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Over 100 Hana Financial Group employees and their family members attended a group-organized volunteer campaign to help create portable braille teaching aids for the visually impaired, according to the group, Sunday. Braille is a six-dot code system that can be read by touch.
A working mother of two surnamed Kim said having food delivered is no longer an easy option for her.
Currency scalping refers to investors making a small profit after holding a sell or buy position for a very short time.
The richer people are, the more satisfied they are with their life and appearance, a Hana Financial Group report released Thursday showed. Rich people were more likely to appreciate family time and describe themselves as "goal-oriented."
Over nine out of 10 Korean adults believe married couples should pool their assets, a Kakao Pay survey released Tuesday found.
The prospect of a key rate cut by the Bank of Korea (BOK) is dimming, clouded by global commodity prices volatility, plunging Korean currency and slowing disinflation, market watchers said Tuesday.
Criticism is mounting against the main opposition party's move to railroad the provision of blanket per capita cash handouts of 250,000 won ($185) across the country.
More than 81 percent of Koreans are not prepared for retirement, a study showed Monday.
Discussions on the launch of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are poised to take center stage, propelled by the resounding victory of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) in the April 10 general elections. The main opposition ran on a platform that the issuance, listing and trading of spot bitcoin ETFs would be allowed.Further underpinning the optimism is the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s approved launch of spot bitcoin and ether, April 15 (local time).The Hong Kong development followed Jan. 10 (local time) approval of spot bitcoin ETFs by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Many Korean investors are waiting for Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) to join the global craze to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars this year.However, the FSC has yet to take steps to revise the Capital Markets Act whereby digital coins do not fall within the definition of “underlying assets,” and therefore are not recognized as valid asset classes.The DPK maintains the major financial issue of the party platf
The heads of financial groups and banks are rushing to increase holdings of their firm's stocks in a collective effort to boost share prices to maximize shareholder returns, market watchers said Friday. Buying back stocks reduces the number of total outstanding issues, raising dividends per share.