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Seoul's Housing Market Enters a Cooling Phase, Yet Rental Strains and Skyrocketing One-Room Rents Deepen Urban Housing Anxiety

SEOUL — While Seoul’s apartment sales market is showing initial signs of taking a breather after a prolonged rally, the city's rental sector is moving in the opposite direction, intens
Japan’s Three Megabanks to Skip Third Batch of U.S. Semiconductor Investments Amid Dollar Funding Squeeze

TOKYO — In a notable shift in cross-border financing, Japan’s three major financial institutions have decided to step back from participating in the upcoming wave of U.S.-bound investments

Companies Stating Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans Borrowed Money Cheaper

As global greenhouse gas emissions show little sign of slowing down, the United Nations has warned that the global average temperature could rise by 2.8°C compared to pre-industrial levels. The 1.

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Shinan Financial Group Embraces Lotte Non-Life Insurance... The 'Capital Bill' Awaiting Post-Acquisition: Shinhan Financial Group is stepping up its non-life insurance business through the acquisition of Lotte Non-Life Insurance. The mo ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.10.14

National Tax Service Unveils YouTuber Incomes for the First Time: Top 10% Earn 143.18 Million Won vs. Bottom 10% Earn 90,000 Won: Donation incomes of YouTubers and other media content creators have been disclosed to the public for the first time. This year, 2 ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.14

Lee Jae-yong Receives 11.16 Million Samsung Electronics Shares as Gift from Hong Ra-hee… Stake Rises from 1.58% to 1.75%: SEOUL — Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is set to receive approximately 2.6 trillion won ($1.9 billion) worth of c ...; Desk 2026.10.13

Samsung Electronics Enters the 100 Trillion Won Quarterly Operating Profit Era: Samsung Electronics has ushered in the era of a 100 trillion won quarterly operating profit. A quarterly operating profit of 100 ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.10.11

Chungcheongnam-do to Inspect Exclusive Insurance Policies for Collecting Foreigners' Arrears: Chungcheongnam-do announced on the 8th that it will check exclusive insurance policies subscribed to by foreign workers and procee ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.09

"Exchange Rate to Drop Further": Won-Dollar Falls to 1,330 Won Range as Exporters Begin Selling Dollars: Korea Investment & Securities forecasted on the 8th that the recent decline of the won-dollar exchange rate into the 1,330 won ...; Yongwon Ko Senior Reporter 2026.10.08

Bitcoin Surges 40% Over 3 Months: Will the Rally Continue?: After struggling throughout the first half of the year, Bitcoin has rebounded sharply in the third quarter, sparking market-wide i ...; Kim Sungmoon Reporter 2026.10.08

Chungnam Province Offers Up to 50% Interest Subsidy on Jeonse Loans for Young Adults: In an effort to ease the housing cost burden for young adults and help them secure stable living conditions, Chungnam Province ann ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.08

"Ship King" Kwon Hyuk Submits 400 Billion Won Repayment Plan to Settle 15-Year Tax Arrears: SEOUL — South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has made a major breakthrough in recovering delinquent taxes from hig ...; Hwang Sujin Reporter 2026.10.07

Rising Fuel Surcharges on Domestic Flights Deal Fresh Blow to Jeju Tourism: SEOUL — Domestic air travelers, particularly those heading to Jeju Island, are facing mounting financial pressure as domesti ...; Kim Young Min Reporter 2026.10.07

Jeju Farmers Sigh Over Air Cargo Fare Hikes: While rising global oil prices have increased the burden of airfares for Jeju residents and tourists, local farmers who ship agric ...; Hee Chan Kim Reporter 2026.10.07

South Korea’s Foreign Reserves Shrink by Over $1.7B in a Month Due to U.S. Investment Remittances: South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by more than $1.7 billion in a single month, returning to a downward trend ...; Yim Kwangsoo Correspondent 2026.10.06

Foreigners Net Sell 1.7 Trillion Won; KOSPI Surrenders 7,000 Mark While KOSDAQ Surges Nearly 3%: The KOSPI surrendered the 7,000 mark as foreign investors net-sold over 1.7 trillion won. While large-cap semiconductor stocks suc ...; Desk 2026.10.06

Major Conglomerate Chiefs See Combined Q3 Stock Wealth Drop by Over 18 Trillion Won, Led by Lee Jae-yong, Chey Tae-won, and Euisun Chung: The stock wealth of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong plummeted by 13.1984 trillion won (a 22.3% decrease) in the third ye ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.10.06

Gov't: "Over 90% of November Crude Oil Secured… Naphtha Also Above 90%": The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it has secured more than 90% of its crude oil volume for November compar ...; Yim Kwangsoo Correspondent 2026.10.06

"South Korea's Virtual Asset Economy Reaches 600 Trillion Won… Largest in East Asia": Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis announced on the 6th that South Korea's virtual asset economy is estimated at $449.1 billion ...; KO YONG-CHUL Reporter 2026.10.06

12 Countries' IPs Targeted Financial Sector… FSS Identifies 19 'Attack Addresses': Financial authorities are known to have identified 19 internet protocol (IP) addresses related to financial sector hacking attacks ...; Desk 2026.10.06

Euro Hits 17-Month Low as Political and Fiscal Instability in France and Elsewhere Shakes Bond Markets: Driven by political and fiscal instability in major European countries including France and a surge in energy prices, the value of ...; Eugenio Rodolfo Sanabria Reporter 2026.10.05

“As It Rose Over 20% in a Month, It's Climbing Even Higher”… ETFs Lead Semiconductor Rally Beyond Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix: Driven by expanded artificial intelligence (AI) investments and growing expectations for increased semiconductor facility investme ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2026.10.05

Commercial Land Unsold for 19 Years... LH Unsold Land Scale Records 21.9 Trillion Won: The scale of unsold business land held by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) that has not been sold to the private sector ...; Kim Young Min Reporter 2026.10.03

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