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Energy
LS Cable wins $306 mn worth of orders from UK
South Korea's LS Cable & System Ltd. on Monday said it will supply high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for 400 billion won ($306.1 million...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys holds consultations for partners to help them move overseas
South Korea's auto powertrain maker Hyundai Transys said on Monday that a total of 23 suppliers received its video consultation assistance for eight...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility gets int'l certification for offshore wind power system
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Monday said it is Korea's first to receive international certification for an eight-me...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Chemicals obtains highest ESG rating among listed companies
SK Chemicals obtained the highest grade in a recent ESG (environmental, social, and governance) rating evaluation of 1,033 listed companies, the com...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Kumho Tire receives silver medal from EcoVadis
Kumho Tire Co. announced on Tuesday that it received a silver medal from EcoVadis, a global ESG (environmental, social, and governance) evaluation a...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation at 7-mth low; BOK may slow rate hike pace
South Korea’s headline inflation hit a seven-month low in November as rises in agricultural and petroleum product prices slowed, adding to exp...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea exports dip for 2nd month, growth slows to 1-year low
South Korea’s exports reported a decline for a second straight month in November on sluggish semiconductor sales, darkening the outlook for As...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
HYBE and Kakao Games to be released from mandatory escrow this month
The Korea Securities Depository said on Wednesday that 225.5 million shares of a total of 58 listed stocks registered as mandatory escrow will be li...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean unlisted stock bubble bursts as interest rates rise
Kurly Inc., Dunamu Inc. and other major South Korean unlisted stocks plunged as the fallout on asset prices from rising interest rates extended into...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai, Daewoo sign Turkmenistan fertilizer plant deals
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. and Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. are likely to win orders to build fertilizer plants in Tur...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KEPCO raises $368 mn via bond issuance on heated demand
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) saw on Nov. 27 around 1.7 trillion won ($1.3 billion) worth of investor bids for its bond issuance targeting 400 ...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK takes 25-bp rate hike as won rebounds against dollar
South Korea’s central bank raised the base interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% during its monetary policy board meeting on Nov. 24, slow...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea's total fertility rate falls under 0.8 in 3rd quarter
South Korea's birth rate in the third quarter this year set another all-time low of under 0.8, and the national population consequently declined f...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
OECD cuts Korea's economic growth forecast for next year to 1.8%
The Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD) has cut its forecast for South Korea's economic growth next year to 1.8%, down fro...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Finance ministry stresses need to reduce maximum corporate tax rate
A total of 103 companies, a mere 0.01% of the total number of corporations in South Korea, are paying more than 40% of the country’s total cor...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KEPCO turns from bonds to banks for money on govt plans
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is set to raise 600 billion won ($442 million) from a local bank in a plan to seek loans to secure money instead ...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK may increase rate by only 25 bps this week as won rebounds
South Korea’s central bank is likely to raise interest rates by only 25 basis points this week as its won currency may have bottomed out, easi...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Eco-friendly car registrations exceed 1.5 mn in Korea
The total number of registered eco-friendly vehicles in South Korea surpassed 1.5 million as of end-October, up 38.3% from 1.1 million compared to a...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
South Korea's listed companies suffer 26% drop in operating profit in Q3
South Korea's companies listed on the main stock exchange Kospi in this year's third quarter saw operating profit drop 26% from the same period last...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Signet supplies 37 ultra-fast EV charging posts to G20 Bali summit
SK Signet Inc., the electric vehicle (EV) charging arm of SK Inc., announced on Monday that it will supply the upcoming G20 summit with 37 ultra-fas...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec to launch total care service for home appliances
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is launching a total care service for products in South Korea to enhance after-sale...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean firms at risk of credit rating downgrade on Legoland woes
South Korean companies are at risk of credit rating downgrades as the fallout of a debt default by the domestic developer of a Legoland theme park r...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea won sees best day in nearly 14 yrs, may be climbing from bottom
The South Korean won currency on Friday reported the largest daily gain in almost 14 years as lower-than-expected US inflation data bolstered expect...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
KDI cuts Korea growth forecast, urges gradual rate hikes
South Korean economic growth is expected to decline further next year to the slowest level since the COVID-19 breakout while inflation is likely t...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korean brokerages' restructuring targets investment banking units
South Korea’s small- and mid-sized brokerage houses have begun their workforce reductions ahead of the end of the year. The brokerages are set...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s job growth at 11-month low deepens economic woes
South Korea’s job growth in October fell for a fifth consecutive month to the lowest in eleven months, boosting concerns over a slowdown in As...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea won hits 2-month high on US election, China hopes
The South Korean won on Wednesday hit a two-month high on expectations that a victory by the Republicans in the US midterm elections may slow the Fe...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea's shipbuilding order volume to plummet next year: report
South Korea's shipbuilders fear seeing their orders next year plummet by over 40% on-year due to disruptions in related financing amid surging inter...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK may raise rates by 50 bps again on Fed, inflation
South Korea’s central bank may increase interest rates by 50 basis points again as the US Federal Reserve continued to aggressively tighten mo...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s 1st export decline in 2 years dims BOK’s big-step rate hike outlook
South Korea’s exports fell for the first time in two years in October, posting a trade deficit for seven months in a row – the clearest ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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