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Business & Politics S.Korea's Han, Trump discuss transactional diplomacy in 1st direct talks

South Korea’s Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo spoke with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss various issues of mu...

Economy S.Korea, Thailand launch negotiations for EPA

South Korean and Thai governments declared the launch of negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Thursday. South Korea’s ...

Foreign exchange Korea, Indonesia to facilitate bilateral trade in won, rupiah

The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia agreed to facilitate the settlement of bilateral trade in their currencies from next year as the elec...

Business & Politics BP, Corio to invest $1.1 billion in S. Korea as Seoul-London ties deepen

LONDON – British offshore wind power developer Corio Generation and energy giant BP Plc have agreed to invest a combined 1.5 trillion won ($1....

Business & Politics S.Korea-UK upgrade bilateral ties, sign deals on nuclear plants, chips

LONDON – South Korea and the UK have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship and closely cooperate in the defense, security and busines...

Carbon neutrality S.Korea, Laos boost partnership in global drive to cut CO2 emissions

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Tuesday held talks with Laos' Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment at the Seoul hea...

Foreign exchange S.Korea, Japan to resume bilateral currency swap for dollars

South Korea and Japan are set to revive their bilateral currency swap line to bolster their dollar liquidity this week after an eight-year suspensio...

Foreign exchange S.Korea to discuss bilateral currency swap with Japan

South Korea plans to discuss with Japan the re-establishment of their bilateral currency swap line, said its finance minister on Thursday, as the di...

Business & Politics KCCI, JCCI hold a working level meeting in six years

Business representatives from South Korea and Japan gathered for the first time in six years, with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC...

Business & Politics South Korea's economic bodies urge revision of US Inflation Reduction Act

Six leading economic organizations in South Korea have sent a joint letter to the US government and Congress requesting revision of the US Inflation...

Korean startups Shinhan Future's Lab opens startup accelerator in Japan

South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group said on Monday it held a ceremony Friday to launch Shinhan Future's Lab Japan in Tokyo.The business accelerati...

Aerospace & Defense Korean Aerospace Ind.'s shares soar on Poland export hopes

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s military aircraft manufacturer, is emerging a winner in South Korea’s sagging stock...

President Moon's state visit to US Korea’s top 4 conglomerates pledge $40 bn investment in US

Samsung Group, Hyundai Motor Group, SK Group and LG Group, companies unofficially accompanying South Korean President Moon Jae-in on his state visit...