Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has hemmed and hawed about a capital gains levy as a way to boost income. He ought to follow his South Korean counterpart and just get on with it.
LG acquires EV charger maker AppleMango in South Korea
LG Electronics has acquired AppleMango, an EV charger manufacturer from South Korea, together with GS Energy and GS Neotek. LG says the acquisition will help it create “fully-featured charging …
Traders Price In First Ever 50 Basis-Point Hike by South Korea
The Bank of Korea is poised to raise its policy rate by half a percentage point for the first time ever next month to tame inflation that’s at a decade-high and shore up the won, according to trader …
No. of holding companies in S. Korea up slightly in 2021
In South Korea, holding companies with assets of more than 500 billion won (US$389 million) are placed under the corporate watchdog’s supervision. The number of holding companies created by larger …
Minimum wage debate rages on in South Korea: Experts discuss
Labor unions are calling for an increase of 18.9 percent due to the soaring rate of inflation, while the business community argues the wage … at the Asian Development Bank Institute. Dr. Oh: South …
Pressure mounts on South Korea to reopen case of deported North Korean fishermen
South Korea’s ruling party members and rights activists are calling on the government to reopen a 2019 case of the repatriation of two North Korea fishermen, blaming the previous government of trying …
S.Korea fin min: Inflation to exceed 6% as early as June
SEOUL – South Korea’s consumer inflation is expected to exceed 6% as early as June, or possibly in July or August, the finance minister said on Sunday. South Korea’s consumer infl …
Yellen to visit South Korea, discuss sanctions on North, say sources
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit South Korea next month for talks on rising inflation, sanctions against Russia, and possible further sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear …
Yellen to visit South Korea, discuss sanctions on North -sources
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit South Korea next month for talks on rising inflation and possible further sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program, sources familiar with the …
Yellen to visit South Korea, discuss sanctions on North -sources
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit South Korea next month for talks on rising inflation and possible further sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program, sources familiar with the …