Debt-fueled bets are turbocharging the South Korean stock market as Kospi jumps 8%

News that Samsung management had managed to negotiate successfully with labor unions prompted a rally in South Korean stocks, ...

South Korea Set to Reduce Debt Sales in June as Bonds Slump

South Korea will cut its debt issuance in June, the finance ministry said, as the government steps up its defense of the bond ...

I'm 40 and $300,000 in debt after my startup failed. I'm living on $10 a day in South Korea.

A South Korean man shares how he survives on $10 a day while carrying $300,000 in debt after his business collapsed.
NBC Chicago

South Korea has a big household debt problem. The country's unique rental system may be to blame

Central banks, by and large, have one overarching mandate: to ensure price stability and control inflation in a country. Policymakers in South Korea need to contend with another responsibility: ...

Korea's budget chief rebuts IMF debt alarm, bets on growth

South Korea's budget minister pushed back against the International Monetary Fund's warning over the country's rising debt ...
Bloomberg L.P.

South Korea’s Latest Debt Wreck Faces Creditor Vote Thursday

Taeyoung Engineering & Construction, the distressed developer that’s raised the threat of more project finance crises in South Korea, faces a creditor vote Thursday on its restructuring plan. The ...
Reuters

Amid nuclear standoff, frozen North Korea debt untradeable due to sanctions

LONDON (Reuters) - Once seen as an opportunity for investors to position themselves for a future North Korean turnaround, the country's rarely traded defaulted debt may move further into the twilight ...