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Earnings
KEPCO vows to save $19 bn in 5 yrs; CEO offers to resign over swelling losses
South Korea’s state-run utility monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday vowed to save nearly 26 trillion won ($19.5 billion) ove...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical projects recovery in Q2 after 4th consecutive loss in Q1
Lotte Chemical Corp. suffered its fourth consecutive operating loss in the first quarter due to a prolonged petrochemical slowdown amid the global e...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s Dongdaemun fashion district shows revival post-COVID-19
Doosan Tower, the most visible shopping mall in the Dongdaemun fashion market, is finally making a comeback. The number of foreign visitors seeking ...
May 11, 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 pa...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Money moves from US, China to India for higher returns
For investors looking for higher returns in emerging markets, India is undoubtedly a market darling.The Asian country, widely expected to become the...
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 t...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Hyundai’s quantum leap: how it shines through in crisis
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are slated to log a combined 150 million units of car sales this month. The carmakers of Hyundai Motor...
May 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Steel unveils carbon neutrality roadmap
South Korea's steelmaker Hyundai Steel unveiled on Wednesday its "Carbon Neutrality Roadmap" aimed at reducing its direct and indirect carbon emissi...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s births fall to record low in February
South Korea's births fell to a fresh low in February in 2023. The number of deaths decreased, but the population continued to decline naturally for ...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix expects second-half market recovery after record Q1 loss
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it expects the global semiconductor market to rebound in the sec...
Apr 26, 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 restrictio...
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 n...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's data market is estimated at $19 bn last year
The size of South Korea's data industry market is expected to exceed 25 trillion won ($18.96 billion) last year.According to the results of a surv...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airlines boosting staff amid recovering demand for overseas travel
South Korea's airlines are opening their hiring doors wide open with the resumption of international flights amid demand for overseas travel recover...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Hopeful signs for full comeback of Korean resort operator Paradise
Paradise Co., a major South Korean resort and casino operator, is taking big steps towards a full comeback this year from the pandemic shock, with a...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Number of Netflix users in S. Korea drops 30% in a year
The number of Netflix users in South Korea has decreased by more than 30% in the past year since the recovery from COVID-19. According to Byun Jae-...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KCCI, JCCI hold a working level meeting in six years
Business representatives from South Korea and Japan gathered for the first time in six years, with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOGAS, JERA of Japan agree to jointly purchase LNG
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) has joined hands with JERA, a Japan-based global liquefied natural gas (LNG) corporation, in the wak...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korean semiconductor industry faces sharp decline: report
The Korea Development Institute (KDI), a renowned government-affiliated economic think tank in South Korea, disclosed on Sunday that the domestic se...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, AMD extend partnership for next-generation graphic chips
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it is extending its strategic partnership with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to jointly develop next-generati...
Apr 06, 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 Ko...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Top Korean food delivery app posts record profits
Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top food delivery app, posted a record profit in 2022, which also marked its first profit ...
Mar 31, 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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Electric vehicles
Kia EV9 boasts 336-mile target range in digital world premiere
Kia Corp.’s second all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 made its global premiere virtually on Tuesday, boasting a target driving range of 54...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's E-Mart24 provides VAT refund service for foreign visitors
E-Mart24 Inc., the convenience store chain unit of Shinsegae Inc. Group, announced on Tuesday that it will resume the value-added tax (VAT) refund s...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao's tender offer for SM Ent. twice oversubscribed
South Korea’s Kakao Corp. has secured 40% of SM Entertainment Co. as planned, wrapping up its 1.25-trillion-won ($960 million) takeover bid fo...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung Electronics gets highest-level certification from AWS
South Korea's electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. has achieved the highest level of "Platinum" certification from the Alliance for Water Stewa...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung's foundry sales nearly match DRAM revenue
Contract chipmaking sales at Samsung Electronics Co. nearly matched its DRAM chip revenue in the final quarter of last year, narrowing their sales g...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea confirms easing inflation; BOK to hold rate
South Korea confirmed that inflation eased while Asia’s fourth-largest economy continued to slow, adding to expectations that the government m...
Mar 17, 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.&ld...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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