Korea
South Korea’s coal imports fall 0.2% in October
SEOUL: South Korea's coal imports fell 0.2 percent in October from the same month a year earlier, customs data showed...
Vietnam, Korea economic forum promotes bilateral trade
HANOI: The first Vietnam-Korea Economic Forum opened on Thursday in Ha Noi to further promote bilateral trade and investments, especially...
Uber re-launch services in South Korea
SEOUL: App-based cab operator Uber on Friday said it has signed an agreement with a local car manufacturer to re-launch...
South Korea’s steel imports drop for second straight month in Oct
SEOUL: South Korea's steel imports dropped for the second straight month in October as demand for Japanese products declined, industry...
Kangwon Land revenue increases 12.8% in 3Q
SEOUL: Kangwon Land Inc, the operator of the only casino resort in South Korea where the country’s nationals are allowed...
S.Korea’s KOSPO buys 160,000 T of Australian coal
SEOUL: Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) bought 160,000 tonnes of Australian coal for loading in December via a spot...
S. Korea’s central bank freezes interest rates at 1.5%
SEOUL: Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea's central bank, on Thursday froze interest rates at a record low of 1.5...
S.Korea’s ICT exports drop 1.6% to $16bn
SEOUL: South Korea's exports in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector fell for the first time in three months,...
S.Korea’s exports drop for first time in 3 months in ICT sector
SEOUL: South Korea's exports in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector fell for the first time in three months,...
Korea’s household debt rises in Oct 2015
SEOUL: Korea's ballooning household debt shows no sign of easing. The Bank of Korea says outstanding household loans extended by...
Korea Kogas imports of LNG fall 13.9% YOY in Jan-Sep
SEOUL: South Korean state-owned Korea Gas Corp's imports of LNG fell 13.9% year on year to 22.91 million mt in...
Korea Electric Power Q3 2015 revenues increase 3.8% YOY
SEOUL: South Korean utility major, Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEP - Analyst Report) third quarter 2015 net income was KRW...
S. Korea top foreign investor in Vietnam investments of $6.2b through Oct 2015
HANOI: South Korea was the top foreign investor in Viet Nam with total new and expanded investments of US$6.2 billion...
South Korean stocks drop 0.75% on U.S. rate hike
SEOUL: South Korean stocks shed 0.75 percent on Monday amid growing expectations for a U.S. rate hike following better-than-expected job...
Iran signs preliminary agreements with shipbuilders from S. Korea
SEOUL: Iran has signed preliminary agreements with shipbuilders from South Korea, Germany and China for the construction of high-tech liquefied...
S. Korea raises 6% sales of import vehicles in October
SEOUL: Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose by 6% year-on-year to 17,423 units in October, much slower than...
Korea to restart kimchi exports to China
SEOUL: Korea will soon be able to resume shipping kimchi to China as regulators on the mainland are set to...
Mozambique secures $5 mln soft loan from South Korea
SEOUL: South Korea is offering the Mozambican government a loan of US$5 million to acquire 21 fire engines and 50...
Korean Customs organizes Int’l conference on FTAs
SEOUL: Korea Customs Service (KCS) Commissioner Kim Nak-hoe, center in the front row, applauds with guests during the 2015 International...
S.Korea’s revoke tax breaks for import luxury goods
SEOUL: South Korea will revoke a tax break for purchases of certain imported luxury goods, after the measure did not...
