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  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Shrinkflation
    South Korea cracks down on ‘shrinkflation’

    Fines threatened for producers who cut product size without informing consumers

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  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
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    China’s EV supply chain dominance risks ‘collapse’ of US subsidies, warns South Korea

    Seoul’s industry minister says China’s grip on graphite threatens Inflation Reduction Act incentives

    Ahn Duk-geun, South Korea’s industry minister
  • Monday, 22 April, 2024
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    Decades of growth are tapering off as the country struggles to reform its model and reduce its dependence on manufacturing

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  • Saturday, 20 April, 2024
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    Shifting US interest rate expectations put pressure on Japan’s yen and China’s renminbi

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  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Luxury car sales plunge as buyers put off by Seoul’s neon licence plates

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    Seoul says tech and manufacturing sectors must adapt to rising competition

    South Korean finance minister Choi Sang-mok
  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
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    Terraform Labs and Do Kwon found liable for fraud in SEC case

    US regulator notches a victory in its crackdown on the crypto sector

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  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
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    World’s biggest maker of memory chips beats expectations with strong first-quarter guidance

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  • Sunday, 24 March, 2024
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    AliExpress and Temu are undercutting domestic competition and US rivals in world’s fourth-largest online shopping market

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  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
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    South Korean conglomerate’s de facto holding company rejects calls to increase dividends and share buybacks

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  • Monday, 11 March, 2024
    South Korea says banks ‘mis-sold’ China-linked derivatives

    Financial regulator considers fixed-income securities ban following probe

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  • Monday, 26 February, 2024
    South Korea unveils reforms to unlock value of listed companies

    Financial regulators vow to introduce ‘stronger incentives’ than Japan

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  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
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    Samsung and LG join forces against Chinese rivals in battle for display dominance

    After taking over mass-market LCDs, Chinese manufacturers are threatening to undercut South Korean makers on premium OLED technology

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  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
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    South Korean business worries rise over Biden’s IRA law

    Clarity sought on climate legislation as Seoul and Washington are brought closer by need to reduce dependence on China

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  • Monday, 5 February, 2024
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    Heir to South Korean conglomerate Lee Jae-yong has maintained merger was ‘normal business activity’

    Lee Jae-yong surrounded by reporters
  • Friday, 2 February, 2024
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    Activist shareholders target Samsung to unlock value

    Investors in South Korea emboldened by Japan’s corporate governance drive

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  • Thursday, 1 February, 2024
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    SK Hynix to build advanced plant in Indiana in boost to US chip self-sufficiency

    South Korean company’s memory chips will be packaged with Nvidia processors to create more powerful AI products

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  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
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    SK Hynix returns to profit boosted by AI memory chip demand

    South Korean chipmaker highlights turnaround after year-long supply glut

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  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
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    Company behind Terra crypto collapse files for US bankruptcy protection

    Terraform Labs says Chapter 11 action will let it deal with SEC litigation as co-founder Do Kwon’s extradition to US advances

    Do Kwon, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur, is taken to court in Podgorica, Montenegro, in March 2023
  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
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    Europe over-reliant on Chinese EV batteries, warns South Korea’s SK On

    Chinese companies’ market share on the continent expected to rise to 50% in 2027

    An SK On battery cell for electric vehicles at an exhibition in Seoul
  • Wednesday, 17 January, 2024
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung turns to AI to revive stagnant smartphone market

    Galaxy S24 series features ‘on-device’ apps such as live phone call translations and smart photo editing

    People stand above a camera holding Samsung Galaxy S24 series smartphones
  • Friday, 12 January, 2024
    Korea Development Bank
    Turmoil at South Korean builder revives risk fear after Legoland credit crunch

    Taeyoung to restructure its debt and authorities pledge to expand a $66bn market stabilisation scheme if necessary

    A picture of a Taeyoung building
  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung earnings signal chip sector turnaround in 2024

    Smallest profit fall in five quarters points to price recovery after last year’s supply glut, say analysts

    Jong-Hee Han, head of Samsung’s device experience division, speaks at CES in Las Vegas on Monday
  • Monday, 8 January, 2024
    Financial & markets regulation
    South Korea widens probe on ‘exotic notes’ tied to Hong Kong stock index

    Regulator looks at possible mis-selling of equity-linked securities by 12 institutions as retail investors fear heavy losses

    The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
  • Monday, 8 January, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    Hyundai is big in America after focusing on smaller EVs

    Korean manufacturer has seized second spot behind Tesla in sales of the vehicles

    A Hyundai IONIQ 6 on a test drive at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles in November
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