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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
Hanwha chairman at vanguard of Korea’s business ties with US

Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn has been at the vanguard of fostering business cooperation with the United States, years before uncertainties emerged upon the inauguration of US President Donald...

June 28, 2017
Industry
Consumer sentiment index hits 6-year high

The Composite Consumer Sentiment Index in South Korea hit a new high for the last six years and five months, data showed Tuesday. The CCSI reached 111.1 in June, up 3.1 points from the previous mont...

June 27, 2017
Economy
Kospi resumes record run in 2 weeks

The main bourse in South Korea resumed its record run in 11 trading days on Monday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Market Index closed at 2,388.66, up 0.42 percent, or 10.06 points from Friday ...

June 26, 2017
Finance
Crude oil slump casts shadow on monetary tightening

The prolonged slump in crude oil prices may put a damper on the South Korean central bank’s anticipated monetary tightening, industry watchers said Monday. This came after oil prices spiraled to a r...

June 26, 2017
Finance
FSS’ new data to bring Moon’s attention to self-employed

The Financial Supervisory Service said Sunday it has been in talks with the Financial Services Commission to raise the attention of the debts of the self-employed. The FSS and the FSC are reportedly...

June 25, 2017
Finance
[News Focus] Behind NCsoft’s stocks plunge lies the power of tradable items

Item trading involving cash exchange is often seen as the culprit behind game-related crimes in South Korea, even causing cases of fraud or physical violence among game players. The feature is also ...

June 22, 2017
Finance
Probe on NCsoft short selling launched

The financial regulators launched a probe Wednesday on the massive short sellings of the game developer NCsoft the previous day, amid market concerns over alleged insider trading. On Tuesday, a day ...

June 21, 2017
Finance
MSCI decision unlikely to dampen Korean stock markets: FSC

South Korea’s stock markets are unlikely to be dampened despite foreign cash flight triggered by the MSCI’s plans to add China A Large Cap shares to its benchmark emerging markets index starting next...

June 21, 2017
Finance
‘Coinless Society’ project gets tepid response

Kim Kyung-min, 27, was not aware of a pilot project by the Bank of Korea to reduce the use of coins until she was told by The Korea Herald. “Things would be convenient if I were able to receive chan...

June 21, 2017
Finance
KAMCO shares know-how with entities overseas

Korea Asset Management Corp. is building a track record of sharing knowledge abroad on nonperforming loan resolution. On Thursday, the state-run asset manager shared with a group of Vietnamese offic...

June 19, 2017
Finance
FTC files complaint against Booyoung chief for falsifying reports

The Fair Trade Commission filed a complaint with the prosecution Sunday against the head of local construction giant Booyoung Group for falsifying reports to the state-run antitrust agency, officials...

June 18, 2017
Industry

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