The Korea Pulse
- Canada Picks Germany's TKMS Over Korea in $43 Billion Submarine Race
Canada has chosen Germany's TKMS over Korea's Hanwha Ocean as preferred builder for its next-generation submarine fleet, a deal worth up to 60 trillion won. Read more →
- Five KOSDAQ Firms Approve Third-Party Share Sales in a Single Day
On July 6, five KOSDAQ-listed companies disclosed third-party allocation rights offerings totaling about 74 billion won, signaling a burst of private placement Read more →
- Gyeonggi and Incheon Apartments Trade Across a Wide Price Band in Early July 2026
Early-July 2026 registry filings show apartments in Seongnam, Suwon, Incheon and Yongin trading from 270 million to 1.38 billion won. Read more →
- Korea's Biopharma Makes Its Case at BIO USA 2026
Korean drugmakers from SK Biopharm to DXVX used BIO USA 2026 to court partners across CDMO, clinical analytics and licensing pipelines. Read more →
- KOSPI Plunges 8%, Triggering Circuit Breaker as Index Sinks Below 7,500
South Korea's KOSPI crashed roughly 8% intraday, breaching the 8,000 and then 7,500 levels and forcing an emergency circuit-breaker trading halt. Read more →
- Seoul Metro Apartment Trades Point to a Split Market in Mid-2026
Ministry of Land data from late June–early July 2026 shows Hanam and Seoul apartments clearing 1.4–1.6 billion won while Songdo and Yongin stall near 600–900 mi Read more →
- Three KOSDAQ Firms File Same-Day Capital Moves on July 7
Winhitech, JS Link and Booster each disclosed capital-structure actions on July 7 — two third-party share sales and one bonus issue on the KOSDAQ market. Read more →
- Four KOSDAQ Firms Unveil Third-Party Share Sales in Single-Day Wave
On July 6, four KOSDAQ-listed companies disclosed third-party allotment share issues raising a combined 54 billion won, with KPM Tech's stake purchase confirmed Read more →
- Korea Moves to 24-Hour FX Trading in Bid to Globalize the Won
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol calls round-the-clock won trading a "starting point" for the currency's global rise and a more attractive Korean capital market. Read more →
- Korea Picks Gwangju Air Base Site for Honam Semiconductor Cluster
South Korea will build its Honam semiconductor cluster on the Gwangju military airport site, a project press reports peg at 800 trillion won. Read more →
- Korea to Create 'Future Response Fund' From Semiconductor Tax Windfall
Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik says Korea will channel surplus semiconductor tax revenue into a new fund for future generations. Read more →
- Korea to Split Car-Crash Complaint Handling Between Insurers' Body and FSS
From September, Korea's insurance association will handle car-accident fault-ratio and poor-service complaints, while the FSS keeps formal disputes. Read more →