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December 10, 2018 Industry

US-China trade conflict may pose risks to Korean chip makers: report

A continued battle between the US and China to fight for global technological hegemony may pose higher risks to Korea’s two-biggest memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, next year, acc...

[Herald Interview] ‘Automation won’t reduce jobs but workers need to be protected in digital era’

The fear of losing jobs due to automation will not become reality, as innovation will continue to create jobs, according to World Bank Group Senior Director Michal Rutkowski. Still, nations should co...

December 9, 2018
Industry
Samsung Electronics wins KITA’s top exporter award

Top exporters including Samsung Electronics, Pubg, L&F and Intellian Technologies on Friday received awards out of 1,264 exporters that have contributed to the nation’s achievement of $600 billion in...

December 7, 2018
Industry
[Weekender] Massage no longer taboo or luxury

In South Korea, the image of massage services has long been negative, viewed in relation to illicit sexual service providers. Either that, or massages were seen as the prerogative of the elite at pos...

December 6, 2018
Culture
Korea, China, Japan to discuss regional free trade deal in Beijing

Representatives of South Korea, China and Japan are to discuss a regional free trade deal in Beijing from Thursday to accelerate negotiations on market liberalization for products, services and inves...

December 5, 2018
Industry
KITA hosts trade fair with global retail buyers

The Korea International Trade Association is hosting a two-day trade fair from Tuesday to match global retail buyers and local exporters in Seoul. The 11th Korea Grand Sourcing Fair 2018, sponsored ...

December 4, 2018
Industry
[Herald Interview] Korea is attractive market despite regulations: AmCham CEO

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of features and interviews on South Korea’s business environment for foreign companies and investors. This is the twelfth installment. -- Ed. Regulation is a ...

December 3, 2018
Industry
Trade experts urge Korean Inc. to diversify markets, products

South Korean exporters should diversify their markets and products, as uncertainties in world trade due to conflicts between the US and China could continue, and slow growth in emerging nations could...

December 2, 2018
Industry
‘Roles of government, businesses critical for well-being of citizens’

Governments and companies both play important roles in improving the well-being of citizens, said renowned academics on Wednesday, the second day of the sixth OECD World Forum that kicked off under t...

November 28, 2018
Industry
[Global Finance Awards] KEB Hana Bank sweeps financial awards

KEB Hana Bank swept global awards from renowned financial publications this year, solidifying its status as a representative private bank in Korea. Early this month the bank was acknowledged as the ...

November 28, 2018
Finance
European firms call for more deregulation in Korea

European companies doing business in South Korea called on the Korean government to bring the nation’s business regulations in line with international standards, a step they said would benefit both f...

November 27, 2018
Industry
Korea to continue to go nuclear-free despite Taiwan’s pro-nuclear move

Korea will maintain its stance on its anti-nuclear policy in the wake of heated debate over Taiwan’s latest referendum that voted in favor of repealing the nuclear phase-out, according to a senior go...

November 26, 2018
Industry
Korean government to order 140 LNG ships by 2025

The Korean government will order 140 liquefied natural gas ships, worth 1 trillion won ($880 million), from the nation’s small and midsized shipbuilders by 2025, and provide 1.7 trillion won in finan...

November 23, 2018
Industry
Korean businesses demand right to purchase renewable energy

Samsung Electronics and 11 large South Korean companies pledged to expand the use of renewable energy and called for the creation of a system that would enable businesses to purchase renewable energy...

November 22, 2018
Industry
Bohol, island close to unexplored nature

BOHOL, the Philippines -- When you think about the Philippines, your first thoughts might be of Cebu or Palawan. But if you want to experience a travel destination that is more natural, more unexplo...

November 22, 2018
Travel

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