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Law protecting street vendors holds back retail giants as e-commerce booms

Law protecting street vendors holds back retail giants ...

A 15-year-old Korean law designed to protect small, self-employed vendors in tra...

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Seoul shares rise over 1% late Friday morning on chip gains

Seoul shares rise over 1% late Friday morning on chip g...

Korean stocks traded higher late Friday morning, led by sharp gains of large-cap...

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Online shopping sales hit record $16.75 bil. in November on food services

Online shopping sales hit record $16.75 bil. in Novembe...

Online shopping sales in Korea jumped 6.8 percent from a year earlier to a recor...

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Bain Capital to acquire parent company of athleisure brand Andar

Bain Capital to acquire parent company of athleisure br...

Bain Capital LP said Friday it plans to acquire EcoMarketing, the parent company...

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Naver, Kakao gear up for agentic AI era in 2026

Naver, Kakao gear up for agentic AI era in 2026

After spending last year overhauling their artificial intelligence (AI) business...

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Korea's top financial groups pledge overhaul as AI, productive finance take center stage in 2026

Korea's top financial groups pledge overhaul as AI, pro...

Korea’s four major financial holding companies — KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana and W...

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Samsung Heavy wins $499 mil. LNG ship order in Oceania

Samsung Heavy wins $499 mil. LNG ship order in Oceania

Samsung Heavy Industries said Friday it has secured a 721.1 billion-won ($499 mi...

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Questions raised over TCL’s RGB mini LED TV marketing

Questions raised over TCL’s RGB mini LED TV marketing

Controversy has emerged over alleged false advertising involving a budget red, g...

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Celltrion completes acquisition of US biopharmaceutical plant

Celltrion completes acquisition of US biopharmaceutical...

Celltrion Inc., a major Korean biopharmaceutical company, has completed the acqu...

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(LEAD) S. Korea reports new bird flu cases at poultry farms, total now at 24

(LEAD) S. Korea reports new bird flu cases at poultry f...

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed two additional cases of hig...

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S. Korea reports another bird flu case at poultry farm in central region

S. Korea reports another bird flu case at poultry farm ...

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has reported a new case of highly pathoge...

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Shinsegae affiliate reports leak of personal data involving some 80,000 employees

Shinsegae affiliate reports leak of personal data invol...

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Shinsegae I&C Inc., the information technology (I...

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LG Energy Solution says 3.9 tln-won battery deal with U.S. firm canceled

LG Energy Solution says 3.9 tln-won battery deal with U...

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. sa...

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Coupang says probe into former employee conducted in close cooperation with gov't

Coupang says probe into former employee conducted in cl...

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Friday the investi...

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(LEAD) Seoul stocks end higher on chip rally; won sharply up

(LEAD) Seoul stocks end higher on chip rally; won sharp...

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Friday, driven by sh...

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Seoul stocks end higher on chip rally; won sharply up

Seoul stocks end higher on chip rally; won sharply up

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended higher Friday, driven by sh...