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Retail
Rolex resale prices tumble as the wealthy young tighten belts
The most sought-after luxury items such as Rolex watches and Chanel bags are selling at a much lower premium, or even below their original prices in...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Tourist arrival gap between S.Korea, Japan widens sharply
Since Japan resumed visa-free travel for South Koreans in October last year, South Koreans have been flocking to the neighboring country.But the num...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
KTO promotes travel to Korea in ITB Berlin
The Korea Tourism Organization announced on Monday its participation in ITB Berlin 2023, the world's largest tourism fair held in Berlin, Germany, f...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Dream Tour partners with Air France-KLM for eco-friendly fuel
On Monday, Hyundai Dream Tour, a travel company affiliated with Hyundai Department Store Group, announced a partnership with Air France-KLM to promo...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's credit card approval volume hit all-time high last year
The annual card approval amount in South Korea exceeded 1,000 trillion won ($811.4 billion) for the first time ever. This is largely because of "ret...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half
The full-scale resumption of overseas travel by people in South Korea has fueled the trend of "niche travelers" who travel abroad whenever they have...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Modetour signs agreement with mobility platform Danida
South Korea's travel agency network Modetour Network Inc. said Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with mobility platform Dan...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Travel sales for SE Asia, Japan sell out in South Korea
South Korean travelers are loosening their purse strings on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, with overseas travel sales for one of the biggest ho...
Jan 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan launches new Busan-Clark flight
Air Busan Co. began operating its first new flight route this year between Busan and Clark, the Philippines, and started a new leap forward in earne...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
MyRealTrip launches overseas lodging booking service
Travel app MyRealTrip said Wednesday that it is launching an overseas hotel booking service that allows users to search, book, and pay for more than...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea's int'l passenger traffic exceeds domestic for 1st time since pandemic
The volume of international passengers in South Korea has exceeded that of domestic flights for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pa...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korean Airlines increase flights in anticipation of travel boom
South Korean airlines launched extensive marketing activities such as increasing international flights and giving free tickets in preparation for mo...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
JSCO Holdings signs MOA with Philippines' nickel mining company
JSCO Holdings said on Thursday that it has signed a comprehensive memorandum of agreement (MOA) with EVE Mining & Development Corporation (EVM) ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean overseas card spending near 3-year high on resurgence in travel
Overseas card spending by residents in South Korea rose to a nearly three-year high in the third quarter as international travel surged with countri...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul reclaims spot as Japanese tourists' top destination after 11 yrs: HIS
Seoul has become the top destination for Japanese tourists for the first time since 2011, according to Japan’s leading travel agency HIS Gro...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja to expand overseas business with global partner
South Korea's tourism platform Yanolja is expanding its overseas air and travel operations.Yanolja Cloud, an artificial intelligence-based software ...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean Air soars with best quarterly results in its history
Korean Air is flying high after breaking its quarterly record for the second time this year thanks to growing profits from passenger flights as well...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US to allow Samsung, SK Hynix to import to China for 1 year
The Biden administration has decided to allow Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, to import ...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Q3 earnings disappoint on weak chip business
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, missed third-quarter earnings estimates on the weak semiconductor business and its ...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Falling won yet to cool Koreans’ fever for overseas travel
The South Korean won has continued its decline to hit lows not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on sustained concerns of an economic d...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban
South Korea's stock market tumbled to its lowest level in more than two years on Wednesday, as fears of a slowing global economy and rising inflatio...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
South Korea bans L&F from building a battery material plant in US
The South Korean government has banned L&F Co., a battery materials maker, from building a new plant in the US amid a controversy over the Infla...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea airlines to increase flights on eased COVID-19 rule
South Korean airlines plan to increase international flights by year-end as the country is set to ease the rule on COVID-19 for travelers in a move ...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS
BUSAN – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched the IONIQ 6, its first fully electric sedan, which it claims runs faster and boasts a longer range than...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT beefs up services for foreigners as travel bans ease
South Korea’s leading telecom operator KT Corp. will offer a broader range of services for foreign subscribers ahead of an expected surge in f...
Jul 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean duty-free shops hit by unfavorable exchange rate, limited inventory
The duty-free industry has been hoping that the end of COVID-19-related travel restrictions would help boost its sales. Even as international t...
Jun 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Brokerages sit on $5.3 bn of global alternative assets to sell down
Some major securities firms in South Korea are having difficulties with overseas alternative assets they have yet to sell down. The brokerage firm...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Leisure, airline stocks to shine as Japan sets to ease travel curbs
South Korea’s travel and airline stocks are expected to shine as Japan plans to ease its border controls in June. Korea’s Shinhan Inve...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free to open downtown store in Sydney
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free Co. is slated to open a downtown store in Sydney on May 5, after Australia reopened its international borders to forei...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Poongsan, Korea Zinc to benefit from rising raw material prices
South Korea’s non-ferrous metal smelters such as Korea Zinc Co. and Poongsan Corp. are set to benefit from rising prices of raw materials in t...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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