South Korea moved up to fourth place in this year's business environment survey, thanks to high scores in legal settlements and electricity supply, a report by the World Bank showed Tuesday. According to the organization's "Doing Business 2018" report, which is based on an annual survey, the country's ranking represents a one-notch gain from its standing a year earlier. For this year, the World...

The daily turnover of South Korea's stock market spiked more than 33 percent on-year in October thanks mainly to the market's recent bull run, the bourse operator said Wednesday. The combined shares traded on the main Korea Composite Stock Price Index and tech-heavy KOSDAQ markets averaged slightly over 10 trillion won ($8.93 billion) last month, up 33.4 percent from a year earlier, according to...

South Korea’s sole market operator, the Korea Exchange, announced Tuesday that Jung Ji-won, chief executive officer of Korea Securities Finance Corp., will take the helm of the firm starting Thursday. The KRX also announced Won Jong-seok, chief executive officer and director of Shinyoung Securities, will become a non-executive director starting Thursday. Jung and Won will serve for three years....

Brokerages in South Korea have commercialized blockchain technology to build a more secured infrastructure to benefit both users and the firms, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association Tuesday. This marked the first time in the world that financial investment firms have offered customers a decentralized platform for authentication, Kofia Chairman Hwang Young-key said in an opening...

South Korean stocks extended their gains to a third day to finish at a fresh all-time high Tuesday, as investors scooped up market heavyweights, such as Samsung Electronics and automakers, market analysts said. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 21.50 points, or 0.86 percent, to close at 2,523.43. Trade volume was moderate at 310 mill...

South Korean stocks traded higher Tuesday morning on the back of gains in tech and auto stocks. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 8.9 points, or 0.36 percent, to 2,510.83 as of 11:15 a.m. Market kingpin Samsung Electronics was up 1.89 percent, and SK hynix, a major chipmaker, advanced 1 percent. Hyundai Motor, the No. 1 automaker, gained 1.28 percent, and the largest auto-pa...

Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it plans to double dividend payments from 2018 to 2020, in line with steps to give more to shareholders in the wake of its record-breaking earning reports. The South Korean tech giant said it plans to allocate 9.6 trillion won ($8.5 billion) as dividends next year and maintain the amount for 2019 and 2020 as well. The combined dividend figure for this year is...

South Korean stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday, taking a cue from overnight losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 2.03 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,499.90 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Market kingpin Samsung Electronics remained unchanged, and SK hynix, a major chipmaker, fell 0.63 percent. Hyundai Motor, the No. 1 automaker, moved up 1.28 percen...

South Korea’s main stock market index Kospi closed above 2,500 on Monday for the first time in history. The Kospi finished the day at 2,501.93 Monday, up 0.21 percent from Friday, extending the record run for the second straight day. The index recorded an all-time intraday high of 2,513.87 in early morning trade. Riding the weak dollar trend, the won-dollar currency exchange rate might fall fur...

South Korean stocks closed at a fresh all-time high Monday, helped by gains in techs such as Samsung Electronics, analysts said. The Korean won gained against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 5.3 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,501.93. Trade volume was moderate at 338 million shares worth 6.9 trillion won ($6.15 billion), with losers outnumbering gainers at 41...

Financial authorities will check whether rules were followed in the handling of assets worth 4.4 trillion won ($3.9 billion) owned by Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, the top financial regulator said Monday. During a parliamentary audit, Financial Services Chairman Choi Jong-ku also indicated that authorities could levy taxes on capital gains earned by Lee from the assets that may have been i...

South Korean stocks traded higher late Monday morning taking a cue from overnight gains on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 5.75 points, or 0.23 percent, to 2,502.38 as of 11:20 a.m. Tech shares continued to gain ground, with Samsung Electronics moving up 1.81 percent and SK hynix increasing 2.68 percent. Samsung Electro-Mechanics added 4.42 percent. SK Innov...

This is the 44th in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed In its seven years of operation, Pearl Abyss has produced just one game -- “Black Desert Online” – but after a weak debut last month its shares have risen 30 percent. Debuting on Sept. 14 on the second-tier Kosdaq, the game developer, based in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, has been on a...

South Korean stocks ended at a fresh all-time high Friday on bargain hunting. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 16.00 points, or 0.64 percent, to close at 2,496.63. Trade volume was moderate at 504.56 million shares worth 6.25 trillion won ($5.5 billion), with gainers outnumbering decliners 554 to 245. Foreigners bought 96 billion ...

South Korean stocks extended gains late Friday morning as investors scooped up blue-chip stocks on bargain hunting. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 11.97 points, or 0.48 percent, to 2,492.60 as of 11:15 a.m. Tech and steel stocks led gains, with market bellwether Samsung Electronics Co. rising 0.80 percent and leading steelmaker POSCO advancing 2.56 percent. Among other ga...