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GIC-backed South Korean finance app Toss plans 2026 US listing with over US$10 billion valuation: sources
[HONG KONG/SEOUL] Toss, a popular South Korean app that provides banking and a host of other financial services, aims to list in the US in the second quarter of 2026…
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Shares in Japanese, South Korean automakers surge on Tokyo trade deal
[TOKYO] Japanese automakers led a surge in the Nikkei share average to a one-year peak on Wednesday (Jul 23) after Tokyo reached a trade deal with Washington, ending a months-long…
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Three Dead As South Korean Region Hit By Most Rain In 120 Years
At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 evacuated Thursday after South Korea was hit by torrential rains, officials said, with one region pummelled by the most rainfall…
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North Korean Detained After Crossing Land Border: Seoul Military
A North Korean civilian voluntarily crossed the heavily mined land border between the two countries, aided by the South’s military in a delicate 20-hour operation, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff…
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Soft Power: BTS Fans Rally Behind Korean International Adoptees
K-pop megaband BTS is back from military service, and their international fandom — long known for its progressive activism — is celebrating by rallying behind a cause: adoptees from South…
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Korean stocks rise to enter bull market, bonds sink after vote
[SEOUL] South Korea’s equity benchmark climbed to enter a bull market, after Lee Jae-myung’s widely-expected win in the presidential election ended a months-long political leadership vacuum. The Kospi Index ended…
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South Korean stocks rise to enter bull market, bonds sink after presidential election outcome
[SEOUL] South Korea’s equity benchmark climbed to enter a bull market, after Lee Jae-myung’s widely-expected win in the presidential election ended a months-long political leadership vacuum. The Kospi Index ended…
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Lee Jae-myung’s Rise From Poverty To Brink Of South Korean Presidency
Lawsuits, scandals, armed troops and a knife-wielding attacker all failed to deter Lee Jae-myung’s ascendancy from sweatshop worker to the cusp of South Korea’s presidency. After losing by a gossamer…
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Fractional platform RealVantage ties up with ESR to invest US$55 million in South Korean logistics facility
[SINGAPORE] Real estate co-investment platform RealVantage has partnered ESR Group’s South Korean arm, ESR Kendall Square, to invest US$55 million (S$71.3 million) in the development of a last-mile logistics centre…
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Bunker-cafe On Korean Border Paints Image Of Peace
Reclining on sofas at a South Korean cafe, customers sip iced americanos as they gaze past barbed wire fences and watchtowers at the mountains of North Korea. Founder Lee Oh-sook…
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North Korean Troops Undergo High-Powered Weapons Training In Russia, Video Shows
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Monday released a video showing North Korean soldiers undergoing combat training in Russia, shortly after both Moscow and Pyongyang confirmed North Korean involvement in the war…
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South Korean AI Hardware Startup FuriosaAI Declines Meta’s $800M Acquisition Move, Here’s Why
In a move that has taken the global tech industry by surprise, South Korean AI hardware startup FuriosaAI has declined an $800 million acquisition offer from Meta, the tech giant…
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Samsung under pressure as US tariffs rattle South Korean economy
[BAC NINH, Vietnam] Sipping tea on her break outside a Samsung Electronics factory in northern Vietnam, worker Nguyen Thi Mai said she had heard about US President Donald Trump’s tariffs,…
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UOB taps rising South Korean interest in Asean with new FDI advisory centre in Seoul
[SEOUL] South Korean firms eyeing expansion into Asean can now tap UOB’s support, following the launch of its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Advisory Centre in Seoul on Thursday (Mar 27).…
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UOB taps rising South Korean interest in Asean with new FDI advisory centre in Seoul
[SEOUL] South Korean firms eyeing expansion into Asean can now tap UOB’s support, following the launch of its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Advisory Centre in Seoul on Thursday (Mar 27).…
