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Activist retail investors take on Korea’s corporate laggards

South Korea’s small investors are trying to shake up the country’s creaky corporate landscape. Amateur stock-pickers across the country are…

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WORLD

South Korea’s presidential election aims to restore democratic credentials | Elections News

Seoul, South Korea – After six hours of emergency martial law, hundreds of days of protests, violence at a Seoul…

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WORLD

South Korea’s snap presidential election 2025: All you need to know | Elections News

Voters in South Korea are choosing a new president to replace Yoon Suk-yeol who was impeached and removed from office…

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WORLD

North Korea’s Kim raps officials over ‘serious accident’ at warship launch | Military News

Vessel damaged as a result of ‘absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism’, state media says. North Korean leader Kim Jong…

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TECH

A look at South Korea’s Bithumb as it preps for a 2025 IPO; Kaiko says Bithumb held 36% of the country’s crypto trading in Jan. 2024, up from 11.5% in Jan. 2023 (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)

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South Korea’s acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president : NPR

South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo speaks during a press conference at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea, May…

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WORLD

S Korea’s main opposition party taps former chief as presidential candidate | Elections News

Democratic Party of Korea names Lee Jae-myung as its candidate for the snap presidential election set for June 3. South…

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WORLD

South Korea’s ex-President Moon Jae-in indicted for bribery | Politics News

Moon accused of appointing former lawmaker to nonprofit in exchange for hiring of his then son-in-law. South Korea’s former President…

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BUSINESS

Toss founder Lee Seung-gun—onetime dentist, now Korea’s fintech maven—talks superapps, ‘rubbish ideas’, and IPO plans ‘in the near future’ 

Lee Seung-gun—or “SG” for foreigners unfamiliar with Korean pronunciation—has a classic startup founder story that mixes tenacity, repeated failure, ultimate…

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WORLD

South Korea’s ex-President Yoon denies insurrection as criminal trial opens | Courts News

Although unlikely, Yoon could face death penalty if found guilty of preparing coup with last year’s declaration of martial law.…

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