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Broadcasting watchdog chief said Monday that scrapping the controversial handset subsidy ban can provide "greater benefits" to consumers as the removal would boost competition among mobile carriers to lower smartphone prices to sell more. "The Mobile Device Distribution Improvement Act was legisla...
South Korean financial regulators are set to collaborate with their counterparts in Hong Kong as part of its ongoing investigation into illegal short selling involving Hong Kong-based companies. The Financial Supervisory Service on Monday announced plans to dispatch working-level officials to Hong...
Hyundai Motor India, South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Motor Group’s local subsidiary, is planning to float its shares in an initial public offering on the Indian stock market before the end of this year, according to reports Monday. Citing unnamed sources, The Economic Times reported that a grou...
A Seoul court acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong of all charges related to a 2015 merger fraud case on Monday, clearing the path for the country's biggest tech giant to push forward with investment for future technologies. In the final verdict handed down at 2:55 p.m., judges at t...
Still, with the translation service's support, this reporter was able to book a high-rise, nonsmoking room. As could be expected, the translation service prolonged the duration of the call. For a 10-sentence exchange, it took about 2 minutes and 20 seconds on A., whereas it took about 2 minutes vi...
A Seoul district court is set to deliver a decisive ruling on Monday for Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong over the 2015 merger fraud case, under which he could face a prison term. The Seoul Central District Court will issue its decision on Lee, along with 14 current and former employees o...
South Korean automakers and battery firms are closely monitoring this year's US presidential election and calmly bracing for negative impacts in the case of the Joe Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act possibly being repealed in a second Donald Trump term. The IRA, which is intended to ...
General Motors will release four new vehicles in South Korea this year including two electric vehicles as the global automaker looks to expand its presence in the local market, GM's Korean office said Friday. "We plan to strengthen GM’s presence in the fiercely competitive domestic market and mee...
Viva Republica, the operator of financial technology app Toss, has kicked off procedures for an initial public offering, having selected lead underwriters. Securities firms estimate that the company's valuation could reach up to 20 trillion won ($15.1 billion). Viva Republica selected crosstown ri...
Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon on Friday expressed her determination to strengthen the tech giant's services based on generative artificial intelligence this year, with aims to tap deeper into the global market. "We are constantly taking on new challenges to take a big step forward as a global company," ...
Hahn & Co., the nation's largest private equity firm based on assets under management, announced Friday that it has acquired 100 percent stake in SKC's fine ceramics business for 360 billion won ($270 million). SKC operates as the semiconductor material arm under SK Group, the country's second-lar...
Merck, a leading science and technology company based in Germany, said Friday it will continue to invest in Korea, the home of the world's two largest memory chip producers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, in line with the expansion of investment by its Korean clients due to rising demand for arti...
Posco International, the trading arm of Posco Group, is poised to invest 1 trillion won ($755 million) exclusively in the energy sector this year, paving the way to establish itself as a globally recognized eco-friendly conglomerate in its key business area. The company outlined its business plans...
Posco veterans, outsiders to vie for top seat at steel giant Posco Holdings has confirmed a total of six finalists to compete for the Korean steel giant's top post, as the current Chairman Choi Jeong-woo’s official term is due to expire in March. On Wednesday, the company's CEO Recommendation Co...
Hyundai Motor continues to implement a premium pricing strategy emphasizing brand power and quality in global markets, as the automaker unveiled the pricing for the all-new 2024 Santa Fe sport utility vehicle which is substantially more costly than both its predecessors and South Korean counterpart...
Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
Marking 10 years, KB accelerator nurtures 255 startups
Financial groups maintain capital adequacy despite ELS risk
Naver, Intel, KAIST join forces to set up AI lab in Korea
Ministry launches special team to end dog meat consumption by 2027
Hyundai Motor launches internship program for foreign students