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Business & Politics
Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, spent his one-and-a-half-day visit to South Korea in back-to-back private meetings wi...
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop stocks surge as China set to loosen cultural ban after 9 years
Shares in South Korea’s leading entertainment companies are rallying amid growing signs that China will likely lift its longstanding ban on Ko...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US tariffs add risk premium to dollar assets: Maurice Obstfeld
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US tariff increases are adding risk premiums to dollar-denominated assets, undermining the dollar’s role as a glo...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean shares sink after KDB's sale of 4.2% stake
Investors rushed to dump Hanwha Ocean Co. shares early Tuesday after its second-largest shareholder, Korea Development Bank, cashed in on a 4.2% sta...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul, Washington agree on July tariff deal framework in '2+2' trade talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and the US have agreed to work together to craft a comprehensive tariff-liberalization package by July 8, marki...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor posts solid Q1; rough road ahead on Trump's auto tariffs
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. defied mounting global trade headwinds and a fresh round of US import tariffs to deliver record ...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Trump Jr. to visit Seoul next week to meet Korean business leaders
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US President Donald Trump, is set to visit Seoul next week and meet with Korean business leaders grappling w...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Trump’s tariffs are hitting exports, early Korean data show
The effects of President Trump’s new tariffs are starting to be felt across the world, preliminary South Korean trade data suggest, as Seoul p...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to launch 42 new cars to cope with Trump tariffs, EV slowdown
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to unveil 42 new models, including hybrids of existing cars, next year to cope...
Apr 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S&P reaffirms South Korea’s AA credit rating with stable outlook
S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed South Korea’s sovereign credit rating at AA with a stable outlook, citing the country’s resilient ...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Ex-US Congressman Drew Ferguson to head Hyundai's Washington office
Hyundai Motor Group has appointed former Republican Congressman Drew Ferguson as head of its Washington office, a strategic move designed to bolster...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean shipbuilders rally as Trump hints at buying foreign ships
South Korean shipbuilding stocks soared on Friday on news that US President Donald Trump indicated that the world’s No. 1 economy may purchase...
Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Geopolitics rewrite investment playbook – and that’s an opportunity: KKR
In an era of escalating geopolitical uncertainty, the head of one of the world’s largest private equity firms sees opportunity – not ret...
Apr 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai chief Chung, GM CEO Barra to meet September in Detroit
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun and General Motors Co. Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra are slated to meet in September in D...
Apr 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's Han, Trump discuss transactional diplomacy in 1st direct talks
South Korea’s Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo spoke with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss various issues of mu...
Apr 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
K-beauty defies trade headwinds as exports to China, US lead sales growth
South Korea’s beauty industry is mounting a powerful global push, defying trade pressures and economic uncertainties with a surge in exports t...
Apr 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai on course for $1.55 bn order amid US-China trade war
HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, is emerging as a key beneficiary of the Trump administration’s tariff policies a...
Apr 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, LG review strategies as Trump slaps Vietnam with steeper tariffs
South Korea’s two leading electronics makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – are being forced to reassess thei...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
China says it is aiming to coordinate tariff response with Japan, South Korea
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Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US Chamber of Commerce sees Korea’s business penalties as trade barrier
The US Chamber of Commerce, the country’s largest lobbying group, told Washington that South Korea’s penalties on businesspeople are amo...
Mar 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea wary of inclusion on US ‘Dirty 15’ nations list for reciprocal tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US government plans to unveil country-specific reciprocal tariffs on April 2, with particular attention to nations impo...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea sees record February auto exports before looming Trump tariffs
South Korea enjoyed record February auto exports on strong demand in the US ahead of its looming tariffs, the government said on Tuesday, while the ...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy eyes $5.5 bn FLNG ship deals as Trump sanctions China
GEOJE, South Gyeongsang – At a huge shipyard operated by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. on Geoje, an island in South Gyeongsang province some 39...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter County was bustling with activity on Feb. 25.A team of engineers oversaw the drilli...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Seoul to lift curbs on banks' investment in kimchi bonds
South Korea will lift restrictions on banks' purchase of domestically issued foreign currency bonds, dubbed “kimchi bonds," as part of policy ...
Mar 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical
South Korea, Japan and other countries want to partner with the US in a $44 billion natural gas pipeline project in Alaska, President Donald Trump s...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s weak exports add to Trump tariff risk woes
South Korea’s exports in the first two months skidded as sales to the world’s two largest economies China and the US fell, adding to con...
Mar 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai CEO Muñoz named MotorTrend Person of the Year
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer José Muñoz was picked as the most powerful figure in the in...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Bank of Korea cuts rates, growth forecast on Trump tariff policy
South Korea’s central bank on Tuesday cut interest rates while sharply reducing its economic growth forecast as lingering political turmoil fo...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stocks
KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares
Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has succeeded in cashing out of its stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. for 295 billion won ($206 ...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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