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October 31, 2022
Halloween disaster dims Itaewon’s hopes of revival

The Itaewon Special Tourism Zone Association, an organization of business owners in the area, had reportedly sent out emergency messages asking its members to temporarily halt their businesses to pay respect for the victims. As of Sunday morning, several restaurants, cafes and clothing stores were...
October 31, 2022
S. Korean job market faces bleak outlook next year: KCCI

South Korea’s employment elasticity to GDP growth is expected to fall drastically next year amid a widespread of recession fears and corporate belt-tightening across industries, a report found Sunday. According to the report released by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the nation’s em...
October 31, 2022
Hyundai Motor chief requests Slovakia’s support for Busan’s Expo bid

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun visited Slovakia to request its support for South Korean port city Busan’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, to the auto giant said Sunday. Chung visited Slovakia on the leg of his European trip to meet country leaders. He met with Czech Prime Mi...
October 31, 2022
Korean electronic firms lag behind in renewable transition

South Korean electronics giants are facing calls to accelerate renewable transition and set up climate goals across the supply chain, despite earlier pledges to go carbon neutral across their operations. In a report Friday by environmental group Greenpeace and grassroots organization Stand.earth, ...
October 31, 2022
Daewoo E&C breaks ground for $500m commercial project in Vietnam

South Korean builder Daewoo E&C held a ground-breaking ceremony of Vietnam Hanoi Starlake B3CC1 Complex, a $500 million development project that involves two multipurpose 35-story buildings in the Vietnamese capital, on Wednesday. Spanning over 211,462 square meters of floor space, the complex wil...
October 31, 2022
Hyundai Motor chief asks Czech PM to support Busan 2030 Expo

Hyundai Motor Group will launch promotional activities in Latin America to support South Korean port city Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, the carmaker said Thursday. According to the company, Hyundai Motor President and CEO Chang Jae-hoon will visit three Latin American countries – the ...
October 28, 2022
Home prices fall to continue into 1st half of 2023: KDI

SEJONG -- Negative growth in the nation’s home prices expanded during the third quarter, compared to the previous quarter, in the wake of rapid rate hikes, the Korea Development Institute said Thursday. The state-run think tank, in its recent report, predicted the decline in home prices will cont...
October 28, 2022
Taking Samsung’s top post, Lee Jae-yong vows to seek out transcending technology

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been promoted to chairman of the world's largest chipmaker and smartphone maker, ending a high-profile succession process that took more than three decades to complete, with a vow to invest in transcending technology that could reboot the tech gian...
October 28, 2022
S. Korean GDP growth sags as exports falter

The South Korean economy grew at its slowest pace in a year in the third quarter despite beating market expectations, as poor net exports offset consumption and investment, the Bank of Korea’s advance estimate showed Thursday. The country’s gross domestic product -- the value of all goods and se...
October 28, 2022
Hyundai Motor Group to promote Busan’s 2030 Expo bid in Latin America

Hyundai Motor Group will launch promotional activities in Latin America to support South Korean port city Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, the carmaker said Thursday. According to the company, Hyundai Motor President and CEO Chang Jae-hoon will visit three Latin American countries – the ...
October 28, 2022
Samsung's operating profit falls 30% amid bleak outlook

Samsung Electronics' operating profits dropped by more than 30 percent on year, despite record sales, amid the weakening business environment in the semiconductor sector. According to Samsung Electronics on Thursday, the company logged 76.78 trillion won ($54 billion) in sales and 10.85 trillion w...
October 28, 2022
Daewoo E&C submits letter of intent to acquire Kaduna refinery rehabilitation project in Nigeria

South Korean builder Daewoo E&C and its Nigerian counterpart signed a letter of intent to rehabilitate an oil refinery in the African country with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in attendance. The letter of intent signed by the Daewoo E&C CEO Baek Jung-wan and the Group CEO of Nigerian Nation...
October 28, 2022
Lee Jae-yong’s succession completes generational shift in Korea's chaebol circle

Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong’s promotion to executive chairman on Thursday completes the generational power shift among South Korea’s four major chaebols. Lee, 54, is a third-generation chaebol scion, like Hyundai Motor's Chung Euisun who is two years younger. SK's Chey Tae-won is the ...
October 28, 2022
Science Ministry mulls guideline for Kakao to compensate free-service users

The Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday that it is mulling writing a guideline on how tech giant Kakao should compensate its free-service users who suffered damages during its service outage earlier this month. The government hopes that the guideline, which would be the first of its kind, wo...
October 28, 2022
Why Poland is buying S. Korean jets, tanks, howitzers

The South Korean defense industry sold over 21 trillion won ($14.7 billion) worth of defense systems and weapons to Poland this year, double that of Seoul's total defense exports in last year alone. The value of the deals clinched by top defense companies Hanwha Defense, Korea Aerospace Industries...

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