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Saudi crown prince's visit brings $30b in busines deals
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Seoul on Thursday to hold talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol and top business leaders, initiating a slew of agreements worth an estimated $30 billion between the two c
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Saudi crown prince to meet with biz moguls in Seoul
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman expected to visit South Korea later this week, with potential to meet again Korea’s top business leaders as well as sit down with President Yoon Suk-yeol. The crown prince, also r
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Hanwha chief, Heritage Foundation founder discuss global economy, bilateral ties
Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn held a banquet on Tuesday with Edwin Feulner, founder of the Washington-based policy think tank Heritage Foundation, in Seoul, to discuss ongoing geopolitical issues and its effects on the global economy. The late
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Minister calls regulatory reform, globalization key to boosting startup ecosystem
South Korea’s biggest startup festival event Comeup 2022 kicked off in Seoul on Wednesday, with SMEs and Startups Minister Lee Young stressing regulatory reform and globalization as the two keywords for the nation’s startup ecosystem. &ld
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Seoul to inject W2tr fund to incubate 1,000 tech-focused startups by 2027
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Thursday it plans to inject more than 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) of investment comprised of state and private fund to incubate around 1,000 advanced technology-based startups for the next five years. Categor
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Biz groups express condolences to Halloween victims, urge to rebuild safety system
South Korea’s major business groups on Sunday offered condolences to victims and their families following an overnight crowd surge that killed more than 150 people celebrating Halloween in the bustling district of Itaewon in Seoul on Saturday,
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Budweiser to hold World Cup festival in November
US beer brand and official sponsor of the FIFA Qatar World Cup Budweiser is hosting a World Cup viewing event in Seongsu-dong, eastern Seoul, in November, Korea distributor Oriental Brewery said Friday. Attendees can watch South Korea’s nationa
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Buhari Woos South Korean Investors, Pledges Improved Business Environment
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Seoul, invited top Korean business executives to increase their investments in Nigeria, while his administration would continue to make determined efforts to improve the enabling domestic environment for businesses to flourish. Speaking during an audience he granted representatives of strategic Korean companies and industries on ...
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Top US envoy notes 'full commitment' to economic ties with S. Korea amid IRA concerns
The United States remains "fully committed" to enhancing the economic partnership with South Korea and open to talks as close allies, the top US envoy to Seoul said Thursday, amid mounting concerns over the new US law on electric vehicles (
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S. Korea seeks more investment from Netherlands in chips, new energy fields
South Korea asked the Netherlands on Tuesday to make greater investments and enhance bilateral cooperation in semiconductors and such advanced industry fields as hydrogen and nuclear power generation, Seoul's industry ministry said. Deputy Trade
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AustCham Korea hosts dinner for trade minister
The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Thursday it has co-hosted a dinner reception for the visiting Australian Federal Minister for Trade and Tourism, Sen. Don Farrell at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul on Wednesday. The minister came after h
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Renault CEO vows investments to make Korea export hub
Renault Group will be investing hundreds of millions of euros in South Korea for the next six years to turn the country into an export hub for its mid to large-size vehicles, its CEO said Tuesday in Seoul. “We want to make Korea the key export
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All eyes on SoftBank chief’s Seoul visit on Arm deal
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son arrived in Seoul on Saturday to meet business leaders, including Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, on a possible deal involving UK chip designer Arm. His visit comes after the Samsung chief hinted
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Balanced approach urged for blockchain industry
Business leaders and experts called for a more balanced approach to regulating the blockchain industry more effectively during a seminar hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea in Seoul on Thursday. Dunamu CEO Lee Sir-goo criticized the K
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KEF holds annual meeting with Chinese ambassador
The Korea Enterprises Federation held a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming at a Seoul hotel on Thursday to discuss ways to further bolster economic ties between the two countries. KEF Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik and other business lea
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South Korea and Uruguay agree to cooperate to produce green hydrogen
South Korea's Second Vice Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, Park Il-jun, has met in the capital of the Asian country, Seoul, with the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay, Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera. The South Korean ministry announced they discussed ways to expand cooperation in the new ...
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VW Korea launches its first electric SUV
In its first debut outside of Europe, Volkswagen Korea launched its pure electric sports utility vehicle, ID.4, in Seoul on Thursday, stressing that the local market is "essential" for the German carmaker's e-mobility business. "Korea
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Seoul says N Korea will self-destruct if it uses nukes
South Korea warned Tuesday North Korea that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction,” in unusually harsh language that came days after North Korea legislated a new law that would allow it to use its nuclear weapons preemptively.
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Naver indicted for allegedly violating fair trade law
Internet portal giant Naver Corp. was indicted Thursday for allegedly violating fair trade law by abusing its market dominant position in dealing with a real estate market information partner. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office charged
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Mercedes-Benz hosts school-zone traffic safety campaign
Bettina Fetzer, vice president of communications and marketing at Mercedes-Benz AG, participated in a campaign on Wednesday promoting school-zone traffic safety in front of an elementary school located in Songpa-gu, southeastern Seoul. The campaign,
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S. Korea, Netherlands discuss semiconductors, nuclear energy cooperation
South Korea's Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin on Tuesday asked for the Netherlands' active investment in his country in semiconductors and other major sectors, stressing Seoul's push to ease regulations and expand incentives, the t