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Foreign exchange
Korea, Indonesia to facilitate bilateral trade in won, rupiah
The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia agreed to facilitate the settlement of bilateral trade in their currencies from next year as the elec...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Foreign streetwear brands flock to rich districts in Seoul
Palace Skateboards will likely join other foreign streetwear brands such as Noah, Supreme and Stussy, which have made their debut in South Korea, ta...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix among foreigners’ top picks in Korea
South Korea’s two largest chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., were among foreign investors’ top picks on the country&...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and BNP Paribas CIB have been reported to South Korean public prosecutors in violation of ...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
The Hyundai Seoul, a must-visit for young foreigners
The Hyundai Seoul, the largest department store in the South Korean capital, topped the 1 trillion won mark in annual sales at the fastest pace in t...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Ananti to go solo in Busan without Hilton
Ananti Inc. will end its six-year-long partnership with Hilton Hotels & Resorts by removing the global hotel giant's nameplate from its luxury s...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS logs 8.7% return in Q1-Q3 on stock boom, strong dollar
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea posted an 8.66% investment return from January to September of this year with assets under management ...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments
South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea on course to top 10 mn milestone
The number of foreign visitors to South Korea spiked 158.3% to 1.23 million in October from the month previous, the Korea Tourism Organization said ...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC recoups 40% of 2022’s loss on stock, bond gains
Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) posted a 7.12% return on total asset investments in the first eight months of this year, recouping about 40% of last ye...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea to raise unskilled foreign worker visa quota to record high
South Korea is set to increase its visa quota for non-professional foreign workers to a record high and expand the sectors in which they can work to...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Faker’s T1 wins League of Legends global championship
South Korea’s video game team T1 led by local hero and professional player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok won the 2023 League of Legends W...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
S.Korean webcomics inspire foreign screen adaptations
South Korea’s digital comics are reaching beyond borders with a boom of their adaptations into foreign movies and TV series thanks to glo...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE
South Korea’s LG Group and Seoul-based Qraft Technologies Inc. have jointly launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that selects holdings relat...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Imported cars set to snap 3-year growth streak in S.Korea
Imported passenger cars are expected to see their first retreat in four years in South Korea on the growing popularity of domestic luxury models suc...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea bans short selling; battery stocks lead market rally
South Korea has temporarily suspended short selling partly to prevent illegal, naked short selling, a decision buoying stocks heavily targeted by sh...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana’s cargo unit sale faces tough hurdles before KAL merger
The proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) and Asiana Airlines Inc. has moved one step closer to completion with Asiana’s backing of it...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation targets profit from EV battery unit in Q4
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, said its electric vehicle (EV) battery subsidiary aims to turn to the black in the fourth...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young opens specialized store for foreigners in Seoul
South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Wednesday it has changed its flagship store Olive Young Myeongdong Town as...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea plans wider crackdown on foreigners’ short-selling
South Korea’s financial regulator plans wider investigations into illegal short-selling trades by major foreign investment banks to ease conce...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
BBQ's Chicken Camp gets popularity from foreign tourists
Foreign tourists looking for Chicken Camp, operated by BBQ, a South Korean fried chicken brand, have been increasing noticeably. Chicken Camp is a c...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU to sell souvenir snack set for foreign tourists
South Korean convenience store chain CU next month will launch a souvenir snack set for foreign tourists.This will be the first product of its kind ...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea's HMM creditors convert $739 mn bonds into shares
Shares of HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 container line, are likely to fall as its main creditors exchanged perpetual convertible bonds (CBs) an...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korean VCs go global for breakthrough
South Korean venture capitalists are actively discovering attractive investment assets overseas to find a breakthrough amid a prolonged local VC dro...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC heavily relies on foreigners for alternative investments
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) entrusted most of its money for investments in alternative assets such as real estate and private equity to forei...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to launch AI chatbot service for foreign visitors' tour planning
Seoul city government is in talks with tech firms including Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and Naver Corp. to provide foreigners with artificial intell...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to manufacture BAIC’s Arcfox EVs in China
BEIJING -- Hyundai Motor Co. is set to manufacture electric vehicles of Arcfox, a Chinese EV brand owned by BAIC Motor Corp., as the leading South K...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tesla Model Y reclaims spot as Koreans' favorite foreign car in September
The Tesla Model Y reclaimed the top spot on the best-selling imported car list in South Korea last month for the first time since September 2022. Th...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility announced on Thursday that it has started integrating its taxi service app Kakao T with overseas apps. Foreign to...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea more than triple on-year in August
The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea has exceeded 1 million for two consecutive months since the outbreak of COVID-19.According to th...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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