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Chief negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with US departs for Washington

South Korea will strive to strike a "mutually acceptable" defense cost-sharing deal with the United States, though the allies might miss the end-of-year deadline, the top South Korean negotiator said...

December 2, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Samsung Heavy wins W187b order for 2 oil tankers

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major shipbuilder in South Korea, said Monday it has won a 187.5 billion-won ($158 million) order to build a two ice-class oil tankers. Under the deal with a European...

December 2, 2019
Industry
US beef imports at record high in Korea's imported beef market

Beef imported from the United States increased significantly to hit a share of over 50 percent of South Korea's imported beef market this year, a trade promotion agency said Monday. South Korea impo...

December 2, 2019
Industry
S. Korea's Nov. consumer price growth turns positive

South Korea's consumer prices rose 0.2 percent on-year in November, marking the first gain in four months, the statistics agency said Monday. The consumer price index stood at 104.87 in November, co...

December 2, 2019
Economy
[Newsmaker] Investigator believed to be involved in election-meddling row found dead

An investigator who worked at the presidential office was found dead Sunday, police said, amid a prosecution probe into alleged attempts by Cheong Wa Dae officials to influence last year's local elec...

December 1, 2019
Social affairs
Moon, new EU chief affirm joint efforts for Korea peace

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed in phone talks Sunday to work together to further develop ties between Seoul and the European Union an...

December 1, 2019
Foreign Affairs
S. Korea confirms 34th wild boar infected with African swine fever

A wild boar found dead near the border with North Korea has tested positive for African swine fever, authorities said Sunday, bringing the number of such cases to 34 in South Korea. The wild boar wa...

December 1, 2019
Social affairs
RB CEO offers 'heartfelt' apology to victims in humidifier sanitizer scandal

The head of British hygiene product maker Reckitt Benckiser Group plc has offered a "heartfelt" apology over a toxic humidifier disinfectant scandal involving the company's South Korean unit, affirmi...

December 1, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea to formally launch open banking service this month

Commercial banks in South Korea plan to formally launch an open banking service later this month, in a move to boost convenience and lower transaction costs for their customers, the country's financi...

December 1, 2019
Finance
Samsung Electronics ranks 2nd in global applications of 5G patents

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of smartphones, ranked second in global applications of 5G-related patents, according to a recent report Sunday. Samsung made 2,846 5G patent appli...

December 1, 2019
Industry
Korea's auto exports tipped to decline for 7th year

South Korea's auto exports are tipped to suffer a slump for the seventh consecutive year in 2019 in terms of volume due to lower demand in emerging markets, data showed Sunday. South Korean carmaker...

December 1, 2019
Industry
US flies reconnaissance plane over S. Korea

A US reconnaissance plane flew above the Korean Peninsula over the weekend, an aviation tracker said Sunday, in an apparent sign of beefed-up surveillance of North Korea following its recent test-fir...

December 1, 2019
Defense
N. Korea's trade reliance on China surges fivefold since 2001: data

North Korea's trade reliance on its traditional ally, China, has jumped more than fivefold since 2001, data showed Sunday, highlighting Beijing's status as a key patron for the cash-strapped regime u...

December 1, 2019
North Korea
Change in NK leader's fashion style seen as reflecting desire to craft unique image

A recent change in North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's fashion style is raising questions over whether it reflects his desire to craft a unique image of his own, eight years after he took the throne in...

December 1, 2019
North Korea
NCSOFT's 'Lineage 2M' tops Google Play Store

"Lineage 2M," a new mobile massively multiplayer online role-playing game by online game maker NCSOFT Corp., was the most popular game app on the Google Play Store's game sector as of Sunday morning,...

December 1, 2019
Industry

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