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  • Sunday, 7 March, 2021
    US foreign policy
    US reaches deal with South Korea to share troop costs

    Financial support deal follows tense impasse under Trump administration

    1 hour ago
  • Friday, 5 March, 2021
    SK Innovation Co Ltd
    US trade agency criticises Ford over battery deals with SK Innovation

    ITC had imposed a ban on the South Korean company for trade secret violations

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    North Korea
    Seoul sounds alarm on humanitarian crisis in North Korea

    South Korea questions efficacy of sanctions meant to inhibit Pyongyang’s nuclear programme

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Hyundai Motor rolls out world’s costliest electric vehicle recall

    Move to replace fire-prone batteries will cost South Korean carmaker about $900m

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    South Korea goes missing as multilateral moment strikes Premium

    Moon Jae-in has a chance to become a true global leader but it’s far from clear he’ll take it

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    InterviewLunch with the FT
    Defector Tae Yong-ho: ‘A very small spark could topple Kim Jong Un’

    The former North Korean diplomat on life under the Kims — and how the world should counter the regime

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Korean battery group slapped with US import ban

    ITC ruling against SK Innovation in trade secrets case could hit Ford and VW electric vehicle plans

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Due Diligence
    M&A behind bars: the heir fighting to revive a leading conglomerate Premium

    Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong needs to revive the group’s fortunes as threats lurk in smartphones, chips and displays

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    News in-depthSouth Korean business & finance
    Korea Inc seeks to corner global parts market for electric vehicles

    Hyundai revives past business model as components supplier as Big Tech shifts into auto industry

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  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Hyundai says it is not in talks with Apple to make self-driving cars

    Shares in South Korean carmaker and affiliate Kia fall as investors’ hopes dashed

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Samsung’s biggest challenge: ‘The Lee family has to reform’

    Even in prison, Lee Jae-yong has the weight of a nation on his shoulders, with big questions for the flagship electronics business

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    World Trade Organization
    US backing paves way for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO

    Statement of support comes after South Korean candidate backed by Trump administration dropped out

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    South Korea ETF price war intensifies

    KB Asset Management slashes management fees on some funds to record low of 0.001%

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    South Korean business & finance
    South Korea partially lifts short-selling ban

    Seoul to allow practice for large-cap stocks amid growing power for retail investors

  • Tuesday, 2 February, 2021
    Inside BusinessEdward White
    South Korean helicopter deal raises case for Asia defence shift

    Companies competing against US rivals need to partner more with local firms

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    South Korean business & finance
    S Korea politicians back short-selling ban to help retail investors

    Thousands sign petition calling for permanent bar on bets against stocks

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Coronavirus treatment
    South Korea leans on military to accelerate Covid vaccine rollout

    Seoul has yet to launch programme but aims to inoculate 70% of citizens by September

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Samsung says auto chip shortage could hit smartphones

    Warning from world’s biggest memory chipmaker comes as car companies lobby governments for help

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    World Economic Forum
    Davos highlights: Putin warns of ‘all against all’ fight if global development is neglected

    Israel’s leader sees long race ahead between Covid vaccinations and mutations

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    North Korea defection exposes pressure on Kim’s foreign networks

    Shady overseas operations critical to raising cash for Pyongyang have been curtailed by sanctions

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Hyundai Motor Co
    Hyundai sets sights on 60% increase in EV sales this year

    South Korean carmaker revs up efforts to grab greater share of competitive market

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    South Korea Economy
    Vaccine rollout and tech exports boost S Korea growth expectations

    GDP rises 1.1% in the fourth quarter despite December Covid-19 outbreak

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    Leo Lewis
    Samsung is set to emerge stronger from scandal

    The pandemic has generated vast demand for the group’s core products

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    South Korean court sends Samsung head back to jail for bribery

    Lee Jae-yong will spend 18 months in prison in blow to global technology group

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    S Korea leader urges businesses thriving in pandemic to share profits

    Moon Jae-in wants companies to support struggling peers amid rising inequality

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