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Shin & Kim LLC augments international tax serviceMarketsSept 24, 2020Shin & Kim LLC, South Korea’s fifth-largest law firm by number of lawyers, said Thursday that it has enhanced its international tax practice by hiring four leading experts. Sunny Kim, a senior forei... -
Proptech startup Kasa Korea attracts W9.2b in pre-series B fundingMarketsSept 24, 2020Kasa Korea, a property technology startup, said Thursday it has raised some 9.2 billion won ($7.8 million) in a pre-series B funding round. The latest funding was led by the state-run Korea Developme... -
Seoul stocks tumble to over 1-month low on withering globalMarketsSept 24, 2020South Korean shares plunged to a more than one-month low on Thursday, as investors turned risk-averse following overnight Wall Street decline over withering hopes of a quick economic recovery. The Ko... -
Renault Samsung to suspend plant operations amid pandemicEconomySept 24, 2020Renault Samsung Motors Corp. said Thursday it will suspend its sole plant in South Korea until mid-October to control inventories amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Renault Samsung will halt the operation ... -
K-Sure, LH join hands to secure overseas development projectsMoneySept 24, 2020The Korea Trade Insurance Corporation said Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Land and Housing Corporation to help South Korean companies secure more overseas co... -
Biz community anxious about 'anti-corporate' regulationsEconomySept 24, 2020South Korean business lobby groups said Thursday a series of bills that they claim would hurt corporate activities should be further discussed as they will have a far-reaching impact on their busines... -
Kakao Bank makes IPO plans officialMarketsSept 24, 2020South Korea’s leading internet-only bank, Kakao Bank, made its market debut plans official as it decided to apply for auditor designation and select an underwriter by the end of this year, the compan... -
S. Korean economy to worsen in H2 on virus impact: KERIEconomySept 24, 2020South Korea's economy is expected to deteriorate further in the second half of the year due to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, a leading private think tank said Thursday. Asia's fourth-largest e... -
Over 2 in 10 S. Korean firms unlikely to service their debtsEconomySept 24, 2020More than two in every 10 South Korean listed companies are unlikely to service their debts with earnings this year due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea's central bank said T... -
BTS agency begins IPO demand forecasting for institutionsMarketsSept 24, 2020Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency for K-pop super group BTS, was to start demand forecasting for domestic and overseas institutions Thursday in the runup to its initial public offering (IP... -
Seoul stocks open sharply lower on Wall Street plungeMarketsSept 24, 2020South Korean shares opened sharply lower Thursday, taking a cue from a plunge in tech stocks on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 33.58 points, or 1.44 percen... -
S. Korea puts spurs to COVID-19 relief fund payment ahead of holidayEconomySept 23, 2020Finance Ministry vows to execute 80% of total budget by next Tuesday -
Seoul stocks slightly up on bargain-huntingMarketsSept 23, 2020South Korean shares snapped a two-day losing streak to inch higher Wednesday on the back of retail investors' massive bargain-hunting. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. After choppy trading... -
Tesla’s lukewarm Battery Day disappoints Korean marketMarketsSept 23, 2020Stocks of electric vehicle parts trading on local markets fall after EV maker’s not-so-surprising annual event -
Gifts to Korean children subject to taxes double in 4 yearsEconomySept 23, 2020Korean children have received a combined 1.3 trillion won ($1.1 billion) worth of assets through some 9,700 gifts that are subject to taxation, data showed Wednesday. The value of the combined asset...
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