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Bank loans soar as Kospi surge fuels fear of missing out

Individual investors are tapping bank credit lines to buy stocks as the Kospi hits successive record highs, pushing borrowing balances at Korea's five largest banks to their highest level in more than three years.

2026.5.10

SK hynix's Icheon headquarters in Gyeonggi on Oct. 29, 2025. [YONHAP]

SK hynix set to overtake Samsung after posting record $33.1B profit in 2025

SK hynix posted an all-time high operating profit of 47.21 trillion won ($33.1 billion) in 2025, more than double the previous year's figure, as the company fully capitalized on an AI-driven memory supercycle that boosted demand and pricing power.

2026.1.28

Most popular

Foreign workers at Samsung Heavy Industries stop by an Asian market to buy food after finishing their work in Geoje, South Gyeongsang on June 5. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

Korea sees record 1.1 million foreign workers in 2025

The number of foreign workers in Korea surpassed 1.1 million in 2025 to reach a record high, while the proportion of employed international students also rose sharply, a survey showed Thursday.

2025.12.18

Bitcoin passes 100 million won Monday

An electronic signboard at a cryptocurrency exchange in southern Seoul shows that the price of bitcoin surpassed 100 million won ($76,000) during a trading session Monday.

2024.3.11

People wait in line to receive tests at a Covid-19 testing station in front of Seoul City Hall in central Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

[THINK ENGLISH] 코로나19 확진자 역대 최다 7000명 넘어

New Covid-19 infections soared past 7,000 for the first time Wednesday, signaling that the pandemic's fourth wave is only getting worse, with the number of critically ill patients also reaching a record high.

2021.12.14

People stand in line to receive tests at a Covid-19 testing station in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Covid cases soar past 7,000, an all-time record

2021.12.8

Medical staff in protective gear unload a patient infected with Covid-19 at the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Seobuk Hospital in Eunpyeong District, northern Seoul, on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Infections hit another daily record: 5,123

Korea posted record-high daily Covid-19 cases of 5,123 Wednesday even before it has to deal with the new Omicron variant that is believed to be more contagious.

2021.12.1

Never higher

Seoul's main bourse hit an all-time high Thursday of 3,286.10, up 0.3 percent from the previous trading day. The Kospi also reached a new record intra-trading level, 3,292.27.

2021.6.24

Record breaking

A digital screen at Hana Bank's dealing room in central Seoul shows the Kospi hit a record high Thursday closing at 3,160.84, up 46.29 points, or 1.49 percent, from the previous trading day.

2021.1.21