11 h. ago South Korea Aims to Spur Global Coal Exit as Own Plants Shutter

South Korea aims to support a wider global shift away from coal-fired power as it pursues President Lee Jae Myung’s goal to shutter the country’s own plants by 2040.

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22 h. ago Korean Giants Pledge Record Investments to Spur Growth at Home

South Korea’s biggest conglomerates have pledged to invest more than $550 billion at home, in a move meant to show that the country’s industrial engine will remain firmly rooted even as Seoul deepens economic ties with Washington.

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4 d. ago SK Innovation Raises $3.4 Billion in Major Financing With Meritz

South Korean oil refiner SK Innovation Co. has raised 5 trillion won ($3.4 billion) through local brokerage Meritz Securities Co., completing one of the country’s largest corporate financing deals.

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6 d. ago Xsolla and Airbridge Partner to Deliver Unified Mobile and Web Performance Insights for Game Developers

A New S2S Integration Connects Mobile and Web Data, Empowering Developers with a Unified View of Player Value and Marketing Performance LOS ANGELES & SEOUL, South Korea — Xsolla, a global commerce company helping developers launch, grow, and monetize their games, today announced a new mobile-focused Server-to-Server (S2S) integration with Airbridge, a leading unified measurement […]

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1 week ago South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports

ATLANTA (AP) — A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to make solar panels. Qcells, a unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions, said Friday that it will also lay […]

Economics

1 week ago KRAFTON Records Quarterly Revenue of KRW 870.6 Billion in Q3 2025

– Quarterly revenue of KRW 870.6 billion, operating profit at KRW 348.6 billion – Record-high cumulative performance with revenue at KRW 2.4069 trillion, operating profit at KRW 1.0519 trillion – Stronger IP competitiveness in India and “AI First” company transition expected to accelerate global growth SEOUL, South Korea — KRAFTON, Inc. today announced its third […]

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1 week ago South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for tripling the government spending on projects for expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure and technology in a budget speech. Lee also called for lawmakers to approve a planned 8.2% increase in defense spending next year, which he said would help modernize the […]

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2 w. ago South Korea’s Price Spike May Prompt BOK to Extend Easing Pause

South Korea’s consumer inflation quickened in October as a weaker won lifted energy and food costs, reinforcing the case for the central bank to extend the pause in its monetary easing cycle as it seeks to cool a housing market rally.

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2 w. ago Carney says China doesn’t grasp Canada’s concern over issues of foreign interference

GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn’t understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We had a discussion on foreign interference,” Carney told reporters Saturday before leaving the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea. “I don’t think they recognize the […]

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2 w. ago APEC leaders to open summit after Trump and Xi agreed on steps to ease trade tensions

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of 21 Asian and Pacific Rim nations were set to open their annual summit Friday to discuss how to promote economic cooperation and tackle shared challenges, a day after President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to take steps to ease their escalating trade war. This year’s […]

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2 w. ago APEC leaders open economic summit after Trump and Xi agreed on steps to ease trade tensions

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of 21 Asian and Pacific Rim nations opened their annual summit Friday to discuss how to promote economic cooperation and tackle shared challenges, a day after President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to take steps to ease their escalating trade war. This year’s two-day Asia-Pacific Economic […]

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2 w. ago China’s Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Saturday that his country would help to defend global free trade as U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed an annual economic regional forum. Xi took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that began the previous day in the South Korean city […]

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2 w. ago As Carney set to meet with China’s Xi, here’s what to watch for

Prime Minister Mark Carney said his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at a summit in South Korea will discuss "a much broader set of issues than trade."

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2 w. ago Seven things to watch for as PM Mark Carney meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at a summit in South Korea, where he intends to talk about “a much broader set of issues than trade.” The leaders of Canada and China haven’t met formally since former minister Justin Trudeau visited China in 2017. […]

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2 w. ago Carney tours Korean shipyard competing to build Canada’s next submarine fleet

GEOJE — Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean submarine Thursday during a visit to the shipyards of Hanwha Ocean, one of two companies competing to build Canada’s next fleet of submarines. On the same day that Canada and South Korea agreed to a new defence partnership, Carney was joined at the shipyard by […]

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2 w. ago Trump appears to suggest U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years

BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an “equal basis” with Russia and China. The Kremlin pointed out that a global test ban on nuclear test has remained in place, but warned that […]

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2 w. ago SK Billionaire Joins Other Tech Leaders in AI Demand Confidence

Chey Tae-won, the billionaire chairman of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, projected strong demand for artificial intelligence over the next few years, joining other tech leaders in playing down fears about a spending bubble.

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2 w. ago Trump, Xi meeting in South Korea to try to roll back trade tensions

BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump is set to meet face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, a chance for the leaders of the world’s two largest economies to stabilize relations after months of turmoil over trade issues. Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs since returning to the White House for a second term […]

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2 w. ago Trump, Carney face each other for the first time after fallout over Ontario’s anti

Hours before he dined with Carney and other world leaders, Trump said 'we didn’t come to South Korea to see Canada'

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2 w. ago Carney, Trump attend South Korean president’s dinner amid trade war

It marks the first time Prime Minister Mark Carney has been in the same room as Donald Trump since the U.S. president cut off trade talks with Canada last week.

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