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#retail sales-May tallyRetail sales up 2 pct in May on higher demand for online shipping related article
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Retail sales in South Korea increased 2 percent in May from a year earlier as people purchased more sanitary items and foodstuffs through online platfo... 11:00 Jun. 29 -
#SK InnovationSK innovation to invest another US$940 mln in Georgia related article
By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- SK Innovation Co., South Korea's leading refiner and chemical company, will invest another US$940 million in expanding its electric vehicle (EV) battery ... 10:05 Jun. 29 -
#S Korea-Japan trade rowWTO to discuss opening panel over Seoul-Tokyo trade row related article
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL/GENEVA, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) plans to discuss the establishment of a panel to deal with the year-long trade row between South Korea and Ja... 10:04 Jun. 29 -
#corporate direct financingCorporate direct financing up 40 pct in May
SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean companies' stock and bond sales rose 40.1 percent in May from a month earlier, due mainly to a hike in sales of corporate debt, data showed Monday. Local ... 06:00 Jun. 29 -
#Japanese automakers-S Korea(LEAD) Japanese carmakers suffer extended setback in S. Korea from trade row
(ATTN: ADDS background in paras 7-8) SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) --- Japanese automakers are suffering an extended slump in South Korea amid a protracted trade row between the two Asian neighbors and... 18:48 Jun. 28 -
Sports games to reopen to limited numbers of fans in S. Korea
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday that it would allow spectators to attend sports events amid the coronavirus pandemic on condition that strict infection preventive measures are ta... 17:04 Jun. 28 -
#S Korea-marine logisticsSeoul to expand ties with Beijing, Tokyo in marine shipping amid pandemic related article
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it plans to bolster ties with neighboring countries in the field of marine shipping to overcome the pandemic-caused challenges, by utilizing smart... 11:00 Jun. 28 -
Duty-free sales rebound in May amid virus outbreak
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean duty-free stores saw their sales rebound slightly in May after dipping below the 1 trillion-won (US$804 million) mark in April amid the new coronavirus pande... 10:21 Jun. 28 -
Japanese carmakers suffer extended setback in S. Korea from trade row
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) --- Japanese automakers are suffering an extended slump in South Korea amid a protracted trade row between the two Asian neighbors and the coronavirus pandemic, industry sou... 09:55 Jun. 28 -
#Samsung(LEAD) Samsung heir wins public backing in legal battle, but uncertainty remains related article
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 2-4, 11-12) By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group heir apparent Lee Jae-yong was granted a respite Friday in a legal battle over his alleged role ... 21:44 Jun. 26 -
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Samsung heir wins public backing in legal battle, but uncertainty remains related article
By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Group heir apparent Lee Jae-yong was granted a respite Friday in a legal battle over his alleged role in a controversial merger and fraudulent ac... 20:17 Jun. 26 -
#Samsung Engineering
Samsung Engineering wins additional deal at Mexico plant related article
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Engineering Co., a plant construction unit of Samsung Group, said Friday it has clinched a US$110 million deal for refinery facilities in Mexico. Samsung Engin... 14:57 Jun. 26 -
#trade termsS. Korea's trade terms improve in May on low oil prices
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade terms improved in May from a year earlier due to low oil prices, central bank data showed Friday. The country's terms of trade index for products c... 13:43 Jun. 26 -
#SamsungProsecution's committee to decide on validity of probe into Samsung heir
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top prosecution is set to convene a committee on Friday to determine the validity of its probe into Samsung's de facto leader Lee Jae-yong over his suspecte... 09:31 Jun. 26 -
#exports-June outlook
Korea's June exports tipped to drop 9 pct amid pandemic: poll related article
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's export are expected to decrease at a slower pace in June than the previous month, a poll showed Friday, as economic activities have been gradually resuming ... 09:14 Jun. 26 -
#shipbuildersShipbuilders struggling with dearth of orders for offshore facilities
By Nam Kwang-sik SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilders have failed to clinch new orders for offshore facilities in the first half of the year as demand dried up amid weak oil prices... 15:52 Jun. 25 -
#manufacturing outputQ2 manufacturing output down in virus-hit Daegu and adjacent areas related article
SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- The manufacturing output in the southeastern industrial city of Daegu and adjacent areas, once the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak here, fell in the second quar... 15:31 Jun. 25 -
#LG ChemIndian court allows LG Chem officials to depart India related article
NEW DELHI, June 25 (Yonhap) -- An Indian court has lifted the travel ban on a group of employees at South Korean chemical company LG Chem Ltd., more than a month after they arrived here to deal wit... 14:04 Jun. 25 -
#S Korea-Japan trade row(News Focus) Trade spat with Japan wakeup call for S. Korea to stand on its own related article
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- For the past decades, the relationship between South Korea and Japan went through ups and downs, but the two Asian neighbors managed to maintain close ... 11:21 Jun. 25
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S. Korea to require foreigners arriving from high-risk nations to submit proof of negative virus test
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Unemployment benefits hit record-high in June due to COVID-19 pandemic
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's exports fall 1.7 pct in first 10 days of July
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Samsung Electronics in talks with LG Display for panel supply: sources
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S. Korean economy to shrink 2.3 pct this year due to virus: private think tank
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Economy
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Bumpy road lies ahead for Samsung, even after heir avoids detention
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One month into eased social distancing, S. Korea wrestles with cluster infections, cases with unknown routes
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Virus outbreak sheds light on overlooked side of highly touted 'fast' delivery services
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Moon's post-corona presidency laden with tough tasks
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S. Korea shifts toward new normal of everyday quarantine but wary of 'blind spots'
