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Seoul stocks bask in week-long gain to hit nearly 2-year high on stimulus hopeMarketsAug 7, 2020South Korean shares extended gains to a fifth session on Friday, as expectations for a US stimulus package underpinned investor sentiment. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Ko... -
First five star hotel in Gangnam up for saleMarketsAug 7, 2020Sheraton Seoul Palace Gangnam Hotel, the first five-star hotel in Seoul’s posh district of Gangnam, is up for sale again after a sales deal earlier this year fell through due to the new coronavirus p... -
Mirae Asset launches two ETFs for chips and AI in Hong KongMarketsAug 7, 2020South Korean asset management company Mirae Asset Global Investments said Friday that two new exchange traded funds focused on semiconductors, robots and artificial intelligence businesses in China h... -
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[Newsmaker] North Korea battles severe flood damageNorth KoreaAug 7, 2020Days of torrential downpours have flooded hundreds of houses and vast rice fields in North Korea, with damage expected to grow further, dealing a blow to a regime already grappling with the COVID-19 ... -
NK continues to develop missile capability beyond limits: Pentagon officialNorth KoreaAug 7, 2020North Korea continues to work aggressively to develop long-range nuclear missiles capable of threatening the US mainland through a “very deliberate testing program” for systems improvement, a senior ... -
Asiana Airlines turns to surplus in earnings surpriseTransportAug 7, 2020Asiana Airlines posted an operating profit over 100 billion won ($84 million) in the second quarter, for the first time in six quarters, according to the firm’s regulatory filings Friday. The nation... -
LG Chem shares surge on rosy EV outlook, ranks third on KospiTechnologyAug 7, 2020Share prices of LG Chem, Korea’s leading battery maker, jumped nearly 10 percent on Friday on expectations of rising demand for electric vehicles, ranking third in market capitalization in the nation... -
Grand Mint Festival to be held with limited number of audiencesMusicAug 7, 2020The 14th Grand Mint Festival will take place at Olympic Park, eastern Seoul, on Oct. 24 and 25 with a limited audience due to the spread of COVID-19. The festival organizers said they will sell less... -
S. Korea to lift restrictions on arrivals from China's Hubei from MondayForeign affairsAug 7, 2020South Korea will lift restrictions on arrivals from China's Hubei province, believed to be the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreaks, starting Monday, as virus cases have eased there and China has relaxed ... -
Japanese company appeals S. Korean court's decision on asset seizureForeign affairsAug 7, 2020DAEGU -- A Japanese company has appealed a South Korean court's ruling to seize its assets in the country to compensate victims of wartime forced labor in a move expected to worsen tensions between t... -
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[Monitor] SKT’s 5G fastest: ministryTechnologyAug 7, 2020The Ministry of Science and ICT of South Korea on Wednesday reported its assessment of 5G networks provided by the nation’s three largest mobile carriers. According to the assessment conducted in Se... -
New virus cases fall back to 20 as local cases return to single digitSocial affairsAug 7, 2020South Korea's new virus cases fell sharply on Friday as local infections grew again in a single-digit figure. But new cluster infections at restaurants and churches are still straining the country's ... -
Seoul unveils virus-blocking bus shelterSocial affairsAug 7, 2020A shelter booth designed to protect passengers from sunlight, dust and even from viruses while waiting for a bus to arrive was unveiled on the streets of Seoul. Starting Wednesday, the Seongdong-gu ... -
Seoul stocks open higher on Wall Street gainsMarketsAug 7, 2020South Korean shares opened higher Friday on high expectations about the US stimulus package. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 9.5 points, or 0.41 percent, to 2,352.11 in ... -
No major service disruption reported despite trainee doctors' strikeSocial affairsAug 7, 2020Trainee doctors at hospitals on Friday launched a one-day strike in protest of the government's medical workforce reform plan, but there was no major disruptions reported as hospitals mobilized alter...
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