2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (519+ words) A total of 9,343 purchases by new buyers of residential properties, including apartments, multifamily homes and officetels, were registered. Seoul’s 30-somethings are stretching their finances to the limit to get a foot on the property ladder, as soaring rents and fears…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (599+ words) Fast-rising earnings are pushing valuation multiples lower, but investors must judge whether those profits can endure. The author is a professor of Economics, Finance and Asset Management at Hanyang Cyber University. This is not happening because their share prices are…...

3+ day, 9+ min ago   (116+ words) Staff from the cosmetic brands featured at Musinsa Beauty store near Hongik University in Mapo District browse their products during a media event on Sept. 10. Barn swallows line power cables in Gangneung, Gangwon, as they prepare to migrate south for…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (374+ words) SK hynix and its union reached a revised wage agreement that raises the cash portion of performance bonuses to 50 percent after workers rejected the initial proposal. SK hynix's labor and management are taking a second shot at this year's wage…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (539+ words) A columnist argues that treating real estate as harmful and capital markets as productive overlooks how both can deepen inequality. The author is a professor of sociology at Seoul National University. But while the administration blames real estate for worsening…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (491+ words) A record budget and new "Future Response Fund" will push national debt past 1.5 quadrillion won ($1.12 trillion), leaving taxpayers to bear the eventual cost. The author is the economy news editor at the JoongAng Ilbo. But one entity says that it…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (308+ words) Korea's Fair Trade Commission docked a group of paper suppliers for colluding on prices from 2021 to 2025, and referred two companies to prosecutors. Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday imposed a combined fine of 3 billion won ($2.23 million) on six paper…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (339+ words) Shareholders elected Choi Yun-birm-backed Baek In-kyoo to the audit committee, expanding the chairman’s allies amid the MBK-Young Poong battle. Korea Zinc elected accounting and audit veteran Baek In-kyoo as a new member of its audit committee at its shareholder meeting…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (314+ words) The semiconductor-led boom could lift Korea into the $40,000 per capita GNI club, but youth unemployment threatens to widen the prosperity gap. Korea’s per capita gross national income (GNI) is poised to exceed $40,000 this year. Corporate earnings have risen sharply on…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (650+ words) Samsung Electronics and SK hynix gained as investors bet the new model will intensify demand for high-bandwidth memory chips. The launch of OpenAI’s newest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, has revived the bull case for memory demand, pushing shares of Samsung…...