Lee Min-hyung joined The Korea Times in 2014 and has worked as a journalist mainly in Korea’s finance, tech and automotive industry. He specializes in content creation, breaking news and in-depth analysis currently on transportation and mobility. You can reach him via mhlee@koreatimes.co.kr.
Dealers on alert for KOSPI crash
Dealers at Hana Bank have lunch in front of computer monitors at its head office in Seoul, Friday, when the Korean stock market took a dive amid mounting fears over the spread of COVID-19. The Korea Exchange activated a circuit breaker on KOSPI and the secondary Kosdaq and halted trading for 20 minutes shortly after the markets opened with a big drop on Friday morning. Yonhap
By Lee Min-hyung