South Korea Stock Markets & Securities

Lee's Top-Down Diplomacy: Trading US Investment for a Dollar Swap Line?

President Lee Jae-myung's currency swap proposal to US Treasury Secretary Bessent signals a potential big deal ahead of the June announcement of Korea...

Korean Brokerages Challenge Banks as Market Rally Fuels Record Profits

Korea's top 10 brokerages posted 4.3 trillion won in Q1 net profit, more than double a year earlier, as the KOSPI rally drove brokerage fees and WM in...

At KOSPI 8000, the Market Asks a Question

As the KOSPI nears 8000, Presidential Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom's "national dividend" remarks on corporate excess profits rattled Korean markets, rai...

Gangnam Apartment Prices Rebound After 12 Weeks as Listings Shrink

Seoul apartment prices rose 0.28% in the second week of May, nearly doubling the previous week's gain, with Gangnam turning positive for the first tim...

Korea Exchange Intensifies Push to Attract AI Firms to KOSDAQ

Korea Exchange is accelerating efforts to attract AI and semiconductor firms to KOSDAQ, holding successive talks with DEEPX, Rebellions and FuriosaAI ...

Coupang Pushes Ahead With Share Buyback Despite Worst Earnings Shock

Coupang is pushing ahead with an additional $1 billion share buyback despite posting its worst Q1 earnings shock since listing, aiming to defend a sto...

Hong Kong Investors Eye Korean Semiconductors, Seek Direct Trading Channels

LG Woos Future Tech Talent from Alpha Generation to Global PhDs

LG Corp. hosted its Tech Conference at LG Science Park, inviting 250 master's and PhD candidates and 100 gifted high school students to accelerate fut...

Meritz Securities Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 72.5% to 255.6 Billion Won

Meritz Securities reported Q1 operating profit of 255.6 billion won, up 72.5% year-on-year, driven by growth in investment banking, asset management a...

Korea to Open All 8 Nakdong River Weirs in First Seasonal Algae Push

Korea launches its first Green Algae Seasonal Management System, opening all eight Nakdong River weirs sequentially to preempt summer algal blooms fro...

Lotte Home Shopping Shareholders Reject CEO Dismissal Motion by Taekwang

Korea's Tax Chief Forges Collection Pacts with UK, Belgium, Hungary

Korea's NTS Commissioner Lim Kwang-hyun signed collection cooperation agreements with tax chiefs of Hungary, Belgium and the UK, expanding Korea's tax...

KOSPI Nears 8,000 as Samsung Falls 500 Won Short of 300,000

SK hynix CEO's Stock Value Jumps 10-Fold in Six Months

Shinhan Securities Tops Brokerage Default Option Returns at 17.56% in Q1

Shinhan Securities topped Korea's brokerage sector in Q1 with a 17.56% default option return and 27.17% on DC non-principal-guaranteed products, as pe...

Won Closes at Highest Since April 7 on Foreign Stock Selling

The Korean won closed at 1,491.0 per dollar on Friday, the weakest level since April 7, as foreign investors sold Korean stocks and the dollar strengt...

Oasis Market Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 32.4% to 8.3 Billion Won

Oasis Market posted Q1 operating profit of 8.3 billion won, up 32.4% year-on-year, with revenue of 139.3 billion won, as the Korean grocery platform e...

KOSDAQ Closes Up 14.16 Points, or 1.20%, at 1,191.09

The KOSDAQ index closed at 1,191.09, rising 14.16 points or 1.20% in the latest trading session....

KOSPI Closes Up 137.40 Points, or 1.75%, at 7,981.41

The KOSPI closed at 7,981.41, rising 137.40 points, or 1.75%, in the latest trading session....

Kia Enters Japanese Market with PV5 Electric Van

Kia returns to Japan after 34 years with its first dedicated PBV model, the PV5 electric van, targeting the growing small and mid-sized EV van market ...

Doosan Enerbility Discusses Shared Growth With 80 Partner Firms

Doosan Enerbility held its 2026 Partners Day at its Changwon headquarters with 80 partner companies, sharing strategies in AI transformation, quality,...

KOTRA Targets Vietnam's $400 Million Robot Market at Industrial Expo

KOTRA operates K-Robot Pavilion at Vietnam's largest industrial expo VINAMAC 2026, targeting the $400 million robot market with over 50 export consult...