Korea
S. Korean prime minister calls for improves ties with Uzbekistan
SEOUL: South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn called for efforts to boost economic ties and cooperation with Uzbekistan on Saturday,...
Korea scrap exports surge 15% during Q1 this year
SEOUL: The most recent data released by the Korea Customs and Trade Development Institution suggests that ferrous scrap exports by...
S.Korea’s Hotel Lotte says IPO to rise up to $4.8 bln
SEOUL: South Korea's Hotel Lotte Co Ltd said on Thursday its initial public offering (IPO) is expected to raise up...
South Korea stocks slide to a near 6-week low on US data
SEOUL: South Korean shares and the won sagged on Wednesday morning, with stocks falling to their lowest since early April,...
Indonesia increases exports to South Korea
SEOUL: The Indonesian government seeks to increase food and beverage products exports to South Korea by strengthening three aspects --...
South Korea March ferrous scrap imports cross 400,000 tons for first time
SEOUL: Korean ferrous scrap imports during March this year crossed 400,000 tons for the first time since October 2015. Country...
S.Korea’s Iran crude imports jump over 67% in April
SEOUL: South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil jumped 67 percent in April from the same month a year earlier,...
Pakistan, South Korea likely to ink free trade pact
SEOUL: The government is taking concrete measures to ink a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea and negotiations started...
S Korean Kogas’ Q1 LNG imports mark first increase in 2 years
SEOUL: South Korean state-owned Korea Gas Corp.’s LNG imports edged up 0.5% year on year in the first-quarter, as demand...
Korea’s ICT exports dip 14.3% on April
SEOUL: South Korea's exports of information communication technology (ICT) goods dropped 14.3 percent last month due mainly to a continued...
Korea aims to double exports to Iran
SEOUL: Korea's exports to Iran could more than double over the next 10 years if the country successfully expands its...
Korean banks lag behind foreign competition
SEOUL: The soundness of Korean banks is significantly lower than those of the US, Canada and North Europe. Risk management...
South Korea’s economy grows 0.4% in Q1
SEOUL: South Korea’s gross domestic product expanded 0.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year after...
Foreign car sales in S. Korea down 2% in April
SEOUL: Sales of foreign cars in South Korea dropped 2 percent on-year in April as some importers failed to secure...
South Korea Company pays $21mn to fake Aramco
SEOUL: After making a $21-million wire payment to a fraudulent company account claiming to be that of Saudi Aramco, South...
South Korea’s Kangwon Land 1Q profit up 8%
SEOUL: Kangwon Land Inc, the operator of the only casino resort in South Korea where the country’s nationals are allowed...
Korea’s household debt manageable
SEOUL: Korea’s household debt has recently been increasing in tandem with rising mortgages on the back of relaxed regulations on...
South Korea to accept imports of Australian blood oranges
SEOUL: South Korea's Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency has decided to allow Australian blood oranges into the market, adding to...
South Korea’s imports of oil from Iran over double in Q1
SEOUL: South Korea's imports of oil from Iran more than doubled in the first quarter of this year from a...
South Korea’s inflation likely accelerates slightly in April
SEOUL: South Korea’s headline inflation for April is expected to have accelerated slightly to 1.1% y/y from March’s 1%, according...
