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  • Korean stock market
    Korea's KEDI-based ETFs boom; net assets double in 2 months

    South Korean exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking KEDI, an index set created by The Korea Economic Daily, are booming on growin...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Venture capital
    Korea Investment, most generous venture capitalist in H1

    Korea Investment Partners Co. spent the most on local startups among venture capitalists in the first half, while South Korean g...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Commodities
    Korea to punish copper scrap traders for illegal exports

    BUSAN -- South Korea is set to punish copper scrap traders, mostly Chinese-operated, for illegal exports as nonferrous metal sec...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    Korea’s Mirae Asset to open AI business unit in New York

    Mirae Asset Group, the pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry, plans to set up an artificial intelligence business ...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Economy
    Korea’s household debt hits record high on mortage loans

    South Korea’s household debt hit a record high in the second quarter as the domestic housing market started to recover and...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Retail
    BGF Retail’s CU looks beyond Kazakhstan deep into Central Asia

    Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country 27 times the area of South Korea, did not have any modernized convenience stores until early...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Batteries
    EcoPro BM, GEM cement partnership for nickel, precursors

    EcoPro BM Co., a South Korean cathode materials producer, said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Construction
    HD Hyundai Infracore to supply construction equipment to Saudi Arabia

    South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract to supply 100 excavators and wheel loaders...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Beauty & Cosmetics
    Amorepacific's Hera enters Thai market

    South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that its premium color cosmetics brand Hera opened its first store on Aug...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean startups
    Asan Nanum Foundation revamps fund management

    The Asan Nanum Foundation, a nonprofit foundation set up in 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hyundai founder Chung Ju...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Airlines
    S.Korea to launch sustainable biojet fuel initiative

    South Korea will require airlines to replace a portion of their jet fuel with environmentally friendly alternatives such as cook...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Pension funds
    NPS signals more say in Hanmi Pharmaceutical's family feud

    South Korea’s National Pension Service is indicating more active involvement in the management of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Gro...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Banking & Finance
    Shinhan Card tops S.Korea's EPG ranking for financial institutions

    South Korea's Shinhan Card said on Monday it was ranked as the leading company in the domestic financial sector in an environmen...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Aerospace & Defense
    KAI, TAI ink deal to boost T-50TH support

    Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), Thailand's...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Aerospace & Defense
    South Korea to extend export missile range from 300 km to 500 km

    South Korea has decided to extend the range of missiles for export to 500 kilometers from the current 300 km after accepting req...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    Samsung Electronics tops global TV sales in H1

    Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its top position in the global TV market in the first half of this year, bolstered by robust ...

    Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)