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[Graphic News] South Korean beer exports to China surge

Aug 27, 2018

South Korea's beer exports to China more than doubled in 2017 from the previous year, but exports of other alcohol dropped steeply, industry data showed. South Korea shipped $50.2 million worth of...
[Newsmaker] China’s transport ministry censures Didi after murder

Aug 27, 2018

BEIJING (AFP) -- China’s transport ministry on Sunday slammed Didi Chuxing’s safety lapses as the ride-hailing giant said it would suspend its Hitch service after the rape and murder of a passenger, ...
[Graphic News] SK hynix boasts sharpest growth among chipmakers

Aug 23, 2018

SK hynix, South Korea's No. 2 chipmaker, posted the sharpest growth in sales among the world's top 15 players in the first six months of 2018, industry data showed, with Samsung Electronics maintain...
Investors sue Tesla's Musk over go-private tweets

Aug 12, 2018

Two investors filed suit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the electric car company after he tweeted he wanted to take the firm private, causing the share price to inflate and short-selling investors t...
[Graphic News] Huawei overtakes Apple to become world's No. 2 smartphone maker, Samsung still No. 1

Aug 7, 2018

China-based Huawei overtook Apple to claim the No. 2 spot in the global smartphone market in the second quarter of the year, according to International Data Corp. South Korean consumer electronics...
[Graphic News] Miami named world's priciest Airbnb city

Aug 5, 2018

Miami and Boston took the top two spots in the average daily cost of lodging in private dwellings for the second straight year, according to Bloomberg index. Airbnb owners asked for $205 a night a...
Markets lower with eyes on central banks

Jul 30, 2018

LONDON (AFP) -- Asian and European stock markets slid Monday in a downbeat start to the week as investors waited on key global interest rate decisions. Nearing midday in London, the British capital'...
Trump blames tariff critics for weakening US bargaining power

Jul 25, 2018

President Donald Trump lit into critics of his tariffs Wednesday saying discord -- some from Republicans in Congress -- undercuts his ability to narrow the U.S. trade gap with other countries. "When...
[Graphic News] Samsung Electronics ranks 12th on Fortune 500

Jul 25, 2018

Samsung Electronics placed 12th on the list of the top 500 global companies, US business magazine Fortune showed, marking the highest standing ever posted by the tech giant. The Korean tech giant ...
[Graphic News] EU antitrust fines against tech companies

Jul 24, 2018

Google was hit with a record-breaking 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) fine, topping the 2.4 billion euros it was ordered to pay in another case last year. EU antitrust regulators accused the compan...
UK to refuse Brexit bill without trade deal, says minister

Jul 22, 2018

LONDON - Britain will only pay its EU divorce bill if the bloc agrees the framework for a future trade deal, the new Brexit Secretary warned in an interview published Sunday. Dominic Raab, who repl...
EU tries to limit influx of steel diverted by US tariffs

Jul 18, 2018

The European Union will impose provisional safeguard measures on imports of steel products on Thursday to prevent them flooding into Europe after the US also placed tariffs on incoming steel, the for...
Uber facing probe into alleged gender discrimination: source

Jul 17, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO -- Uber is facing a US government investigation into allegations that the ride-hailing service set up a pay structure that discriminated against its female workers. The US Equal Employ...
[Graphic News] Hite Jinro named world's top spirits brand, again

Jul 11, 2018

The Korean soju brand Jinro, owned by Hite Jinro was the world’s best-selling distilled liquor company for a second straight year, according to a market research firm in London. The IWSR, a provid...
EU chief criticizes Trump over attitude to European allies

Jul 10, 2018

European Council President Donald Tusk is appealing to President Donald Trump to remember who his allies are as the U.S. leader prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Yonhap) Spea...