SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok reiterated Monday that uncertainties from the recent martial law debacle have eased following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, emphasizing the country’s robust economic system. Choi made the remarks during the opening session of a regional economic forum in Seoul attended by domestic and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid growing geopolitical and economic uncertainties, including escalating U.S.-China tensions and the anticipated inauguration of Donald Trump’s second term, South Korea’s major corporations are conducting high-level strategy meetings to fine-tune their business plans for 2024. Samsung Electronics to Focus on Core Competitiveness Samsung Electronics will host its biannual Global [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As global economic uncertainties persist, South Korea’s largest conglomerates are intensifying efforts to secure cash reserves, even divesting profitable core businesses and world-leading operations to strengthen their financial positions and fund future investments. According to industry sources on November 20, major business groups are actively selling profitable subsidiaries and flagship [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The heads of South Korea’s major conglomerates have recently called for a series of countermeasure strategies, labeling the situation of heightened uncertainty at home and abroad as an “unprecedented crisis.” In particular, they say that such a crisis is not a matter to be resolved in a short period [...]