June 5 - 2 liquidity issues caused by the coronavirus crisis. SK Group confirmed on Thursday that it has received the offer from AirAsia. It is weighing the option purely for investment purposes but is ye..

SK Group in review after being approached by AirAsia for 10% equity invest coronavirus crisis. SK Group confirmed on Thursday that it has received the offer from AirAsia. It is weighing th..

Korean Air expects to see profit in Q2 on robust air cargo demand, cheap fuel coronavirus pandemic. Passenger travel remains mostly at standstill, but the full-service carrier has benefited f..

Kospi tops 2,100 for first time in 100 days on record extra budget coronavirus, the tech giant’s shares were trading at the 54,000 won level in early March. But the company shares..

Woori Financial Group to bump up Woori Bank equity capital by $821 bn Woori Bank will have its equity capital stretch by 1 trillion won ($821.2 billion) through assigning new shares to its p..

S. Korea seeks $29 bn in 3rd extra budget, the bulk in new debt issues coronavirus era,” said Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. “It will also allow ..

Korean brokerages raise price target for Samsung Elec on upbeat chip demand to market tracker FnGuide. Global demand for semiconductors has remained strong despite the coronavirus pandemic...

Korea’s inflation falls 0.3% in May, turning negative again in 8 months coronavirus pandemic slowed the pace to 0.1 percent in April. Agricultural, livestock and fishery product prices ..

Seoul to enable big companies to create venture capital to spur venture boom coronavirus crisis, until 2025. It plans to invest 31.3 trillion won until 2022 – 13.4 trillion won on digi..

Seoul cuts 2020 growth outlook to 0.1%, based on record spending plan coronavirus outbreak will die down in the second half, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance release o..

Investors of HSCEI-linked ELS at risk of losing money amid political turmoil coronavirus pandemic. The Hong Kong index plummeted to around 7,500 in February 2016 from over 14,000 in April 20..

Korean banks see surge in savings cancellation, demand deposits amid virus Early withdrawal of installment savings shot up in South Korea due to the coronavirus-induced financial stress an..

Seoul to package 3rd extra budget in more than $20 bn to fight COVID-19 coronavirus damages. Under agreed terms, the government will expand credit guarantee funds to supply 10 trillion ..

S. Korea exports in May plunge 23.7%, extending double-digit drop for 2nd month South Korean exports in May tumbled 23.7 percent, extending their double-digit decline as the coronavirus pandemi..

S. Korea’s trade value likely to fall under $1 trillion 2020 amid double-digit fall in exports due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) earlier this year that rapidly developed into the worst-eve..

Loan delinquency rate from lodging and dining sector shoots up in Korea Loan delinquency rate has been on surge in alarming rate from the hospitality and restaurant businesses in South Korea a..

S. Korea brings back stricter virus restrictions after surge in new cases South Korea that has been praised for the successful containment of COVID-19 on Thursday announced to re-impose stricter..

S. Korea arranges a rare early summer blowout in June-July to spur consumption coronavirus such as plunge in sales and movement restrictions,” said finance minister Hong Nam-ki. The minister ..

COVID-19 cases spike in Korea in cluster business sites including warehouses South Korea reported 79 additional cases of new coronavirus on Thursday, the biggest jump in nearly two months du..

UPDATE: BOK cuts rate to new low of 0.50%, warns first GDP contraction in 22 yrs coronavirus cases peak in the second quarter,” Lee noted, suggesting the slump could deepen if the virus fallout..