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Foreign exchange
S.Korea’s forex reserves dwindle to lowest point in more than 3 years
South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves dropped in October for the third straight month to their lowest point since June 2020, as local author...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs promotes YK Yoon in Seoul to MD
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named YK Yoon, head of fixed-income, currency and commodities (FICC) of the Seoul office, as a new managing director (M...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank opens regional headquarters in Bangladesh
South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Friday it opened its new regional headquarters in Bangladesh. In 1996, the bank launched its first branch...
Nov 03, 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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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank to add two new branches in India 2024
South Korea's Woori Bank plans to open two new branches in India in the first half of next year. The bank announced on Tuesday it has obtained ...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to add India, Lithuania to list of nations eligible for E-9 visa
South Korea plans to allow non-professional workers from India and Lithuania to apply for the E-9 visa as the country struggles with a shrinking wor...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s Q3 GDP up 0.6% on-quarter on recovery in exports
South Korea’s economy in the third quarter grew 0.6% from the previous quarter, extending a growth streak to three consecutive quarters on a r...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KB Financial beats profit forecast on higher interest rates
KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s top financial holding company by assets, on Tuesday reported better-than-expected net profit in the thi...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief says inflation may ease more slowly than expected
South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday said inflationary pressure in Asia’s fourth-largest economy may ease more slowly than earli...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Bank Woori Saudara to open 160th Indonesian branch
South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Wednesday its Indonesian subsidiary Bank Woori Saudara is set to open a new outpost in Pekanbaru, Sumatra's Ri...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea Inc.’s record short-term borrowing raises specter of debt overhang
South Korea’s short-term corporate loan growth is picking up at a fast pace, stirring concern among some analysts who see parallels to the 200...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
HSBC, BNP Paribas to be fined for naked short sales in S.Korea
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will fine the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and Bank BNP Paribas the large...
Oct 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics reinforces ties with India’s Tata Motors
South Korea’s CJ Logistics on Friday said its Indian subsidiary CJ Darcl has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Motors of India on...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Lotte Wellfood ups Choco Pie India sales target to $60 mn with new factory
Lotte Wellfood Co., formerly Lotte Confectionery Co., has revised up this year’s Choco Pie sales forecast in India to 80 billion won ($60 mill...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KakaoBank to acquire 10% stake in Super Bank Indonesia
South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. announced on Tuesday its decision to invest in Indonesia's digital banking entity PT Super Bank Indonesia.This move ...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to hike Exter SUV output to capitalize on void in India
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to ramp up the production of its compact sport utility vehicle Exter in India to capitalize on the void in the entry-level S...
Oct 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Dollar/won in wildest swing in 13 yrs despite intervention
The South Korean won suffered its wildest fluctuation against the dollar this year since 2010, shrugging off heavy dollar-selling intervention by lo...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks go digital in Southeast Asia for non-interest gains
South Korea’s top four banks are strengthening their overseas operations, particularly in the digital banking business, to increase their non-...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Commodities
Korean lab-grown diamond maker KDT to build plant in India
South Korea’s sole lab-grown diamond producer KDT Diamond Co. will build its first overseas production facility in India by early next year to...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean Hana ties up with Saudi EXIM Bank for Middle East biz
Hana Financial Group, South Korea’s third-largest financial holding company, joined hands with the Saudi Export-Import Bank to expand its mark...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor clinches top spot in Indian dealer satisfaction study
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. has emerged as the leader in India’s mass-market satisfaction segment, according to an annual survey by ...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Net-zero by 2050 will hit S.Korea’s economic growth: BOK
The net zero emission target by 2050 is forecast to lower South Korea’s economic growth rate by an average of 0.6 percentage point per year ...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Prestige Biologics partners with Indian company for CDMO
Prestige Biologics Co., a South Korean biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) company, is expanding its CDMO b...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
KT provides digital document storage for Shinhan Bank
South Korea's KT Corp announced on Friday the launch of a new digital document storage service at Shinhan Bank, linking with a public electronic doc...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy may partner with JSW to make EV batteries in India
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s largest battery makers, is in talks with Indian steel-to-energy conglomerate J...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Koreans’ US dollar selling spree continues in anticipation of weaker USD
US dollar investors in South Korea have not backed down from their shorting position of the currency despite the strengthening dollar against the Ko...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s fertility startups gain traction with advanced technologies
South Korea’s fertility startups are garnering attention from investors with innovative technologies such as self-testing of ovarian health, s...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KOREA Investment Week
Celltrion builds clinical data bank for new biosimilars
The use of data and computing is a new paradigm in the biopharmaceutical industry, reducing the new drug development time and cost, Celltrion Inc. C...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Sampyo targets India’s railway track parts market
Sampyo Railway Co., South Korea’s No. 1 railway turnout manufacturer, plans to launch a joint venture with an Indian company within the ...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai promotes Busan’s bid for 2030 World Expo in India with IONIQ 5
Hyundai Motor Co. supported Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo with IONIQ 5 covered with graffiti reading “Busan is Ready” in...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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