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(LEAD) Seoul shares up for 3rd day to close at fresh peak, just shy of 5,000

(LEAD) Seoul shares up for 3rd day to close at fresh pe...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Friday at a fresh p...

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(LEAD) Coupang denies involvement in U.S. investors' petition against Seoul gov't

(LEAD) Coupang denies involvement in U.S. investors' pe...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- Coupang Inc. said Friday it is not involved in a peti...

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Seoul shares up for 3rd day to close at fresh peak, just shy of 5,000

Seoul shares up for 3rd day to close at fresh peak, jus...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed higher Friday at a fresh p...

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Gov't starts process to pick 1 more contender for AI foundation model development

Gov't starts process to pick 1 more contender for AI fo...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- The science ministry said Friday it has kicked off th...

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(LEAD) Samsung E&A Q4 net jumps 72.9 pct on plant deals

(LEAD) Samsung E&A Q4 net jumps 72.9 pct on plant deals

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung E&A Co., the plant engineering arm of Sam...

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(LEAD) Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q4 net income up 7.6 pct on AI demand

(LEAD) Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q4 net income up 7.6 p...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. said Friday its fourth-...

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Volatile FX market biggest risk to financial system: survey

Volatile FX market biggest risk to financial system: su...

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- More than one in four financial experts believe incre...

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Stellantis Korea to revive sales with new vehicles from Jeep, Peugeot

Stellantis Korea to revive sales with new vehicles from...

Stellantis Korea will revive its 2026 sales momentum by launching two new strate...

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Banks race to win over military customers to secure lifelong clients

Banks race to win over military customers to secure lif...

Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank and the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK), selected as oper...

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Seoul to provide 400 bil. won in financial support to shipbuilding industry

Seoul to provide 400 bil. won in financial support to s...

A special guarantee program will be launched to provide up to 400 billion won ($...

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Trade minister meets USTR, trade officials of major economies at Davos forum

Trade minister meets USTR, trade officials of major eco...

South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held a series of meetings with U.S. Trad...

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Civic groups condemn Coupang investors' petition against S. Korean gov't

Civic groups condemn Coupang investors' petition agains...

Domestic civic groups on Friday denounced a request by two U.S. investors in e-c...

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AI to fuel Korea's agricultural assistance for developing nations

AI to fuel Korea's agricultural assistance for developi...

JEONJU, North Jeolla Province — Korea will step up assistance for developing cou...

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President’s remarks pit Yongin against southern regions over $680 bil. chip cluster

President’s remarks pit Yongin against southern regions...

President Lee Jae Myung’s comments on relocating a semiconductor cluster to sout...

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Korean Air to ban in-flight use of portable batteries

Korean Air to ban in-flight use of portable batteries

Korean Air and four other airlines under Hanjin Group will ban the in-flight use...

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Prime minister dismisses Coupang's accusation against Korean government

Prime minister dismisses Coupang's accusation against K...

A Coupang investor and board member threatened Thursday to file an international...