SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Major South Korean lender Shinhan Bank said Friday it will issue 200 billion won (US$176 million) worth of hybrid bonds in November to bolster its financial health. Th... 14:13 Oct. 23
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean retail investors' losses from investments in overseas financial derivatives nearly doubled in the first half of the year from a year earlier, data showed Fri... 09:41 Oct. 23
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last two paras) SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China signed a deal to extend their bilateral currency swap agreement and expand the size, the Bank of... 15:17 Oct. 22
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Foreign currency deposits at banks in South Korea declined in September from the previous month's record high as companies tapped dollar holdings for import settlement, c... 12:00 Oct. 22
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China signed a deal to extend their bilateral currency swap agreement and expand the size, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Thursday, a move aimed at helping ... 12:00 Oct. 22
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Moody's Investors Service said Thursday that Hyundai Motor Group's 3.4 trillion-won (US$3 billion) quality-related provisions will be credit negative for the South Korean... 09:33 Oct. 22
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Tuesday it has decided to cancel the business registration certificate of a local asset management company due to an illegal act. ... 22:13 Oct. 20
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state pension fund said Tuesday it has partnered with its Dutch counterpart to make joint investments in overseas assets. The National Pension Service (... 19:29 Oct. 20
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Sales of bonds and certificates of deposits (CDs) in South Korea climbed more than 14 percent in the third quarter of the year from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday. ... 10:49 Oct. 20
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's demand deposit turnover ratio hit an all-time low in August amid growing uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, central bank data showed Tuesday, T... 09:09 Oct. 20
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Global credit appraiser Fitch Ratings said Monday that it expects South Korea's central bank to cut its policy rate by a quarter percentage point this yea... 17:35 Oct. 19
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's sovereign wealth fund cut the ratio of alternative assets to its total investments for the first time in 10 years in 2019, data showed Monday. Korea Inve... 14:26 Oct. 19
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The top economic policymakers of South Korea and China held talks for the first time in nearly three years Friday, focused on ways to boost tourism battered by the new co... 20:22 Oct. 16
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Major South Korean lender Woori Bank said Friday it has issued AU$400 million (US$283 million) in bonds in Australia as part of efforts to help coronavirus-hit South Kore... 10:57 Oct. 16
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Bank of Korea (BOK) will maintain a soft monetary policy to bolster the recovery of the South Korean economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the top central banker s... 10:30 Oct. 16
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's export prices fell for the second straight month in September as oil costs declined and the local currency gained against the U.S. dollar, central bank data... 06:00 Oct. 16
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy is expected to fare better than other countries over the next two years, but it will be in a deep recession amid the coronavirus pandemic, an eco... 14:39 Oct. 15
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency rate for South Korean banks' won-denominated loans inched higher in August from the prior month but remained stable, the financial watchdog said Thursday.... 14:26 Oct. 15
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply continued to grow at a fast clip in August as household and corporate lending grew amid a long streak of low rates and the new coronavirus pand... 12:00 Oct. 15
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors extended a net sale of South Korean securities funds for the second straight month in September, led by an expansion in net offloading of stock funds, t... 12:00 Oct. 15
