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Travel & Leisure
Staying 5 hours on cruise ship in Busan raises sales 30%: study
With the resumption of international cruise ship travel to South Korea, domestic credit card company BC Card says daily sales in commercial district...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Pharm to develop obesity drug customized for S.Korean
South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. plans to develop the GLP-1 class "Epeglenatide," which it received as a technology return from Sanofi S.A., i...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
BTS’ Beyond the Story tops NYT bestseller list
BTS' first official book "Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS", published in celebration of 10th Anniversary, topped the New York Times bestse...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK keeps door open for another rate hike on Fed, debts
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday kept the door open for another interest rate hike after leaving the policy borrowing cost unchanged for...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics revamps itself into tech-based company
South Korea’s CJ Logistics on Monday said it has revamped its internal organization that it had maintained since its foundation in 1930. ...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
US to send Its biggest sub to Korean Peninsula in message to North and South
SEOUL—The U.S. plans to send its largest nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in four decades, in an effort to deter Nort...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korean gov't unveils new K-tourism video ads
The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, along with the Korea Tourism Organization, announced on Tuesday that they have launched t...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daehwa Pharm applies for approval of anti-dementia patch in China
South Korea's Daehwa Pharm Co. is speeding up its advance into the Chinese market for anti-dementia medicine, applying for sales approval of its pat...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S.Korea opens logistics center at Surabaya port, Indonesia
South Korea said it opened a logistics center at a port in Surabaya, Indonesia, to support exports to Southeast Asia’s top economy.The Ministr...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Russian fresh pollock imported for first time at Donghae Port
As Korean cod, which had been considered everyone's fish, has virtually disappeared, Russian fresh pollock has finally become available to Kor...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Lotte Data Communication, Lotte E&C, UK Skyports tie up for VTOL
Lotte Data Communication Co. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement with Lotte Engineering & Construction and UK-based urba...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Daewoo E&C wins massive $790 million public project in Libya
South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. has landed a massive order from the General Electricity Company of Libya.Daewoo E&C on F...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Turkey approves Hanwha Group's acquisition of DSME
The Turkish competition authority has approved Hanwha Group’s acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), the firs...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s first ChatGPT-authored, AI-proofread book due this week
ChatGPT has been around for nearly three months and is causing untold chaos across industries and academia.Now, the artificial intelligence chatbot,...
Feb 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment
South Korea is set to allow all kinds of fractional investments next year through the legalization of a security token (ST), a digital form of tradi...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience's SKYCellflu approved by Chilean health authority
SK Bioscience Co., a bio and pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, announced on Thursday that its world-first cell culture-based quadr...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea Customs Service to advance Tanzania's e-customs clearance system
The Korea Customs Service said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tanzania Revenue Authority for cooperati...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Taihan Cable begins construction of optical cable plant in Kuwait
Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Monday that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its optical cable production unit Taihan Kuwait in the Mid...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Tour signs with Costa Cruise to resume Korea-Japan routes
Lotte Tour Development Co. signed on Monday an agreement with Costa Cruise, an Italian cruise line, to charter cruise ships in Dubai, the United Ara...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Busan Port's cruise ship visits to resume after 3 years of hiatus
Cruise ship visits to Busan Port, which was suspended after COVID-19, will resume after three years.The Busan Port Authority said Friday that cruise...
Jan 13, 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 requir...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea Fair Trade Commission opens unit to review global M&As
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Tuesday said it will open a division specifically for reviewing global M&As given the recent growth of...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT signs agreement with O2 Company on smart fish farming
KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, plans to advance into the sea farming business.KT said on Sunday it had signed a business agreement with O2 ...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
South Korea to boost fintech fund to 1 trillion won
South Korea's financial authorities have decided to increase the size of the Fintech Innovation Fund from 500 billion won($379 million) to 1 trillion ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
UK grants de facto approval of Korean Air's Asiana takeover
The UK's top watchdog for market competition on Monday accepted corrective measures submitted by Korean Air Lines Co. on its proposed takeover of As...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB reaches out to Hyundai, POSCO, CJ, LX on HMM stake sale
State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has contacted major conglomerates including Hyundai Motor Group about the sale of its stake in HMM Co., the c...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea to launch control tower for immigration policy
South Korea is set to establish a government body as early as the first half of 2023 to comprehensively control its immigration policy as Asia&rsquo...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korean Presbyterian pension to tap GPs for alternative assets, equity
Pension Foundation of Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK Pension), a South Korean retirement plan for pastors and churches, is poised to hire several...
Oct 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban
South Korea's stock market tumbled to its lowest level in more than two years on Wednesday, as fears of a slowing global economy and rising inflatio...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea FX authorities, NPS agree on currency swap; won flat
South Korea’s foreign exchange authorities and the state-run National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to open a currency swap line for the first ...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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