Korea’s dynamic cultural profile, including the global Netflix phenom Squid Game tv series, has morphed into a huge Korean bull market.
South Korea May inflation +3.1% y/y, higher than expected
SEOUL, June 2 (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer inflation quickened in May to a more than two-year high, exceeding market expectations, on high oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict. The …
Japan Adds to Steel Scrutiny With Probes on China, Taiwan, Korea
Japan has launched an anti-dumping probe into imports of key steel products shipped from China, South Korea and Taiwan, adding to signs of trade stress in a sector suffering from global overcapacity.
South Korea’s Kakao says union demand for bonus is a major burden
SEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Kakao Corp said on Friday union demands for profit sharing were unrealistic and “a big burden” on management as the tech company seeks to focus on future …
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are suffering industrial rot
In a similar vein, operating profits at South Korea’s biggest firms ballooned by 159% over the past year, thanks chiefly to its mighty exporters. Even usually sluggish Japan is seeing record corporate …
Solana News: South Korea Sets DeFi Precedent with First DEX Rug Pull Criminal Case
Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has arrested and indicted five suspects in South Korea’s first-ever criminal case targeting a rug pull executed on a decentralized exchange. The charges, …
Solana News: South Korea Sets DeFi Precedent with First DEX Rug Pull Criminal Case
Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office has arrested and indicted five suspects in South Korea’s first-ever criminal case targeting a rug pull executed on a decentralized exchange. The charges, …
How Vanguard’s VWO ETF Forgot South Korea and Paid the Price
If you bought Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) thinking you owned a slice of every major developing economy, you didn’t. VWO tracks an FTSE index that reclassified South Korea as a …
Starbucks South Korea Backlash Tests International Growth And Governance Controls
SBUX, has been hit by a public backlash in South Korea after a marketing campaign tied to the Gwangju Uprising anniversary. The controversy has been followed by a reported decline in sales in the …
South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat
Dong Guangping, an activist and former police officer, washed up on Korean shores after 30 hours at sea A Chinese dissident who fled his country on a rubber boat has been detained in South Korea after spending 30 hours at sea.