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Steel industry, government join forces to deal with US import restrictionsIndustryAug 30, 2017The Korean government is joining forces with the local steel industry to jointly tackle the United States’ import regulations on Korean steel, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Wednesda... -
Jeju Air rakes in record high Q2 operating profitMarketsAug 29, 2017Jeju Air’s operating profit grew by 2,448 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same quarter last year, reaching a record high for twelve consecutive quarters, the airline said ... -
Apartment management fees jump 24% over five yearsEconomyAug 28, 2017Amid soaring apartment prices, data showed Monday that management fees for apartment residents in South Korea have risen roughly 24 percent over the past five years. According to data from the Bank... -
Korea’s economic recovery remains vulnerable to N. Korea, THAADMarketsAug 27, 2017Despite the global economy seeing positive growth this year, Korea’s economic bounce back appears to be marred by continuous political disruptions with the North Korean regime’s nuclear threats, as w... -
Moon names head of new SME and Startups ministryEconomyAug 24, 2017Cheong Wa Dae announced on Thursday that President Moon Jae-in has named Park Seong-jin as the head of the new Ministry of SME and Startups. Park is a professor of engineering from Pohang Universit... -
Parliamentary speaker calls KORUS FTA ‘bedrock’ of Korea-US tiesEconomyAug 24, 2017Amid ambiguity hovering over future negotiations on the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, Speaker of the Korean National Assembly Chung Sye-Kyun on Thursday defended the agreement as a win-win bedrock o... -
Trump committed to big changes to FTA: USTREconomyAug 23, 2017The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced Wednesday that the Trump administration remains committed to amending terms of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, following a joint com... -
‘Seoul expected to limit amendment talks in FTA showdown’EconomyAug 21, 2017Seoul is expected to play defense against the United States’ push to utilize the two nations’ upcoming special joint committee meeting to discuss possible amendments to the bilateral free trade agree... -
USTR agrees to hold FTA special session in Seoul next weekEconomyAug 18, 2017United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced on Friday that the special session meeting of the Joint Committee under the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement will be held in Seoul on Aug. ... -
IP war between US and China likely to impact Korean exports: reportEconomyAug 17, 2017With the looming possibility of a trade war between the US and China over intellectual property rights, the Korea International Trade Association says prospects are high that Korean companies will se... -
International IP court conference to kick off next monthEconomyAug 17, 2017The Patent Court of Korea is gearing up to launch the 2017 International IP Court Conference on Sept. 6 in Daejeon under the theme of “court, IP and business.” This year’s conference will feature f... -
US trade deficit would be ‘significantly higher’ without KORUS FTA: OverbyEconomyAug 16, 2017Amid ambiguity regarding the US President Donald Trump administration’s vow to alter certain terms of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, Tami Overby, senior vice president for Asia at the US Chamber... -
Korea’s electronics industry suffering labor shortage: reportIndustryAug 15, 2017The supply of labor in the country’s electronics industry, in particular the booming semiconductor industry, has become stagnant, raising concerns that the trend will heavily undermine global competi... -
NK risk clips Kospi rally, forecasts mixedMarketsAug 13, 2017Rising geopolitical instability over North Korea’s provocations hit South Korea’s stock market last week, but experts expressed mixed views on the prospects for the Kospi, which has been setting reco... -
Newly employed rises by over 300,000 for 6 consecutive monthsEconomyAug 9, 2017Amid the government’s continued struggle to tackle Korea’s high unemployment rate, the number of newly employed individuals reached 26.9 million last month, up 313,000 from the previous month, accord...
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