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South Korean authorities detain shipping agent amid fears of flight risk after activities revealed
Analysts still expect world’s biggest memory chip maker to slash output to counter supply glut and price falls
Jens Stoltenberg cites Kyiv’s ‘urgent’ need for ammunition during trip to deepen ties with Seoul and Tokyo
Ageing population and underemployment add to pressures as Seoul pushes for reform
Timing is right for shareholders to extract better terms from local lenders
Also in today’s newsletter, the economic risks of South Korea’s female labour shortage
Reliance on power company for national strategic objectives risks impeding transition to greener energy
Pyongyang’s ‘psychological campaign’ of provocation reveals gaps in South Korea’s security strategy
World’s 10th-largest economy pushes to win developed status for inclusion in MSCI world index
Singapore-based Flashlight Capital calls for group once targeted by Carl Icahn to return $1.86bn to shareholders
In Seoul the ‘future’ of beef is setting griddles alight
As Kim Jong Un ratchets up his nuclear arsenal, Seoul residents face questions over how to plan for a crisis
South Korean utility resorts to bumper bond issuance as it struggles to cope with rising costs
The gender pay gap is the worst among OECD countries for the 26th year in a row
South Korean vaccine maker looks elsewhere to expand overseas business
Kim Jong Un’s growing arsenal is setting the scene for a risky game of military one-upmanship with the US and its east Asian allies
World’s biggest memory chipmaker has been ramping up production despite price falls and supply glut
Samsung set to increase capital spending to grab market share in downturn, say analysts
Conservative leader given 17-year prison sentence in 2018 for charges including corruption and embezzlement
Group buys market maker GHCO in space dominated by near-duopoly
Rare spotting of ship-to-ship delivery illustrates difficulty of enforcing energy isolation of Pyongyang
Prosecutors seek co-operation with Belgrade as search intensifies for Terraform chief
South Korea’s largest steelmaker grapples with weaker demand as global economy cools
Move would make it the first Chinese firm to enter the local ETF space
Relaxation of curbs on film and gaming companies coupled with lockdown restrictions herald revival for pandemic trade
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