Aju Business Daily

State oil and gas company decides to sell stake in foreign assets

[Courtesy of Korea National Oil Corporation] SEOUL -- As part of corporate restructuring to reduce its debt, Korea …

2019-03-11 16:20:20

LG Chem's corporate bond issuance gets good response from investors

[Courtesy of LG Chem] SEOUL -- LG Chem, a leading battery producer in South Korea, will double the planned issuan…

2019-03-07 15:03:33

SK Telecom partners with financial companies for internet-only banking

[Courtesy of SK Telecom] SEOUL -- South Korea's top mobile carrier, SK Telecom (SKT), and two financial compa…

2019-02-19 10:57:59

Daewoo E&C secures $200 mln loan through UAE bank

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Daewoo E&C, a Seoul-based builder involved in a lot of construction projects in the Middl…

2019-02-13 13:03:48

KB Financial jumps into race to acquire Lotte Capital

[KB Financial Group] SEOUL -- KB, a major financial group in South Korea, jumped in the race to acquire Lotte Cap…

2019-02-12 16:34:22

Fintech unicorn Toss partners with Shinhan to launch internet-only bank

[Viva Republica] SEOUL -- Toss, a fintech unicorn, teamed up with South Korea's leading financial group, Shin…

2019-02-11 16:32:28

First internet-only insurance company gets temporary greenlight

[Iclickart] SEOUL -- South Korea's top financial watchdog gave its temporary greenlight to an internet-only i…

2019-01-30 18:23:26

Bank of Korea decides to forget introduction of central bank digital currency

[Iclickart] SEOUL -- After a year-long study, South Korea's central bank decided to forget the introduction o…

2019-01-29 16:32:19

Internet-only K bank decides to double capital by issuing new shares

[Yonhap News Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea's first internet-only bank, K bank, decided to double its capital by…

2019-01-24 14:49:34

Health minister wants cautious exercise of 'stewardship code' against Hanjin

[Aju News DB] SEOUL -- South Korea's health minister called for the cautious exercise of a new system called …

2019-01-18 18:31:55

Indonesia's Bukalapak to get $50 mln investment from Mirae-Naver fund

[Courtesy of Mirae Asset] SEOUL -- A South Korean venture capital fund created by Mirae Asset, a major financial …

2019-01-16 15:23:09

Pension fund to consider exercising voting rights as Hanjin's key shareholder

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea's national pension fund will make a decision in February on whether to a…

2019-01-16 14:35:22

Woori promises to seek active acquisitions in non-banking sector

[Woori Bank] SEOUL -- To achieve the quick diversification of its business portfolio, the newly launched holding …

2019-01-14 17:36:27

Nexon founder puts entire stake in holding company up for sale

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- South Korea's game industry was thrown into frustration and confusion on news that …

2019-01-03 16:22:47

S. Korea inks deal to join Central American multilateral development bank: Yonhap

[Courtesy of the Ministry of Economy and Finance] SEOUL -- South Korea has signed a deal to join a multilateral …

2018-12-29 23:03:29

S. Korea selects 11 banks to set prices for direct won-yuan trading

[Yonhap Photo] SEOUL -- Six South Korean and five foreign banks were selected to set prices for direct won-yuan t…

2018-12-28 15:05:12

Welcome Financial seeks expanded business after acquisition of Philippine bank

[Welcome Financial Group] SEOUL -- Welcome Financial Group, a retail financial group in South Korea, seeks to exp…

2018-12-27 08:55:49

Mirae Asset buys into Amazon's new distribution center near Atlanta

[Courtesy of Mirae Asset Daewoo] SEOUL -- The brokerage subsidiary of Mirae Asset, a top financial and asset mana…

2018-12-26 11:08:29

Baedal Minjok gets foreign capital for new food delivery service in Vietnam

[Courtesy of Woowa Brothers] SEOUL -- The operator of South Korea's top food delivery service Baedal Minjok s…

2018-12-21 09:19:09

Internet-only K bank raises capital with fresh money from shareholders

[Courtesy of K bank] SEOUL -- South Korea's first internet-only bank, K bank, increased its capital with an i…

2018-12-20 17:54:33