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FSC rules Samsung BioLogics’ accounting breach was ‘intentional’

South Korea’s financial regulator on Thursday imposed a top-level sanction on Samsung BioLogics over a past accounting irregularity, concluding that its omission of key governance information notices...

July 12, 2018
Finance
S. Korea ups guard against job crisis, US-China trade war

The government on Thursday voiced growing concerns about the South Korean economy for the rest of the year, calling for stimulus to respond to the prolonging job crisis here and the escalating US-Chi...

July 12, 2018
Economy
Concerns rise on NPS' stewardship code adoption timeline

South Korea’s government on Tuesday reconfirmed its plan to improve the decision-making process of the National Pension Service but concerns continued to build up in the market on whether the fund op...

July 10, 2018
Economy
[IP in Korea] 'Cosmax’s patent nullity win against Amorepacific was technical'

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with experts in the intellectual property sector. This is the 19th installment. -- Ed. Combining foundation makeup with skincare in an innovativ...

July 8, 2018
Industry
Moon govt. pushes real estate tax hike, dithers financial income tax

The Moon Jae-in government said Friday that it will raise the real estate taxes for high-priced properties and multiple home owners, in a move to reduce the widening wealth gap, steady housing prices...

July 6, 2018
Economy
[Herald Interview] S. Korea's IP leadership to play key role in innovative growth: KIPO chief

South Korea’s leading status in the intellectual property sector will serve as an indispensable tool in attaining the country’s economic visions, such as innovative growth, job creation and fair mark...

July 4, 2018
Economy
Presidential panel to tighten grip over affluent real estate owners

A special presidential panel on Tuesday announced its fiscal reform plan, in accordance with the Moon Jae-in administration’s recently renewed pledge to reduce income disparity and achieve income-led...

July 3, 2018
Economy
[IP in Korea] Fast-tracking process to protect Korea’s content business

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with experts in the intellectual property sector. This is the 18th installment. -- Ed. In an era where the cultural content industry has become ...

June 24, 2018
Industry
Posco reveals five finalists for next chairman position

South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco on Friday announced its shortlist of five final candidates for the group’s chairman position. The list comprises the group’s incumbent and former top officials...

June 22, 2018
Industry
S. Korea’s sovereign rating remains at AA-: Fitch

Global credit rating agency Fitch on Friday presented a stable outlook for South Korea’s economy this year, maintaining the country’s sovereign credit rating at the current “AA-” level, the company s...

June 22, 2018
Economy
[Newsmaker] FTC meets archnemesis -- prosecution

The prosecutors’ latest search and seizure of the Fair Trade Commission was purportedly to look into its suspected backscratching ties with top-tier business groups and to check on potential power ab...

June 21, 2018
Economy
Geopolitical risks persist on Korean Peninsula: Moody‘s

Global credit rating agency Moody‘s Investors Service said Wednesday that uncertainty related to the geopolitical risks on the Korean Peninsula persists even after the recent series of summits and pe...

June 20, 2018
Finance
S. Korea’s macroeconomic policy had effect on growth: OECD report

South Korea’s notable economic advancement over recent years was largely attributable to its conglomerate-led and export-oriented growth model, backed by sound fiscal and monetary policies and intens...

June 20, 2018
Economy
BOK chief vows to focus on growth, inflation in rate policy

The Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol on Tuesday underlined that the key factors in the nation’s upcoming policy rate decisions should be growth and inflation indexes, dismissing concerns that Washingto...

June 19, 2018
Economy
Job cuts most serious for 30s and 40s: data

While South Korea’s employment indexes continued to struggle amid controversies on increased minimum wage, the job decreasing rate turned out to be the most drastic for the primary labor force age cl...

June 17, 2018
Economy

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