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Business community optimistic about Japan easing entry restrictions

Oct 4, 2020

South Korea’s business community expects to see the imminent relaxation of entry restrictions for travelers to Japan amid hopes of improving economic relations between the two countries, according to...
No. of foreign visitors to S. Korea dips 75% during H1: lawmaker

Oct 4, 2020

The number of international visitors to South Korea plummeted by more than 70 percent during the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a lawmaker Sunday. The number of inboun...
SK hynix to post mediocre Q3 earnings on weak chip prices: analysts

Oct 4, 2020

SK hynix Inc., South Korea's No. 2 chipmaker, is expected to report mediocre third-quarter earnings in the face of memory price decline, analysts here said Sunday. SK hynix was projected to log 7.9 ...
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra's camera rated best performer: report

Oct 4, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, topped the list of handsets with the best-performing cameras available in the market, a report showed Sunday. The Gala...
LG to launch new rotating-screen smartphone this week

Oct 4, 2020

LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday its new dual-screen smartphone will go on sale in South Korea this week as the tech firm aims to boost its handset sales amid the pandemic. The Wing will hit local sh...
Rate of workers taking child care leave still low in private sector: lawmaker

Oct 3, 2020

Although child care leave was introduced by the country more than 30 years ago, the rate of workers who use such leave at private companies is still significantly lower than that of civil servants, a...
US retail sales of Hyundai Motor rise 7% on-yr in Q3

Oct 2, 2020

Retail sales of Hyundai Motor Co. in the United States rose 7 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier on rising demand for its sport utility vehicles (SUVs), the carmaker's US unit said Frid...
[News Focus] Why are Koreans loyal to Korean cigarettes?

Oct 2, 2020

KT&G maintains over 60 percent market share, beating out global players in Korea
Top 10 Chuseok gifts Koreans love

Sept 30, 2020

Chuseok is Korea’s autumnal holiday, a time for sharing the year’s harvest together with family. It is the perfect time to offer gifts to family elders, business partners and anyone you’d like to be ...
Stuck in traffic? Enjoy Chuseok while playing BTS Universe Story

Sept 30, 2020

5 games to play during the Korean Thanksgiving holiday
Over 30% of major Korean firms cut greenhouse emissions by double digits: data

Sept 29, 2020

More than 30 percent of major Korean companies sliced greenhouse gas emissions more than 10 percent last year, according to the data from CEO Score Tuesday. The corporate data tracker requested gree...
Hyundai Rotem bags W407.7b wheeled armored vehicle deal

Sept 29, 2020

Hyundai Rotem said Tuesday it has signed a contract worth 407.7 billion won ($348.4 million) with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration to supply wheeled armored vehicles by 2023. According...
USITC rejects SK Innovation’s request for forensic inspection of LG Chem

Sept 29, 2020

In the latest development of an ongoing patent lawsuit SK Innovation filed against LG Chem a year ago in September 2019, the US International Trade Commission on Tuesday dismissed SK Innovation’s req...
LG Electronics tipped to deliver best Q3 earnings in 11 years: analysts

Sept 29, 2020

LG Electronics Inc. is likely to report its largest third-quarter earnings in 11 years on the back of increased demand of its premium home appliance and TV products amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-h...
LG tipped to release rollable TV next month

Sept 29, 2020

LG Electronics Inc., a major home appliance maker in South Korea, is expected to release the industry‘s first rollable TV next month, sources here said Tuesday, as the company tries to expand its pre...