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Barred at home, Korea Inc. trials overseas stablecoin shortcut for faster cross-border payments

Companies are using offshore affiliates to speed cross-border payments as Korea's stablecoin rules remain unfinished.

2026.10.6

Korea seeks Azerbaijan's backing for Korean firms in development projects

At their first policy consultation in four years, Seoul urged Baku to support greater Korean participation in infrastructure and development projects while expanding broader bilateral ties.

2026.6.18

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Corporate headquarters in downtown Seoul [Yonhap]

Number of 'marginal firms' jumps nearly 24% in 2 years

The number of Korean firms unable to service their debts with earnings soared nearly 24 percent in 2021 from two years earlier amid the prolonged coronavirus outbreak, a report showed Tuesday.

2022.9.13

An SK bioscience researcher conducts tests to develop a Covid-19 vaccine at the company's lab. [SK BIOSCIENCE]

[REPORTER'S DIARY] Making Korea into real biopharmaceutical powerhouse

Korea has its own Covid-19 vaccine as SKYCovione, developed by SK bioscience, won use approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety last week.

2022.7.7

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Korean Minister of Trade, Indusstry and Energy at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul on Saturday in attending the U.S.-Korea Business Roundtable. [MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND ENERGY]

Business roundtable focuses on cooperation and investment

During a business roundtable held Saturday, Korean and U.S. companies agreed to increase investment and strengthen cooperation to stabilize the supply of key goods.

2022.5.21

Korean National Tax Service Commissioner Kim Dae-ji, left, poses with Director General of the General Department of Taxation of Vietnam Cao Anh Tuan in Seoul on Monday. [NATIONAL TAX SERVICE]

Korea, Vietnam discuss use of tech to collect taxes

This year is the 30th anniversary of Korea and Vietnam establishing diplomatic relations. The heads of their tax agencies have met frequently since 2003.

2022.4.4

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Nike successfully changed its image in 20 years. After a photo of a 12-year-old Pakistani boy sewing a soccer ball was published in Life magazine in 1996, the American sporting goods company was criticized for exploiting child...

2020.12.6

Vice Chairman Kwon Tae-shin of the Korea Federation of Industries speaks to the press. [YONHAP]

Big business says legislative revisions are a big problem

Six business associations have jointly criticized a set of legislative amendments that could soon become law.

2020.9.16

Korean exporters warned to monitor Indian trade restrictions

Korean companies need to keep close tabs on India's anti-dumping rules and other trade remedies to protect its domestic industries, a report said Tuesday.

2020.9.15

More firms buy back shares to stabilize prices in wake of Covid-19

Korea has seen a spike in the number of listed firms that have decided to buy back their own shares this year to stabilize share prices amid the coronavirus fallout, data showed Tuesday.

2020.7.21