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  • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
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    South Korea seeks to join top arms dealers with new fighter jet engine

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  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Maker of Shin instant ramen expands overseas as Korean noodles become hit

    Nongshim’s products have gone mainstream in US, where the company plans to add production lines

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  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
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    Seoul’s industry minister says China’s grip on graphite threatens Inflation Reduction Act incentives

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  • Monday, 22 April, 2024
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    Is South Korea’s economic miracle over?

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

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  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
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    China now a rival rather than boon for South Korean exporters, warns minister

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  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
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    Terraform Labs and Do Kwon found liable for fraud in SEC case

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    Samsung signals end to chip downturn with forecast 10-fold jump in profit

    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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  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
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    Samsung quashes activist proposals backed by Norway’s oil fund

    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
    Inside BusinessChristian Davies
    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
    Lee Jae-yong
    Samsung chair acquitted of stock manipulation and fraud charges

    Heir to South Korean conglomerate Lee Jae-yong has maintained merger was ‘normal business activity’

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  • Friday, 2 February, 2024
    Investor activism
    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
    Semiconductors
    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

    SK Hynix offices
  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
    Hynix Semiconductor Inc
    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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