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June 30, 2017 Foreign Affairs

PM voices hopes for deeper ties with Peru

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Friday voiced hopes for deeper ties between South Korea and Peru based on "multifaceted" bilateral cooperation triggered by their free trade agreement which took effect ...

T'way Air launches Jeju-Osaka route

South Korean budget carrier T'way Air Co. on Friday began flight service between Jeju Island and Japanese city of Osaka, a move aimed at capitalizing on growing low-cost travel demand during the peak...

June 30, 2017
Industry
Most salaryworkers expect 4th revolution to impact their jobs: poll

Nearly 80 percent of South Korean salaried workers expect their jobs to be affected in some way by the "Fourth Industrial Revolution," a survey here showed Friday. In a poll conducted by Hunet, a lo...

June 30, 2017
Technology
Foreign investors trading on Korean bourse up slightly in May

The number of foreign stock investors registered in South Korea rose slightly in May, with Americans accounting for the lion's share, the country's financial watchdog said Friday. The number of over...

June 30, 2017
Economy
Renault Samsung aims to export 40,000 QM6 SUVs this year

Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit of French automaker Renault S.A., said Friday it aims to export 40,000 units of its QM6 SUV this year. Renault Samsung began to sell the flagship ...

June 30, 2017
Automode
Seoul stocks fall on foreign, institutional sell-off

South Korea's main stock index declined on Friday, driven by the sell-offs by foreign and institutional investors with risk aversion on the rise. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. The bench...

June 30, 2017
Finance
Korea's finance minister has no immediate plan to raise growth forecast from 2.6%

South Korea's finance minister said Friday that he has no immediate plan to raise the current economic growth forecast of 2.6 percent despite an uptick in exports and world trade. "If the supplement...

June 30, 2017
Finance
Allianz Life Korea names Sun Lei as new CEO

Allianz Life Korea said Friday it has appointed Sun Lei as its new head in a reshuffle that also affected its chief financial officer. Sun served in senior posts in the actuary, product, risk and fi...

June 30, 2017
Companies
Jin Air opens new domestic route to Jeju Island

Jin Air Co., one of South Korea's biggest budget carriers, on Friday opened a new route to Jeju Island to capitalize on growing low-cost travel demand during the peak summer season. The low-cost car...

June 30, 2017
Companies
PM tries to calm worries over laymen's decision on nuke reactors

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon tried Friday to calm worries over a government plan to give "citizen jurors" the final say over the fate of two nuclear reactors, whose construction has recently been suspe...

June 30, 2017
Politics
NK condemns US human trafficking report

North Korea condemned the United States Friday for designating it as one of the worst countries sponsoring human trafficking. State Department's annual report on human trafficking released on Tuesda...

June 30, 2017
North Korea
US ban on travelers from six mainly Muslim countries takes effect

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries went into effect late Thursday, after a Supreme Court decision allowed it to go forward follow...

June 30, 2017
World News
Europeans line up behind Paris accord, free trade before G-20

BERLIN -- European leaders said Thursday they are ready to defend the Paris climate accord and free trade when they face President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit. German Chancellor Angela Mer...

June 30, 2017
World News
Trump slammed over ‘facelift’ outburst against TV host

WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump unleashed a brutal personal attack Thursday on respected female television host Mika Brzezinski, sparking an instant backlash, in the latest stunning salvo in the president...

June 30, 2017
World News
Massive military parade for Xi as Hong Kong activists freed

HONG KONG -- Tanks, missile launchers and chanting troops greeted President Xi Jinping in a potent display of Chinese military might Friday as part of his landmark visit to politically divided Hong K...

June 30, 2017
World News

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