By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted in December, a business survey showed on Tuesday, due to falling new orders, which were squeezed by weaker Chinese …
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(Reuters) -South Korea’s financial watchdog has recommended imposing a fine of at least 10 billion won ($7.67 million) each on HSBC Holdings and BNP Paribas for naked short selling, Bloomberg …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday condemned North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches and urged Pyongyang to …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan will meet for talks in South Korea on Sunday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Friday, as the …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s exports in October rose in annual terms for the first time in 13 months, as shipments to the United States were robust while …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves fell for a second month in September and by the biggest amount in four months, central bank data showed on Friday, as …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said on Thursday it needs to make coordinated efforts to contain household debt, which is at levels that could undermine economic growth and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial authorities said they would control household debt by tightening certain loan regulations, as rising mortgage demand drove up household borrowing by the biggest amount …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial market watchdog on Thursday urged foreign firms trading on the country’s stock market to strengthen internal controls to prevent illegal naked short-selling. The Financial …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will provide up to 181 trillion won ($137 billion) of cheap loans to exporters until the end of this year and waive visa processing fees …
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By Hongji Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police arrested 16 people on Thursday for entering a building housing the Japanese embassy in Seoul, carrying off and bundling some into a …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a virtual meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday, the …
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By Heekyong Yang and Zoey Zhang SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese battery materials firms are ramping up investment in South Korea, announcing projects worth at least $4.4 billion this year to …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial market watchdog gathered local securities firms on Thursday to assess real estate-related risks and urged for thorough and preemptive preparation against them amid concerns …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – For the first time since the 1980s a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is in South Korea, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday, as the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said on Monday there was a need to manage financial stability in addition to price risks as the country’s high household debts have …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean state-run banks are providing at least two trillion won ($1.54 billion) of liquidity support to a credit union hit by customer withdrawals, joining …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s downtrend in exports likely slowed in June, with the trade balance set to swing to a surplus for the first time in …
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(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will be visiting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday in the latest effort to improve bilateral ties. However, the trip will …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator fined two firms for naked short selling in the local stock market, for the first time under the new law of heavier penalties. …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Two elderly South Korean victims of wartime forced labour took to the streets in wheelchairs on Tuesday, saying they rejected a compensation deal announced …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The United states deployed a B-52 bomber for a joint drill with its ally South Korea on Monday, in a show of force against North Korea’s nuclear …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s consumer prices for February grew at their slowest pace in 10 months, bolstering views that the central bank is done with its …
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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering relaxing controls on exports to South Korea as its president, Yoon Suk-yeol, seeks to improve ties amid a strained East Asian security …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator has imposed a fine of 11.88 billion won ($9.66 million) on U.S.-based Citadel Securities, saying it disturbed the local stock market with high-frequency …