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China's "project of the century": Belt and Road Forum
Beijing is hosting 37 heads of state and government for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Some 5-thousand global leaders from international institutions and business sectors are also attending the 3-day forum. South Korea has sent Finance chief Hong Nam-ki, who will discuss how to ...
2019-04-26 10:23:04 KST -
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BOK chief Lee Ju-yeol says policies needed to promote more corporate investment
Following the revelation that South Korea posted its worst-ever quarterly GDP figures since the 2008 global financial crisis in the January to March period, Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol convened a hastily-arranged meeting on Friday to discuss the financial situation with the heads of major banks. Lee said (q...
2019-04-26 09:44:04 KST -
Robots will take over 14% of jobs in 20 years: OECD
The OECD says robots will take over fourteen percent of jobs worldwide in the next twenty years. In its report released Thursday, the intergovernmental organization said "risk of job automation is real," and as well as 14 percent of jobs disappearing, another thirty-two percent of jobs "could be rad...
2019-04-26 09:42:59 KST -
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USTR does not include S. Korea on its priority watch list for IP rights violations
South Korea has been left off the US Trade Representative's watch list on its annual report on intellectual property rights for the eleventh consecutive year. The USTR's annual review of trading partners' protection of IP rights, the so-called Special 301 Report, placed 11 countries, including China and India, on th...
2019-04-26 08:21:15 KST -
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Life & Info: 'Gig economy' speeds up in S. Korea
Time now for our "Life & Info" segment, where we focus on information useful for your everyday life. Today we are going to talk about the 'gig economy' in South Koreaand how we can all get involved to make a little extra cash. Our Ko Roon-hee is in the studio with us for more. Roon-hee, start off by telling what t...
2019-04-26 07:01:43 KST -
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S. Korea's consumer sentiment index rises 1.8 points m/m to 101.6 in April: BOK
South Korea's consumer sentiment rose for a fifth consecutive month in April. The Bank of Korea said Friday that the composite consumer sentiment index was at 101-point-sixup 1-point-8 points from the previous month. It's the first time since September 2018 that the reading has risne above 100, indicating there are...
2019-04-26 07:01:16 KST -
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S. Korea's economy contracts 0.3% q/q in Q1, worst since 2008 global financial crisis
South Korea's economy shrank in the first quarter, declining zero-point-three percent on-quarter. This makes it the worst contraction since the global financial crisis, when the local economy sank three-point-three percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. On-year, first quarter real GDP expanded one-point-eight pe...
2019-04-26 04:12:32 KST -
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SK Hynix profits fall 69% in Q1
Profits at the world's second biggest memory chip maker, SK hynix plunged by than two-thirds in the first quarter on falling prices and weaker demand. SK hynix says its profits came to 1-point-two billion U.S. dollars between January and March, down 69 percent on-year, making it the lowest figure in more than two ye...
2019-04-25 16:02:55 KST -
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In-depth: Global market wrap-up
With the markets closed now in Korea, it's time to check out the action there and around the world. And for that we're joined on the line by Daniel Yoo, global strategist at Kiwoom Securities. Mr. Yoo, thanks for coming on today. You're welcome. Let's start with the Korean economy. As we just heard, data out...
2019-04-25 13:09:49 KST -
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S. Korea's childbirths for Feb. mark lowest ever for month
This February marked the lowest birthrate for the month since data first started being compiled in 1981. According to Statistics Korea a total of 25,700 babies were born, almost 2,000 less compared to a year earlier. This means that for every one thousand people, only 6-point-5 babies were born in the month of Fe...
2019-04-25 13:07:00 KST -
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S. Korea's economy contracts 0.3% q/q in Q1, worst since 2008 global financial crisis
South Korea's economy shrank in the first quarter, declining zero-point-three percent on-quarter. This makes it the worst contraction since the global financial crisis, when the local economy sank three-point-three percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. On-year, first quarter real GDP expanded one-point-eight perce...
2019-04-25 13:05:33 KST -
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S. Korean government helps SMEs enter public procurement market
In an effort to promote entrepreneurship and help venture firms grow, Korea's Public Procurement Service sprang up to match small and medium sized companies with domestic and international buyers. The 2019 Korea Public Procurement Expo opened on Wednesday at KINTEX in Ilsan. "On display at this year’s expo ar...
2019-04-25 13:04:33 KST
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