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[Ram Garikipati] Indo-Sino conflict in context of S. Korea’s problems

ViewpointsJul 13, 2020

China recently blocked Indian websites and e-commerce platforms in retaliation for India’s move to ban 59 Chinese apps and prevent Chinese companies from participating in infrastructure projects. It...
S. Korean airlines reduce flights to Japan amid trade row

IndustryJul 30, 2019

South Korean airlines have suspended services or plan to reduce the number of flights on some Japanese routes as outbound travel demand falls amid escalating trade tensions with the neighboring count...
Retail sales up in June led mostly by online shops

Jul 30, 2019

Retail sales in South Korea continued to rise in June as online shopping malls sold more fresh goods on the back of their faster delivery services, data showed on July 30. The combined sales of 2...
Samsung to focus on its core amid rising uncertainties

TechnologyJun 3, 2019

Sometimes, in the world of business, the best defense is a good offense, and it seems like Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong wanted to share this message with a handful of key figures at...
Koreans’ overseas card spending down in Q1

EconomyMay 23, 2019

Overseas card spending by South Koreans fell in the first quarter, despite the rising number of outbound tourists, as a weaker Korean won discouraged them from swiping cards overseas, central bank da...
[Ram Garikipati] Korean Air, Asiana face turbulent tailwinds

ViewpointsApr 22, 2019

South Korea’s main flagship air carriers appear to be facing strong headwinds at the same time and it is worrisome. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are embroiled in their own difficulties, and it is ...
[Ram Garikipati] Is Korea’s launch of world’s 1st 5G services hype?

ViewpointsApr 3, 2019

The next-generation wireless network technology 5G is in the limelight as South Korea is poised to beat the United States as the first to cross the finish line. Tech giant Samsung Electronics has sa...
Hyundai AutoEver shares to be listed on Kospi this week

MarketsMar 27, 2019

Shares of Hyundai AutoEver will be traded on the country’s main stock market this week, the bourse operator said on March 27. The ICT service provider of the world’s fifth-largest automotive cong...
Hyundai’s new entry SUV to be called Venue

TransportMar 27, 2019

Hyundai Motor said on March 27 that its all new entry-level sport utility vehicle, to be unveiled at the New York auto show, will be called the Venue. South Korea’s largest carmaker said the smal...
LG Uplus partners with Nvidia for cloud gaming

Mar 21, 2019

South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus said on March 21 it will launch Nvidia’s GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform for IPTV services and upcoming 5G smartphones. LG Uplus said it has signed an exclu...
LG G8 ThinQ goes on sale in S. Korea on March 22

TechnologyMar 21, 2019

South Korean tech firm LG Electronics said on March 21 its new flagship smartphone, the G8 ThinQ, will officially go on sale in the domestic market this week. The G8 ThinQ is priced at 897,600 wo...
[Ram Garikipati] Revisiting minimum wage controversy in Korea

ViewpointsMar 13, 2019

A team from the International Monetary Fund, which is here on a regular audit of the economy, expressed concerns on Monday over the pace of minimum wage hikes in South Korea. According to news repor...
S. Korea-India economic ties need more heft

EconomyFeb 27, 2019

It is now nine years since the South Korea-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement -- a de facto free trade agreement -- went into effect. However, while much progress has been made, there...