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Concerns Grow Over South Korea’s Cybersecurity as Major Firms Hacked Despite Government Certification
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.09.05
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul – Concerns over South Korea’s cybersecurity capabilities are mounting after a series of hacking incide ...

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Korea Fair Trade Commission to Add 150 Staff in 2025; New Subcontracting and Franchise Divisions Planned
Kim Jisun 2025.09.02
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is set to expand its workforce by approximately 150 employees next y ...

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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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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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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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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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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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Netflix Hit “K-Pop Demon Hunters” Fuels Global Surge in Interest for Korea and Korean Culture
Kim Jisun 2025.08.21
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] SEOUL, South Korea – The worldwide success of Netflix’s animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” (KDH) has spark ...

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KHNP Announces Withdrawal from Poland Nuclear Power Project Amid Strategic Shift Toward U.S. and SMR Markets
Kim Jisun 2025.08.20
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Seoul, August 19, 2025 – Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) confirmed its withdrawal from Poland’s nucl ...

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Concerns Raised Over “Unequal Agreement” in KHNP–KEPCO Czech Nuclear Deal
Kim Jisun 2025.08.19
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) are facing criticism ov ...

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First Lady Kim Kun-hee to Appear Before Special Counsel for Second Interrogation on August 18
Kim Jisun 2025.08.18
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] South Korea’s First Lady Kim Kun-hee will appear before the special prosecutor’s office on August 18 for a ...

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President Lee Jae-myung Announces Six New Minister-Level Appointments, Including Heads of Financial Services Commission and Other Key Agencies
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.14
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] President Lee Jae-myung has carried out an additional round of high-level appointments, naming six new minis ...

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Foreign Investors Bought $4.8 Billion in Korean Stocks and Bonds in July
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.13
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul, Korea – Foreign investors purchased approximately $4.8 billion worth of Korean stocks and bonds in Ju ...

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South Korean Government Grants Liberation Day Special Pardons to 16 Business Leaders
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.12
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] SEOUL, August 11 — The South Korean government has included 16 prominent business leaders in its Liberation ...

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President Lee Jae-myung to Decide on Special Pardon for Former Minister Cho Kuk Tomorrow
Kim Jisun 2025.08.11
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] President Lee Jae-myung will convene an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on August 11 to decide whether to gra ...

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Korean Government Considers Business Suspension Even for Single Industrial Accident Fatality
Kim Jisun 2025.08.08
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] In response to a recent string of fatal industrial accidents, the South Korean government is reviewing meas ...

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U.S. Hedge Fund Invests KRW 350 Billion in Korean Stock Market via Local Asset Manager
Kim Jisun 2025.08.07
[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] Millennium Management, a prominent U.S.-based hedge fund, has committed to investing approximately $250 mil ...

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South Korea to Overhaul Business Regulations by Company Size to Enhance Corporate Vitality
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.08.06
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] On August 5, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea announced plans to comprehensively review an ...

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Korean Government and Ruling Party to Restore Corporate Tax Rate to 25% and Tighten Capital Gains Rules
Paul Lee 특파원 2025.07.30
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] SEOUL – South Korea’s government and the Democratic Party announced on July 29 that they will raise the corp ...