S. Korea to nurture 100 robot companies over next 5 years South Korea will purchase and supply 1,000 robotic caregivers next year for distribution to the elderly and those with disabilities for both welfare and industrial promotion.The Ministry of Trade, Ind..

Renault Samsung to roll out Twizy EV from Busan next year Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., will begin mass production of its two-seat electric car Twizy at its manufacturing plant in Busan from the first quarter of next ye..

DSME wins LNG carrier from Angelicoussis Shipping, 15th LNG order this year South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order to build a liquefied natural gas carrier from Greek shipping company Maran Gas Maritime, a subsidiary of Angelico..

Korean securities firms downsize amid signs of business slump South Korean brokerage houses are scaling down and downsizing staff as they expect a protracted correction in the Korean markets. The number of local branches among financial brokerages fell 21 perce..

Korean P2P platform Toss pulls in $80mn from American venture firms Viva Republica, a South Korean operator of peer-to-peer payment app Toss, announced Monday that it drew $80 million investment from U.S. venture capital companies including Kleiner Perkins and Ribbit ..

S. Korea’s Kakao Mobility begins test carpool service app despite opposition Kakao Mobility, a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messenger operator Kakao Corp., has launched test service of its carpool app despite strong opposition from local taxi drivers. Kakao Mobility said ..

P&G Korea entirely pulls out of the Korean sanitary pad market Procter & Gamble Korea Inc. (P&G Korea), the South Korean unit of U.S.-based multinational consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble, said Friday it was entirely pulling out of the sanitary pad mar..

HMM accredited with ISO 27001, information security standard South Korea’s leading container carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. (HMM) announced Friday that it received the ISO/IEC 27001 certification, an information security standard.The ISO/IEC 27001 is the m..

K-pop superstar BTS stays on as the face of Lotte Duty Free K-pop superstar BTS will stay on as the face of South Korea’s top tax-free name Lotte Duty Free for another year. Lotte Duty Free said Thursday that BTS and the company agreed to extend a brand endor..

Hanmi’s 1st biologic drug Rolontis closer to FDA license review Rolontis, a novel, long-acting neutropenia drug developed by South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., is one step closer to Biologics License Application (BLA) filing to the U.S. Food and Drug Administ..

Samsung Chairman Lee’s 2nd daughter resigns from fashion division head Lee Seo-hyun, the second daughter of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, will step away from management of fashion division at Samsung C&T Corp. to join Samsung Welfare Foundation, the group’s philant..

SK Hynix promotes COO Lee as new CEO in year-end reshuffle Lee Seok-hee, president and chief operating officer at SK Hynix Inc., has been promoted to chief executive officer in a year-end reshuffle of top executives at South Korea’s third major conglomerate S..

Hyundai Mipo wins order for Korea’s first mid-sized LNG carrier from Norway Hyundai Mipo Dockyard said Thursday it has signed a $77 million contract to build what will be Korea’s first mid-sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for a foreign shipping company. The Korean sh..

Peugeot-Citroen automobile museum opens in Jeju Hanbul Motors Corp., Korean distributor of French carmaker Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA, opened Peugeot-Citroen museum in Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju, the first overseas automobile museum..

BMW Korea fined for selling Mini Cooper with unauthorized part BMW Korea Co., the local unit of German automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, has been fined 530 million won ($473,684) for selling Mini Cooper models with unauthorized emission parts, South Korea’s ..

Hawaiian Airlines brings business class auction upgrade to S. Korea Hawaii-based carrier Hawaiian Airlines Inc. will offer business class auction upgrade program dubbed Bid Up to its Far East destinations of South Korea and Japan. The Bid Up program is the airliner’s ..

Netmarble’s Blade & Soul Revolution officially hits market South Korea’s online game giant Netmarble Corp. has officially launched its latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) ‘Blade & Soul Revolution’ on Thursday. Blade & Soul Revoluti..

Samsung Electronics keeps executive reshuffle to the minimum Samsung Electronics Co. kept its year-end executive reshuffle for 2018 to the minimum with only two promotions, choosing stability over boldness against a slew of challenges ahead including softening ..

Hyundai Santa Fe scores 5 stars at Euro NCAP safety tests Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-new fourth-generation Santa Fe obtained the maximum five-star rating in the 2018 Euro New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) safety tests, the South Korean auto giant said Thursday...

LG Display raises $3 bn syndicated debt from Chinese lenders for OLED JV South Korea`s LG Display has raised 20 billion yuan ($2.91 billion) in syndicated loans with Chinese banks to finance its share of a 5 trillion won ($4.5 billion) OLED joint venture, LG Display High-T..

S. Korea opens world’s first 5G-based autonomous vehicle testing center South Korea on Monday opened K-City, the world’s first fifth-generation (5G) network-based mobility technology testing site in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, a move that is expected to enhance the count..

Samsung Electronics opens software academy for youth training Samsung Electronics Co. has opened a computer software programming school for the youth with an aim to foster 10,000 young software engineers over the next five years. The tech giant said Monday it o..

Korea, US discuss future-oriented economic cooperation The second U.S.-Korea Joint Public-Private Economic Forum to promote and expand economic cooperation of the two countries was held on Thursday at Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the United States...

Four out 10 across the world to be connected with 5G by 2024: report Four in every 10 of the world’s population will be connected to fifth-generation (5G) wireless network by 2024, communications equipment company Ericsson-LG said Friday.In a press conference in Seoul,..

S. Korea’s first indigenous weather satellite launched successfully South Korea’s first indigenous geostationary weather satellite, the Chollian-2A, successfully made initial contact with a ground station after being launched aboard an Arianespace vehicle from the Gui..

Samsung Elec expects reinforced foundry biz to offset losses from DRAM price fall Samsung Electronics will beef up its contract-based chip manufacturing foundry business to keep up profit next year amidst softening in memory prices due to a supply glut in the global market. DRAM bu..

S. Korea`s new weather satellite Chollian-2A to be launched on Wed Korea’s geostationary weather satellite Chollian-2A will be launched aboard a rocket made by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Center at Kourou in French Guiana at 5:40 a.m. on Wednesday (KST), the Ko..

S. Korea goes 5G wireless from Saturday South Korea’s three wireless carriers - SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. - will launch world’s first commercial services of fifth-generation network across the country Saturday, providing ..

GC Pharma’s immune globulin drug shows potential in HBV treatment Results of a phase I study of Hepabig-Gene, an investigational hepatitis B treatment of Green Cross Corporation (GC Pharma), were presented in a poster session at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Americ..

Korean researchers develop 10x faster internet technology Korea’s state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) said on Tuesday its researchers have developed a proprietary technology that deliver data through the web at 25Gbps, 10 t..

LG Display deploys glassless 3D display panels onto Hyundai Motor G70 LG Display has deployed the world’s first glassless 3D display panel onto Hyundai Motor’s 2019 Genesis G70, according to industry sources on Sunday. The 12.3-inch full HD (1920 x 1080) display panel o..

Blockchain, drone cannot pick up in Korea due to stifling regulation: HRI The blockchain and drone industries won’t likely pick up in Korea next year due to regulatory bottleneck that stifles demand, according to a report by Hyundai Research Institute (HRI). Bioengineering..

Server error in Amazon cloud network disrupts web-based services in Korea A connection problem has occurred in Korean servers under Amazon Web Services (AWS), the largest commercial cloud provider in the world, raising concerns of possible industry-wide damage in local comp..

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S10 to feature 6.7-inch display and six cameras Samsung Electronics is expected to bring a huge technological upgrade to its 10th anniversary flagship phones next year, including 5G network support, bigger screens and up to six cameras, according t..

All Samsung Elec electronics goods will become AI-powered smart by 2020 All Samsung Electronics white goods and electronics will be powered by voice-activated assistant Bixby by 2020. The electronics behemoth will spend $22 billion for the intelligence campaign. Bixby is ..

AI-based visual tech to be applied to catch fly tippers in Korea A visual-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) will be deployed on CCTV cameras to better catch out fly ..

`Hole` design may become new norm for bezel-less full-screen phones Smartphone manufacturers have turned to the so-called `hole` design to make a truly bezel-less full-screen phone while sticking to the tradition front-facing camera.According to industry sources on Tu..

SK Telecom backs deployment of AI-powered policing South Korea’s leading wireless carrier SK Telecom Co. will back the law enforcement authorities with updated technology powered by artificial intelligence, big data and internet of things (IoT) to bet..

Kakaopay adds stock and fund products to messenger platform South Korea’s Kakaopay has added investment services to its messenger service Kakao Talk, allowing users to buy stocks and funds just like a brokerage but in a simpler manner. During a press confere..

Maekyung joins CES 2019 as media partner Maekyung Media Group has agreed to extend its partnership agreement with the Consumer Electronics Association (CTA) for another year to be part of Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world`s largest ..

Samsung Electronics stock price dips to the lowest since stock split Samsung Electronics Co.’s share price touched 40,000 won ($35.42), the lowest since its 50:1 stock split seven months ago in midday trading on Monday, as the tech giant continues to lose its charm ami..

Samsung BioLogics stock flies upon trade resumption Samsung BioLogics Co. resumed trading on a strong rally Tuesday as South Korea’s main stock exchange operator decided not to delist the bio heavyweight whose stock had been suspended for weeks on alle..

Korean contents stocks top picks among foreign investors amid K-pop fever Content providers stand out among Korean stocks that lost luster with foreign investors in recent months due to uncertainties over their performance. Contents stocks were top favorites on the seconda..

Latest regulatory filings(05~06/12/2018) ◆SK hynix (Stock Market) -Notice on Change of CEO◆Paradise (Kosdaq Market) -Report on Business Performance according to Consolidated Financial Statements (Fair Disclosure)(Source: Financial Supervisor..

U.S. fund BlackRock ups stake to become 3rd largest stakeholder of DSME New York-based world’s largest fund operator BlackRock Inc. has upped its stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. to 5.57 percent, becoming the third biggest shareholder in the de facto-..

Near $18 bn Korean M&As in the pipeline for 2019 as PEFs cash out Private equity funds (PEFs) are out to cash in on as much as 20 trillion won ($17.9 billion) worth interests in Korean enterprises they voraciously gobbled up in the past decade next year with many fa..

Hanjin KAL and KCGI to have first talks since KCGI’s stake purchase Hanjin KAL, the holding entity of South Korea’s Hanjin Group owning the national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co., is expected to have its first meeting with local activist fund KCGI who became its s..

▶What Experts Say: Investment opportunities in Asia While the recent broad-based selloff across equity markets -- starting with the US --has impacted investor sentiment, in some ways this is not surprising given the US market’s valuation premium versus..

Star traders of Korea Invest likely find new job at Mirae Asset Korea Investment & Securities Co. is expected to lose its best and highest-paid strategists to rivaling Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. trying to reinforce derivative trading business, according to the country..

Latest regulatory filings(04~05/12/2018) ◆Kakao (Stock Market) -Organization of Investor Relations Event◆SSANGYONG MOTOR (Stock Market) -Interim Report on Business Performance(Fair Disclosure)◆CJ ENM (Kosdaq Market) -Organization of Investor..

Korean brokerages’ Q3 profits dn 23% amid bearish stock market South Korean securities firms saw their profits plunge in the third quarter largely due to a sharp drop in commission incomes amid bearishness in the country’s stock market, data showed Tuesday.Accord..

Scandal-ridden MP Group, owner of Mr. Pizza, on its way out of Kosdaq South Korea’s MP Group, which operates home-grown pizza chain Mr. Pizza, is very likely to be ousted from the secondary Kosdaq market as the exchange’s review panel ruled for the delisting on Monday. ..

S. Korean banks’ non-performing loans ratio fall to a 10-yr low in Q3 South Korean banks’ non-performing loans (NPL) ratio dropped below 1 percent in the third quarter for the first time in 10 years due to deleveraging by big companies in the wake of the 2008-09 global ..

Europe’s major PEF Ardian opens office in Seoul Ardian, one of Europe’s largest private-investment managers, has opened an office in South Korea. The Paris-based PEF said on Monday its Seoul office, which is the fourth Asian operation in Asia foll..

Korean markets lifted by U.S-China trade truce South Korean markets were lifted Monday upon the weekend agreement by Washington and Beijing on a truce over their trade war, easing some jitters over the country’s economic prospects that hinge highl..

Samsung Elec to cancel $4.4 bn worth of shares next week Samsung Electronics Co. will cancel 4.88 trillion won ($4.36 billion) worth of its own shares as part of its ambitious buyback and reward program announced last year. South Korea’s largest company by..

Hyundai Motor to buy back $222.7 mn worth of shares South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor Co. will buy back shares worth 250 billion won ($222.7 million) in hopes to boost its stock performing at its worst in nearly a decade amid deteriorating sales a..

Ruling party lawmaker proposes cut in securities trade tax in Korea A ruling party lawmaker has motioned a bill proposing cut in the tax on securities trade in Korea claiming the relatively high levy has played a damper to local market.The ruling Democratic Party lawm..

Seoul slaps $6.7 mn fine on Goldman Sachs for naked short selling South Korea’s financial authority on Wednesday fined Goldman Sachs International 7.5 billion won ($6.67 million) for naked short selling which is banned in the country. The Securities and Futures Com..

Latest regulatory filings(26~28/11/2018) ◆INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KOREA (Stock Market) -Organization of Investor Relations Event◆Paradise (Kosdaq Market) -Organization of Investor Relations Event◆BGF (Stock Market) -Organization of Investor Relat..

S. Korea’s Oct misery index worst in 7 years South Koreans are at their most miserable state in seven years in terms of job and living expense woes, an opposition party lawmaker claimed. The so-called misery index, cited to measure the state of..

Korea to recapitalize state-run lenders by over $600 mn next year The South Korean government will recapitalize 700 billion won ($623.2 million) in two state-run lenders, Korea Development Bank (KDB) and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK), next year to fund companies gr..

S. Korea’s GNI per capita expected to surpass $30,000 in 2018 South Korea’s per capita gross national income (GNI) is expected to exceed the $30,000 mark this year, a milestone achieved 12 years after it passed the $20,000 at the expense of worsening imbalances ..

S. Korea passes record 2019 budget, up 9.5% from 2018 South Korea’s parliament on Saturday approved a record 469.6 trillion won ($417.6 billion) budget for 2019, up 9.5 percent from this year in the biggest fiscal stretch since the aftermath of the 2008 ..

Korea, US discuss future-oriented economic cooperation The second U.S.-Korea Joint Public-Private Economic Forum to promote and expand economic cooperation of the two countries was held on Thursday at Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the United States...

Korea’s direct overseas investment jumps 33% on year in Q3 South Korean companies’ direct overseas investment in the third quarter grew for the second quarter in a row and at its fastest pace since early last year, a stark contrast to anemic corporate spendin..

◆Data (Source: BOK) ▶ Balance of Payments during October 2018(preliminary)(1) During October 2018 the Korean current account registered a surplus of 9.19 billion dollars.　― The goods account surplus widened to 11.0 billi..

Debt ratio of Korean Inc. falls by a third versus 1997 crisis The average debt ratio of South Korean listed firms has been cut by a third compared to the period of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, a data found on Thursday. According to a report released by l..

Korea’s tax burden ranked 32nd out of 36 OECD nations South Koreans pay lower income and social security taxes among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) but a higher levy related to real estate properties. In an..

Korean govt debt curve flattens in sync with U.S. amid deepening skepticism Alarm about a short-lived Goldilocks economy in the United States, sparked by an ominous sign in the U.S. Treasury debt yield curve, has spilled over to the Korean market to flag a flat curve for the ..

Korea’s current account surplus extends record surplus streak in Oct South Korea’s current account balance in October extended its record surplus streak to 80 months, helped by still solid semiconductor and petrochemical exports and improved inflow of Chinese and Japan..

S. Korea’s FX reserves increase to near $403 bn in Nov South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves reached near $403 billion last month on the back of the weakening U.S. dollar, making the national coffer in foreign exchange eighth largest in the world.Accord..

S. Korea ranks 5th in overseas spending among OECD countries South Koreans showed the fifth biggest overseas spending among 32 developed economies, which explains the nation’s ever-worsening travel deficit account. According to a study released by Korea Econom..

◆Data (Source: BOK) ▶Korea`s Official Foreign Reserves(November 2018) ■ Korea`s official foreign reserves as of the end of November 2018 amounted to 403.0 billion dollars.　ㅇKorea`s official foreign reserves consisted of ..

Seoul should help promote output, not subsidize farmers: OECD South Korea should change the direction of its agricultural policy from short-term financial aid to long-term investment for sustainable output growth, an international organization recommended.The Mi..

◆ Data (Source: Statistics Korea) ▶ Consumer Price Index in November 2018 The Consumer Price Index was 104.73(2015=100) in November 2018. The index decreased 0.7 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same mont..

S. Korea’s Q3 GDP growth unchanged at 0.6% South Korea’s economy grew at a snail’s pace of 0.6 percent in the third quarter against the previous three-month period, suggesting it may underperform targeted 2.7 percent annualized growth for this..

◆Data (Source: BOK) ▶ Gross National Income: 3rd Quarter of 2018(Preliminary) Real gross domestic product (real GDP, chained volume measure of GDP) grew by 0.6 percent in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the previou..

Korea’s Nov CPI up 2%, hitting inflation target for 2 straight mos Consumer prices in South Korea rose 2.0 percent on year in November as strong oil and fresh food prices fueled inflation near the policy target, adding woes to households struggling under stagnant inc..

Korea’s chip export growth slows to 11.6% in Nov vs 22.1% a month ago South Korea’s semiconductor shipments significantly lost steam, raising alarm about the impact on the Korean exports and economy. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Sunday, Ko..

Proxy game playing to level up becomes criminal offense in Korea from 2019 Playing games under another person’s account to level up will become a criminal offense in South Korea from next year that can cost up to two years in prison or a fine of about $18,000. South Korea’s..

Korea unrivaled in 4G wireless, Wi-Fi speed South Korea is unrivaled and fastest in LTE-based wireless and Wi-Fi speed in the world, a study found. According to Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) on Monday, the average mobil..

Activities suggest Jeju readying for surprise Kim Jong-un visit Amid ambiguity about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paying a visit to South Korea within the year, extraordinary security activities in the southern resort island of Jeju suggest Seoul has been ready..

S. Korea to entirely pay hospital bills for kids until age of 7 The South Korean government will propose the state to shoulder the entire medical fees for Korean youngsters from fetus till they reach the school age by 2025 to encourage more couples to have childre..

Mega resort complex adjacent to the Incheon Airport to start building next yr Ground will be broken next year to kick off a $2.5 billion project to create a mega-scale integrated resort city around Korea’s main gateway of Incheon International Airport.The project is aimed to tu..

S. Korean President Moon’s conservative economic adviser resigns Kim Kwang-doo, top economic adviser to President Moon Jae-in and a rare conservative voice in the left-leaning administration, has offered to resign from his post as the vice chair of the National Eco..

Korean carriers to offer more reward tickets during peak season From January, booking an award ticket for air travel during peak seasons would become easier in South Korea after the government and the aviation industry have agreed to offer more reward seats and re..

China-capital for-profit hospital in Jeju cleared for biz, cannot accept Koreans The first for-profit medical facility on South Korean soil can only accept non-Korean nationals visiting the Jeju island on strictly four categories in beauty and internal medicine, said Jeju Governor..

S. Korea, China to double-track key air route, help air traffic South Korea and China agreed to double-track a key air route flying over China towards Mongolia, the Middle East, and Europe from Thursday, a move that will significantly reduce airway congestion, gov..

Koreans download 102 mobile apps and use 39 a month South Koreans, enjoying the world’s best connectivity and fastest mobile network in a country that was first to go 5G, download an average of 102 smartphone apps and use 39 a month to rank as the most..

‘School MeToo’ most tweeted word in Korea this year The most tweeted word in the social sector in South Korea for this year was ‘school MeToo’ as the the Me-Too movement has led to a flood of confessions by students who spoke out on sexual harassment a..

Waning demand, higher labor cost force restructuring on Korean eatery industry South Korea’s out-of-home dining establishments are facing a wave of restructuring amid changing eating habits and harsher business conditions. It is not just mom-and-pop stores that are coming down...

S. Korea to make easier to remove revenge porn uploads It will become easier to remove revenge porn from online websites in South Korea amid nationwide efforts to fight digital sexual crimes involving releases of non-consensual pornographic images. Noh W..

Jeju likely to give final nod to the opening of China-led for-profit hospital A Chinese capital-led hospital that would make the first for-profit medical facility in South Korea is expected to open early next year in the southern resort island of Jeju despite residents’ opposit..

Incheon Int’l Airport plugs in gigantic LED media tower at T1 To show off its IT prowess, South Korea raised the bar in digital signage display by installing a building-size 8K resolution at the heart of the country’s main gateway, Incheon International Airport’..

S. Koreans at 60 expect to live at least another 25 years: data South Koreans aged 60 can expect to live another 25.1 years on average, 3 years added from 10 years ago, government data showed Monday.According to data by Statistics Korea, the life expectancy for a ..

Seoul picked as Formula E host city in season six Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, is expected to host the world’s all-electric car racing series Formula E in season six after it won the rights to bring the championship to its streets.Formula ..

To many Koreans, using up all annual paid leaves is still a luxury The year 2018 is nearing to an end but only one out of five salaried workers in South Korea has used up all of their annual paid leaves, survey showed Thursday.According to a recent survey conducted b..

South Korean trains to cross the border this week for rail study South Korean authorities and trains leave Seoul Friday to cross the border and reach as far as near the Chinese border in North Korea for a joint rail study project cleared by the United Nations as a ..

Korean workers earn $44,000 annual pay 11 years after joining company It took a typical Korean salaried employee 11 years to earn 50 million won ($44,300) in annual compensation, according to a survey result from job search information provider Saramin on Tuesday. The s..

MIMOS and Microsoft Malaysia collaborate to provide IoT and AI to SMEs MIMOS Bhd and Microsoft Malaysia are working together to provide an Internet of Things (IoT) platform and artificial intelligence (AI) to local companies especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs)..

Google Launches New Products and Services for Indonesia American technology giant Google announced a slew of new products and services that promise to benefit Indonesia`s rapidly growing digital economy. WizPhone What surprised the audience most dur..

VN needs to embrace solar power quickly: conference Solar power has become an alternative to fossil energy in many places around the world, experts said. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy, especially solar power, w..

VN among 10 fastest-growing economies While growth is set to ease in 2019, Viet Nam will still be among the top 10 fastest-growing economies globally, according to the "Economic Insight: South-East Asia" report recently released by the In..

Indonesia`s E-Commerce Industry Projected to Be Worth $53b by 2025 Aina Isnaini, a 28-year-old civil servant in Jakarta, regularly shops online for hijabs, cosmetics and beauty products. She regularly browses popular e-commerce platforms such as Shopee and Lazada..

Lotte promises best places to live in Viet Nam The South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group`s chairman Shin Dong-bin hopes Lotte`s eco smart city projects will become the best places to live in Viet Nam. Speaking at a meeting with the Prime Minist..

Construction of $4b EV Battery Project in C. Sulawesi Set to Start Next Month: Minister Development of a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, is set to commence on Jan. 11, Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday. Luhut..

South Korea has an appetite for the Kingdom`s agriculture (Cambodia) South Korean investors may look further into Cambodia`s food processing and agriculture sectors instead of its technology industry said the Asean-Korea Centre (AKC). AKC secretary-general Lee Hyuk ..

Viet Nam, RoK seek ways to intensify mutual trust Deputy Prime Minister Trinh đinh Dung and the Republic of Korea`s (RoK) Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon agreed on measures to enhance mutual trust and understanding between Viet Nam and the RoK, boosting ..

Grab, Go-Jek Wage Street Fight for `Super-App` Supremacy in Southeast Asia At a makeshift kiosk outside her home in a South Jakarta backstreet, 39-year-old Julaiha stands in the frontlines of a multi-billion-dollar battle over one of the richest opportunities in the global d..

Malaysia`s FDI increased almost four-fold in the first nine-months of this year Malaysia`s foreign direct investments (FDI) increased to RM49 billion for the first nine months of this year due to among others renewed confidence by some of the countries towards Malaysia. Financ..

Germany set to launch first loan to Cambodia The German Embassy on Thursday announced its first loan to the Kingdom of Cambodia of €30 million ($34.06 million), which will be used to upgrade its rural energy grid. The embassy said in a statem..

Indonesia Minister Seeks to Justify Easing of Foreign Ownership Restrictions Amid Business Outcry The government`s announcement last week of a plan to relax restrictions on foreign direct investment in several sectors of the Indonesian economy drew fire from the business community over concerns th..

Khazanah sells 16 pct of IHH to Mitsui for RM8.42bil Khazanah Nasional Bhd (Khazanah) is selling 1.4 billion shares or a 16 per cent stake in IHH Healthcare Bhd (IHH) to Mitsui & Co Ltd of Japan for RM8.42 billion. In a statement today, the sovereign..

VIB allowed to apply Basel II Vietnam International Bank (SBV) has received approval from the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) to apply capital adequacy ratio following Basel II standards. This approval followed SBV`s Circular No 4..

Kingdom`s AMK sells 80% of stake to Taiwanese bank The new shareholder of AMK Microfinance, one of the few remaining microfinance institutions (MFIs) to focus on small loans in rural areas, on Tuesday expressed a commitment to preserve its business mo..

TMB: Exports to weaken Next year Thailand`s economic growth and exports are anticipated to be below this year`s rates, mainly because of heightening external risks, says TMB Analytics, a research unit of TMB Bank. The th..

PH govt could not do much in Budget 2019, lack of revenue sources (Malaysia) The first national budget unveiled by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government recently received mixed reactions from the public, particularly the T20 and M40 income groups that live in major cities. Th..

Thailand a non-mover in talent index Thailand`s ranking in the latest global survey on developing and attracting talent remains unchanged at 42nd out of 63 countries. The survey conducted by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre presen..

Vietnam market short-term outlook remains negative HÀ NỘI — Banks and petroleum companies helped cushion the market on Friday, but the near-term outlook for the Vietnamese stock market remained pessimistic, according to analysts and..

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