South Korea Business & Industry

Korean business news covering major corporations, industrial sectors, semiconductors, and trade.

FSS Urges Comprehensive Investment Firms to Strengthen Liquidity, Investor Protection

Korea's FSS urged seven comprehensive investment firms to strengthen liquidity management and investor protection in short-term notes and IMAs, as funding surges to 54.4 trillion won....

Published 2026.04.21. 15:00:05 |

Hanwha's PLUS Global HBM Semiconductor ETF Surges 374% on AI Chip Boom

Hanwha Asset Management's PLUS Global HBM Semiconductor ETF surpassed 400 billion won in net assets with a one-year return of 374.9%, the highest amon...

Published 2026.04.21. 14:59:40 |

LS Electric Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 45% to 126.6 Billion Won

LS Electric posted record Q1 results with operating profit up 45% to 126.6 billion won, driven by data center power infrastructure demand and record N...

Published 2026.04.21. 14:11:25 |

Korea Investment Global AI & Semiconductor TOP10 Fund Tops 1 Trillion Won

Korea Investment Management's Global AI & Semiconductor TOP10 fund surpassed 1 trillion won in combined net assets three years after launch, deliverin...

Published 2026.04.21. 10:39:36 |

Bunjang Hits Record Monthly Transactions, Eyes 2026 Profit

Bunjang, a Korean second-hand trading platform, posted record monthly escrow transactions of 91.5 billion won in March, up 10% year-on-year, and aims ...

Published 2026.04.21. 09:15:19 |

Shinhan Asset Management Launches SOL US Space Aerospace TOP10 ETF

Shinhan Asset Management is listing the SOL US Space Aerospace TOP10 ETF, investing purely in U.S. space value chain firms like Rocket Lab and AST Spa...

Published 2026.04.21. 09:02:51 |

Kiwoom Asset Management Lists Monthly-Dividend ETF Tracking Samsung, SK hynix

Kiwoom Asset Management lists a new ETF investing 50% in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix and 50% in short-term bonds, offering monthly distributions ...

Published 2026.04.21. 09:00:36 |

Korean Retail Investors Accelerate Exit From U.S. Treasurys

Korean retail investors net sold $486.82 million in U.S. Treasurys in the first 17 days of this month, triple the previous month, as Middle East tensi...

Published 2026.04.21. 08:37:43 |