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K Shipbuilding up for sale as Korean shipyards ride new boom
(Screenshot captured from K Shipbuilding website) K Shipbuilding Co., a mid-tier South Korean shipbuilder, will be put on the market…
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KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license
Yun Ho-Young, CEO of KakaoBank (left), and SCBX CEO Arthid Nanthawithaya agreed in 2023 to open a jointn internet bank…
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[Extra Long Legal Drama] TVXQ’s Split: Revisiting and Analyzing the Lawsuit that Changed K-POP & Slave Contracts
Edit: I am trying to fix some quotes, bc for some reason they got messed up after posting! Given the…
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GIC resumes Seoul Finance Center sale in major Korean property deal
Seoul Finance Center Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is resuming the sale of Seoul Finance Center, a landmark office tower…
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US monitors NPS, sovereign funds in expanded currency oversight
On June 5, South Korean won hit a seven-month high to the US dollar Washington will strengthen its monitoring of…
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S.Korea’s mid-tier shipbuilders sail into new supercycle as China struggles
A Daehan Shipbuilding executive discusses a shipbuidling process at its shipyard in Haenam, South Jeolla Province BUSAN – On a…
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Birth rates: Optimist point of view
• This is not a political discussion. • Speaking as an outsider. • All my information is theoretical, not accurate.…
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Korea’s WGBI inclusion moved to next April; Seoul works on policy steps
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok (third from left) holds a meeting with foreign investors to discuss the country’s business conditions in…
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Seoul Guarantee Insurance to raise $124 million from IPO
Seoul Guarantee Insurance headquarters building Seoul Guarantee Insurance Co. (SGI) will raise 181.5 billion won ($124.2 million) through an initial…
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Korean financial holding firms log record-high profits in 2024
Kookmin Bank’s branch in Yeouido South Korea’s top four financial holding firms are estimated to have posted their highest-ever profits…
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Seoul Guarantee Insurance sharply cuts IPO valuation
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Seoul Guarantee Insurance Co. (SGI) has slashed its target valuation by about 40% in a renewed…
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MBK’s ByungJu Kim, UBS’ Kyungin Lee: Most influential in capital market
Michael ByungJu Kim (left), co-founder, partner and chairman of MBK Partners and Kyungin David Lee, UBS Group vice chair for…
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The Resilience of the Korean Economy Through Global Crises
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Introduction to the Korean Economy The Korean economy has undergone a remarkable transformation since the end of the Korean War…
