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Kakao Pay Securities is teaming up with US-based Dinari and Ondo Finance to explore offering tokenized Korean stocks to overseas investors, potentially opening a new channel into the country’s equity market. The brokerage signed memorandums of understanding with Dinari on Tuesday and Ondo Finance on Monday. The agreements cover sourcing Korean-listed shares, distributing them overseas and developing systems to issue and manage blockchain-based tokens linked to the stocks. Commercial launches rem
South Korea launched a three-week campaign to attract global investors Monday, pledging further capital market reforms as international investment firms stressed that lasting confidence would depend on consistent implementation. Jointly hosted by the Financial Services Commission and the Korea Exchange, “Korea Premium Weeks 2026” runs through Oct. 16 in Seoul and Busan, bringing together 42 organizations and 55 listed companies. Authorities plan to make the inaugural event an annual showcase for
With South Korea's stock market having been the world’s most volatile earlier this year, questions are growing over whether the country's sidecar, a five-minute halt on program trading, remains effective. Sidecars, a key market safeguard, have been triggered far more frequently this year than ever before. The benchmark Kospi has seen 49 sidecar activations, nearly double the 26 recorded in 2008 at the height of the global financial crisis. The secondary Kosdaq has also seen 32 sidecar interrupti
Kakao Group is expanding partnerships with companies including Southeast Asian superapp Grab, leading Thai financial technology group SCBX and South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance as it prepares to build a won-based stablecoin ecosystem. The South Korean technology group, which includes Kakao, KakaoBank and Kakao Pay, said on Wednesday it aimed to establish a value chain covering the issuance, distribution, payment and transfer of won-denominated stablecoins once the country introduces a regulator
The Korea Exchange's newly launched after-hours market has seen high levels of volatility in its first week, amid relatively thin liquidity and a high concentration of retail investors. According to the KRX, an average of 54.85 million shares, worth 1.1 trillion won ($811 million), changed hands each day in during the 4-8 p.m. after-hours market from Sept. 14 to Friday, accounting for 4.6 percent of total market trading value. During the period, a total of 5,354 volatility interruptions — measur
NC is stepping up its global expansion with a two-track strategy tailored to regional markets, introducing Astrae Oratio in Japan while preparing Aion 2 for a broader international release. The South Korean game publisher showcased Astrae Oratio at the Tokyo Game Show, held Thursday to Monday at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. NC operated a dedicated booth and unveiled the title’s first playable demo to local gamers. Developed by Japanese studio Dynamis One and published globally by NC, Astrae O
Daewoo Engineering & Construction is expanding its global energy business across nuclear power, liquefied natural gas and infrastructure projects, building on five decades of overseas operations, the company said Tuesday. The builder is targeting opportunities across Europe, the Middle East and emerging Asian markets as it broadens its portfolio beyond conventional construction into energy and technology-linked infrastructure. Chairman Jung Won-ju met Hanoi Mayor Vu Dai Thang in Seoul on Sept. 8
The Korean won's brief advance into the 1,330s has quickly unwound, with the currency weakening past 1,388 per dollar Monday, losing nearly 50 won to the dollar in less than two weeks as renewed US tightening concerns and foreign stock selling have brought the 1,400 level back into view. Analysts see room for the won to weaken back above 1,400, but say such a move would not by itself signal renewed instability, with Korea's current account surplus and exporter dollar selling providing a buffer a
Hana Bank issued a $100 million digital bond through Euroclear's blockchain platform, completing the transaction on the same day in a first for Korea's foreign currency bond market. The five-year bond was issued Friday using Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, or D-FMI, which processes the issuance, registration and settlement of securities on a distributed ledger, the bank said Monday. The offering achieved T+0 settlement, with bond allocations and payments completed on the iss
An agreement expected this week concerning South Korea’s $200 billion US investment commitment remains uncertain, as Seoul and Washington seek to resolve differences over nuclear projects, funding schedules and how to share investment risks. Signs of strain emerged when the Industry Ministry postponed a briefing to lawmakers on the first project under the plan, fueling speculation that negotiations had stalled. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun played down concerns about a rift before departing for Wash
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