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Over 10% of regular workers think they are temps: reportEconomyMay 22, 2017More than 10 percent of full-time workers in South Korea consider themselves as nonregular employees because of poor working conditions, a report said Monday. According to the report by the Korea La... -
Debt ratio of listed firms edges up in Q1EconomyMay 22, 2017South Korean companies listed on the country's main stock market saw their debt ratio inch up in the first quarter of this year from three months earlier, data showed Monday. The debt-to-equity rati... -
Producer prices up for 6th straight month in AprilEconomyMay 22, 2017South Korea's producer prices rose for a sixth straight month in April on rising oil and raw material prices, central bank data showed Monday. The producer price index -- a barometer of future consu... -
Moon puts chaebol reform, income growth top on economic agendaEconomyMay 21, 2017President Moon Jae-in’s chaebol reform drive became even more clear on Sunday as he named a longtime activist for shareholders’ rights and transparent corporate governance as the chief of the staff f... -
Korea records highest Q1 growth among top exporting nationsEconomyMay 21, 2017South Korea‘s exports recorded the fastest quarter growth among the world’s leading exporting countries with its first quarter revenue totaling $132.3 billion, up 14.9 percent from the same period la... -
AmCham meets White House officialsEconomyMay 21, 2017Leaders of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea recently concluded their senior-level “Doorknock” meetings in Washington, during which the delegation met with key officials of the Trump Administ... -
BOK expected to hold policy rate steady in May: Moody's AnalyticsEconomyMay 21, 2017South Korea's central bank is expected to hold its key rates steady this month due to weak domestic spending, a report by Moody's Analytics said Sunday. The Bank of Korea kept its policy rate at an ... -
‘External uncertainties to heighten stock market sensitivity’MarketsMay 19, 2017Developing external uncertainties will heighten sensitivity of the main bourse of South Korea, according to market experts Friday. The first-tier market has been riding on momentum for nearly a mont... -
KRX to launch portal on short-sellingMarketsMay 19, 2017The Korea Exchange will launch a new web portal in June to provide information on short-selling in the local stock market and facilitate individual investors’ access, the market operator said Thursda... -
Seoul shares little changed as earnings momentum fadesMarketsMay 19, 2017South Korean stocks closed nearly flat on Friday as investors remained cautious amid no fresh leads following a recent rally led by robust corporate earnings, analysts said. The local currency edged ... -
Gov't dividend income jumps 27.4% in 2017MarketsMay 19, 2017The government's dividend income from its stakes in public companies rose sharply this year on improved earnings of state-funded companies, the finance ministry said Friday. Public companies' divide... -
BOK completes moving cash reserves to GangnamMarketsMay 19, 2017The Bank of Korea has completed moving more than 10 trillion won ($8.88 billion) of cash -- previously stashed in an underground vault -- to its Gangnam office, bank officials said Friday. The move ... -
New 2018 budget guidelines put jobs, income growth firstMarketsMay 19, 2017Under the new Moon Jae-in administration, the Finance Ministry has set up renewed guidelines for next year’s budget prioritizing Moon’s key policies, such as job creation and income growth, the minis... -
Seoul shares almost flat in late-morning tradeMarketsMay 19, 2017South Korean stocks trading was nearly unchanged late Friday morning, with tech blue chips losing ground while auto large caps moved upward, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price ... -
Ex-KDB chief gets 4-year jail term for corruptionMarketsMay 19, 2017Former Finance Minister Kang Man-soo was sentenced to four years in prison Friday on multiple corruption charges. The Seoul Central District Court convicted Kang, also a former head of the state-run...
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