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DP Chief Pledges to Accelerate Extra Budget for COVID-19 Relief Programs

Written: 2021-06-16 13:44:38 / Updated: 2021-06-16 14:02:09

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Shinsegae-Naver Consortium Reportedly Picked as Preferred Bidder for eBay Korea

Written: 2021-06-16 13:38:40 / Updated: 2021-06-16 14:02:34

A consortium led by South Korean conglomerate Shinsegae Group has reportedly been selected as the preferred bidder for eBay Korea, the South Korean ...

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KOSPI Hits Record-High for 2nd Consecutive Day

Written: 2021-06-15 15:47:14 / Updated: 2021-06-15 16:47:31

South Korea's benchmark stock index hit an all-time high for the second day in a row.  The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) ...

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S. Korea to Expand R&D investment in Key Future Technologies

Written: 2021-06-15 14:39:24 / Updated: 2021-06-15 15:09:19

The South Korean government plans to expand investment in research and development of key future technologies in line with the country's key digital ...

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Number of Part-Time Workers Reaches All-Time High in May

Written: 2021-06-15 14:23:19 / Updated: 2021-06-15 15:07:27

The number of workers working less than 15 hours a week reached an all-time high in May. According to a report released Tuesday by Rep. Choo Kyung-ho ...

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Contest to Become Eastar Jet's New Owner Narrowed to 2-Way Race

Written: 2021-06-14 19:54:51 / Updated: 2021-06-14 19:55:56

The race to take over cash-strapped budget airliner Eastar Jet has been narrowed to two competitors, pitting a consortium led by underwear maker ...

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KOSPI Hits All-Time High

Written: 2021-06-14 15:37:11 / Updated: 2021-06-14 17:09:14

South Korea's benchmark stock index has once again hit an all-time high.  The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) rose ...

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BOK Ranks S. Korea 5th in EV Competitiveness, 7th in Autonomous Vehicle Adoption

Written: 2021-06-14 14:33:09 / Updated: 2021-06-14 16:20:25

South Korea's central bank has ranked the nation fifth in the world in terms of competitiveness in electric vehicles(EV) and seventh in the adoption ...

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KOSPI Ends Friday Up 0.77%

Written: 2021-06-11 15:40:09 / Updated: 2021-06-11 16:53:42

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index(KOSPI) gained 24-point-68 points, or zero-point-77 percent, on Friday, closing the week at three-thousand-249-point-32. The ...

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Disposable Income to Household Debt Ratio Surged over 200% for First Time in 2020

Written: 2021-06-11 14:26:02 / Updated: 2021-06-11 15:14:25

South Korea's disposable income to household debt ratio surpassed 200 percent for the first time last year amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The ...