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Institutional investors bet on stock market declineMarketsFeb 28, 2021Amid lingering market uncertainties alongside rising US Treasury yields, local institutional investors seem to have started betting against the equity market, investing in inverse exchange traded fun... -
Demand for Seoul apartments down slightly: reportMarketsFeb 28, 2021Demand for apartments in Seoul inched down last week, data showed, after the government rolled out a series of supply measures Feb. 4. According to data collected by the state-run Korea Appraisal Bo... -
Korea’s oldest art fair to kick off in March with 3,000 worksArts&DesignFeb 28, 2021Founded in 1976, the Galleries of Association Korea is a group of more than 160 galleries in the country. It aims to popularize the art industry and foster a sound art market in Korea. Hwang Dal-seun... -
Fashion brand Badblood under fire for ‘blackfishing’ on InstagramRetailFeb 28, 2021Asian model’s skin darkened to make clothes ‘look even better’ -
Kang Eun-kyung ends her term as CEO of SPOMusicFeb 28, 2021Kang Eun-kyung stepped down from her role as president of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday, after a three-year tenure. After the Seoul mayoral by-election, which will take place on April 7... -
Cardinal Cheong Jin-suk hospitalized due to ailmentSocial affairsFeb 28, 2021Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, former Catholic archbishop of Seoul, has been hospitalized due to deteriorating health conditions, according to Catholic insiders Sunday. Cheong, 90, was recently a... -
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[News Focus] Korea’s working-age population falls to 23-year lowSocial affairsFeb 28, 2021Portion of people aged 15-64 in steep decline -
Green Cross subsidiary secures $120m investmentTechnologyFeb 28, 2021Artiva Biotherapeutics, a subsidiary of South Korean pharmaceutical firm Green Cross, announced Sunday that it has secured $120 million in Series B financing to develop natural killer (NK) cell-based... -
Celltrion founder’s first son to join boardroomTechnologyFeb 28, 2021Celltrion founder and Chairman Seo Jung-jin’s eldest son Seo Jin-seok is expected to obtain a seat in the company’s boardroom next month, industry sources said on Sunday. Celltrion is to finalize th... -
Drone delivery service kicks off to deliver items to ships near Busan PortIndustryFeb 28, 2021While the COVID-19 pandemic has impeded the transfer of goods via ship, with stricter rules to limit the number of crew members boarding and coming ashore, a small South Korean venture company is off... -
S. Korea retains position as 7th largest exporter in 2020IndustryFeb 28, 2021With 5.5% decline, country‘s overseas performance relatively good compared to other economies -
Korean REITs’ AUM rises 26% to W65trMarketsFeb 28, 2021The combined assets under management by South Korea’s real estate investment trusts came to 65.3 trillion won ($58 billion) as of end-January, preliminary data showed Sunday. The total volume rose 2... -
Bill aims to compensate SMEs for losses from virus restrictions, starting in JulyIndustryFeb 28, 2021Small businesses and microenterprises that have suffered due to COVID-19 and the accompanying restrictions could be eligible for government subsidies as early as July, as the legislative process is u... -
‘Korea’s solar push might end up helping China’IndustryFeb 28, 2021Local firms call for protection against imported solar cells -
Govt. plans sale of land lots confiscated from Japanese collaboratorsPoliticsFeb 28, 2021The veterans affairs ministry said Sunday it plans to prioritize selling 148 land lots confiscated from former pro-Japanese collaborators to better compensate the sacrifices made by Korean independen...
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