SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean investors switched to net sellers of U.S. stocks for the first time in around four months last week, data showed Tuesday, amid government measures to reshore capital into the local stock market. Local investors sold a net US$281.4 million of equities in the United States between Dec. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Business sentiment in South Korea rose to the highest level in 17 months in December, supported by rising demand related to facility investments in the United States, a central bank survey showed Tuesday. The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries came to 93.7 this month, up 1.6 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Orion Corp., a South Korean food and health care company, said Monday it will invest 240 billion won (US$167 million) to expand its production facilities in Russia by 2027 to meet growing local demand for K-foods. Orion currently operates two plants in Russia — one in Tver and the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The total proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) in the South Korean stock market rose 14.9 percent in 2025 from a year earlier, backed by increased liquidity, data showed Monday. The proceeds from IPOs stood at 4.57 trillion won (US$3.19 billion) this year, up from last year’s 3.97 trillion [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s self-employed sector is showing tentative signs of recovery, buoyed in part by government-issued consumption coupons and an improving growth backdrop, though economists caution that structural pressures could limit the durability of the rebound. According to data released Monday by the National Tax Service, the number of businesses that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are using less cash in their daily lives than ever before, but are holding on to more of it as a financial buffer, according to a new survey released by the Bank of Korea on Sunday. The central bank’s 2025 comprehensive survey on currency usage found that individuals [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The national pension fund has resumed strategic foreign exchange hedging operations as authorities stepped up efforts to stabilize the local currency, sources said Friday. The National Pension Service (NPS) restarted the program after extending both its currency swap agreement and the temporary strategic hedging scheme for another year, which [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean investors turned to familiar blue chips and high-flying U.S. technology stocks when gifting shares this year, with Samsung Electronics emerging as the most popular choice, according to data released by KB Securities. An analysis of KB Securities’ stock-gifting service, covering transactions through Dec. 22, showed that shares of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will exempt a wider range of low-risk recyclable materials from mandatory import insurance requirements, a move aimed at securing recycling inputs and accelerating the country’s transition to a circular economy, the government said Monday. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced that it will revise enforcement [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — China has surpassed South Korea and Japan in four of the five major manufacturing industries that anchor global trade, underscoring a structural shift in East Asia’s industrial balance and intensifying pressure on Seoul to move beyond volume-driven exports, a new report shows. According to a study released Tuesday by the [...]