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[Newsmaker] Retail investors sweep W1tr Kakao shares hit by short attack, regulation
Money
Sept 12, 2021
Retail investors bought more than 1 trillion won ($854 billion) worth of Kakao shares for three days from Wednesday to Friday, when they fell 15 percent amid record short-selling triggered by mounting concerns over tightening regulations. The country’s fifth-biggest in market capitalization has been targeted for massive short selling due to a rapid price fall last week over the political move to regulate platform giants, Foreign investors also dumped shares worth 749.8 bill
[Newsmaker] Opposition party files complaint against CIO over alleged illegal raid
Politics
Sept 11, 2021
The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Saturday filed a complaint with the prosecution over what it called an illegal raid against one of its lawmakers in a snowballing political meddling scandal. The complaint accuses Kim Jin-wook, chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), and five investigators of abuse of power and an illegal raid on the office of PPP Rep. Kim Woong on Friday. Rep. Jun Joo-hyae, a PPP spokeswoman, delivered the complaint to the
[Newsmaker] Demand for apartments on rise despite loan restrictions
Markets
Sept 10, 2021
Demand for apartments in South Korea’s capital and the surrounding areas continued to rise for two consecutive weeks, despite the central bank’s latest rate hike and financial institutions’ efforts to cut back lending, data showed Friday. According to the Korea Real Estate Board, the index measuring supply and demand for apartments in Seoul and the surrounding area inched up 0.4 points on-week to 112.1 as of Monday, extending gains for two consecutive weeks. It had gained 0.9
[Newsmaker] Wireless EV charging service and 9 others approved under regulatory sandbox
Transport
Sept 9, 2021
Hyundai Motor’s plans to develop a remote charging system for battery-powered electric vehicles has been given a go-ahead from the Korean government, it was announced Thursday. The wireless EV charging system is among the 10 pilot projects granted a regulatory sandbox, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the sandbox support center at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The regulatory sandbox measure, introduced in 2019, seeks to foster new business
[Newsmaker] Disney+ arrival heralds fiercer competition in Korean streaming market
Business
Sept 8, 2021
After years of courtship by mobile carriers, Disney+, another US-based content giant, is to arrive in South Korea in November, raising expectations of a new phase of growth for the local streaming market after Netflix’s entry years ago. The Walt Disney Co. Korea announced Wednesday its mobile content streaming app would be available here from Nov. 12, promising a wide-ranging library of content. Content available for streaming will include that produced by Disney, Pix
[Newsmaker] LX Hausys enters race for top furniture maker Hanssem
Retail
Sept 7, 2021
Leading maker of windows, wallpaper and floor tiles seeks a complete portfolio for home interior
[Newsmaker] Over 90% of public says climate crisis should be major presidential election issue: survey
Social affairs
Sept 6, 2021
70% think presidential hopefuls do not take climate crisis seriously, poll shows
[Newsmaker] Sales of local restaurants dropped during COVID-19 pandemic
Industry
Sept 5, 2021
Sales of local restaurants and bars have dropped to their lowest level due to toughened social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Sunday. According to the Korean Statistical Information Service, the retail sales index of restaurants and bars for the first seven months of this year marked 77, the lowest since it started to compile related data in 2015 with a benchmark of 100. The data showed the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed on the already-struggling restaur
[Newsmaker] Demand for apartments higher despite rate hike
Markets
Sept 3, 2021
South Korea’s demand for apartments in the capital and its surrounding areas only got higher, despite the central bank’s recent decision to end 15 months of record-low interest rates, data showed Friday. According to the Korea Real Estate Board, the index measuring supply and demand for apartments in Seoul and the surrounding area inched up 0.9 point on-week to 111.7 as of Monday, compared with 110.8 last week. When the index is higher than 100, it signals that there are more buyer
[Newsmaker] Hyundai Heavy readies to become first-mover for eco-friendly ships via W1.08tr IPO
Markets
Sept 2, 2021
Hyundai Heavy Industries announced a blueprint to usher in a paradigm shift in the global shipbuilding industry of its planned market debut on the South Korean main board Kospi on Sept. 16. The major shipbuilder here unveiled its vision of being a first mover for eco-friendly ships during an online press conference with reporters Thursday, while also detailing specific plans for its initial public offering. “Developing eco-friendly and digitalized vessels, constructing smart shipyards
[Newsmaker] A majority of Koreans support ban on raising dogs on short leash
Social affairs
Sept 1, 2021
8 out of 10 in favor of banning eating dogs and cats
[Newsmaker] 'It is regrettable that I failed to kill more'
Social affairs
Aug 31, 2021
Ex-con arrested in double-murder after removing tracking device
[Newsmaker] S. Korea proposes record W604tr budget for 2022 amid pandemic
Economy
Aug 31, 2021
South Korea on Tuesday proposed a record high budget of 604.4 trillion won ($519 billion) for next year as it plans to maintain expansionary fiscal spending to cement the economic recovery and narrow social gaps caused by the pandemic. The proposed budget, endorsed by the Cabinet, marks an 8.3 percent on-year rise from this year's 558 trillion-won budget, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The increase is lower than the 8.9 percent increase for this year. The government plans to
[Newsmaker] 7 in 10 Koreans agree with granting long-term stay visas for Afghan evacuees: survey
Social affairs
Aug 30, 2021
Housing Afghan evacuees, Jincheon temporarily closes its online mall after ‘kind spending’ rush
[Newsmaker] Chances grow for ‘fake news’ bill to be voted on a later date
Politics
Aug 30, 2021
Opposition warns to mount a filibuster and fight the controversial bill from being enacted
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