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Six startups working in 'Google for Startups' receive US$ 4.4 mil. in investment for six months
Last year, Shin Ki-young started a company that would combine artificial intelligence with fashion. And now, as CEO, his company is headquartered at Google for Startups. It uses AI to help clothing companies choose designs and styles that go well with their product lines. Shin says that because of the work sp...
2018-12-18 18:13:23 KST -
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South Korea's annual ICT exports hit US$ 204 bil. as of November
Seoul's annual exports of information and communication technology goods surpassed 200 billion U.S. dollars for the first time as of November. According to the trade ministry, around 18-point-three billion dollars of ICT products were shipped last month on the back of continuing demand for memory chips.which ...
2018-12-18 18:13:22 KST -
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Korean SMEs forecast gloomier business outlook for 2019
Local small and mid-sized firms lowered their growth forecast for next year to two-point-five percent, slower than the IMF and the Bank of Korea's outlook of 2-point-seven. A survey by the Korea Federation of SMEs on over three-thousand small companies shows the Small Business Health Index (SBHI) for 2019 recorded ...
2018-12-18 15:05:39 KST -
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Finance minister vows to boost economy through 'inclusive growth'
In a briefing held on Monday concerning the government's economic plans for next year the Minister of Economy and Finance, Hong Nam-ki, said the government's emphasis on inclusive growth is vital as the local economy faces growing external risks including the trade protectionism which are expected to fur...
2018-12-18 07:16:39 KST -
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Market wrap up
Taking a look at your markets. U.S. stocks dropped on Monday ahead of a heavy week of market catalysts, including the big Federal Reserve rate setting meeting. Pulling up the details for you. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 500 points, or two-point-one percent, to 23,593. The S&P 500 dropped 54 poi...
2018-12-18 05:05:18 KST -
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Korean airlines to reduce fuel surcharge in January
The fuel surcharge on plane tickets sold in Korea is coming down next month. An airline industry official told Yonhap News Agency that for a one-way international flight booked in January the maximum fuel surcharge will be reduced by almost 50 percent to around 40 U.S. dollars. The fuel surcharge for January is det...
2018-12-17 18:04:03 KST -
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Hyundai Research Institute cuts South Korea's economic growth projection for 2019 from 2.6% to 2.5%
The Hyundai Research Institute has cut South Korea's growth forecast for 2019 to two-point-five percent. This is down from the previous forecast of two-point-six percent announced in September. It's the lowest projection yet among other major organizations, including the OECD's outlook of two-point-eight perce...
2018-12-17 18:02:01 KST -
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S. Korean economy had 23,160,000 jobs in 2017, up 1.4% y/y: Data
The number of jobs in Korea in 2017 increased by more than 1 percent from a year earlier mainly at small and medium sized companies. According to Statistics Korea, the number of jobs rose by 310-thousand. At large firms the number fell slightly, by 2-thousand, but at small and mid-sized firms rose by 160 thousand. ...
2018-12-17 15:07:35 KST -
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Finance minister stresses 'inclusive growth' to shift economic paradigm
In a briefing held on Monday concerning the government's economic plans for next year the Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki said the Korean economy and the global economy are at a turning point where wealth polarization is worsening as growth stagnates. Hong said this is why the Korean government's emphasis...
2018-12-17 13:42:19 KST -
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OLED takes more than 60% of global smartphone display market in Q3
OLED panels made up more than 60 percent of world smartphone display market in the third quarter this year, with most of them being made by Samsung Display. According to London-based information provider I-H-S Markit,. OLED panels made up 61-point-one percent of the smartphone display panel market.. and had a turnov...
2018-12-17 09:18:59 KST -
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Ministry of Health and Welfare reveals possible plans for pension reform
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has announced four possible reform plans for the National Pension System on Friday that aim to get the most out of the available resources. In the first proposal, the government would maintain the current scheme effectively as it is. This proposal would only increase the basic pe...
2018-12-14 18:00:03 KST -
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Gov't plans to create 55,000 new healthcare-related jobs by 2022
The South Korean government has laid out a plan to create 55-thousand new jobs in the healthcare services sector by 2022 to help provide a high level of customer service nationwide. The Presidential Committee on Job Creation said Friday that the government has set aside nearly five-point-three-million U.S. dollars ...
2018-12-14 17:59:04 KST
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Pres. Moon calls for efforts to transform industrial sector; orders to resolve dirty air, water problems for peoples' health
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Researchers of two Koreas agree on need for additional, detailed rail surveys
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Marking 100 days since its establishment, S. Korea's military intel body DSSC pledges fresh start
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