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Korea, Hyundai Motor request 3-year reprieve on US EV tax credit law
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers
US Department of Energy officials are in South Korea to discuss details of its electric vehicle and battery tax credit law with Korean government of...
Oct 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Japan and South Korea leaders meet one-on-one for first time since 2019
The leaders of Japan and South Korea held their first bilateral meeting in nearly three years, another step toward recovery for frayed ties between tw...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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KAIST, NYU to operate joint campus in New York City from 2023
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea's most prestigious national research university, and New York University wil...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung leader Lee’s latest role: Special envoy for World Expo 2030 bid
As South Korea is serious about hosting the World Expo 2030, the country’s top business leaders will be given new roles: Leading the governmen...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Washington, Seoul to hold formal talks on US EV tax credit act
WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea and the United States have agreed to launch formal negotiations over ways to address the negative impacts of the...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Seoul suspends new antitrust bill on trade conflict fears
South Korea has postponed the introduction of a new law aimed at expanding its authority beyond Korean entrepreneurs, people familiar with the matte...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biden and leaders of Japan and South Korea pledge greater cooperation
President Biden met with the heads of Japan and South Korea—the first such gathering between the three countries’ leaders in nearly five...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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June Huh, mathematician of Korean descent, wins 2022 Fields Medal
June Huh, a Korean American mathematician and Princeton University professor, has won this year's Fields Medal, a prestigious prize awarded to young...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung leader Lee, Intel CEO Gelsinger discuss chip alliance
Samsung Group’s de facto leader Jay Y. Lee on Monday met with visiting Intel Corp. Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger in Seoul to explore ways to f...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Yoon, Biden highlight 'economic security alliance' following Samsung tour
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and visiting US President Joe Biden emphasized the two countries' iron-clad commitment to economic security all...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Seoul, Washington to bolster small nuclear reactor tech alliance
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with his US counterpart President Joe Biden this Saturday for a summit meeting in Seoul. The two...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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SK beats Hyundai Motor to become S.Korea’s No.2 conglomerate
SK Group, which has SK Inc. as its holding company, is now South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate by asset size – replacing automotiv...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s Yoon govt to raise nuclear power to 34% of energy source
South Korea’s incoming government plans to extend the service life of eight more nuclear power plants than originally planned as President-ele...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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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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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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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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War in Ukraine: Risk and opportunity for Korean shipbuilders
The escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine is posing both a risk and an opportunity for South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, whic...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, LG fret over shipping lines’ delivery halt to Russia
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two major exporters, are jittery about global shipping lines’ decision to...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG recruits former WH deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for govt relations
LG Corp. announced on Sunday that the group has recruited former White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for its Washington D.C. office. Ha...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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S. Korea to track engineers' travel to control tech leaks
South Korea will create a roster of engineers in its core business sectors to monitor their travel in and out of the country. The decision aims to...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Group’s Chey rebuts FTC charges of unfair business practice
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has imposed a fine of 1.6 billion won ($1.3 million) on SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and the conglomerat...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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KAIST to establish New York campus by 2025
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), a prestigious national research university in South Korea, is slated to establish a ...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK leaders on overseas business trips
Leaders of South Korea’s three big conglomerates – Samsung, Hyundai and SK – are meeting with their major partners and business le...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung likely to announce US foundry investment plan this week
Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to announce an investment plan for its second US-based semiconductor foundry plant this week. As the South Kor...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Jay Y. Lee meets Verizon CEO and Moderna co-founder
Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has met with biopharmaceutical conglomerate Moderna’s co-founder and telecommunications g...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung heir Lee on US trip for foundry investment, COVID vaccines
Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman and de facto leader of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung, has embarked on a business trip to North America to f...
Nov 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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