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Energy Vietnam, gateway for SK Group’s global renewable energy push

TIEN GIANG, VIETNAM – Off the coast of Vietnam’s Tien Giang Province, 36 wind turbines spin steadily with a constant whoosh and swish, g...

Energy Korea’s OCI, Israel’s Arava Power to jointly build solar cell plant in Texas

OCI Energy Co., a US subsidiary of South Korea’s OCI Holdings Co., and Israel’s Arava Power will jointly build a solar cell power plant ...

Retail China's Miniso re-enters S.Korea

Miniso, a household goods store known as "the Chinese version of Daiso", has re-entered South Korea after three years.According to the retail indust...

Economy Korea’s household debt sees ‘balloon effect’ as rules tightened in Seoul

South Korea’s household lending market is witnessing a balloon effect as tighter government lending rules for Seoul and its surrounding metrop...

Real estate Korea’s financial exposure to real estate nearly doubles in 10 years

South Korea’s financial exposure to real estate has nearly doubled over the past decade, with lending to households making up about half. The ...

Electronics Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study

Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as the top TV brand for consumer satisfaction in the US, according to the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (...

Banking & Finance Kookmin to tighten loan limits to cool housing market

Kookmin Bank, South Korea’s largest lender under KB Financial Group, will tighten lending to curb mortgage loan growth in line with the govern...

Central bank BOK signals autumn rate cut as inflation, economic growth slow

South Korea’s central bank is likely to reduce interest rates in the next three months as inflation is expected to ease amid a slowdown in Asi...

Economy Korea’s household debt hits record high on mortage loans

South Korea’s household debt hit a record high in the second quarter as the domestic housing market started to recover and more consumers rush...

Economy S.Korea’s July household debt grows at fastest pace in over 3 years

South Korea’s household debt is expanding at the fastest pace in over three years, clouding growth in Asia’s fourth-largest economy and ...

Banking & Finance Mirae Asset's India Billion Consumer ETF surpasses $150 mn in net assets

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Thursday that the net assets of its TIGER India Billion Consumer ETF surpassed 200 billion wo...

Private equity Affinity extends tender offer for food container maker Lock&Lock

Hong Kong-based Affinity Equity Partners is set to extend its tender offer for South Korean food container maker Lock&Lock Co. shares, as the pr...

Economy Korea’s household debt growth at 5-month high on mortgages

South Korea’s household lending growth hit a five-month high in April as mortgage loans increased amid signs of a recovery in the property mar...

Tech, Media & Telecom S.Korean government seeks to lower streaming service rates

The South Korean government is seeking to lower the country’s video streaming service, or over-the-top (OTT) media service, rates as part of i...

Energy SK Group to buy 537 GWh green power from SK E&S

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group is accelerating its net zero transition with its affiliates agreeing to buy 537 gigawatts h...

Retail Japanese furniture brand Nitori to open first store in Korea

Nitori Co., dubbed Japan's IKEA, is slated to open its first store in South Korea next week, accelerating its Asia-centered expansion push, while su...

Energy HD Hyundai joins $14 mn offshore wind power project

HD Hyundai Electric Co., the electrical equipment and energy solution company under South Korea’s shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Co., has joine...

Economy Korea’s household, business loans on upswing in September

South Korea’s household debt continued to rise for the sixth consecutive month in September despite stricter regulations on mortgages, while b...

Central bank BOK chief’s top mission: Soft landing for household debt

South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday vowed to reduce household debt without causing a severe economic downturn as the Bank of Korea he...

Central bank BOK warns of household lending risk on growth, inequality

South Korea’s central bank warned that household lending in the country has leaped to the world’s third highest and could hurt long-term...

Central bank BOK keeps door open for another rate hike on Fed, debts

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday kept the door open for another interest rate hike after leaving the policy borrowing cost unchanged for...

Beauty & Cosmetics Heyday over for Amorepacific, LG Household in China’s beauty market

Amorepacific Corp. and LG Household & Health Care Ltd., basking in the global K-beauty boom, reaped handsome profits in China, the world’s...

Banking & Finance Korea's loan delinquency rates soar; outlook to worsen in H2

South Korean banks are seeing loan delinquency rates surge due to the increase in lending during the pandemic and a series of rate hikes. The rates ...

Economy Seoul to lower bar for multi-child family subsidies to raise birth rate

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will change the definition of multi-child families from those with three or more kids younger than 13 to household...

Tech, Media & Telecom S.Korea to invest $2.6 bn in quantum technology by 2035

South Korea will spend 3.5 trillion won ($2.6 billion) on quantum science and technology development by 2035 in partnership with the country’s...

Energy NuScale in talks to build SMR plant in S.Korea: NuScale CEO

NuScale Power Corp., the world’s leading small modular reactor (SMR) developer, may land in South Korea sooner than its rivals with its unriva...

Bio & Pharma Hugel names ex-CEO of LG Household & Health Care as chairman

South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Hugel Inc. on Friday said it appointed Cha Suk-yong, former CEO and vice chairman of LG Household & Heal...

Economy S.Korea's household assets rise to record high in 2022

Average household net assets in South Korea in 2022 increased 10% to a record 456 million won ($350,000) from a year earlier, while it took longer...

Economy S.Korea sees first decline in household loans in 20 years

Household loans in South Korea last year fell from 2021 for the first time in 20 years because of high interest rates, but credit card debt hit a re...

Corporate investment S.Korea's high-tech firms flood to US with heavy spending plans

South Korea’s large business groups are flooding to the US, with their pledged investments there exceeding $100 billion for the next two years...