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S. Korea to grow 3.1% this year on solid global economic expansion: HRIEconomyDec 10, 2017South Korea's economy is expected to expand 3.1 percent this year on the back of solid worldwide growth, a local think tank said Sunday. The forecast marks a 0.4 percentage-point increase from estim... -
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[Kosdaq Star] Seoul Semiconductor unfazed by IT sell-offsMarketsDec 10, 2017This is the 46th in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed. A tax cut in the US and the strong Korean won has negatively affected a tech rally o... -
Korea's household debt-to-GDP rises 2nd-fastest: BISMarketsDec 10, 2017South Korea’s household debt-to-gross domestic product increased at the second-fastest rate in the world on-year as of first half of this year, reports said Sunday, quoting data from Bank for Interna... -
Foreign investors sold 2.12 tln won worth of KOSPI shares in 2 weeksMarketsDec 10, 2017Foreign investors offloaded 2.12 trillion won ($1.93 billion) worth of shares traded on South Korea's main bourse in the last two weeks, the Korea Exchange said Sunday. The stock market operator sai... -
Korea maintains second-largest coal subsidies in world: reportEconomyDec 10, 2017South Korea maintains the second-largest coal subsidies in the world, as other countries move to cut state support for such energy programs, a report by an autonomous intergovernmental organization s... -
BOK expects Fed to raise rates 2 or 3 times in 2018MarketsDec 9, 2017South Korea's central bank expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise its key interest rates two or three times next year, in line with a broader expectation on Wall Street, according to a report by t... -
South Korea mulling ways to curb craze for bitcoinsMarketsDec 8, 2017South Korea is studying ways to regulate speculative trading in crypto currencies as the latest surge in prices stokes a craze over bitcoins. The country's financial regulator said Friday that it ha... -
US lobby group opens FTA support siteEconomyDec 8, 2017Ahead of trade revision talks between Seoul and Washington over the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, the US Chamber of Commerce has launched a website highlighting the benefits of the KORUS deal. Sin... -
Seoul to seek pre-emptive, market-centered corporate restructuring: finance ministerEconomyDec 8, 2017South Korea will engage in constant, pre-emptive, market-centered corporate restructuring going forward, breaking away from government-spearheaded responses to developments that have been the norm in... -
Korean economy on recovery track thanks to exports: govt. reportEconomyDec 8, 2017The South Korean economy is maintaining its current recovery pace on the back of strong overseas sales, although there are some downside risks, such as North Korea's provocations and ongoing trade is... -
Seoul slams EU inclusion on tax haven blacklistMarketsDec 6, 2017The government on Wednesday lashed back at the European Union’s decision to list South Korea as a tax haven, claiming the inclusion infringes on international standards and poses the risk of violatin... -
Seoul stocks close sharply lower on foreign sell-offMarketsDec 6, 2017South Korea's main stock index tumbled Wednesday as foreign investors remained net sellers of stocks, with sentiment soured over geopolitical worries in the Middle East. The Korean won fell against t... -
Korea to spend more on public homes, city renovation next yearEconomyDec 6, 2017South Korea plans to spend 23.3 trillion won ($21.3 billion) next year to provide more public residential houses and renovate existing homes and infrastructure facilities, the transport ministry said... -
South Korea out of bitcoin futures raceMarketsDec 6, 2017South Korea, an emerging market for cryptocurrency trade, is likely to remain out of the global race to sell bitcoin futures to investors. Securities firms in Korea withdrew plans to draw investment... -
Korea collects W1.14tr in taxes from offshore tax evadersEconomyDec 6, 2017South Korea's tax office said Wednesday that it has collected 1.14 trillion won ($1.04 billion) in taxes from suspected offshore tax evaders so far this year. The National Tax Service collected the ...
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