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Oct 28, 2015 PM EDT - Diana Tomale

M&A Activity In South Korea Hits Record High At 885 Deals This Year At 84.3 Billion Dollars

An international financial software company reveals that South Korea's M&A activity hits a record high this year up to date at 885 deals, amounting to $84.3 billion and surpassing last year's $84 billion.

Oct 14, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korean Won Rises On Its Strongest Rate Since July Amid Possibility Of A Delay In Federal Reserve Interest Rate Hike

On Monday, the South Korean won closed at 1,143.5 per dollar after expectations of a delayed U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike until the following year.

Sep 11, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

South Korea’s Export Plunges 14.7 Percent In August In Its Eighth Month Consecutive Decline, According To The Trade Ministry

South Korea's exports have reportedly dropped by 14.7 percent in August due to the slowdown in its largest export market China.

Sep 09, 2015 AM EDT - Czarelli Tuason

President Park Guen Hye Says South Korean Economy Needs A 'Major Surgery'

In a speech on Sunday by South Korean President Park Guen Hye, she announced plans on boosting the economic growth of the country after saying that it needed "major surgery."