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Hyundai, Kia rank 2nd in global 'green' car market
Korean automakers are cleaning up in the global eco-friendly auto market. According to industry tracker I-H-S, Hyundai Motor and its corporate cousin Kia Motors were the world's second largest sellers of green cars in the first half of 2017. The two automakers sold some 102-thousand units such as electric and plug-i...
2017-08-22 10:43:19 KST -
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South Korea, U.S. convene joint session in Seoul for possible amendments to FTA
After months of speculation and some nervous anticipation, trade representatives from South Korea and the U.S. have finally sat down, to discuss possible amendments to the KORUS FTA. Korea's trade minister Kim Hyun-chong and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, kicked off the discussions here in Seou...
2017-08-22 10:41:06 KST -
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STOCKS
Now for the look at how the markets fared on Monday Wall Street was weighed down by simmering tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.. and a drop in oil prices that weighed on energy shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added around 29 points, or zero-point-1-3 percent, to 21,703-point-seven-five. The S&P ...
2017-08-22 06:03:34 KST -
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South Korea and U.S. to discuss possible amendments to FTA in Seoul
Representatives from South Korea and the United States will sit down in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss possible amendments to their free trade agreement. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea's trade minister Kim Hyun-chong and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will open the...
2017-08-22 04:05:42 KST -
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Egg scandal briefing wraps up further investigations on contaminated eggs
Last week, the government inspected more than a thousand farms across the country, and following the extra checks over the weekend, the investigation has concluded. At a joint press briefing Monday afternoon, the Vice Ministers of Agriculture and of Food and Drug Safety shared the final count of farms found to have ...
2017-08-21 20:05:36 KST -
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Korea's producer prices edge up 0.1 pct. in July m/m: Bank of Korea
Korea's producer prices rose slightly in July from a month earlier. According to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea on Monday, the producer price index, a key barometer of future consumer inflation, hit 101-point-eight-four, up zero-point-one percent from June. The central bank attributed the slight hike to a r...
2017-08-21 09:08:07 KST -
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Korean nuclear reactor operation rate falls to lowest level since 2013
South Korea's nuclear power plants were operating at their lowest rate in four years in the first half of 2017, amid the president's drive to cut the country's dependence on nuclear power. The Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company says the rate dropped to 75-percentprimarily due to wear-and-tear and...
2017-08-21 04:00:38 KST -
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Korea's exports grow at fastest pace among world's top 10 exporters in Q2
Korea's export growth continues its upward momentum. According to the World Trade Organization on Sunday, Korea's outbound shipments in the second quarter grew at the fastest pace among the world's ten largest exporters. The country's exports came to 147-point-2 billion U.S. dollars in the ...
2017-08-21 04:00:38 KST -
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Investment soared among top 30 conglomerate groups in H1
Investments made by Korea's top 30 conglomerates soared during the first half the year, due to strong performances by chip and display makers. Market tracker 'CEO Score' says it amounted to a combined 32-point-5-billion U.S. dollars, a 28-percent increase from the same period last year. Tech giant Sa...
2017-08-20 13:06:16 KST -
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Washington launches probe on Beijing's intellectual property practices
In a move that could potentially push the United States and China closer to the brink of a trade war, the U.S. Trade Representative has officially started a probe into China's intellectual-property practices. The investigation comes less than a week after President Trump signed an executive memo directing the USTR t...
2017-08-19 15:14:09 KST -
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S&P affirms 'AA' long-term sovereign credit rating on S. Korea
Standard and Poor's has maintained South Korea's sovereign credit rating at (double-A) AA, stating that it doesn't foresee the possibility of an armed clash on the Korean peninsula. The global ratings provider also affirmed Seoul's stable outlook, noting how North Korea will not instigate any m...
2017-08-19 09:56:43 KST -
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Korea-U.S. FTA joint committee to launch special session next Tuesday
It looks like the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement could soon be back on the drawing board. South Korea's trade ministry says Seoul and Washington's joint committee on the treaty will hold a special session on Tuesday in the South Korean capital. Trade minister Kim Hyun-chong and his U.S. counterpart Robert...
2017-08-18 20:22:48 KST
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Pres. Moon to answer public's questions regarding government's new policies and reforms
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President Moon warns North Korea not to use joint drills as pretext for provocation
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