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[News Focus] Gloom hangs over Samsung again

Samsung faces ‘perfect storm’ on heir’s additional bribery charges, ongoing trade conflicts

Aug 29, 2019
Industry
Hyundai Card stays ahead of curve with new premium card packaging

A year since its launch of the Green, an online application-only credit card targeting young customers, Hyundai Card has decided to take a step further and adopt a new packaging for its premium cards...

Aug 29, 2019
Finance
[News Focus] Kospi loses more than 100 points in a month

Dollar up W100 this year; national debt up W100 trillion since 2017

Aug 29, 2019
Economy
Line under fire over mobile stamps mocking President Moon

Line Corp., a Japanese subsidiary of South Korea’s major portal Naver, has come under criticism for selling mobile emoticons that portrayed President Moon Jae-in in a disparaging way. Line hurriedly...

Aug 29, 2019
Technology
Indonesians seek injunction in Seoul to stop coal-fired plants

Indonesian residents filed a petition for a preliminary injunction to stop construction of coal-fired power plants, which are financed by Korean financial organizations and built and operated by Kore...

Aug 29, 2019
Industry
Science ICT ministry seeks 17.3% hike in national R&D budget for 2020

The Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday that it has proposed a 17.3-percent on-year increase in the national research and development budget for 2020 to allow the country to strive for independ...

Aug 29, 2019
Technology
S. Korea’s fiscal spending to climb 9.3% in 2020 amid uncertainties

South Korea’s fiscal spending will climb 9.3 percent on-year in 2020, amid the government’s expansionary policy measures in response to growing economic uncertainties such as US-China friction and Ja...

Aug 29, 2019
Economy
Seoul to spend 5 tln won for parts, materials industries amid trade row with Japan

South Korea plans to inject more than 5 trillion won (US$4.1 billion) into its support of the local parts and material industries by 2022 in a bid to tackle Japan's export curbs against the South, cu...

Aug 28, 2019
Industry
S-Oil supports children of fallen firefighters

S-Oil said Wednesday it has given scholarships to children of fallen firefighters from Yongsan Fire Station as part of its corporate social responsibility activities. A total 210 million won ($173,0...

Aug 28, 2019
Industry
Korean bank chiefs to join Moon on Myanmar trip

Chiefs of major South Korean commercial banks will join President Moon Jae-in as part of his economic delegation on the Myanmar leg of his trip to three Southeast Asian countries next week, sources s...

Aug 28, 2019
Finance
As Japan lowers Korea’s trade status, Seoul announces W5tr plan to boost materials capacity

S. Korea plans to develop key industrial materials to reduce reliance on exports from Japan

Aug 28, 2019
Industry
[From the Scene] Where 20,000 BMW auto parts are sent out daily

BMW Regional Distribution Center in Anseong is automaker’s 2nd-largest distribution hub in world

Aug 28, 2019
Automode
SK Innovation’s PR campaign attains over 14 million views

SK Innovation, the chemical arm of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, said Wednesday that its latest public relations campaign on innovation has topped 14 million views within 10 days...

Aug 28, 2019
Industry
Daewoo E&C seeks new opportunities in Vietnam with CC1

Daewoo Engineering and Construction will expand its presence in Vietnam by starting new businesses in collaboration with the Southeast Asian country’s major construction firm CC1, the company said We...

Aug 28, 2019
Industry
LG Innotek develops flexible 3D lighting for premium cars

LG Innotek, electronic parts affiliate of LG Group, announced Wednesday the firm has developed flexible three-dimensional lighting for premium cars with a plan to aggressively enter the high-end vehi...

Aug 28, 2019
Technology

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