October 22, 2024

K-pop legend Cho Yong-pil to drop 20th studio album

South Korean music legend Cho Yong-pil will make a monumental return with the release of his 20th full-length album, aptly titled “20,” on Tuesday.

The highly anticipated album marks the 74-year-old artist’s first studio album in 11 years.

Leading t…

Seoul shares end lower on Samsung woes; won slips for 7th day

Seoul shares closed lower Tuesday as Samsung and other market heavyweights came under heavy selling following overnight losses on Wall Street. The Korean won continued to slip against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index f…

Corporate direct financing jumps nearly 60 pct on-month in Sept.

Corporate direct financing in South Korea rose significantly from a month earlier in September on a sharp rise in debt sales, data showed Tuesday.

Local companies raised a combined 31.6 trillion won (US$23 billion) last month by selling stocks and bo…