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Amorepacific hosts yearly marathon for breast cancer awareness

South Korean cosmetic giant Amorepacific hosted its yearly marathon in Busan on Sunday, seeking to raise public awareness on breast cancer. With some 5,000 participants, the event consisted of a thr...

Mar 24, 2019
Industry
S. Korea sees sharper drop in exports than OECD peers

South Korea has seen its exports decline at a steeper rate than other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member states, reflecting the contraction in outbound shipments of semicond...

Mar 24, 2019
Economy
Jaguar Land Rover Korea introduces upgraded Velar

Automobile lovers in South Korea are about to be presented a feast for the eyes with a luxury crossover SUV built with a V8 supercharged engine and diamond-quilted leather interior. Jaguar Land Rove...

Mar 24, 2019
Automode
GS E&C develops ‘Korea’s first’ ventilated air purifier system

South Korea’s leading builder GS Engineering & Construction Corp. has developed South Korea’s first built-in air purifying and ventilating system, named Sys Clein, to be installed in apartments and a...

Mar 24, 2019
Industry
[News Analysis] Overcoming Elliott hurdle, Hyundai heir tightens grip over W220tr empire

In a crushing victory over US hedge fund, Chung cements his leadership -- but is a bigger battle ahead?

Mar 24, 2019
Industry
Korea widens tax evasion crackdown on ‘Seungri scandal’

South Korea’s tax authorities have launched an industrywide tax evasion probe into local entertainment and nightclub businesses, fueled by scores of allegations surrounding K-pop star Seungri’s sex b...

Mar 24, 2019
Industry
Seoul shares expected to move in tight range next week

South Korean stocks are expected to move in a relatively tight range as investors are set to digest the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s rate decision amid ongoing trade talks between Washington and Beijing, a...

Mar 23, 2019
Finance
Seoul stocks end almost flat after choppy trading

South Korean stocks ended almost flat after a choppy trading session on Friday, with foreigners scooping up tech shares, offsetting a massive selling spree by institutions, analysts said. The Korean ...

Mar 22, 2019
Finance
S. Korea aims to become No. 4 robotics player by 2023

South Korea plans to turn the nation’s robotics technology into a 15 trillion-won ($13.3 billion) industry, with the aim of becoming the fourth-largest player in the world by 2023. “Traditional manu...

Mar 22, 2019
Industry
BNP Paribas striving to promote sustainable finance in S. Korea

BNP Paribas SA, France‘s biggest bank, will strive hard to promote its sustainable finance in South Korea as it seeks to arrange more funds for projects that make a positive impact on the environment...

Mar 22, 2019
Finance
Woori Bank sells 2.7% stake in Woori Financial to FIIs

Woori Bank, one of South Korea’s major commercial banks, said Friday that it has sold 2.7 percent of its stake in Woori Financial Holdings to foreign institutional investors in a block deal during of...

Mar 22, 2019
Finance
SK hynix chief vows to strengthen fundamentals, raise chip yield rate

Amid concerns growing over slowing demand for memory chips, SK hynix CEO Lee Seok-hee said Friday he would focus on strengthening the chipmaker’s fundamental competitiveness and improving the chip yi...

Mar 22, 2019
Technology
Twitter focuses on 'public conversation' in S. Korean society: CEO

Global online social networking service Twitter Inc. aims to make more people participate in "public conversation" in South Korea, the company's chief said Friday. "We believe public conversation in...

Mar 22, 2019
Technology
Samsung Biologics claims legality of accounting, vows future growth

SONGDO -- Samsung Biologics President and CEO Kim Tae-han on Friday reiterated the legality of the firm’s accounting practices at an annual shareholders meeting held in Songdo, Gyeonggi Province. “W...

Mar 22, 2019
Industry
Hyundai Motor shareholders reject Elliott's dividend plans, board member candidates

Approval seen as crushing victory for Hyundai Motor over Elliott

Mar 22, 2019
Automode

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