FSS to stop illegal short selling through new detection system

Korea’s financial watchdog is developing a monitoring system designed to detect illegal stock short selling in an attempt to root out the practice.

2024-04-25

The naked and the cold

Some 600 runners brave subzero temperatures as the mercury dropped to minus 12 degrees Celsius (10 degrees Fahrenheit) Sunday morning to take part in the annual “naked marathon” at Daegwallyeong Pass in Pyeongchang, Gangwon.

2024-01-28

Two investment banks to face penalties for $40 million worth of illegal short selling

Korea’s financial watchdog reported new cases of naked short selling by two additional global investment banks worth 54 billion won ($42 million).

2024-01-15

Pentagon's Kino starts anew with new agency and concert

Kino of boy band Pentagon will start a new chapter in his career with his own agency and new music.

2023-12-15

HSBC, BNP Paribas may face criminal charges over short selling

BNP Paribas and HSBC may face criminal charges in Korea for the naked short selling they allegedly conducted in the country as FSS seeks to impose the heaviest penalty possible.

2023-10-17

Kyuhyun of Super Junior to co-host season 2 of 'Naked World History'

Super Junior member Kyuhyun has been named as the new host for the second season of tvN’s “Naked World History,” the cable channel announced Friday. Kyuhyun will join Eun Ji-won and Lee Hye-sung on the new season which is set air ...

2021-05-21