Corporate direct financing in South Korea rose significantly from a month earlier in September on a sharp rise in debt sales, data showed Tuesday.

Local companies raised a combined 31.6 trillion won (US$23 billion) last month by selling stocks and bo…

President Yoon Suk Yeol has said he would consider appropriate measures if ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon tells him “who is causing what problems,” an official said Tuesday, amid criticism over presidential officials close to first lady Kim Keon He…