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Real estate
Buying a home in Seoul becomes tougher in 2021
Saving income to buy a house in South Korea has become more difficult and taking longer, according to a report by the Ministry of Land, Infrastruc...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Hyundai becomes younger with 1 in 3 new executives in their 40s
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, which owns Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., has carried out a year-end mid-tier executive reshuffle marked ...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to supply 3,000 vehicles to Libya's disabled
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday that it had signed an agreement to supply vehicles to Libya's disabled through the Social Solidarity Fund, an agenc...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea's golf course market doubles in value over 10 years
The value of South Korea's market golf course market now equals 98.5% of Japan's.The Korea Leisure Industry Institute (KLII) on Thursday released a ...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
South Korea passes new law making everyone a little younger
SEOUL—As the rest of the world ages, South Koreans are getting younger.South Korea’s parliament passed laws Thursday abolishing the trad...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Data startup BankSalad begins monetizing free genetic testing
BankSalad Co., once known as a fintech company that develops banking apps, added a new vertical last year that has witnessed robust demand. The...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean bio firms look to pills, patches for people who fear needles
Getting shots of a drug or vaccine over a long period is not easy for many people.That's probably why global biopharmaceutical companies and biotech...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan wins $640 mn desalination plant deal in Saudi
South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility Co. secured a $640 million deal for a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia to meet water demand in the kingdom.D...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals signs epilepsy drug deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has signed a deal to license out its technology for Cenobamate, an antiepileptic drug, to Brazil&rsquo...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Innotek unveils top-of-the-line in-cabin radar module
South Korea’s electronic parts maker LG Innotek unveiled an in-cabin radar module Tuesday, which it says is the most advanced version of such ...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Can Samsung Electronics ever catch up to foundry leader TSMC?
For years, Samsung Electronics Co. has been touted as the backbone of the South Korean economy, Asia’s fourth-largest, under the government&rs...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmetics stocks buoyed by ‘With Corona’ expectations
Shares of cosmetics and skincare companies in South Korea have surged recently on expectations of easing pandemic-related restrictions. A few...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Main opposition leads ruling party in poll ahead of 2022 election
A former top prosecutor, nominated as the South Korean main opposition party's presidential candidate last Friday, has widened his lead over the rul...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Secret to CrossFit Games Domination: Bobsledding in South Korea
How far was the four-time reigning women’s CrossFit Games champion willing to go to stay in tiptop shape and defend her title? From Tennessee ...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Personal debt
A generation indebted: Young Koreans struggle under record loans in Q1
Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Behind Korea’s bizarre 'open run' race for Chanel bags
In South Korea today, running has become an increasing part of everyday life, particularly at a place where you would least expect to see a large gr...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AI and other Internet new techs reach every corner of our lives (edited)
Metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI) and other Internet new technologies are gradually taking root in the daily lives of our citizens. In the cas...
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