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StanChart’s South Korea troubles deepen after exotic notes backfire
STANDARD Chartered stuck it out in South Korea’s hotly contested consumer banking market while its global rivals threw in the towel one by one. It’s now paying the price....
South Korea signs agreement with AliExpress, Temu on product safety
SOUTH Korea’s government signed an agreement on Monday (May 13) with the local units of Alibaba’s AliExpress and PDD Holdings’ Temu to promote product safety, the Korea Fair Trade...
South Korea plans 10 trillion won programme to support chip industry
South Korea is preparing a programme to provide more than 10 trillion won (S$9.9 billion) to strengthen the country’s pivotal semiconductor industry, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said. Choi, in a...
South Korea plans US$7.3b programme to support chip industry
South Korea is preparing a programme to provide more than 10 trillion won (S$9.9 billion) to strengthen the country’s pivotal semiconductor industry, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said. Choi, in a...
South Korea’s Coupang slides after quarterly profit misses estimates
COUPANG, facing mounting competition in e-commerce, declined in late trading after first-quarter earnings came in shy of analysts’ estimates.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation rose 17 per...
Shell to exit South Africa’s downstream businesses
Oil major Shell will divest its majority shareholding from a local South African downstream unit after a comprehensive review of its businesses across all regions, it said on Monday...
South Korea’s probe alleges 211.2 billion won of illegal short trades
SOUTH Korea’s financial watchdog said it has so far uncovered 211.2 billion won (S$156 million) worth of illegal short trades by nine global investment banks, providing its latest formal...
South Korea to slap fines on food suppliers for ‘shrinkflation’
SOUTH Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Friday food makers and suppliers will be required to notify shoppers if they reduce the size of their products or face fines of...
Credit Suisse faces 50 billion won South Korea short-sale fine
CREDIT Suisse reportedly faces 50 billion won (S$49.4 million) in penalties over illegal short selling in South Korea, where authorities are due to give an update on their broader...
Complaints and previous body discoveries haunt a South Buffalo home where 12-year-old Jaylen Griffin’s decomposed body was found, sparking police investigation and legal action. With over 160 complaints since 2007, the property’s troubled history unfolds
More than 160 complaints have been lodged over the years regarding a South Buffalo home, where the decomposed body of a missing 12-year-old, Jaylen Griffin, was found. At least...