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North Korea
North Korea fires three missiles after Biden ends Asia trip
TOKYO — North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday that flew only briefly before landing in the sea east o...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea President Yoon to hold emergency meeting over won
South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol called an emergency meeting as the won currency tumbled to its weakest level since the 2008-09 globa...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea’s new president offers Pyongyang economic aid for denuclearization
SEOUL—South Korea’s new president said he would keep the door open for dialogue with North Korea and provide support for its fragile econo...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Yoon admin to launch special startup-support track
The incoming Yoon Suk-yeol administration will lend extra support to the startup ecosystem – biotech and artificial intelligence firms in part...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to scrap ambitious 2050 renewable energy target
South Korea’s incoming government will scrap the country’s ambitious goals of expanding renewable energy sources to 70% of the electrici...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai E&C, Holtec sign nuclear power plant decommissioning deal
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is tapping into the US nuclear power plant dismantlement market by expanding its partnership with Holtec ...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Blue house brawl: South Korea spars over where next president will live
SEOUL—South Korea’s political division runs so deep now that the country can’t agree where the next president should liv...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Shares of cement makers firm up despite higher coal prices
Shares in South Korean cement suppliers have performed well in a rangebound market, despite soaring prices of bituminous coal, their raw material.Co...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Suresofttech wins deal to verify NuScale’s mini reactor software
Suresofttech Co., a South Korean developer of verification tools for software quality, has won a deal to check a key system in small-size reactors m...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
President-elect pledges to build S.Korea as 'pivotal' global power
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledges to build South Korea into what he dubs a global 'pivotal' power that contributes to freedom, peace, and prospe...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean builders, tech stocks rally after election
The South Korean stock market rose across the board on Thursday, reacting positively to the election of former prosecutor generator Yoon Suk-yeol as...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's president-elect Yoon vows deregulation, tax cuts
Former prosecutor general Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday was elected South Korea's next president, pledging drastic deregulation and investor-friendly m...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
President-elect Yoon pledges drastic deregulation, with one exception
Conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected South Korea's next president on Wednesday, narrowly beating liberal contender Lee Jae-myung from th...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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China stocks
Korean money flows to China exceed investment in North America
South Korean money inflows to Chinese stocks exceeded investment in North America as sluggish US shares spurred investors to bet on a recovery in th...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to invest in overseas data centers and warehouses
Korea Post will increase its alternative investment from 13.6 trillion won ($11.3 billion) at the end-2021 to 16.7 trillion won ($13.9 billion) in 2...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao buys Asia fantasy fiction platform giant Wuxiaworld
South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment Corp. has bought the world’s top Asian fantasy web novel platform Wuxiaworld, based in the US, to expa...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership Change
Hyundai to replace design, R&D presidents for future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, may replace its presidents of design as well as research and development in a bold leadershi...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s mid-tier executive reshuffle: More female and foreign faces
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday carried out its year-end reshuffle of mid-tier executives, marked by the highest number of promotions for female...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Costa Rican president: His family K-drama fans, seeks joint production
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada has praised South Korean movies such as the Oscar-winning Parasite and drama series such as Squid Game...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s Nuri: Mission unaccomplished, but one step closer to space
South Korea has launched its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri, but failed to put a satellite into orbit, thwarting its bid ...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market
South Korea’s Hyosung Group is looking to the US market for growth as the textile and chemicals conglomerate is expanding facilities in Americ...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Hynix to set up US NAND firm led by Intel’s senior vice president
SK Hynix that took over Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business plans to set up a new company in the United States. Intel’s senior vice ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
GS Energy to create renewable JV with Spain’s Iberdrola
South Korea’s leading oil and gas company GS Energy Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Holdings, and Spain’s largest utility company...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI mulls EV battery JV in US; partnership with global automaker
Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea’s top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering launching a battery production joint venture i...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Young, female, foreign: Hyundai Motor Group’s new BOD
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, under its new leader Chung Euisun, is seeking changes on its board of directors, the group's top business d...
Feb 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Michael Breen on Korean Peninsula
Why a Biden presidency means more of the same with North Korea
If the Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden wins the US presidential election next month, as the polls suggest he will, many things will change. The g...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect vows heavy govt spending
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending such as cas...
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Business & Politics
HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect Lee vows cash handouts
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending including c...
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HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect vows heavy govt spending
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending such as cash ...
1 MINUTES AGO
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HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect Lee vows cash handouts
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending including cas...
1 MINUTES AGO