February 21, 2024

Lim Yunchan to release 1st album under Decca Classics in April

SEOUL, Pianist Lim Yunchan, the youngest winner ever to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will release his first album under the Decca Classics record label, Universal Music Group said Wednesday.

The album, “Chopin: Etudes,” will c…

S. Korea to ease FX regulations for foreign investors

SEOUL, South Korea will allow offshore investors’ overdrafts of Korean currency over the course of their foreign exchange transactions as part of efforts to improve their convenience in stock and bond trading here and promote investment, the finance m…

Civic group files complaint against striking trainee doctors

SEOUL, A civic group filed a complaint Wednesday against trainee doctors, who have collectively resigned over the planned hike in medical school enrollment quotas, and leaders of a doctors’ association, asking police to investigate them for violating …

DP vows to allow bitcoin-based ETFs

SEOUL, The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) vowed Wednesday to allow bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds (ETF) as part of campaign pledges ahead of the April elections.

The DP seeks to improve investors’ access to financial products based on vir…

Facebook founder Zuckerberg to visit S. Korea this month

SEOUL, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is planning to visit South Korea at the end of this month in what would be his first visit to the country in more than 10 years, officials said Wednesday.

The details of his itinerary are not yet known, but the…