SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean central bank warned Thursday of the possibility of increased volatility in the financial market and its potential impact on the country’s financial stability amid weak economic growth and high uncertainties at home and abroad. The Bank of Korea (BOK) made this point in its latest financial [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With the Earth’s average temperature now 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels, climate change is no longer a distant threat but a force reshaping daily life in South Korea and around the world. Wildfires are becoming larger, more frequent, and less predictable. According to Korea’s National Forest Service, the [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to levy 25 percent tariffs on all imported vehicles next month is expected to deal a heavy blow to South Korean carmakers, which largely depend on shipments to the United States, analysts said Thursday. Trump signed a proclamation to impose the new tariffs [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign bank branches in South Korea continued to enjoy a rise in their net profit last year as a sharp increase in their gains from trading of foreign currencies and derivatives more than offset a decline in their interest income, data showed Thursday. The combined net profit of 32 [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced on March 26 an expanded loan program offering interest rate subsidies to small and medium-sized manufacturers of eco-friendly vehicle components, part of its ongoing push to strengthen the nation’s green automotive sector. Under the program, eligible companies can receive loans of up to 10 [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s advanced technologies in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and other key industries will serve as a chance for the country to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI), a senior official from the Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has said, emphasizing that FDI would be a useful tool for [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday (U.S. time) celebrated the opening of its new electric vehicle (EV) factory in Georgia, reinforcing its commitment to expanding production localization in the United States. Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) will serve as a strategic production base to drive the company’s global growth [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s possible participation in the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will likely be viewed “favorably” in tariff negotiations with the Donald Trump administration, Alaska’s governor has said. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy made the remarks in a roundtable interview with Yonhap News Agency and other news outlets on [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Energy Materials Corp. said Thursday it will seek the Copper Mark, a global certification for the copper industry’s responsible production practices, for its Malaysian plant. The Copper Mark is a comprehensive social and environmental assurance system for copper production managed by the International Copper Association. Lotte Energy Materials [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Asset Management announced on March 26 that its KODEX AI Semiconductor ETF has exceeded 100 billion won in net assets, highlighting growing investor interest in semiconductor companies with ties to artificial intelligence. The exchange-traded fund focuses on domestic companies involved in AI semiconductor technologies, including high-bandwidth memory chips [...]