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KRX to tighten rules on maximum per-case stock trading

The maximum possible number of shares investors can purchase in a single order will be reduced starting next week to prevent fat-finger errors, the local bourse operator said Wednesday. Investors wi...

Sept 12, 2018
Finance
Builders, broadcasting, IT firms request amendment to 52-hour workweek

Shipbuilders, construction, broadcasting and IT firms have asked for an amendment to the new 52-hour workweek due to an inability to comply with the shorter hours, a local business organization said ...

Sept 12, 2018
Industry
NH Investment & Securities picked as most preferred bidder for Seoul Square sales

NH Investment & Securities, South Korea’s second-largest securities firm by net assets, was picked as the most preferred bidder for Seoul Square, a prime office building located in central Seoul, acc...

Sept 12, 2018
Finance
GM Korea reaffirms need to set up R&D entity

Preliminary injunction filed by KDB barring GM Korea from holding general shareholders meeting

Sept 12, 2018
Automode
[Hydrogen Korea] ‘Hydrogen technology could save ailing shipbuilders’

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on South Korea’s latest measures, hurdles and the market drive for hydrogen economy. This is the fourth installment. -- Ed. Hydrogen technology, w...

Sept 12, 2018
Automode
Hyundai, Kia become third-largest SUV makers in H1

Hyundai Motor and its sister company Kia Motors were the third-largest sport utility vehicle makers in the first half of the year, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the UK market research firm...

Sept 12, 2018
Automode
Renowned scholars discuss AI at Samsung forum

Globally renowned scholars in the field of artificial intelligence gathered at Samsung Electronics’ Seocho campus in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss the tasks faced by Samsung and other tech giants in ...

Sept 12, 2018
Technology
LG Chem takes over US-based automotive adhesive maker Uniseal

LG Chem, a leading South Korean battery and chemical company, announced Wednesday that it acquired an American automotive adhesive maker as part of efforts to enhance the portfolio of its automotive ...

Sept 12, 2018
Technology
Asiana Airlines resumes inflight meal service

Asiana Airlines said Wednesday that its inflight meal service had returned to normal as of Wednesday, marking an end to a monthslong so-called “inflight meal fiasco.” The airline said inflight meals...

Sept 12, 2018
Industry
S. Korea’s job situation at its worst since post-financial crisis period: data

Finance Minister vows to speed up budget execution, acknowledges wage hike is worsening unemployment

Sept 12, 2018
Economy
Securities firms remove 40% of Korean branches in 7 years

South Korea’s securities firms saw their local branch network shrink by 40.3 percent in the past seven years until June this year, with the arrival of mobile trading infrastructure here, data showed ...

Sept 12, 2018
Finance
Calls rising for pro-corporate policy across board

A widening gap between South Korea’s large, export-oriented companies and its domestically focused smaller enterprises, in terms of both earnings and employment, highlights the need for a pro-corpora...

Sept 12, 2018
Economy
Korea takes steps toward hydrogen economy

Hydrogen to be included in nation’s third energy plan this year

Sept 12, 2018
Industry
[Contribution] Competition policy in advent of 4th industrial revolution

KFTC to host 10th Seoul International Competition Forum

Sept 12, 2018
Industry
Police question Korean Air chairman for using company money for home security

Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho appeared for police questioning Wednesday over allegations that he used company money to pay for security services at his home. The chairman of the Hanjin Group faces...

Sept 12, 2018
Industry

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