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April 26, 2018 Finance

Historical summit highlights stocks related to inter-Korean businesses

With drummed up expectations for a more stable Korean Peninsula upon the inter-Korean summit on Friday, stocks of South Korean firms related to cross-border businesses have seen sharp gains. The fir...

Energy minister ditches plan to install solar panels at home amid neighbors’ opposition

South Korea’s Energy minister Paik Un-gyu has ditched a plan to install a household solar power system at his home apartment, in the face of opposition from neighbors in the same building. Energy mi...

April 25, 2018
Industry
Customs authorities take to instant messengers to keep anonymity of Korean Air whistleblowers

South Korea’s customs authorities have taken to instant messengers KakaoTalk and Telegram to help whistleblowers anonymously share evidence of the embattled Hanjin owner family’s breach of the law. ...

April 25, 2018
Industry
SC Bank Korea’s airline card rewards users with bonus flight to SE Asia

Standard Chartered Bank Korea’s newly-released airline miles credit card with efficient options that can reward a user free flight tickets to destinations like Southeast Asian nations, in return for ...

April 24, 2018
Finance
Komsco to hold global forum on future of mints industry

South Korea will bring together the world’s 46 manufacturers of coins, medals and banknotes this week to discuss the future of the minting industry amid the emergence of new technologies across the g...

April 22, 2018
Finance
[Weekender] Slurping cold bowl of nostalgia

Many Asian countries have long been home to cold noodle dishes, and in contemporary times, they have become a popular way to fight the heat during summer. And in Korea, naengmyeon is the cold noodle...

April 20, 2018
Culture
Raonsecure aims for US operation momentum with RSA presentation

Raonsecure, a biometric technology solution provider to financial firms in South Korea, offered a theater presentation at RSA Conference 2018 in San Francisco, California, highlighting the “momentum ...

April 19, 2018
Technology
Financial reform loses momentum on FSS leadership void

Recent political rows surrounding the chiefs of the Financial Supervisory Service are expected to put the brakes on the Moon Jae-in administration’s ambitious financial reform drive, while leaving th...

April 17, 2018
Finance
Lee Min-ho promotes aronia berry tonic pouches by KGC

Since April 2016, Lee Min-ho has been an ambassador for state-run Korea Ginseng Corp.’s tonic product Good Base: Red Ginseng & Aronia. Now serving his compulsory military term, Lee has maintained hi...

April 16, 2018
Industry
[Kosdaq Star] Fine dust woes boost Winix momentum

This is the 54th in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed. Living with fine dust has become a new norm for South Koreans, with pedestrians wear...

April 15, 2018
Finance
FSS chief urges asset management firms to secure retail investor trust

The Financial Supervisory Service Gov. Kim Ki-sik on Friday stressed the need to secure retail investors’ trust in investment funds held by public, in a meeting with chief executives of asset managem...

April 13, 2018
Finance
Prices of crypto tokens fluctuate upon ICOs on Bithumb

The prices of cryptocurrency tokens severely fluctuated immediately after being listed on South Korea‘s cryptocurrency exchanges including Bithumb, Thursday. (Yonhap) The price of encrypted tokens ...

April 13, 2018
Finance
FSS investigates nonbanking firms’ hiring irregularities

The Financial Supervisory Service on Thursday launched inspections targeting nonbanking financial companies in South Korea, following its probe on the banking industry. (Yonhap) The targets of the ...

April 12, 2018
Finance
Securities firms fined for failing to identify Samsung chairman assets

South Korea‘s four securities firms have been slapped with a combined 3.4 billion won ($3.2 million) in fines for their failure to identify and verify assets owned by bedridden Samsung Electronics Ch...

April 12, 2018
Finance
[Herald Interview] Banksalad relieves financial information overload

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the financial technology industry. This is the 13th installment. - Ed. Despite having easy access to thousands of finan...

April 12, 2018
Finance

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