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Woori Bank to exempt transfer fee for multicultural families

Multicultural families will be able to enjoy exemptions in international wire transfer fees and discounts in currency exchange when using Woori Bank, it said Monday. A family pose at the main branch...

July 10, 2017
Finance
Top 10 conglomerates account for over half of Kospi's value

South Korea’s 10 largest business groups in market capitalization account for more than half of the total value of listings on the country’s main bourse, data showed Sunday. The 10 business groups h...

July 9, 2017
Finance
Women take up 23% of jobs at top firms: study

Women took up 22.6 percent of the entire workforce in South Korea‘s top 600 firms last year, data by the Korea Economic Research Institute showed Sunday. Among the 531 firms, those that were availab...

July 9, 2017
Industry
Securities firms to venture into short-term credit business

South Korea’s five largest securities firms in net worth are expected to submit applications to start short-term financing businesses Friday. The firms -- Mirae Asset Daewoo, NH Investment & Securit...

July 6, 2017
Finance
Kakao to transfer to Kospi on Monday

Kakao, the operator of mobile messenger KakaoTalk and web portal Daum, will be relisted on the top-tier Kospi market Monday, after delisting itself from the second-tier Kosdaq, stock market operator ...

July 6, 2017
Technology
Market rebounds after North Korea risk shock

South Korea’s main stock market rebounded Wednesday from a brief retreat after North Korea’s missile launch, but the foreign selling trend continued a second day. The benchmark Korea Composite Sto...

July 5, 2017
Finance
Korea, US hold missile drills as NK claims key ICBM technology

South Korea and the United States staged a massive combined ballistic missile exercise Wednesday, sending a warning message to North Korea, the allies' militaries said, a day after the communist coun...

July 5, 2017
Defense
BOK to brace for global tightening

Emerging markets should brace for signs of monetary policy shifts in developed nations, and South Korea will remain vigilant to such signs that are moving toward ending a decade of fiscal stimulus, B...

July 4, 2017
Finance
KRX greenlights Kakao relisting

Korea Exchange gave Kakao, which is listed on the second-tier stock market, a nod of approval for entry into the main bourse Monday, 40 days after the company applied for the change. Stocks of Kakao...

July 4, 2017
Technology
[Best Brand] ‘TEESCANNER’ guides users to nearest golf course

Golf-loving South Koreans, estimated at over 6 million, according to the Korea Golf Association, have long had trouble booking the best golf course to enjoy a round. Finding the nearest golf course ...

July 4, 2017
Industry
Eximbank chief Choi Jong-ku nominated as FSC head

Choi Jong-ku, CEO of the state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea, has been nominated as the chairman of the Financial Services Commission. Cheong Wa Dae on Monday said it expected Choi to become a gam...

July 3, 2017
Finance
Bills move to give bitcoin legal grounds

A set of bills to give cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum, legal grounds is being prepared by a South Korean lawmaker, a long-awaited move to protect South Koreans from potential risks ...

July 3, 2017
Finance
[Photo News] Standard Chartered Korea celebrates 88 years

CELEBRATING 88 YEARS -- Standard Chartered Korea Chief Executive Park Jong-bok (left) and its labor union leader Seo Seong-hak pose at an event celebrating the bank’s 88th anniversary Saturday. Some ...

July 3, 2017
Finance
Foreign investors' net purchase tops W10tr in 1st half

Foreign investors’ net purchase of South Korean stocks are estimated to go beyond 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the first half of 2017, the highest since 2009, data showed Sunday. Their combined...

July 2, 2017
Finance
Kospi touches historic 2,400 mark

South Korea’s main bourse index touched 2,400 for the first time in its history in early morning trade Thursday, before closing at record-high. Opening at 2,396.81, up 0.6 percent from Wednesday’s c...

June 29, 2017
Finance

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