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Business & Politics
S.Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ousted; new presidential election coming
South Korea’s Constitutional Court permanently removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, making him the country’s second pr...
Apr 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korean court to rule on impeached President Yoon’s fate April 4
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday will give its ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in December for declaring mart...
Apr 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han as acting president
South Korea’s constitutional court on Monday ruled against the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, restoring him to his position as ac...
Mar 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean court cancels Yoon’s detention; Insurrection case continues
A South Korean court on Friday cancelled impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention warrant, ordering him to be released from jail, althoug...
Mar 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Former FSC chief Shin Je-yoon likely to be tapped as Samsung board chair
Shin Je-yoon, former chairman of South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), will likely assume the role o...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon becomes first S.Korean sitting president to be formally arrested
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country's first sitting president to be arrested on rebellion charges as part of a probe into hi...
Jan 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign investors sells $3.86 bn in S.Korean stock market
The Bank of Korea (BOK) said on Wednesday that the foreign investors' net selling in the South Korean stock market was $3.86 billion in December las...
Jan 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Ruthless Politics of South Korea Is Rooted in Cold-War History
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Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won seen rebounding after Yoon’s impeachment
The South Korean won is expected to stage a rebound from its two-year low against the US dollar and hold steady in 2025 after the impeachment of Sou...
Dec 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s president impeached over martial law; political turmoil to ease
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday over his stunning martial law decree, suspending him from office...
Dec 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's Yoon survives impeachment; economic fundamentals firm
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote against him after an overwhelming majority of governing party lawmakers boycotted ...
Dec 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean stocks diverge: Winners, losers of Yoon’s martial law debacle
South Korean stocks showed clear divergences on Wednesday amid a mixed market outlook as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, re...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea president to lift martial law after Parliament rejects move
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Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
BlackRock names Lee Yoon Pyo as head of S.Korea business
BlackRock, the world's best-known asset manager, has appointed Lee Yoon Pyo as managing director and head of its South Korea operations, effective f...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea set to scrap financial investment income tax
South Korea is set to scrap a plan to impose a tax on gains from financial investments – a scheme slated to be introduced early next year &nda...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone
South Korea will designate its resort island Jeju a test operation zone for flying taxis as part of the country’s national urban air mobility ...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea signs MOU on Philippine nuclear safety checks, eyes plant deals
MANILA – South Korea on Monday signed an initial agreement with the Philippines to conduct a safety check on a nuclear power plant before a re...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
PUBG’s Krafton taps ex-Apple, Samsung execs for global business
South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc. has hired former executives of not only global game developers but also tech leaders such as Apple Inc. and S...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Samsung Securities’ IB head to quit amid talent outflow
Lee Jae-hyun, who has led one of Samsung Securities Co.'s investment banking divisions for two years, has recently expressed his intention to quit, ...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kyobo Life CEO’s ethical management earns global recognition
Kyobo Life Insurance Co.'s Chairman Shin Chang-jae is internationally recognized for setting the global standard for ethical management after two de...
Jul 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
South Korea finds massive crude oil, gas prospects in East Sea: Yoon
South Korea, which heavily relies on imports for its energy use, has found a potentially massive reserve of oil and gas offshore close to its southe...
Jun 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, UAE sign economic partnership, reaffirm $30 bn investment
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to facilitate bilateral trade aft...
May 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea taps ex-NASA exec John Lee as space agency R&D head
South Korea named John Lee, a former senior executive of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as the head of missions such a...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Burger, chicken franchises raise prices after elections
Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as th...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
Coupang Play to livestream 2024 Masters Tournament
Coupang Play, a video streaming service provided by South Korea's largest e-commerce company Coupang Inc., will broadcast the first major golf tourn...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support
South Korea is backing Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., in the Facebook operator’s artificial inte...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur
When Shin Chang-jae took the helm of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. in 2000 the South Korean insurance firm was reeling from the aftermath of the 1998 Asi...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea Boosts Security for Politicians as New Threats of Violence Emerge
SEOUL—South Korea beefed up security for prominent political figures as new threats of violence materialized against top officials, including ...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea’s top regulator detects more foreigners’ naked shorting
South Korea’s top financial regulator is detecting more circumstances of naked short-selling worth tens of millions of dollars by foreign inve...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea set to abolish financial investment gains tax: Yoon
South Korea plans to abolish capital gains taxes on financial investments to revitalize the lackluster domestic financial market and help individual...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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