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South Korea’s KOSPI Surges to 7th in Global Market Cap, Overtaking Canada and UK

SEOUL — In a historic shift for global equity markets, the South Korean stock market has ascended to the rank of the world’s seventh-largest by market capitalization. This milestone comes
Gmarket’s Cinematic Ad Campaign Goes Viral, Sparking High Anticipation for ‘Big Smile Day’

SEOUL, South Korea – Gmarket, one of South Korea’s leading e-commerce platforms, is witnessing a massive pre-event surge in consumer interest. The company’s latest star-studded adver

Chinese Automakers Pivot to Global Markets as Domestic Demand Falters and Oil Prices Soar

As high international oil prices reshape global consumer behavior, Chinese automakers are aggressively accelerating their overseas expansion to offset a cooling domestic market. Major players includin

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German Inflation Surges, Economic Recovery Uncertain: German inflation unexpectedly climbed to 2.4% in October, surpassing the European Central Bank's 2% target. This uptick, driven by ...; Pedro Espinola Special Correspondent 2024.11.05

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Inflation Eases Further, Fed Rate Cut Expected: Inflation in the United States continued its downward trend in September, inching closer to the Federal Reserve's 2% target. The P ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2024.11.05

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Hyosung Heavy Industries Secures Major Order from Ørsted for UK Offshore Wind Farm: Hyosung Heavy Industries announced on November 4th that it had secured a contract to supply ultra-high voltage electrical equipmen ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2024.11.05

South Korean Small Businesses Face Another Quarter of Declining Sales and Profits: A new report from Korea Credit Data (KCD) has revealed that South Korean small businesses experienced a significant decline in bot ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2024.11.05

South Korea Faces Significant Economic Losses Due to Climate Change: A new report by the Bank of Korea, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Korea Meteorological Administration warns that South ...; Pedro Espinola Special Correspondent 2024.11.05

SK Hynix to Accelerate HBM4 Supply for Nvidia Amidst AI Boom: SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won revealed that Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has requested an acceleration of the supply schedule for ...; ONLINE TEAM 2024.11.05

Las tasas de interés de los depósitos bancarios se reducen una tras otra... las tasas de interés de los préstamos están aumentando: Después del recorte de la tasa de interés básica del Banco de Corea, los bancos han estado reduciendo las tas ...; ONLINE TEAM 2024.11.03

Agricultural Cooperatives Called to Strengthen Social Services to Combat Rural Decline: As rural decline emerges as a pressing social issue, calls for agricultural cooperatives to strengthen their role as the focal poi ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2024.11.02

“Government tax cut benefits, when middle- and low-income earners increase by 6.8%, high-income earners increase by 9.9%.”: An analysis showed that while the benefits received by middle- and low-income earners over five years due to the government's tax ...; ONLINE TEAM 2024.10.31

Delivery app win-win council agrees to meet again until the end, differing opinions on commission rate: The win-win consultative body between the delivery platform and the store company, which aims to come up with a win-win plan such ...; Global Economic Times Reporter 2024.10.31

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