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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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Shareholder activism
Korea not to appeal ruling in favor of Mason Capital in Samsung case
South Korea said on Friday it has decided not to appeal a Singaporean court’s rejection of its lawsuit to annul an investor-state dispute sett...
Apr 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Korea’s WGBI inclusion moved to next April; Seoul works on policy steps
South Korea’s much-anticipated inclusion of its bonds in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI) has been postponed to April 2026 from Nov...
Apr 09, 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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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix aims to lock in all 2026 HBM orders by mid-2025
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s largest supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), aims to lock in orders for its entire 2026 HBM output by the end o...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Asset Management to merge with Hana Alternative Asset
Hana Financial Group, the parent of Hana Bank and Hana Securities Co, will merge its two asset management arms to bolster its non-banking services, ...
Mar 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Financial CEO set for reappointment with foreign investor backing
More than half of the foreign shareholders in Hana Financial Group have thrown their support behind Chief Executive Ham Young-joo for a second term,...
Mar 20, 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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Sovereign bonds
Foreigners return to Korean debt market; Korea on course to join WGBI
Foreigners scooped up South Korean government bonds in January despite the country’s ongoing political upheavals, betting big on the country&r...
Feb 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Shinhan Bank reclaims top spot as S.Korea’s leading lender
Shinhan Bank, a key arm of Shinhan Financial Group, reclaimed its position as South Korea’s top lender posting its largest-ever profit in 2024...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial to buy back $359 bn in shares after record net profit in 2024
KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s largest financial holding group, will spend nearly 1.8 trillion won ($1.2 billion) to boost shareholder...
Feb 06, 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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IPOs
Korean entertainment powerhouse K Wave Media to debut on Nasdaq in Feb
K Wave Media Ltd., an umbrella entity of South Korean entertainment companies, is set to go public on the Nasdaq next month in a bid to raise money ...
Jan 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Hyundai Motor eye tech alliance on autonomous vehicle chips
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will likely entrust the manufacturing of its automotive chips for self-driving vehicles to Samsu...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
RaonSecure to supply biometrics to SBI Sumishin Net Bank
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. said on Monday it signed a $2.5 million contract with SBI Sumishin Net Bank, the largest internet ban...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean pension funds buy a net $1.2 bn in Kospi stocks in November
South Korean pension funds continued their Kospi market buying spree for a fourth straight month in November, notching their largest net purchases o...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
SK Square to buy back $72 mn shares amid Palliser's value-up push
SK Square Co., the investment arm of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, announced shareholder-friendly measures on Thursday, in respon...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Mirae Asset’s TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF crosses $2.8 bn in net assets
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Tuesday that that its TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF has become the second US-focused ETF listed in South...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean retail investors rush to buy Indian stocks on dips
South Korea's mom-and-pop investors have upped their stake in Indian stocks, hoping that Donald Trump's return to the White House will boost the Sou...
Nov 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties
South Korean investors are hoarding cash as Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, hurts local stocks and uncertainties ov...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells, OCI to benefit from expanded US CHIPS Act subsidies
South Korean solar cell companies such as Hanwha Q Cells Co. and OCI Holdings Co. are set to benefit from expanded subsidies covered by the US CHIPS...
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO shortlisted for Saudi Arabia's solar energy projects
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the South Korean state-run utility company, was shortlisted as a final candidate for renewable energy projects i...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Elec builds EV chargers safety net for fire prevention
LG Electronics Inc. equipped its slow electric vehicle (EV) chargers with dual overcharge prevention technology to alleviate customer concerns and a...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign appetite for Korean stocks wanes with $5.5 bn in September sales
Foreign investors' appetite for South Korean stocks turned sour with sales of 7.36 trillion won ($5.5 billion) worth of shares on the Korean bourse ...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Korea to join FTSE Rusell bond index to attract $66 bn inflows
South Korea will be included in a global major bond index next year to attract an estimated $66 billion in capital inflows to Asia’s fourth-la...
Oct 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy to become 1st paperless drawing shipyard
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on Monday it will adopt three-dimensional (3D) digital drawings for its entire ship design and construction proces...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes
South Korea's budget carrier Jin Air said on Friday that it will resume and expand its international flights for the upcoming winter season, focus...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Loss-making Gmarket joins Shinsegae’s job cut spree
Gmarket Inc. will cut jobs for the first time since it was acquired by South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group in 2021, joining the group&r...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to mass-produce EVs at Hyundai Motor Group’s 1st dedicated plant
Kia Corp., an automaker of Hyundai Motor Group, is poised to start mass production of electric vehicles at the global No. 3 carmaker’s first p...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea’s T’way Air to introduce A330-900 Neo aircraft
T'way Air Co. announced on Thursday that it will gradually introduce five new Airbus A330-900 Neo aircraft starting next year.T’way recently s...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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