Foreign ownership of steelmaker POSCO marked the largest increase this year among leading companies listed on South Korea's main bourse. According to the analysis by the Korea Exchange on the top 20 stocks in terms of market capitalization, offshore investors owned ... Read More
Trade volume between North Korea and China posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2016 from a year earlier despite the United Nations' punitive economic sanctions imposed on the reclusive country, official data showed Wednesday. The size of bilateral ... Read More
South Korea's exports of information communication technology (ICT) products fell for the seventh consecutive month in March as weak global demand and a Chinese slowdown weighed heavily on the country's key industries, government data showed Wednesday. Outbound shipments of ICT ... Read More
South Korea's exports of industrial parts and materials fell for the fourth straight quarter in the first quarter of this year amid weak global demand and low oil prices, the trade ministry said Wednesday. Outbound shipments of industrial parts and ... Read More
South Korea’s export prices slipped from a month earlier in March due to a strengthening local currency against the U.S. dollar, central bank data showed Tuesday. The export price index stood at 80.72 last month, down 1.5 percent from a ... Read More
An index measuring prices of South Korean exports in the local currency fell for the first time in four months. According to the Bank of Korea(BOK) on Tuesday, last month’s export price index was 80-point-72, a one-point-five percent drop from ... Read More
Employment by the nation's top 30 corporate groups has been at a standstill in the past year. According to corporate performance tracker CEO Score on Tuesday, the total number of employees at the top 30 business groups, which provide about ... Read More