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Korean stock market
Stock inflows to Korea slow on weak currency, valuation
A weaker South Korean currency and worries about valuation have deterred foreign investors’ appetite for local shares, casting expectations of...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Lexus, Volvo: Koreans' top picks among foreign brands in after-sales service
Lexus, the premium brand of Japanese carmaker Toyota Corp., offers the best after-sales service among imported cars in South Korea, followed by Swed...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Brazil approves Celltrion Pharm’s syringe facility
Celltrion Pharm Inc., a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, said on Monday it received certification from Brazil’s health regulator for it...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches Galaxy S23 series in 55 markets worldwide
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday the release of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23 series, in 55 markets around the world, in...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
KTO steps up Korean tourism promotion in Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), are accelerating their efforts to promote Korean touri...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Lotte Hotel forms new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines
On Wednesday, Lotte Hotels & Resorts announced its new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines, marking the hotel group's first international ...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm STIC to buy stake in copper foil maker Iljin
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments is poised to become the second-largest shareholder of Iljin Materials Co., a Kosdaq-listed battery...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hyundai Transys bolsters ESG fair trade compliance program
Hyundai Transys, an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it is enhancing its voluntary fair trade compliance program ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean shipbuilders rule world’s eco-friendly vessel market
South Korea’s shipbuilders have won more than half of the orders to build eco-friendly vessels so this year based on advanced technology to do...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s trade outlook dismal in Feb with stagnant exports
South Korea’s trade deficit in just the first 40 days of this year inched close to 40% of its worst-ever annual deficit last year amid a conti...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea doubles undocumented overseas remittance limit to $100,000
South Korea as early as June will double its annual limit on overseas remittance without evidential documents from $50,000 to $100,000.The Ministry ...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
S.Korea’s love of luxury ushers in 3rd wave of bling boom
Global luxury brands from Louis Vuitton to Chanel and Thom Browne are readying themselves for a third wave of the luxury boom in South Korea, where ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Binance acquires majority stake in S.Korea's crypto exchange Gopax
Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange globally, has acquired a majority stake in South Korea's Gopax by purchasing CEO Lee Joon-haeng's 41.2%...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Individual investors in S.Korea betting on stock market's decline
Despite South Korea's Kosdaq stock market growing this month following the "January rally," individual investors in the country are still betting on...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea seeks legal system for independent equity research firms
South Korea is set to establish a legal system for independent equity research providers this year to protect individual investors, who could be dam...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea to allow offshore investors to directly trade won
South Korea is set to allow offshore investors to directly trade the won and extend the operating hours of the local currency market from July next ...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Galleria Dept. Store's sales from foreigners increase 500% for past 6 months
South Korea's department store group Galleria Department Store said on Tuesday that for the past six months (between August last year and January th...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea-Australia renew $8.1 bn currency swap deal for 5 years
The Bank of Korea (BOK) and the Australian Central Bank have agreed to extend the valid date of the current Australian dollar/won currency swap cont...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG Elec target N.American air conditioner market at trade show
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are vying for the North American market for air conditioners with their cutting-edge solutions in th...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won falls on firm US jobs data, new BOJ head report
The South Korean won currency skidded to a four-week low on Monday as stronger-than-expected US employment data renewed expectations that the Federa...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment
South Korea is set to allow all kinds of fractional investments next year through the legalization of a security token (ST), a digital form of tradi...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics exhibits Art Lab in New York
LG Electronics Inc. recently introduced "LG Art Lab," a non-fungible token art trading platform mounted on LG TVs, through a large display board in ...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l to expand LNG storage capacity for $810 mn
POSCO International Co. will sharply increase its liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage capacity by spending 1 trillion won ($810 million) to build a ...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Foreigners net sell S.Korean bonds for first time in four years
Foreign investors dumped South Korean bonds in Janaury, becoming net sellers of the securities for the first time in four years as they booked pro...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea Exchange seeks to extend derivatives trading hours
South Korea’s bourse operator is seeking to extend derivatives trading hours by opening the market 15 minutes earlier at 8:45 am and allow for...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Foreign airlines fill hole left by Korean carriers
Foreign carriers such as Delta Air Lines and Vietnam’s VietJet Air are rapidly increasing flights to and from South Korea, filling the hole le...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Korea Exchange acquires market operator license in Singapore
Korea Exchange (KRX) on Thursday said it has received a "Recognized Market Operator" (RMO) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading
South Korea has fined Citadel Securities over 10 billion won ($8.1 million) for disrupting market order through high-frequency trading in the countr...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hanwha Precision Machinery participates in IPCA PEX 2023
Hanwha Precision Machinery, a manufacturing solution affiliate of South Korea's Hanwha Group, participated in the IPC APEX EXPO 2023 held in San Die...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's waste recycler ReCo lands $11.8 million in investment
South Korea's startup ReCo, which runs the comprehensive waste collection and transportation service UpBox, on Wednesday said it attracted Series B ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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