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Kosdaq expects 154 IPOs in 2016
Kosdaq expects 154 IPOs in 2016

KOSDAQ expects another boom year for initial public offerings in 2016, with over 150 companies preparing to float their shares on the country‘s secondary …

Seoul seeks to bolster loans for mid-credit borrowers  
Seoul seeks to bolster loans for mid-credit borrowers  

Korea is moving to encourage local banks to lend more to mid-credit borrowers, a segment typically underserved in Korea’s retail loan market, polarized …

Antitrust watchdog probes VW over clean diesel ads
Antitrust watchdog probes VW over clean diesel ads

(AP-Yonhap) The nation’s antitrust watchdog has launched a full-scale investigation upon suspicions that Volkswagen Korea ran false advertisements about …

LS chairman’s furniture philanthrophy
LS chairman’s furniture philanthrophy

LS Group chairman Koo Ja-yeol (center) works with new employees to assemble a bookshelf at the conglomerate’s training institute in Anseong, Gyeonggi …

LG front-load washer keeps its crown in U.S. for 9 years
LG front-load washer keeps its crown in U.S. for 9 years

Tech giant LG Electronics said Friday that it topped the U.S. front-loading washing machine market for the ninth consecutive year in 2015. Citing a report …

Hyundai Heavy Industries to temporarily close Onsan Plant

Hyundai Heavy Industries will halt the operations of its offshore plant manufacturing facility in Onsan of Ulsan City from March. “Our ongoing projects will …

Korea’s IT spending to expand 2.4%  in 2016
Korea’s IT spending to expand 2.4% in 2016

(KOTRA) South Korea’s spending on information technology products and services is expected to grow 2.4 percent in 2016 from the previous year, data …

[Photo News] SKT’s budget smartphone Sol gains popularity
[Photo News] SKT’s budget smartphone Sol gains popularity

BUDGET HANDSET GAINS STEAM — Mobile carrier SK Telecom said Friday that its 5.5-inch budget smartphone Sol, which comes with a price tag of 399,300 won …

Credit card firms ordered to compensate consumers for data leak
Credit card firms ordered to compensate consumers for data leak

A local court on Friday ordered three credit card-related companies, hit by a massive data leak in 2014, to give 100,000 won ($83) to each victim, a ruling …

SK hynix launches support group for workers stricken with leukemia
SK hynix launches support group for workers stricken with leukemia

Semiconductor-maker SK hynix said Friday it has launched a committee to support and compensate its workers who developed life-threatening diseases, including …

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