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September 19, 2017 Finance

[Herald Interview] Hacker-turned-CEO brings digital currency offline

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the fintech industry. This is the first installment. -- Ed. While cryptocurrency exchanges among those in their 40s and...

Korea to benchmark Japan’s forestry job creation

With South Korea aiming to quadruple its forestry employment, Japan’s policy -- which has sparked an interest among the young generation -- could be the thing to aim for. The high-level dialogue Mon...

September 18, 2017
Industry
Possible FOMC tightening to ease uncertainties: analysts

The United States Federal Open Market Committee’s decision this week to take another step back from yearslong quantitative easing is likely to ease uncertainties for the financial markets in South Ko...

September 17, 2017
Finance
Markets’ 10-day closure to be first in over 30 years

The Korea Exchange, South Korea’s sole securities market operator, is bracing for the 10-day closing of the market next month, the longest in more than three decades. (Yonhap) The main bourse and t...

September 17, 2017
Finance
[News Focus] Korea unshaken by bitcoin plunge, looming China crackdown

South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchanges largely appear unshaken despite the latest drop in bitcoin price fueled by the Chinese government’s reported plans to shut down domestic bitcoin exchanges, whic...

September 14, 2017
Finance
UNSC’s vote on NK to pose little impact on stocks: analysts

A vote by the United Nations Security Council to implement further sanctions on North Korea would have limited impact on South Korea’s stock market, analysts here said Monday, amid signs of geopoliti...

September 11, 2017
Finance
Korean banking giants lag behind in global capital standard

South Korean banks failed to make it into the global top tier in capital volume last year, data showed Monday. According to an estimate by Korea Ratings, none of the country’s banking groups were am...

September 11, 2017
Finance
[Kosdaq Star] Minwise’s foray into fintech buoys foreigner appetite

This 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...

September 10, 2017
Finance
Sweeping changes expected in state-run bank leadership

South Korea’s top state-run financial bodies are expecting leadership changes, with candidates -- who worked for the former Roh Moo-hyun administration -- awaiting presidential approval. The Financi...

September 7, 2017
Finance
Korean banks’ overseas performance jumps nearly 50%, boosted by interest revenue

South Korean banks saw a nearly 50 percent increase on-year in net profit from offshore banking units in the first half of this year on surge in interest revenue, while the reliance on the overseas b...

September 6, 2017
Finance
Samsung SDI technician to join international off-road motor race

A technician at South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI will join an international motorcycle race slated for early summer next year. Kim Sun-ho, assistant manager at a battery production line, is on...

September 5, 2017
Technology
Stocks reel from nuke test impact

South Korea’s stock markets on Tuesday remained under the influence of North Korea’s sixth nuclear test Sunday. The main bourse index Kospi shed 0.13 percent and closed at 2,326.62, while the second...

September 5, 2017
Finance
Markets in red on NK downward momentum

Markets in South Korea took a downturn Monday in the wake of the most powerful nuclear bomb test by North Korea on Sunday, drawing a mixed forecast on the aftereffect from local analysts. The main b...

September 4, 2017
Finance
[Stock Preview] North Korea risks loom over Kospi

Security tension is most likely to return to focus in South Korea’s stock markets this week following the North’s sixth nuclear test Sunday, further dampening investors’ sentiment. A 5.7 magnitude t...

September 3, 2017
Finance
[Eye Plus] Chinatown in Incheon, still at the heart of Korea-China ties, history

A gold-embellished, red-lacquered pailou, or Chinese arch, looms over a street on the shore of South Korea’s port city of Incheon. The blue-colored board attached to the 11-meter high structure read...

September 1, 2017
Culture

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