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Key Aide to First Lady Kim Kun-hee Indicted on Embezzlement Charges in “Butler Gate” Scandal
Kim Jisun 2025.09.01
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Seoul, August 29, 2025 — Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki’s team has indicted Kim Ye-sung, a close aide to F ...

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KCC Probes “Smart Workbook” Providers Over Excessive Early-Termination Penalties
Kim Jisun 2025.09.01
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Seoul, August 31, 2025 — South Korea’s Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has launched a fact-finding in ...

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S&P 500 Closes Above 6,500 for First Time; Wall Street Retains AI Optimism Despite Nvidia Miss
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.29
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] New York, August 28, 2025 — All three major U.S. stock indexes ended higher on Thursday, with the S&P 50 ...

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National Pension Service Reports 4.08% Investment Return in H1 2025, Driven by Korean Equities
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.29
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul, August 28, 2025 — South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) recorded a provisional investment retu ...

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China Extends Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Phenol Imports from Korea, U.S., Japan, EU, and Thailand
Kim Jisun 2025.08.29
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Beijing, August 28, 2025 — China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on August 28 that it will extend anti-dum ...

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South Korea to Raise National Health Insurance Premium Rate to 7.19% in 2026
Kim Jisun 2025.08.29
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Seoul, August 28, 2025 — South Korea will raise its National Health Insurance (NHI) premium rate by 1.48% t ...

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Seoul Apartment Prices Fall Below KRW 1 Billion for First Time in Over Two Years
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.28
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul, August 27, 2025 — The average transaction price of apartments in Seoul has dropped below KRW 1 billio ...

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Long-Term Bond Yields Surge Across U.S., Japan, and Europe Amid Rising Policy Uncertainty
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.28
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Seoul, August 27, 2025 — Long-term government bond yields in major advanced economies including the United ...

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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 ...