SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Major foreign institutional investors remain wary of South Korea’s recent corporate governance reforms, citing a legacy of reversals and unmet expectations, according to feedback gathered by the Korea Corporate Governance Forum during investor meetings in Hong Kong and Singapore this month. Forum Chair Lee Nam-woo, speaking at a press [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of foreign-invested companies in South Korea view the country’s labor relations as confrontational and its labor market regulations as excessively rigid, according to a new survey released Sunday by the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), an arm of the Federation of Korean Industries. The poll, conducted by [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In the first quarter of 2025, foreign investors significantly increased their holdings in South Korean semiconductor and defense stocks, led by SK Hynix, while retreating from shipbuilding and automotive shares, according to data from the Korea Exchange. From January to March 28, foreign investors were net sellers of 4.73 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors withdrew a significant amount of capital from South Korean financial markets in December during a period marked by the brief imposition of martial law, according to data released on January 15 by the Bank of Korea. The central bank’s “International Financial and Foreign Exchange Market Trends” report shows [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign investors scooped up Korean stocks in January for the third consecutive month on the back of hopes for a recovery in the chipmaking sector, central bank data showed Tuesday. Offshore investors bought a net US$2.51 billion worth of local stocks last month, following $2.52 billion worth of purchases [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign investors have been active in the South Korean stock market over the past two weeks, contributing to the recent rally in the main KOSPI index, data showed Sunday. Offshore investors scooped up a net total of 5 trillion won (US$3.75 billion) worth of local shares from Jan. 29-Feb. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) — Foreign investors remained net buyers of South Korean stocks for a second consecutive month in December, data showed Friday. Offshore investors purchased a net 3.14 trillion won (US$2.38 billion) worth of local stocks last month, following their net purchase of 3.3 trillion won in November, according to the data from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unification minister said Monday the government will make efforts to assuage foreign investors’ concerns about heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, saying his country has been beefing up a readiness posture against North Korea’s potential provocations. Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho made the remark during his meeting with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors sold a net 1.71 trillion won (US$1.26 billion) worth of South Korean stocks in September, extending their selling spree for a second consecutive month, data showed Thursday. After the sell-off, foreigners owned some 663.7 trillion won worth of local stocks, or 26.7 percent of total market capitalization, [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign investors will be allowed to buy South Korean stocks and bonds without prior registration starting December, the state financial regulator said Monday. Earlier in the day, the Cabinet approved a revision of an enforcement decree to abolish the 30-year-old foreign investor registration system that requires foreigners to register [...]