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Emart in talks to take full control over Starbucks KoreaMarketsJul 26, 2021Singapore’s GIC could take up 30% in the Korean unit -
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Krafton aims to expand globally via W4.31tr IPOMarketsJul 26, 2021Krafton, the South Korean game maker behind global smash hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, said Monday that it looks to expand its foothold in the global market through its market debut on the natio... -
Wadiz separates into two units to expand offline businessMarketsJul 26, 2021Crowdfunding platform Wadiz said Monday it has completed a organization overhaul by spliting the company into two entities in charge of financial and non-financial businesses to transform itself into... -
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[ESG Talk] Enabling blockchain to be the foundational technology for ESGMarketsJul 26, 2021Blockchain has been around for some time now, yet it still remains mysterious to many. Most people assume it is a disruptive technology to the current monetary system. However, in a vastly digitalize... -
Tax incentives to be expanded for investment in chips, batteries, vaccinesEconomyJul 26, 2021South Korea said Monday it plans to expand tax incentives for corporate research & development (R&D) and facility investment in semiconductors, batteries and vaccines as it seeks to nurture them as k... -
Banking groups post record H1 profitsMarketsJul 26, 2021Major banking groups here have been posting record earnings for the first half of the year amid ongoing COVID-19 woes, buoyed by lucrative earnings from their brokerages, insurers and card issuers, d... -
24 producers of concrete piles fined W102b over price fixingEconomyJul 26, 2021South Korea's antitrust regulator said Monday it will fine 24 producers of concrete piles a combined 102 billion won ($88.4 million) for colluding to fix prices of the products used for construction.... -
Daily FX turnover falls in Q2 as volatility coolsEconomyJul 26, 2021The daily foreign exchange (FX) trading by banks in South Korea fell 5.1 percent in the second quarter from three months earlier, as transactions declined over cooling volatility, central bank data s... -
Relief cash handouts eyed in late Aug. but may be delayedEconomyJul 26, 2021South Korea said Monday it seeks to provide pandemic emergency funds to most of its citizens next month, but the timing could be flexible depending on the virus situation. The government plans to pr... -
S. Korea's biopharmaceutical exports more than double in 2020EconomyJul 26, 2021South Korea's exports of biopharmaceutical products more than doubled in 2020 from a year earlier on the back of the growing demand for pharmaceutical products amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a report sh... -
Seoul stocks open lower amid COVID-19 concernsMarketsJul 26, 2021South Korean stocks opened slightly lower Monday as investors remain cautious about the country's resurgence of new coronavirus cases. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) fell 2.... -
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[Herald Interview] In pandemic drive, procurement agency opens door for SME exportsEconomyJul 25, 2021Through PPS’ coordination, high-quality masks, known as KF94 and test kits tap into global markets; agency seeks growth via digitalization -
Eximbank to invest W100b into future mobility businessMoneyJul 25, 2021The state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea said Sunday it will invest 100 billion won ($87 million) in future mobility businesses to ensure local firms can gain an upper hand in those fields amid a ra...
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