SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- DGB Daegu Bank, a small South Korean bank, said Thursday that it has been granted a license to expand its banking businesses in Cambodia. DGB Specialized Bank, a wholly... 16:07 Oct. 08
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China have agreed to extend their bilateral currency swap agreement, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday, in a move aimed at helping ease a potential liq... 14:12 Oct. 08
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted a current account surplus for the fourth straight month in August as exports de... 09:47 Oct. 08
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted a current account surplus for the fourth straight month in August as exports declined at a slower pace than imports amid major economies... 08:00 Oct. 08
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- A former executive of Lime Asset Management Co., a scandal-ridden hedge fund based in Seoul, was sentenced to five years in prison by a local court on Wednesday for illega... 17:53 Oct. 07
(ATTN: UPDATES with comments from presidential office at bottom) SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it has maintained South Korea's credit rating at "AA-... 17:11 Oct. 07
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Excess funds held by South Korean households and nonprofit agencies sharply rose in the second quarter from a year earlier due mainly to the government's emergency handout... 12:00 Oct. 07
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 3; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it has maintained South Korea's credit rating at "AA-" with ... 10:59 Oct. 07
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it has maintained South Korea's credit rating at "AA-" with a stable outlook. Fitch's rating for South Korea has be... 10:30 Oct. 07
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Wednesday it plans to test-run issuing and circulating a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) next year, as the bank will launch a pilot... 09:41 Oct. 07
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator has informed top executives of Shinhan Investment Corp. and two other brokerage firms of its disciplinary action over mis-sold funds, peo... 08:55 Oct. 07
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign reserves rose for the sixth straight month in September due to the country's sale of foreign exchange stabilization bonds and an increase in investme... 06:00 Oct. 07
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' credit loans to individuals grew at a slower pace in September than a month earlier amid financial authorities' tougher restrictions, industry data sho... 08:34 Oct. 06
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government should continue its financial aid program for local companies to help them tide over hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a leading business body s... 14:26 Oct. 05
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Insurance firms in South Korea saw their risk-based capital ratio increase in the second quarter of this year, data showed Sunday. The risk-based capital (RBC) ratio --... 12:00 Oct. 04
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 11-12) SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's infection with the new coronavirus is expected to strengthen the dollar due to investors' ch... 13:50 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Airline traffic in South Korea and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region will remain well below 2019 levels next year due to the coronavirus's impact on the airline i... 13:00 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's infection with the new coronavirus is expected to strengthen the dollar due to investors' chasing after safe assets, but financial markets ar... 12:11 Oct. 03
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has started monitoring the possible impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's infection with the new coronavirus on the financial markets around the world, a gov... 21:55 Oct. 02