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Economy
S. Korea's FX reserves rise for 7th straight month to record-high $426.5 bn
South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose for a seventh straight month to a fresh record high in October due to gains in non-dollar assets and incr...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO swings to Q3 operating profit vs Q2; steel demand on rise
POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker, has swung to an operating profit in the third quarter from the second quarter, when it reported its...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Unemployment rate
COVID-19 pandemic slams Korea’s job market; elderly workers rise
Hit hard by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea lost about 392,000 jobs in September, with the number of employed slipping for the se...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla CEO's tweets allay concerns over EV battery supplies; LG Chem shares rise
Shares of LG Chem Ltd. rebounded on Sept. 22 from their shaky performance in the past few sessions, buoyed by Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk’...
Sep 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S. Korean automakers rise despite stronger Korean currency
Shares of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. are rising despite the rising trend in the value of the Korean won versus the dollar, which usually w...
Sep 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
Korea rises as production hub for coronavirus treatments; darling of global pharmas
South Korea is emerging as a global production base for coronavirus vaccines and medicine thanks to its comprehensive production facilities alongside ...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Samsung Electro-Mechanics poised to benefit from Huawei’s troubles, rising demand for MLCCs
South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is likely to post better earnings in the coming quarters, benefiting from toughened US restrictions ...
Sep 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
South Korea seeks to exit Africa mining JV despite rising nickel demand
State-run Korea Resources Corp. has embarked on a plan to sell its stake in a loss-making nickel mining joint venture in Madagascar, Africa, after the...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
COVID-19 test kit maker Seegen flags more than 30-fold rise in Q2 OP
Operating profits at South Korea’s diagnostic reagent maker Seegen Inc. spiked by more than 36 times in the second quarter from a year earlier, ...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s economically inactive population rises to record high in July
Hit hardest by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea’s jobless rate rose to the highest level in two decades, while many people w...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Real Estate underwrites $53 mn debt on luxury high rise in Manhattan
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. has underwritten five-year senior debt of 57.5 billion won ($53 million) secured on a super-luxury, 131-s...
Dec 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ per employee AUM rises to $2.1 bn in 2016: report
Each investment management staff at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) oversaw 2.4 trillion won ($2.1 billion) in assets in 2016 on average,...
Apr 21, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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