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BOK governor strikes back at FSC chief over online payment dataEconomyFeb 24, 2021Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to a revision bill that would enable the Financial Services Commission to collect online payment data, lamenting that the regulator... -
Watchdog orders banks to compensate investors for damages from Lime missellingMoneyFeb 24, 2021South Korea’s financial watchdog on Wednesday ordered two Korean commercial banks -- Woori Bank and the Industrial Bank of Korea -- to compensate end-investors for at least half of the damages they i... -
More schoolchildren want to be doctors amid COVID: pollSocial affairsFeb 24, 2021Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors beat teachers in an annual survey of elementary schoolchildren on what they want to become when they grow up. In an online poll conducted for three months through... -
Hyundai to replace batteries in some 82,000 Kona, other EVs over fire risksIndustryFeb 24, 2021Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will replace batteries in some 82,000 Kona EV and two other electric vehicles sold globally due to potential fire risks, which could cost about 1 trillion won ($89... -
BTS' 'Map of the Soul: 7' achieves record high 52nd consecutive week on Billboard 200K-popFeb 24, 2021"Map of the Soul: 7," an album by global superstar BTS, has stayed on the Billboard main albums chart for almost one straight year this week, recording another piece of history for K-pop. According ... -
Population mobility declines in Jan. amid fall in housing transactionsSocial affairsFeb 24, 2021The number of South Koreans who moved to different parts of the country declined in January amid a decrease in housing transactions, data showed Wednesday. The number of people who changed their res... -
Agency refuses to confirm report Jennie, G-Dragon are datingK-popFeb 24, 2021The management agency of K-pop stars Jennie of BLACKPINK and G-Dragon of BIGBANG on Wednesday refused to confirm a report that they are secretly dating. Dispatch, an entertainment news outlet, repor... -
S. Korea suffers 1st population decline last year on record low birthsSocial affairsFeb 24, 2021The number of South Koreans who moved to different parts of the country declined in January amid a decrease in housing transactions, data showed Wednesday. The number of people who changed their res... -
Spring blossom, cultural festivals canceled or downsized over COVID-19 fearsPoliticsFeb 24, 2021Spring is just around the corner, but almost all spring blossom and cultural festivals across the country are likely to be called off for the second consecutive year amid little signs of a letup in c... -
Regulator fines SKT, its ITPV affiliate over unfair biz practiceIndustryFeb 24, 2021South Korea's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to fine top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and its internet protocol TV subsidiary a combined 6.4 billion won ($5.7 million) for hamperi... -
Trade terms up for 10th straight month in JanuaryEconomyFeb 24, 2021South Korea's terms of trade gained for the 10th consecutive month in January, as export prices rose at a faster pace, central bank data showed Wednesday. The nation's net terms-of-trade index for g... -
S. Korea expands public Wi-Fi availabilityTechnologyFeb 24, 2021South Korea's ICT ministry said Wednesday it made over 15,000 new public Wi-Fi service zones available across the country and in buses last year, bringing the total locations with free public Wi-Fi t... -
Korea Shipbuilding bags W570b order from EuropeIndustryFeb 24, 2021Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Wednesday that it has secured a 570 billion won ($514 million) order from a European company. Under the deal to build six 45,700-ton ConRo vessels,... -
Samsung starts mass-production of power-efficient SSD for data centersTechnologyFeb 24, 2021Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has started mass-production of a power-efficient solid state drive (SSD) for data centers that also boasts enhanced security solutions. The South Korean tec... -
Biz sentiment improves for March on eased uncertainties: pollEconomyFeb 24, 2021South Korea's business sentiment improved for March on decreased economic uncertainty, with more companies expecting a recovery down the road, a poll showed Wednesday. The business survey index (BSI...
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