Number of ‘Wealthy’ S. Koreans Grows to Nearly 40,000 Last Year
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of “rich people” with financial assets worth 1 billion won (US$847,000) or more increased nearly 11 percent in South Korea last year from a year earlier largely on stock gains, a report showed Sunday. The number jumped 10.9 percent to 39,300 as of last year, around 0.76 [...]