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    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthSouth Korea Society
      Unions attack South Korea’s 69-hour work week plan

      Proposal to shake up overtime limits sparks backlash in country known for workaholic culture

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      South Korea Politics & Policy
      US hails South Korea and Japan for plan to compensate forced labour victims

      Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Semiconductors
      US chip subsidies alarm Korean companies with tough conditions

      Requirement to share some excess profits seen as dangerous precedent

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong’s slow unmasking reveals lasting Covid habits

      Asian financial hub was one of last places to lift mandate but many prefer to keep faces covered

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      News in-depthSouth Korean business & finance
      K-pop’s movers and shakers fight to create dominant music agency

      Hybe, which represents boy band BTS, is in a battle for control of former industry leader SM Entertainment

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
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      BTS agency Hybe in corporate battle over K-pop talent stream

      South Korean media rivals compete for control of SM Entertainment agency

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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      Premium Galaxy S23 models come as Korean handset maker struggles to compete with lower-cost Chinese rivals

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    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      North Korea
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      South Korean authorities detain shipping agent amid fears of flight risk after activities revealed

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
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      Samsung defies pressure to rein in chip investment through downturn

      Analysts still expect world’s biggest memory chip maker to slash output to counter supply glut and price falls

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      South Korea Economy
      South Korea’s pension fund forecast to run out in 2055 as demographic crisis hits

      Ageing population and underemployment add to pressures as Seoul pushes for reform

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      MSCI Inc
      South Korea eases market rules to court foreign investors

      World’s 10th-largest economy pushes to win developed status for inclusion in MSCI world index

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
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      Activist fund takes aim at South Korean tobacco maker KT&G over dividends

      Singapore-based Flashlight Capital calls for group once targeted by Carl Icahn to return $1.86bn to shareholders

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      News in-depthKorea Electric Power Corp
      Energy crisis roils Kepco and local debt market

      South Korean utility resorts to bumper bond issuance as it struggles to cope with rising costs

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Shipping
      Shipbuilders enjoy record orders for LNG tankers

      Profits boost looms for Korean groups that dominate market for the specialist vessels

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      InterviewPharmaceuticals sector
      SK Bioscience says ‘national pride’ prevents China from accepting foreign Covid jabs

      South Korean vaccine maker looks elsewhere to expand overseas business

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
      Samsung profits fall 69% as demand for semiconductors slumps

      World’s biggest memory chipmaker has been ramping up production despite price falls and supply glut

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
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      South Korean chip production slumps as inflation hits electronics demand

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      South Korea’s former president Lee Myung-bak to be pardoned

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      Prosecutors seek co-operation with Belgrade as search intensifies for Terraform chief

    • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
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      Posco chief warns strong dollar is dragging down profits

      South Korea’s largest steelmaker grapples with weaker demand as global economy cools

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      Policymakers struggle to contain defaults as rate rises put pressure on emerging markets

    • Saturday, 5 November, 2022
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    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
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      South Korean chipmaker expects difficulties upgrading Chinese factory

    • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
      ‘Tech cold war’: rising tensions in the critical chip industry
      TSMC battles to stay ahead as world demands ever-smaller chips

      Taiwan chipmaker ‘could stumble’ as industry is forced to develop new transistor technology

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