Business

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  Samsung Electronics vice chair buys 739 mln won worth of company shares

  Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee has purchased 739 million won (US$555,600) worth...

  • Posted September 6, 2024
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  Short-staffed hospitals curtail ER operations amid deepening health care crisis

  The health ministry on Wednesday began deploying military doctors and public physicians to hospital...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Korea’s economy contracts 0.2 pct in Q2, matching earlier estimate: BOK

  South Korea’s economy retreated in the second quarter of the year amid weaker domestic...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Consumer inflation slows to 41-month low in August

  South Korea’s consumer prices slowed to the lowest level in nearly 3 1/2 years...

  • Posted September 3, 2024
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  BOK expects inflation to remain stable for time being

  The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Tuesday it expects consumer inflation to remain stable...

  • Posted September 3, 2024
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  Tax revenue falls 8.8 tln won through July on weak corporate earnings

  South Korea’s tax revenue fell 8.8 trillion won (US$6.59 billion) from a year earlier...

  • Posted August 30, 2024
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  Banks’ lending rate down for 2nd month in July

  Banks’ loan rate declined for a second consecutive month in July, as the central...

  • Posted August 30, 2024