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[Kosdaq Star] Asia Pacific Satellite to ride 5G momentum

This is the 59th in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed. Asia Pacific Satellite, a communications satellite hardware manufacturer based in Se...

July 30, 2018
Finance
Korea Post stresses role of postal network in global e-commerce

Kang Seong-ju, chief executive of the state-run Korea Post, stressed the role of the postal network in an era of global e-commerce during an annual meeting with Kahala Posts Group members, officials ...

July 29, 2018
Industry
Samsung Securities fined W144m, imposed suspension over dividend fiasco

Samsung Securities on Thursday was fined 144 million won ($128,500) and imposed a six-month suspension for parts of its business by the financial authorities over a failure to prevent a dividend fias...

July 26, 2018
Finance
Samsung Securities steps up efforts for NK investment opportunities

South Korean brokerage house Samsung Securities is stepping up its support of foreign investors seeking investment opportunities in North Korea. The efforts are being spearheaded by the securities f...

July 26, 2018
Finance
SC Bank Korea’s Miles card targets young customers

To the young generation increasingly placing work-life balance over career progression or income, an airline miles credit card could be attractive to those who make more overseas trips, Standard Char...

July 25, 2018
Finance
[Herald Interview] DeepSearch spearheads financial data analytics

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the financial technology industry. This is the 19th installment. -- Ed. Offshore institutional investors have often com...

July 24, 2018
Finance
Kospi undergoes most bearish H1 in 5 years

The Kospi, a benchmark index representing South Korea’s top-tier market, experienced the most bearish first half this year in five years, data showed Monday. From January to June, the Kospi fell 5.7...

July 23, 2018
Finance
[Herald Interview] Small-cap index can ‘reduce risk’ as long as qualities are checked

In February this year, the Korea Exchange, South Korea’s market operator and stock index developer, birthed the KRX 300 benchmark index that represents the tiered stock market in Korea. The KRX unve...

July 22, 2018
Finance
NK economy retreats sharpest in 2 decades in 2017: BOK

North Korea’s annual real gross domestic product in 2017 retreated 3.5 percent on-year, marking the sharpest fall in over 20 years, as sanctions on the North appear to have taken a toll on its export...

July 20, 2018
Economy
Proclaimed discovery of wrecked Russian cruiser disrupts stock market

A South Korean company’s proclaimed discovery of the armored Russian cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi that was scuttled off the sea near the Korean islet Ulleungdo in 1905 has disrupted local stock market. T...

July 19, 2018
Finance
Raonsecure opens service for ethical hacker training

South Korean cybersecurity service provider Raonsecure has launched an education solution to help students hone skills to identify security flaws and defend against hacking attacks, according to the ...

July 19, 2018
Technology
SK Securities selloff up for final regulatory decision next week

South Korea’s Securities and Futures Commission on Wednesday approved SK Holdings’ 51.5 billion-won ($45.6 million) deal plan, putting the matter up for final regulatory decision by the top regulator...

July 18, 2018
Finance
Warrant for Naturecell CEO issued over stock-rigging

The South Korean district court has issued an arrest warrant for Ra Jeong-chan, chief executive of Korean biotech firm Nature Cell, on allegations that he manipulated stock market using false and mis...

July 18, 2018
Finance
Kakao Friends gets new name Kakao IX after takeover

Following an inter-subsidiary acquisition, Kakao Friends, a character licensing subsidiary of mobile software giant Kakao, changed its name to Kakao IX on Wednesday. Kakao IX is short for Kakao Innov...

July 18, 2018
Industry
Calls grow to deregulate market for online-only banks

Panelists from academic circles at a roundtable discussion Monday called on financial authorities to lower the regulatory bar for South Korea’s digital banks, which face difficulties in launching new...

July 16, 2018
Finance

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