negative regulation

Cryptocurrencies Dunamu slapped with 3-month business suspension order

Dunamu Inc., the operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has been hit with a three-month partial business suspension ...

Shareholder value S.Korea’s top financial regulator pushes tax support for value-up program

South Korea is ramping up efforts to encourage companies to enhance shareholder value by providing tax support for its corporate value-up program, a...

Mergers & Acquisitions Regulator denies reporting MBK to prosecutors over Korea Zinc

A senior Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) official on Thursday denied a report that the regulatory body has referred MBK Partners and Young Poong...

Regulations Korea seeks to ease fintech ownership, crypto regulations

South Korea’s top financial regulator has proposed loosening restrictions on financial holding companies’ ownership of fintech platforms...

Foreign exchange South Korea to ease foreign exchange regulations, expand FX swap line

South Korea’s foreign authorities said on Friday they will ease foreign exchange regulations to allow more dollars into the domestic financial...

Asset management Mirae Asset aspires to No. 5 in Indian securities market with Sharekhan

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group will strive to grab the fifth-largest share of the Indian securities market th...

Mergers & Acquisitions Regulator puts brakes on Korea Zinc’s $1.8 bn rights issue

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has put the brakes on Korea Zinc Inc.'s 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) rights issue aimed a...

Automobiles Hyundai to launch Euro 7-compliant car in Europe next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to introduce a tougher emissions standards-compliant model in Europe next year ahead of...

Economy S.Korea’s exports fall 2.9% in first 20 days of October; chip sales strong

South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, fell 2.9% in the first 20 days of October amid falling demand for vehicles and ...

Regulations Big Tech get slap on wrist for tax avoidance in Korea

Global Big Tech companies such as Google, Meta and Netflix have paid a pittance in South Korea taxes and were fined as little as one-ten-thousandth ...

Mergers & Acquisitions MBK not to raise Korea Zinc tender offer price after regulator warning

MBK Partners will not raise its tender offer prices again for Korea Zinc Inc. and its affiliate Young Poong Precision Corp. after hiking them twice ...

Korean startups Two out of 5 CEOs hold negative views on Korean startup scene

Nearly half of South Korean startups hold negative views on the country’s startup ecosystem, citing the prolonged startup funding winter and t...

Economy Korea’s credit loans balloon as regulators cap mortgages

Credit loans are ballooning in South Korea as regulators tightened their grips on record-high mortgages to rein in the growth in household lend...

E-commerce Alipay’s rise puts Korea on alert to private data breaches

South Korean fintech companies' customer data transfers to Alipay, a Chinese payment platform, are setting off private data breach alarm bells amid ...

E-commerce Korean e-commerce startup funding sharply drops since 2022

South Korean e-commerce companies have seen a sharp decline in series A funding over the past three years amid intensifying competition with Chinese...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Korean shipbuilding shares surge on supercycle hope, Trump Trade

South Korea’s Big Three shipbuilders, also the world’s three largest, stand to benefit from the emerging industry supercycle and the so-...

Corporate restructuring Doosan Robotics, Bobcat merger prompts call for law revision

Doosan Group’s announcement of a merger between Doosan Robotics Inc. and Doosan Bobcat Inc. has met with strong criticism from investors and p...

Automobiles GM Korea’s 2024 sales growth likely stunted due to protracted labor strike

GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of US auto giant General Motors Co., faces growing disruptions to its vehicle production amid a protracted labor...

Steel POSCO restarts furnace after upgrade with smart system

POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, on Thursday restarted a blast furnace in South Korea following a revamp applying a smart system...

Corporate bonds Hyosung Chemical receives negative credit rating outlook

South Korean credit rating agency NICE Investors Service Co. (NICE) downgraded Hyosung Chemical's credit rating outlook from stable to negative on W...

Petrochemicals HD Hyundai Oilbank to export SAF to Japan

HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., South Korea’s refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, said on Sunday that it will export sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Ja...

Electric vehicles Hyundai to launch EV model of Staria minivan in 2026

South Korea’s top automaker, Hyundai Motor Co., is slated to launch an electric vehicle model of its Staria van in 2026 to respond to the inte...

Steel Dongkuk CM establishes European branch in Germany

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel business unit of South Korea's Dongkuk Steel Group, announced on Wednesday that it op...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hyundai Glovis adopts system to meet US' green policies on car carriers

Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s third-largest car shipping company, is set to introduce an emission reduction system for its vehicle carriers ...

Korean stock market Block deals of Korean stocks surge ahead of tighter regulation

Block trades of South Korean listed shares have surged by six times so far this year from the same period in 2023, according to the Financial Superv...

Short selling Korea may partially lift short-selling ban from June: regulator

NEW YORK -- South Korea may partially lift a ban on short selling in the domestic stock market from as early as June, before removing the blanket ba...

Korean stock market Korea to launch alternative stock exchange in 2025

South Korea will launch the country’s first alternative stock exchange Nextrade Co. in the first half of next year to enable stock trading for...

Earnings Weak property market cuts into Korean securities firms’ profits

dd South Korea’s securities firms suffered a 20% fall in overall net profit last year hurt by the weak property market, adding to bearish vie...

The KED View Labor reform urged in Korea with higher wages than Japan

Wages at South Korean companies, both large and small, have surpassed those of their Japanese counterparts.According to a report on wage comparisons...

Fraud scandals Doosan Enerbility faces record $15 mn in fines for improper bookkeeping

South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. faces a record-breaking fine to the tune of about 20 billion won ($15 million) over it...