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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea more than triple on-year in August
The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea has exceeded 1 million for two consecutive months since the outbreak of COVID-19.According to the...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H's The Whoo unveils Cheongidan renewal line in Shanghai
LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday its strategy to focus on the Chinese market by unveiling a renewal version of "Cheongidan," the flagship product...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
N.Korea's GNI lower than S.Korea's minimum monthly wage in 2022
It is estimated that North Korea's economic growth rate recorded -0.2% last year. This marks the third consecutive year of negative growth since the ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea to lift most COVID-19 rules with lower crisis level
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday declared an end to most COVID-19 restrictions including mandatory quarantine for patients of the pan...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's leading low-cost carrier Jeju Air posts record-high Q1 results
South Korea's leading low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. posted record-high performance in the first quarter. Industry analysts say domestic LCCs wi...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lemonex signs MOU with WHO mRNA vaccines tech hub
South Korea's gene therapeutics developer Lemonex announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the World Health O...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
FDA suspends COVID-19 diagnostic kit of S.Korea’s SD Biosensor
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that consumers discard select models of Pilot COVID-19 self-diagnostic test kits sold on th...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korean foodservice companies’ entering to US expanded in 2022
South Korean foodservice companies expanded their presence in the US and Japan, while facing declining prospects in China due to COVID-19 restriction...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Number of travelers on S.Korea's LCCs jumped 104-fold in Q1
Demand for overseas flights in South Korea has exploded since the resumption of air travel operations amid the substantial easing of COVID-19 restric...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's medical tourists rebound to 50% of pre-pandemic levels
South Korea's medical tourism industry, which experienced a severe setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has shown considerable recovery, with the nu...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Interpark's airline ticket sales exceed $120 mn in March
South Korea’s online retail platform Interpark Corp. has reported its airline ticket sales in March jumped 281% compared to the same period las...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea seeks to restore volume of int'l flights to pre-COVID-19 levels
Resuming flights from Incheon International Airport to and from Prague, Czech Republic, and Zurich, Switzerland, to expand its air traffic, South Kor...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
S.Korea to cut COVID-19 quarantine from seven days to five in May
South Korea’s mandatory quarantine for confirmed COVID-19 patients from May will be cut from seven days to five, as the country is expected to ...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korean convention sector enjoys increase in events post-pandemic
Coex Convention & Exhibition Center, the largest event complex in Seoul, was crowded on Friday for a smart factory and plant automation fair.&ldq...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Low-cost carriers in S.Korea returning to profitability
South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCC) Jeju Air Co. and Jin Air in the fourth quarter last year each earned operating profit for the first time since ...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Foreign airlines fill hole left by Korean carriers
Foreign carriers such as Delta Air Lines and Vietnam’s VietJet Air are rapidly increasing flights to and from South Korea, filling the hole lef...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO turns to red in Q4 on typhoon, weak steel demand
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s top steelmaker, turned to the red in the fourth quarter of 2022 hit by a typhoon and ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
S.Korea begins PCR testing of all passengers coming from China
South Korea on Monday implemented tougher quarantine measures on arrivals from China like a PCR test for COVID-19.Thus quarantine authorities require...
Jan 02, 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 pan...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea-China air flights set to rise with Beijing’s eased zero-COVID policy
Air flights between South Korea and China are set to rise significantly next year with the Chinese government issuing new guidelines easing its stric...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korean biopharmaceutical sector to see brisk M&As in H1, 2023
An expert says the first half of next year will see the start of brisk M&As in biopharmaceuticals targeting strategic investors.Pyeon Jae-seong, ...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
PCL’s diagnostic kit measures concentration of COVID-19 antibodies
PCL Inc., a South Korean in vitro diagnostics device maker, plans to bring two test kits – one that simultaneously detects COVID-19 and influenza infe...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Shinhan Financial taps banking unit head as group CEO
Shinhan Financial Group appointed the head of its flagship banking unit as the group’s next chief executive officer as the major South Korean f...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan offers 4 daily flights on Busan-Fukuoka route
Korea's low-cost carrier Air Busan Co. from Thursday will add a daily flight to its route linking the nation's biggest port city of Busan to Fukuoka...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Rising interest rates reshuffle Korean market cap list
Rising interest rates amid a slowing global economy rattled South Korean companies’ market capitalization rankings, bumping online players such...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Moderna to stay ahead in mRNA technology: CSO Melissa Moore
CAMBRIDGE, MA – The COVID-19 coronavirus disease has been a curse for many people and companies around the world over the past couple of years....
Oct 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
SK Bioscience seeks WHO nod for prompt COVID vaccine sale
SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, sought approval from the World Health Organization ...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea to cut spending in 2023, first time in 13 years
South Korea plans to reduce spending in 2023 for the first time in 13 years by cutting pandemic-era stimulus payments in a move to curb the country&r...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
K-chicken chain BB.Q foresees stores quadrupling in N.America
Gourmands in North America will be able to enjoy South Korean fried chicken more conveniently as BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise,...
Aug 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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