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New law expected to spark flurry of M&As
New law expected to spark flurry of M&As

A law that passed the National Assembly on Thursday may spark a flurry of mergers and acquisitions, leading to consolidation in some oversupplied industries …

Choi to take up World Bank executive directorship
Choi to take up World Bank executive directorship

A Finance Ministry director will fill the World Bank executive director’s office, vacated by Eun Sun-soo, the ministry said Friday. Eun quit last month to …

Firms vie for control of Tongyang
Firms vie for control of Tongyang

Shareholders of Tongyang Inc. are in a battle for control of the firm which recently graduated from a 28-month court receivership. According to a filing on …

Tokyo stocks open sharply lower on stronger yen
Tokyo stocks open sharply lower on stronger yen

Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Friday as a stronger yen hit exporters, despite modest gains on financial markets in Europe and on Wall Street. European …

Korea logs budget surplus in 2015
Korea logs budget surplus in 2015

South Korea posted a budget surplus in fiscal 2015 for the first time in four years as its tax revenue edged up due to increased real estate transactions, the …

Korea’s insect industry grows sharply over 4 years
Korea’s insect industry grows sharply over 4 years

(Yonhap) The South Korean market for insects has grown drastically over the past four years, indicating it could emerge as a promising future industry, a state …

Refiners’ earnings unscathed by plunging oil prices
Refiners’ earnings unscathed by plunging oil prices

Despite global oil prices hitting a multi-year low due to a supply glut, local oil refiners pocketed decent earnings last year on the back of improved cracking …

Samsung’s Tizen remains No. 4 smartphone OS
Samsung’s Tizen remains No. 4 smartphone OS

Samsung Electronics Co.’s Tizen operating system retained its status as the fourth most-used smartphone platform in the world in the fourth quarter of …

[Photo News] Go match between artificial intelligence AlphaGo and champion Lee Se-dol

AI CHALLENGES HUMAN GO MASTER — Google unveiled the schedule of the Go match between its artificial intelligence program AlphaGo and Korean Go champion …

[Behind the Wheel] All-new K7: Masculine but soft
[Behind the Wheel] All-new K7: Masculine but soft

Driving Kia’s all-new K7 for the 162-kilometer round-trip between Seoul and Chuncheon was like taking a bath in hot and cold tubs in rotation. The new …

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