Korea

Singapore pharma firm debuts on Korean main bourse

The firm develops biosimilars, new antibody therapeutics.

Singapore pharma firm debuts on Korean main bourse

The firm develops biosimilars, new antibody therapeutics.

STT GDC to expand to South Korea

The firm will build its first data centre campus in South Korea.

MAS to discontinue issuance of $1,000 note

Existing notes in circulation will remain legal and can still be used for payments.

South Korea's car production to grow 2.9% by end-2019

The trade dispute with Japan may be pushing consumers to buy local.

Online grocery market in Asia to skyrocket 198% to US$295b by 2023

South Korea, Japan, and China are poised to have the most established online grocery market.

South Korea's industrial output up 1.4% in March

The electronics giant has been showing a slowdown in MoM declines.

Median deal multiples for PE-backed M&As set a new record in 2018: report

Deals focused on restructuring, carve-outs and turnarounds rose in value to more than triple the previous five-year average.

South Korea's fiscal surplus may narrow to 0.6% in 2019

The decrease came as the government is tipped to splash out $250b to boost job growth.

South Korea's environmental platforms to hinder steel industry growth

The country’s steel companies will increasingly employ technology to lower emissions in complying with environmental regulations.

APAC's e-commerce growth to hit 14.2% in 2019: Fitch Solutions

Australia, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan led the pack thanks to their stable political and economic outlook and high disposable incomes.

Korea's Q2 e-payments highest since 2008

Average daily transactions jumped 17.4% to US$104.87m.

Developed Asian markets could slash working hours by 2030

Technological advancements and higher incomes could fuel this change.

Here's why Korea could withstand the trade war

Its ASEAN-bound FDIs have surpassed China-bound FDIs since 2015.

South Korea's 1.50% inflation rate falls short of target

Sluggish employment is experienced in the country.

South Korea's GDP rose 3.1% in 2017

This was mainly due to an increase of 14.6% in facilities investment.

South Korea's PMI falls to 49.1 in July

Blame the low new orders and export sales.