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South Korea Records Highest Birth Rate Growth Since 1981 in June; Marriages Also Surge
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.28
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul, August 27, 2025 — South Korea saw its fastest increase in monthly births since records began in 1981, ...

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Former Financial Supervisory Service Chief Lee Bok-hyun to Open Law Office in Seoul
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.27
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul, August 26, 2025 — Lee Bok-hyun, former Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), is prepar ...

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Petrochemical Companies Confront Rising Debt Pressures from Foreign Lenders
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.26
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul, August 26, 2025 — South Korea’s petrochemical industry, which recently announced plans to scale back ...

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FSC Launches Investigation into Alleged Overseas Junkets by Public Institution Auditors
Kim Jisun 2025.08.26
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, August 25, 2025 — The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has initiated an investigation into allega ...

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SpaceX Postpones 10th Starship Test Launch Due to Technical Issue
Kim Jisun 2025.08.26
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Elon Musk’s SpaceX unexpectedly postponed the 10th test flight of its next-generation super-heavy rocket, S ...

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Survey Reveals 8 in 10 Koreans Favor Freezing or Lowering 2026 National Health Insurance Premium Rates
Kim Jisun 2025.08.26
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, August 25, 2025 — A recent survey shows that the vast majority of Koreans prefer freezing or reducin ...

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Special Counsel Seeks Arrest Warrant for Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Charges of Complicity in Unconstitutional Martial Law
Kim Jisun 2025.08.25
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, Aug. 24 — South Korea’s special counsel team investigating the 2023 martial law case announced that ...

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Bank of Japan Governor Signals Possible Rate Hike at Jackson Hole Conference
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.25
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] August 23, 2025 – Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), suggested that conditions are aligning fo ...

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South Korea’s Steel and EV Exports to U.S. Plunge Amid Tariff Hike
Kim Jisun 2025.08.25
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Seoul, August 24, 2025 – South Korea’s exports of steel and electric vehicles (EVs) to the United States co ...

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Japan Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation Into Korean and Taiwanese BPA Imports
Kim Jisun 2025.08.22
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, Aug. 21 — Japan has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into bisphenol A (BPA) imports from Sout ...

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Korea Post to Suspend U.S.-Bound International Mail Services from August 25 Following U.S. Tariff Policy Change
Kim Jisun 2025.08.22
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, Aug. 21 — Korea Post announced today that it will suspend acceptance of international mail bound for ...

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Vietnam’s Stock Market Hits Record Highs, Drawing Global Investor Attention
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.21
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] HANOI, Aug. 20 — Vietnam’s stock market has surged to record levels, fueling optimism among global investors ...

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Netflix Hit “K-Pop Demon Hunters” Fuels Global Surge in Interest for Korea and Korean Culture
Kim Jisun 2025.08.21
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, South Korea – The worldwide success of Netflix’s animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” (KDH) has spark ...

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Polarization Deepens in Korean Hotel Market as Seoul Properties Thrive, Regional Hotels Struggle
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.21
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] SEOUL, Aug. 20 — The Korean hotel market is showing growing signs of polarization, with Seoul hotels benefit ...

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Target Beats Wall Street Expectations in Q2 but Sales Decline Persists; COO Michael Fiddelke Named Next CEO
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.21
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 20 — U.S. retail giant Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) reported second-quarter results that ...

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HD Hyundai Shipbuilding Unions Announce Joint Strike Plan
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.20
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Labor unions at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, and other affiliates under the HD Hyu ...

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Hallyu Wave Spurs Surge in Foreign Tourist Spending at Korean Entertainment and Lifestyle Spots
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.20
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] SEOUL, August 19, 2025 — The global popularity of K-pop and K-dramas is fueling a sharp rise in foreign tour ...

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Foxconn Surpasses Apple Sales for the First Time, Driven by AI Server Boom
Kim Jisun 2025.08.20
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Taipei, August 18, 2025 – Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn), the world’s largest electronics contrac ...

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MFDS Orders Recall of “Trufarm Flavored Oil” Due to Benzopyrene Contamination
Kim Jisun 2025.08.20
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced on August 19 that it has ordered the suspension of sa ...

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KHNP Announces Withdrawal from Poland Nuclear Power Project Amid Strategic Shift Toward U.S. and SMR Markets
Kim Jisun 2025.08.20
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Seoul, August 19, 2025 – Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) confirmed its withdrawal from Poland’s nucl ...