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Credit loans soar again amid relaxed rules, bullish marketMoneyJan 10, 2021Credit loans climbed back up in the first week of 2021, fueled by a bullish stock market and eased bank loan rules, data showed Sunday. The total credit loan balance of the major five commercial ban... -
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[News Focus] Korea strives to branch out into South AmericaEconomyJan 10, 2021Free trade talks with 4 Mercosur countries draw attention -
S. Korea to kick-off 3rd round of emergency cash handouts MondayEconomyJan 10, 2021South Korea plans to kick off a 4.1 trillion won ($3.7 billion) emergency cash handout program Monday to offer up to 3 million won to small business owners, freelancers and special contract laborers ... -
Kospi logs record rise in first trading week of 2021MarketsJan 10, 2021Combined market cap of Samsung, SK Group surpasses W1,000tr for first time -
Economic recovery momentum slackens amid flare-up in COVID-19 cases: KDIEconomyJan 10, 2021South Korea's economic recovery momentum is slowing down as the service sector has remained sluggish amid a resurgence in new coronavirus cases, a state-run think tank said Sunday. The country's man... -
S. Korea to phase out industrial waste importsEconomyJan 10, 2021South Korea plans to restrict or phase out its imports of 10 kinds of industrial waste to increase the recycling of domestic waste, the Ministry of Environment said Sunday. The ministry said the imp... -
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[Weekender] Young and fearless: Startups enter global race for space, robotics and AIMarketsJan 9, 2021Fresh-faced ventures pull ahead of tech giants in South Korea in plotting path into uncharted territory -
Hyundai shares soar on Apple car talks reportsFinanceJan 8, 2021Shares in South Korean automaker Hyundai soared Friday on the back of reports it was in talks with Apple for a joint project to manufacture self-driving electric vehicles. Hyundai Motor shares rocke... -
KOSPI soars past 3,100 on Samsung, Hyundai MotorMarketsJan 8, 2021South Korea's key stock index logged the largest daily gain in nearly seven months Friday, breaching the 3,100-point mark on stellar advances in market heavyweights such as Samsung Electronics and Hy... -
S. Korea to add 1.04 million new jobs in public sectorEconomyJan 8, 2021The South Korean government plans to create 1.04 million new jobs in the public sector in an effort to tackle the pandemic employment shock, according to the nation’s first vice minister of finance F... -
Bull market continues in US, S. Korea with Biden win affirmedMarketsJan 8, 2021After US Congress confirmed Joe Biden as the presidential election winner, leading US stock benchmarks surged to record highs on Thursday (local time). South Korea’s main bourse also hit an all-time ... -
Foreigners turn net sellers of S. Korean stocks in December last yearEconomyJan 8, 2021Foreign investors turned net sellers of South Korean equities in December last year, as they took profits from a recent stock rally, the central bank said Friday. Foreigners sold a net $2.36 billion... -
S. Korea to jack up support for electric, hydrogen carsEconomyJan 8, 2021South Korea plans to increase budgetary support for the purchase of electric and hydrogen cars by around 30 percent this year in a bid to nurture the next-generation vehicle sector, the finance minis... -
Seoul stocks open higher on Wall Street gainsMarketsJan 8, 2021South Korean stocks opened higher Friday, taking a cue from overnight Wall Street gains over global recovery hopes. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 53.49 points, or 1.76 percent... -
S. Korea's current account surplus narrows in NovemberEconomyJan 8, 2021South Korea's current account surplus narrowed on month in November last year, mainly due to a decline in investment income, the central bank said Friday. The current account surplus reached $8.97 b...
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