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Fintech
Webcash launches AI accounting solution Wabooks in Vietnam
South Korea's Webcash Co. Group announced on Tuesday that it recently launched Wabooks, a Vietnamese version of the AI-powered accounting solution...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Number of travelers on S.Korea's LCCs jumped 104-fold in Q1
Demand for overseas flights in South Korea has exploded since the resumption of air travel operations amid the substantial easing of COVID-19 restri...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks’ profits hamstrung by tighter rules, consumer behavior
South Korea’s commercial banks usually post decent earnings driven by high interest income when the country’s policy interest rates are ...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airlines boosting staff amid recovering demand for overseas travel
South Korea's airlines are opening their hiring doors wide open with the resumption of international flights amid demand for overseas travel recover...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean won at 1-yr low vs yen; end of boon for exporters
The South Korean won has extended its losses against the yen, with the Japanese currency highly sought after as a safe haven asset in the wobbly fin...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Rolex resale prices tumble as the wealthy young tighten belts
The most sought-after luxury items such as Rolex watches and Chanel bags are selling at a much lower premium, or even below their original prices in...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's exports of instant noodles exceed $800 mn mark in 2022
South Korea's exports of instant noodles such as ramen last year exceeded $800 million to break an all-time record.Export data released on Thursday ...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Ecoplant partners with Aents for carbon emission management solution
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. on Wednesday said that it has entered a business agreement with Aents Inc., a company specializing in carbon accountin...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's ST Pharm supplies $49 mn worth of APIs to European drug firm
ST Pharm Co., a South Korean pharmaceutical firm, announced on Thursday that it had entered into an agreement to supply oligonucleotides to an undis...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Tourist arrival gap between S.Korea, Japan widens sharply
Since Japan resumed visa-free travel for South Koreans in October last year, South Koreans have been flocking to the neighboring country.But the num...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea logs biggest-ever current account deficit in Jan on export slump
South Korea reported its record current account deficit in January due to sluggish exports, the country’s key growth driver, and a widened tra...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
KTO promotes travel to Korea in ITB Berlin
The Korea Tourism Organization announced on Monday its participation in ITB Berlin 2023, the world's largest tourism fair held in Berlin, Germany, f...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea kicks off privatization of top container line HMM
South Korea has started the process to privatize the country’s No. 1 container line HMM Co. by tapping advisors for the sale of the controllin...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Dream Tour partners with Air France-KLM for eco-friendly fuel
On Monday, Hyundai Dream Tour, a travel company affiliated with Hyundai Department Store Group, announced a partnership with Air France-KLM to promo...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor units mull dropping 'Hyundai' from company names
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is considering dropping the word “Hyundai” from the names of its subsidiaries such as auto parts...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea returns to current account surplus in Dec but faces export slump
South Korea’s current account balance returned to the black in December from the previous month mainly thanks to gains in dividend payments bu...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi's Rolvedon set to post $10 mn in Q4 net sales in US
South Korean drugmaker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co.’s neutropenia agent, Rolvedon (eflapegrastim-xnst), is forecast to achieve about $10 million i...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's credit card approval volume hit all-time high last year
The annual card approval amount in South Korea exceeded 1,000 trillion won ($811.4 billion) for the first time ever. This is largely because of "ret...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half
The full-scale resumption of overseas travel by people in South Korea has fueled the trend of "niche travelers" who travel abroad whenever they have...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Modetour signs agreement with mobility platform Danida
South Korea's travel agency network Modetour Network Inc. said Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with mobility platform Dan...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Travel sales for SE Asia, Japan sell out in South Korea
South Korean travelers are loosening their purse strings on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, with overseas travel sales for one of the biggest ho...
Jan 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea posts 2nd current account deficit in 3 months due to flat exports
South Korea in November last year suffered its second current account deficit in three months due to plummeting exports of key items like semiconduc...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan launches new Busan-Clark flight
Air Busan Co. began operating its first new flight route this year between Busan and Clark, the Philippines, and started a new leap forward in earne...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
MyRealTrip launches overseas lodging booking service
Travel app MyRealTrip said Wednesday that it is launching an overseas hotel booking service that allows users to search, book, and pay for more than...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Is semiconductor chip rental doable?: Samsung says yes
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is looking to launch a high-end memory chip rental service as its new business ...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT Investment injects $27.8 million in 20 startups this year
KT Investment said on Thursday that it invested 35 billion won ($27.8 million) in 20 startups this past year, and that six invested companies succee...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea's int'l passenger traffic exceeds domestic for 1st time since pandemic
The volume of international passengers in South Korea has exceeded that of domestic flights for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pa...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
85% of S.Korea's Gen MZ have contactless savings accounts
A study finds 90% of South Korea's Generation MZ, a demographic comprising millennials and Generation Z members born between 1981 and 2010, use cont...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korean Airlines increase flights in anticipation of travel boom
South Korean airlines launched extensive marketing activities such as increasing international flights and giving free tickets in preparation for mo...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea October current account surplus tumbles as exports slide
South Korea’s current account surplus plunged as exports fell for a second straight month, adding to concerns over a slowdown in Asia’s ...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)