South Korea

K-pop agency JYP’s shares soar after groups announce tender offer for up to 50% stake

2026-10-27T12:41:45.000Z
South Korea has transformed from the year’s hottest major market into the world’s cheapest, with valuations falling to roughly half of Indonesia’s.

Goldman cuts Kospi 12-month target by 25% as AI trade unravels

2026-10-25T10:57:12.000Z
US President Donald Trump, the only US president to have met a North Korean leader, has been eager to jump-start talks with North Korea.

US, South Korean officials estimate little chance of Trump-Kim meeting this year

2026-10-23T12:29:10.000Z
BOK governor Shin Hyun-song said: “We will refine our own thinking and continue to conduct monetary policy with an open mind.”

Bank of Korea holds rates; upbeat outlook points to future hikes

2026-10-22T05:41:11.000Z
The United Nations estimates the world wasted 1.1 billion tonnes of food in 2022, even as 783 million people faced hunger.

South Korea solved its food waste problem by making recycling irritating

2026-10-14T23:00:00.000Z
Individual investors, a key force behind Kospi’s 100 per cent rally in the first half of 2026, remain elusive following the July rout.

South Korea’s once-hot AI stocks struggle for buyers as doubts grow over memory-chip boom

2026-10-11T03:52:45.000Z
The DRX team celebrating its win at the 2022 League of Legends World Championship. The e-sports firm intends to open a physical office in Singapore by year-end.

South Korean e-sports firm DRX to crown Singapore as base for S-E Asia push

2026-10-09T06:00:00.000Z
CrowdStrike said it made the assessment "with moderate confidence” based on the use of the Chinese-developed tool and Chinese-language prompts.

China-based suspect in South Korea bank hacks used AI, Claude tools: CrowdStrike report

2026-10-08T04:34:02.000Z
President Lee Jae-myung has called for South Korea to use its innovative edge to position itself at the forefront of the global green economy.

South Korea unveils US$747 billion energy transition plan through 2035

2026-10-07T09:04:01.000Z
Taiwan’s Taiex is up 72% in 2026, the current top performer of Bloomberg-tracked indices; South Korea’s Kospi ranks second, with gains of about 65%.

‘Diverging’ trajectories: Taiwan dethrones South Korea atop global markets as AI trade widens

2026-10-07T03:25:27.000Z