KOSPI struggles to break 3,000 despite sustained rally
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) has held above the 2,900 mark for six consecutive trading sessions, but efforts to break through the psychologically significant 3,000 level continue to f...
Ahn Joong-hyun, Kim Mi-geon
KOSPI struggles to break 3,000 despite sustained rally
KOSPI nears 3,000 but market leader Samsung lags in rally
South Korea’s stock market rally remains strong despite escalating Middle East tensions. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 1.8% to close at 2...
2025.06.17(Tue)
|Kim Eun-jung, Lee Hai-woon, Kim Seo-young
Lee vows to clean up Korea's stock market as Kospi breaks 2,900
U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 11 that Washington and Beijing have reached a tentative agreement covering China’s supply of rare earth miner...
2025.06.12(Thu)
|Kim Tae-jun, Kim Eun-joong (Washington), Park Su-hyeon
S. Korea joins global stablecoin race with won-backed digital currency bill
South Korea is moving to allow private firms to issue stablecoins pegged to the Korean won, digital currencies that maintain a stable value matching t...
2025.06.11(Wed)
|Lee Hai-woon, Choi A-ri, Kim Seo-young
Exclusive: G-Dragon's Galaxy Corp. contract includes 10 bn won in stock options
South Korean singer G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong) received a 20 billion won ($14.7 million) signing bonus from Galaxy Corporation when he entered into an ex...
2025.06.10(Tue)
|Noh Ja-woon, Kim Jong-yong, Kim Mi-geon
Foreign investors flood back to Kospi, betting on reform momentum
Foreign investors are returning to South Korea’s stock market in force, propelling the benchmark Kospi to its highest level in more than two years and...
2025.06.10(Tue)
|Kim Eun-jung, Park Su-hyeon
South Korea moves toward debt relief for pandemic-hit small businesses
South Korea’s financial authorities are preparing a sweeping plan to reduce or forgive pandemic-era debt owed by small-business owners, as President L...
2025.06.09(Mon)
|Kwak Chang-yeol, Park Su-hyeon
Fear of missing out fuels risky bets in Korean stock market
South Korea’s main stock index has pushed decisively past the 2,800 mark for the first time in nearly a year, buoyed by investor hopes for market-frie...
2025.06.06(Fri)
|Kim Eun-jung, Park Su-hyeon
KOSPI breaks 2,810 mark on post-election honeymoon rally
South Korea’s benchmark stock index rallied for a second straight day on June 5, buoyed by optimism over economic stimulus and capital market reforms ...
2025.06.06(Fri)
|Kim Jong-yong, Park Su-hyeon
KOSPI surges as president Lee takes office with 5,000 target in sight
Buoyed by expectations surrounding the new administration’s pledge to usher in the “KOSPI 5000 era,” South Korea’s stock index rallied on Jun. 4, the ...
2025.06.05(Thu)
|Kim Eun-jung, Kim Mi-geon
S. Korean banks face mounting losses from costly public-sector contracts
South Korea’s major commercial banks—KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori—have been investing hundreds of billions of won annually to diversify revenu...
2025.06.04(Wed)
|Kwak Chang-yeol, Kim Mi-geon
Karrot eyes $7.2 bn IPO as ad revenue fuels profit surge
South Korea’s secondhand marketplace platform Danggeun (Karrot) is expanding at breakneck speed, with monthly operating profit expected to reach aroun...
2025.05.30(Fri)
|Noh Ja-woon, Lee Jung-soo
Kospi nears bull market as foreign investors return
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index climbed 1.89 percent on May 29 to close at 2,720.64, its highest level in nearly 10 months and the strongest finis...
2025.05.30(Fri)
|Kim Eun-jung, Park Su-hyeon
South Korea lowers interest rates as economy shows signs of strain
The Bank of Korea lowered its benchmark interest rate to 2.50% on May 29, resuming its monetary easing cycle after a brief pause, as domestic politica...
2025.05.29(Thu)
|Choi On-jung, Park Su-hyeon
Crypto ETFs still off-imits in S. Korea as legal framework lags
Last year, a South Korean financial platform attempted to launch a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to virtual assets. The idea was to create an i...
2025.05.26(Mon)
|Ahn Sang-hyun, Kim Ji-won, Lee Jung-soo
As BTS nears return, HYBE doubles down on talent with stock awards
HYBE recently granted restricted stock units (RSUs) worth approximately 3 billion won ($2.1 million) to its executives and employees—a move that analy...
2025.05.25(Sun)
|Kim Jeong-eun, Lee Jung-soo