February 29, 2024

Banks’ lending rate down for 2nd month in January

Banks’ loan rate declined for the second straight month in January, as the central bank has frozen its key rate for months amid easing inflation and an economic slowdown, data showed Thursday.

The average lending rate of banks applied to new loans la…

Celltrion Q4 net income down 99.4 pct to 453 mln won

Celltrion Inc. on Thursday reported its fourth-quarter net income of 453 million won (US$340,218), down 99.4 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the October-December period fell 81.7 percent …

Banned preservatives found in kids’ clay products from China

Some kids’ clay products imported from China turned out to contain illegal preservatives, the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) said Thursday.

The KCA selected 17 clay products, including nine from China, available through online platforms in South Korea a…

SK Group chief set to lead biz lobby KCCI for second term

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Thursday was set to head the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), a major South Korean business lobby, for a second term.

The Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a general meeting and unanimously re…

S. Korea’s real household income inches up amid inflation

Household income added 3.9 percent on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, but inflation-adjusted real income through wages and business operations fell for the first time in more than a year, data showed Thursday.

The average household earned 5.02 mi…