Asian trade ministers to meet in Korea in Oct. for regional FTAEconomySept 10, 2017INCHEON -- Trade ministers of 16 regional countries, including India and China, will meet in South Korea next month to discuss a regional mega free trade agreement, the Incheon Metropolitan City said... -
Money lenders asked to cut TV ads by 30% to curb speed loansMarketsSept 10, 2017South Korea's financial regulator said Sunday it has asked private money lenders to voluntarily cut their combined volume of television ads by 30 percent during the second-half of this year. The tig... -
Korea's agricultural exports drop amid THAAD rowEconomySept 10, 2017Exports of South Korea's agricultural goods to China fell this year as diplomatic rows with its biggest trading partner deepen, a local agricultural agency said Sunday. The value of agricultural exp... -
Korea's top 1% rich own 6.5 homes on average: dataEconomySept 10, 2017South Korea's super rich, who make up the top 1 percent of the population, own on average 6.5 homes, while half of the people don't own their own houses, government data showed Sunday. The findings ... -
S. Korea's central bank chief heads to Switzerland for BIS meetingEconomySept 8, 2017South Korea's central bank chief has left for Switzerland to attend a meeting of the Bank for International Settlements, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Friday. BOK Gov. Lee Ju-yeol also plans to discu... -
Lagarde expects S. Korea's stable growth despite N. Korea risksEconomySept 8, 2017International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde expected Friday South Korea's economy will continue to grow stably despite security risks stemming from North Korea, the foreign minister here said... -
Public overseas investment funds back on trackMarketsSept 8, 2017South Korea’s publicly offered overseas investment funds have recently reverted back to the popularity they enjoyed in the early 2000s, due to tax benefits and higher returns, data showed Friday. Ac... -
German investors in Korea voice concerns over new labor policiesEconomySept 8, 2017A number of German investors in Korea have voiced skepticism regarding the new Moon Jae-in administration’s income-led growth economic policies, and to what extent it will lead to increased labor pr... -
US lawmakers urge Trump to keep S. Korea trade agreementEconomySept 8, 2017A bipartisan group of American lawmakers Thursday urged President Donald Trump to keep the US free trade agreement with South Korea amid a deepening security crisis on the Korean Peninsula. In a let...
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