After the US Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain its policy rates between 5.25-5.5%, South Korea’s Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho warned on Thursday that high interest rates could persist longer …
South Korean shares drop over 1% on Fed’s hawkish stance
** South Korean shares lost more than 1% on Thursday, as traders gauged the U.S. Federal Reserve’s more hawkish than expected stance. ** The won weakened to a one-month low, while the benchmark bond …
South Korean city to seize crypto from thousands of tax evaders … – Cointelegraph
City authorities of Cheongju are looking to seize cryptocurrency from anyone who owes at least $750 in crypto taxes to the government. The South Korean city of Cheongju, the capital of North …
Exclusive-UBS names South Korea, India, others as ‘slow’ on Credit Suisse approval
By Engen Tham and Selena Li SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -UBS has identified at least four countries, including South Korea and India, as being “slow” to grant the regulatory approvals needed to …
Exclusive-UBS names South Korea, India, others as ‘slow’ to nod Credit Suisse deal – document
UBS Group AG has identified at least four countries including South Korea and India as “slow” in granting regulatory approvals which it needs to complete its takeover of Credit Suisse, according to an …
Five US citizens land in Qatar as part of US-Iran prisoner swap
A plane sent by mediator Qatar flew the five U.S. citizens and two of their relatives out of Tehran after both sides got confirmation the $6 billion was transferred from South Korea to Qatari accounts …
The Amber Gleam of Yakgwa, South Korea’s ‘It’ Cookie
Koreans have long sought after yakgwa with this sort of enthusiasm. Kings of Korea’s Goryeo dynasty even banned the making and eating of yakgwa because the popularity of its main ingredients — wheat, …
CapitaLand Investment private fund buys South Korean logistics property for S$112 million
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) on Monday (Sep 18) said its regional private fund acquired a logistics property in Anseong, South Korea, for S$112 million. Read more at The Business Times.
Rare Look Inside South Korean Factory Arming NATO Amid Ukraine War
Can Robinhood Reinvent Investing Again? CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting on It. Robinhood gained millions of users during the GameStop craze. But many have left as interest rates have gone up. CEO Vlad Tenev is now focused on growing Robinhood into more than just …
Korea Box Office: ‘Sleep’ Retains Chart Lead on a Lazy Pre-Holiday Weekend
Two Hollywood new releases, “A Haunting in Venice” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem” failed to make much of an impression on the South Korean box office … which topped the chart in Korea for three weekends, clung on to fourth …