Duk-Kun Byun

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- The head of the financial regulator said Friday that authorities will take additional measures to curb household debts if necessary.

SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors became net sellers of South Korean shares in August, ending their nine-month buying streak, data showed Friday.

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- The average lending rate of major banks in South Korea dropped...

SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency rate on loans extended by local banks rose fro...

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Senior financial officials of South Korea and Vietnam held a meeting and discussed bilateral cooperation, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said Thursday.

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- Sales of derivatives-linked securities in South Korea dropped sharply in the first half of the year, data showed Friday, following massive losses from derivative products tracking Chinese stocks.

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- The combined net profit of financial holding companies in South Korea grew from a year earlier in the first six months of the year thanks to a sharp increase in returns from their insurance business, data showed Friday.

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- Bond sales in South Korea rose sharply from a month earlier in September helped by an increase in corporate bond issues, data showed Thursday.

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- Household loans extended...

SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed higher for a third consecutive session Tuesday on advances by tech shares. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. greenback.