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South Korea is our 'most favored' emerging market due to reform push and chip revival: Lombard Odier

Lombard Odier's Homin Lee says that political pledge of KOSPI to 5000 has been a key factor in driving market-friendly ...
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Detention of South Korea’s former first lady extended until end of this month

The detention of South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been extended by 10 days until the end of this month, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The special counsel Min Joong-ki's team said that ...

South Korean President Lee will travel to Washington for Aug. 25 meeting with Trump

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Washington later this month to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Breastfeeding could help prevent early puberty in girls and boys, South Korean study finds

Girls and boys who were exclusively breastfed showed a reduced risk of early puberty in a large new study from South Korea ...

South Korean petrochemical companies to cut capacity, restructure, government says

SEOUL: Ten South Korean petrochemical companies have agreed to restructure their operations, including large cuts to their ...

North Korea wired an agent $2M to smuggle weapons, tech and disguises out of California

Shenghua Wen, 42, was sentenced to eight years in prison in connection with the scheme that earned him $2 million from North Korean handlers.
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South Korean exports under pressure from expanding US trade barriers

By bno - Busan Office South Korea, one of the world’s most export-dependent economies, is entering a turbulent period as ...

South Korea’s Jeju issues multilingual dos and don’ts list for unruly tourists

Jeju police have printed 8,000 notices in Korean, English and Chinese warning against minor offences such as jaywalking and ...