Corporate direct financing dips 7 pct in Aug.

Corporate direct financing in South Korea shrank from a month earlier in August due to declines in sales of both stocks and bonds, data showed Wednesday.

Local businesses raised a combined total of 20.1 trillion won (US$15.06 billion) by selling sto…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Sept. 25)

South Korea has nurtured tightly interconnected broadband and mobile networks, a technological environment ideal for new digital and social media platforms. But the country’s record on online privacy protection has a long way to go, with companies bi…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 25)

Rep. Kim Min-seok, a member of the mighty Supreme Council of the Democratic Party (DP), has raised suspicions of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration attempting to terrorize DP leader Lee Jae-myung after claiming that the conservative government prepares…

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(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Sept. 25)

Extreme weather patterns are increasingly becoming the new normal across the nation. After an unprecedented heat wave that extended into the Chuseok holiday, heavy rainfall battered seven cities and regions on Sept. 20 and 21, starting with the south…

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S. Korea, Thailand hold 2nd round of trade talks

South Korea’s trade ministry said Wednesday it has held the second round of talks for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Thailand, aimed at broadening their trade portfolio.

During the three-day meeting in Seoul, the two countries plan to …

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