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Kia halts 2 domestic plants following confirmed COVID-19 casesEconomySept 17, 2020Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-biggest carmaker, said Thursday it has suspended two of its domestic plants as at least eight workers have been confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus. K... -
Seoul, Beijing begin irregular flights amid pandemicEconomySept 17, 2020South Korea and China on Thursday began to operate irregular flights to allow Korean residents in China who returned here due to the coronavirus outbreak to go back, the transport ministry said. Kor... -
Finance minister asks lawmakers to approve extra budget by next TuesdayEconomySept 17, 2020SEJONG -- Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki on Thursday asked the National Assembly to approve a fourth supplementary budget by early next week, in order to give emergency handouts to small merchants ahea... -
Retail investors pour huge money into domestic, overseas stocksEconomySept 17, 2020South Korean retail investors have poured nearly 100 trillion won ($85.2 billion) into domestic and overseas stocks this year amid ample liquidity and low interest rates, data showed Thursday. Indiv... -
Seoul stocks open lower on Wall Street lossesMarketsSept 17, 2020South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday, taking a cue from overnight losses on Wall Street that stemmed from tech valuation concerns. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 11.69 poi... -
KB Financial chief Yoon Jong-kyoo likely to serve 3rd termMoneySept 16, 2020KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo should keep his seat for a third term, the banking group’s outside directors decided Wednesday, bolstered by his bold moves in expansion of nonbanking busin... -
S. Korea to take top spot in economic growth for 2020: OECDEconomySept 16, 2020Acknowledging South Korea’s relatively effective control of COVID-19 and its appropriate fiscal response, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently increased its outlook for ... -
Korean investors close in on US student housing acquisitionMoneySept 16, 2020South Korean investors are inching closer to taking over a student housing facility in the United States from US real estate developer Lincoln Ventures for roughly 140 billion won ($119.37 million), ... -
Carousell snaps up $80m from Naver-led investorsMoneySept 16, 2020Singapore-based online marketplace platform Carousell said Wednesday it had raised a combined $80 million funding from an investor group led by South Korean internet giant Naver. Along with Naver, o... -
S. Korea’s food prices hike to third highest among OECD statesEconomySept 16, 2020Market feels prolonged impact from record-long monsoon rains, typhoons -
CJ Group's Lee Mie-kyung elected as vice chairwoman of Academy MuseumEconomySept 16, 2020South Korean entertainment giant CJ Group executive Lee Mie-kyung, widely known as Miky Lee, has been chosen as vice chairwoman of the board of the Academy Museum opening next year in Los Angeles. A... -
KB Financial chairman likely to serve another 3-year termEconomySept 16, 2020KB Financial Group said Wednesday it has selected chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo as the final candidate for the post of chief of the South Korean banking giant. Yoon, who has been leading KB Financial sinc... -
Seoul stocks snap 4-day winning streak on profit-takingMarketsSept 16, 2020South Korean stocks ended their four-session winning streak on Wednesday, as investors rushed to reap profits from the recent stock rally. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. After choppy tra... -
Kakao Bank’s pre-IPO market value soars to 46 trillion wonMarketsSept 16, 2020Top internet-only bank’s value exceeds four major financial groups’ total market cap -
Airlines to levy no fuel surcharges on intl. routes in Oct.EconomySept 16, 2020South Korean airlines will not impose fuel surcharges on international routes in October on low oil prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources said Wednesday. The surcharge for one-...
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05[Newsmaker] Moon briefed 4 times on killed civil servant, UN message too late to be changed: Cheong Wa Dae
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07Nightlife establishments outside of capital area to be closed for at least 1 week: PM
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