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S. Korea, Israeli foundation to offer financial support to consortiaBusinessJun 18, 2017A joint South Korea and Israeli foundation plans to provide financial assistance to about three consortia between technology companies of the two countries, an official said Sunday. The Korea-Israel... -
Analysts divided over whether Samsung's upward march will go onIndustryJun 18, 2017Samsung Electronics Co., the country's top market cap, is still undervalued and has further room to rise down the road given its strong earnings, analysts said Sunday. But some fund managers remaine... -
Rangers' Choo Shin-soo belts 10th home run in winBaseballJun 18, 2017Choo Shin-soo of the Texas Rangers has reached double figures in home runs for the first time in two years. Choo hit a two-run blast off Seattle Mariners reliever Dan Altavilla in the Rangers' five-... -
Corporate earnings forecast to be higher than expected: brokerage firmsIndustryJun 18, 2017South Korean companies' earnings for the second quarter of the year are forecast to be higher than earlier expected on the back of improving business conditions, industry data showed Sunday. Accordi... -
Dodgers' Ryu Hyun-jin beats Reds in return match for 3rd win of seasonBaseballJun 18, 2017Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers has beaten the Cincinnati Reds in a return match for his third win of 2017. Ryu improved to 3-6 after holding the Reds to two earned runs in five innings in t... -
Mobile carriers keep watchful eye on govt. move to cut telecom costsIndustryJun 18, 2017South Korea's mobile carriers are keeping a watchful eye on possible moves by the government to cut subscription costs for telecom services that will impact their earnings, indtry watchers said Sunda... -
US rate hike unlikely to have big impact on local bond market: expertsMarketsJun 13, 2017A looming US rate hike this week appears unlikely to exert a negative impact on South Korea's bond market, experts here said Tuesday. The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its key rate ... -
Korea's auto exports rise for fourth straight month in MayEconomyJun 13, 2017South Korea's auto exports rose for four months in a row in May on an upturn in global demand, government data showed Tuesday. The total value of vehicles shipped overseas reached $3.51 billion last... -
LG Chem denies news report of VW battery dealIndustryJun 13, 2017LG Chem Ltd, a leading South Korean battery maker, denied a media report Tuesday that it has reached a 7 trillion-won deal to supply electric vehicle batteries to Volkswagen AG. In a regulatory fili... -
Top offline life insurers emerge as major online market players: dataIndustryJun 13, 2017South Korea's major offline life insurers have emerged as major players in the country's online life insurance market, data showed Tuesday, as they focused marketing activities on savings-type polici... -
Majority of outbound Korean travelers opt for foreign, budget carriersIndustryJun 13, 2017Nearly 6 out of 10 South Koreans who traveled abroad this year used foreign or budget carriers, industry data showed Tuesday, amid rising demand from budget-conscious travelers. According to the dat... -
Hyundai to recall nearly 600,000 cars in US marketIndustryJun 9, 2017South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling nearly 600,000 cars sold in the United States for faulty parts. Hyundai Motor America plans to recall 437,400 Santa Fe SUVs a... -
Korea hard pressed to achieve 3% growth: BOK board memberEconomyJun 9, 2017South Korea is expected to face difficulty in achieving an annual economic growth of 3 percent in the coming years as consumption is crimped by the aging population and rising household debts, a Bank... -
Korea plane makes emergency landing after smokeIndustryJun 9, 2017Korean Air Lines Co.'s passenger jet made an emergency landing at an airport in southern Japan due to smoke in the cockpit, the company said Friday. There were no injuries or damage caused by the in... -
Hankook Tire supplies threads for BMW M4 GT4 racing carTransportJun 9, 2017Hankook Tire Manufacturing Co., the world's seventh-biggest tiremaker by sales, said Friday it has begun exclusively supplying threads for BMW's M4 GT4 racing car. BMW Motorsport has selected Hankoo...
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