Gangwon Special Self-governing Province
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS to develop AI platform of S.Korean government
South Korea’s LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of LG Corp., announced on Sunday that it plans to develop a government-wide hyperscal...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s bond sales up in February; corporate bonds remain buoyant
Bond sales in South Korea amounted to 71.8 trillion won ($54.4 billion) in February, 12.4% up from a month prior, according to a report from the Kor...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea probes AliExpress as Chinese e-commerce threat grows
South Korea’s antitrust body launched a probe into alleged violations of consumer protection regulations by China’s AliExpress, as Chine...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s inflation rebounds, BOK to keep interest rates in H1
South Korea’s headline inflation rebounded in February from a six-month low on higher prices of oil and agricultural products, adding to expec...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Mirae Asset to sell Korean treasuries to retail investors
The South Korean government on Monday tapped Mirae Asset Securities Co. as the brokerage chosen to sell treasury bonds, the sale of which will be la...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis applies 1,200 future mobility patents in 2023
Hyundai Mobis has strengthened its competitiveness in future mobility by filing numerous patents in the electric and autonomous driving fields.The c...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
NPS to invest up to $8.2 bn in undervalued Korean stocks
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is expected to invest up to 11 trillion won ($8.2 ...
Mar 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea announces measures to upvalue local shares
The South Korean financial regulator announced basic guidelines under the so-called corporate value-up program on Monday, with measures to boost the...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Tobacco maker KT&G names its COO as final CEO candidate
South Korea’s KT&G Corp., the world’s leading tobacco maker, appointed its Chief Operating Officer Bang Kyung-man as the final candi...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to up the ante on small modular reactor foundry business
South Korea will nurture the small modular reactor (SMR) foundry business to revive the country’s nuclear power industry by rolling back the p...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis to supply Hadlima to US government
South Korea’s Samsung Bioepis and the US-based Organon, the local partner company of Samsung group's biopharmaceutical research and developmen...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Kia team up with KAIST on self-driving car sensor
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, have joined hands with the nation's top national research university to...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
State intervention in HSCEI-tied ELS sale debacle could backfire: scholars
South Korea’s economics scholars oppose government-led countermeasures, including compensation packages, to handle mounting retail investor lo...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean government seeks to lower streaming service rates
The South Korean government is seeking to lower the country’s video streaming service, or over-the-top (OTT) media service, rates as part of i...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korean stock market volatility up since short-selling ban
The South Korean stock market has seen increased volatility and few rallies over the past three months, in sharp contrast to government hopes that i...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to supply Remsima SC, Yuflyma to Norway
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will supply its autoimmune disease treatments Remsima SC (infliximab) and Yuflyma, the...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Aptiv to cut stake in Motional, self-driving JV with Hyundai
Aptiv PLC, a US autonomous driving technology company, has decided to reduce a significant portion of its stake in Motional, a self-driving tec...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Daewoo E&C teams up with Chinese company on wind power generation
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with China Communications Construction Compa...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea rejects BlackRock’s $7.5 bn wind farm project
South Korea has slammed the brakes on BlackRock’s offshore wind farm project worth around 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion), citing financing unc...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea unveils next-gen howitzer plans for defense exports
South Korea introduced plans for the development of next-generation self-propelled howitzers to its existing customers as the country aims to foster...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s ELS market to stagnate after HSCEI debacle: KOFIA chairman
The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) will go all out to minimize any adverse effects on the South Korean financial market from an anti...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG ask US to ease EV tax benefit requirements
South Korean electric vehicle and battery makers including Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have asked the US to ease requirements fo...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial to bolster private banking service: chairman
Woori Financial Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest financial holding company, will reinforce its wealth management service for high-net-worth...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea to scrap capital gains taxes on financial products
South Korea will scrap a plan to impose taxes on capital gains from financial products for all shareholders and further lower securities transaction...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its 2024 model "The Frame" TV became the first display to receive "Artful Color Certification" fro...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to invest $845 million to expand India’s Talegaon plant
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will invest 70 billion Indian rupees ($845 million) to expand and upgrade its Indian car manufac...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chair, board under investigation ahead of new CEO selection
Police in Seoul have launched a probe into South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Choi Jeong-woo and the company's boa...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea’s top regulator detects more foreigners’ naked shorting
South Korea’s top financial regulator is detecting more circumstances of naked short-selling worth tens of millions of dollars by foreign inve...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
LG to unveil integrated self-driving, infotainment platform
LG Electronics Inc. and Magna International Inc. have jointly developed an automotive electronics platform that integrates LG’s infotainment t...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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