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Earnings
SK Innovation targets profit from EV battery unit in Q4
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, said its electric vehicle (EV) battery subsidiary aims to turn to the black in the fourth...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea's HMM creditors convert $739 mn bonds into shares
Shares of HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 container line, are likely to fall as its main creditors exchanged perpetual convertible bonds (CBs) an...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korean airlines see 12.87 mn int’l passengers in Q3 2023
South Korean airlines’ international passenger traffic in the third quarter reached 85% of that over the same period in 2019, the year befor...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Israel-Hamas war takes toll on S.Korean pilgrims
The war in Israel and Gaza, which has paralyzed some parts of the Middle East, is also set to put a complete stop to South Koreans’ tours of t...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Overseas trips top pre-pandemic levels during Chuseok holiday
The number of South Koreans who spent this year’s six-day holiday of Chuseok abroad exceeded pre-pandemic levels, indicating a recovery in the...
Oct 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Fed-triggered taper tantrum takes toll on Korean financial markets
The South Korean financial markets were roiled by a fresh taper tantrum after the US Federal Reserve chair signaled further tightening last week, tr...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea's travel agencies fight for survival with customized products
South Korea’s major travel agencies, feeling threatened by the rise of online travel agencies on the tourism market, are using their strengths...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Shinyoung Asset, Baillie Gifford launch global growth stock fund
Shinyoung Asset Management Co. has joined hands with Baillie Gifford & Co., a UK investment management firm, to launch a long-term growth stock ...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
K-food behind Japanese travelers' rush to S.Korea
South Korea is actively promoting itself as a foodies’ heaven to invite more Japanese tourists who have already contributed the most to the co...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korean travel guide featuring BTS published
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) on Tuesday released The Purple Road, a tourist guide of South Korea highlighting places where the seven members of ...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Over 130 Chinese travel industry officials visit S.Korea
Since the Chinese government allowed its citizens to participate in group tours to South Korea last month, Chinese travel industry representatives h...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao Mobility to collaborate with Indonesia on digital economy
South Korea's Kakao Mobility announced on Tuesday that it is discussing ways to collaborate on building the digital ecosystem with major platform co...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Duty-free shops in Jeju welcome return of Chinese cruise tourism
For the first time since Beijing lifted restrictions on group tourism to South Korea, Chinese cruise tourists have flocked to Jeju Island's duty-fre...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Shinhan Securities handles listing of private hospital in Indonesia
Shinhan Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that its local subsidiary in Indonesia has organized the listing of private hospital RSCH ...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS logs 9.1% return in H1 2023; recovered from loss in 2022
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea achieved a 9.1% return on investment during the first half of this year, with assets under management ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop rookies, fresh boost for Korean entertainment stocks
South Korea’s entertainment stocks are poised to rally as K-pop newbies gain momemtum, attracting not only global music fans but also investor...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's duty-free sector expects boom from Chinese tourists' return
South Korea's duty-free stores are over the moon thanks to the resumption of Chinese group tours after a hiatus of six years and five months, with m...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Schindler-invested Hyundai Elevator faces S.Korean activism
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., the No. 2 shareholder of which is Schindler Holding AG, has faced a request from a local activist investor...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
MXene: Korean investors’ next target after superconductor craze fizzles
Speculative investors in South Korea have started to amass shares related to Mxene, touted as a next-generation material, after dumping a large numb...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea's superconductor stocks plunge on Nature report
South Korean research team’s LK-99, behind the online sensation following its claim of room-temperature superconductor over the past four week...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Hanatour launches real-time travel info-sharing chat app
South Korea's leading travel agency Hanatour Service Inc. has launched the location-based travel-specialized open chat service app called "Hana Open...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop label JYP Entertainment earnings disappoint; shares down
JYP Entertainment Corp., the music label behind K-pop bands Stray Kids, Twice and NiziU, saw its stocks drop on Monday due to its disappointing quar...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Paradise City, Ctrip to jointly launch S.Korean travel packages
Paradise City, an integrated resort in Incheon, announced on Monday that it has partnered with China's largest online travel agency Ctrip to introdu...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services
South Korea's telecom service provider LG Uplus Corp. will start offering travel services at its offline branches. The company on Wednesday said it ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
SK Square to buy back $152 mn of its stocks by March 2024
South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. will buy back 200 billion won ($151.9 million) worth of corporate shares by March of next year as an effo...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seven out of 10 int'l travelers choose Japan: Yanolja reports
Osaka, followed by other Japanese cities, is the top international choice for South Korean travelers, while domestically, Jeju Island remains the fa...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air travel from Korea roars back to everywhere, except China
Flight routes between South Korea and China, once Korean flag carriers’ most lucrative, have become their white elephant as passengers on the ...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Tesla supplier L&F’s earnings disappoint; shares down
L&F Co., global electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc.’s battery materials supplier, missed quarterly earnings estimates on sluggish product p...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Shinsegae Live Shopping launches first travel product to India in four years
South Korea’s Shinsegae Live Shopping announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Mode Tour to sell travel products to India for the firs...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Morgan Stanley subsidiary takes 5% stake in JYP Entertainment stock
A Morgan Stanley-affiliated asset manager has bought more JYP Entertainment shares, raising its stake to more than 5 percent.Asset management firm M...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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