The overseas non-performing loan portfolios of the four major banks in South Korea surged to nearly 300 billion won in just one year. The rapid increase raised concerns as delinquency amounts spiked due to the impact of high-interest rate shocks, prompting warnings about the management of overseas f
The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on Jan. 4 that it has uncovered additional evidence of illegal short selling amounting to tens of billions of won, following the detection of naked short selling by global investment banks BNP Paribas and HSBC.In a New Year’s press conference for in-
AIMMO, securing clients including Bosch, Continental, Magna International, etc., takes a leap onto the global stage, accelerating its overseas expansion.The global AI data platform, AIMMO (Seung-Taek Oh, CEO), will participate in the world's largest information technology exhibition, 'CES 2024,' hel
As the food industry is gaining ground in overseas markets thanks to the global craze for K-pop and other aspects of Korean pop culture, three Korean fried chicken companies are also determined to actively explore new markets this year. In addition to Asian countries such as Taiwan and Singapore, th
Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. have set a combined sales target of 7.43 million units for 2024, down 1% from 2023, taking into account overlapping schedules such as factory line maintenance to produce electrified vehicles, which will limit the production and sales of some models.Hyundai and Kia announc
The landscape of venture investment, including startups and other unlisted companies, has undergone significant changes after enduring a cold spell lasting more than a year and six months. Instead of Software as a Service (SaaS), the rise of manufacturing industries such as semiconductors has become
The Incheon Port Authority (IPA) has announced that as of Dec. 22, the container traffic at Incheon Port has surpassed 3.35 million TEU and is projected to approach a total of 3.45 million TEU. This figure is expected to set a new record high.Notably, the export performance of used cars is anticipat
On Jan. 2, President Yoon Suk-yeol announced, “I will push for the abolition of the Financial Investment Income Tax.” This move is expected to spark controversy as it involves the cancellation of an agreement with the opposition party.On this day, President Yoon attended the “2024 Securities and Der
Overseas luxury brands are once again raising product prices early in the new year.According to the retail industry on Jan. 2, Hermes has raised the prices of its shoe products starting from Jan. 1. Among the various models of “Oran” sandals, the one crafted from lizard leather has witnessed a subst
LS Cable Asia marks the first trading day of the new year under its revised name, LS Eco Energy. Listed on the Korea Exchange’s KOSPI market since Sept. 22, 2016, LS Eco Energy is strategizing to boost corporate value by venturing into new businesses like undersea cables and rare earth elements.Acco
President Yoon Young-jun of Hyundai E&C expressed his intention to focus the company’s capabilities more on overseas markets than the domestic market in the new year.In his New Year’s address on Jan. 2, President Yoon stated, “Despite the dark clouds over the construction market due to the triple ch
Celltrion Group revealed on Jan. 2 that it plans to divest the business rights, excluding domestic specialty pharmaceuticals, of the Primary Care sector in the Asia-Pacific region that it acquired from multinational pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical in 2020. This split sale, which exclude
Earnings at Samsung C&T have been leveling upwards on strong earnings at the construction division through captive clients and brisk growth at the bio division. Based on such, the firm has announced plans to: 1) expand investment to strengthen its business portfolio; and 2) retire all of its treasur
The National Tax Service (NTS) announced on Dec. 28 that it has collected 1.35 trillion won (US$1.05 billion) in tax assessments in the area of overseas tax evasion alone through tax investigations conducted this year. The figure exceeds the average annual collection for the three years before the C
The National Tax Service announced on Dec. 27 that it has resolved 125 cases of double taxation through mutual agreement procedures with tax authorities in 16 countries from January to November this year to alleviate unfair double taxation for domestic and foreign taxpayers and create a favorable en
On Dec. 28, the integrated company Celltrion will be officially launched. Celltrion is taking steps to leap into a global big pharmaceutical firm by merging with Celltrion Healthcare, which is responsible for global distribution.Celltrion and Celltrion Healthcare announced on Dec. 27 that they are i
A South Korea-based brokerage firm has been fined billions of won for allegedly allowing global investment banks (IBs) to short sell stocks without borrowing, ratcheting up tension in the Korean securities industry. This is because although the sanctions were imposed on the foreign-affiliated securi
Inception Lab,Artificial Intelligence Computer Diagnosis Research Lab in Korea, will receive an innovation award at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, USA, scheduled for January next year.The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organizer of CES, evaluates and awards innovation prizes to outstanding produ
In the latter half of this year from July to November, the top-ranked app in domestic shopping categories for downloads, according to data from IGAworks, is the Chinese app Temu. Temu’s monthly active users (MAU) have surged sevenfold in just three months. The market share of AliExpress, the oversea
According to the International Contractors Association of Korea (ICAK) on Dec. 25, the total value of construction contracts in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has reached US$8.38 billion from the beginning of the year to the end of November this year, mar