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...Yi Choong-hoon, a display industry expert and head of Seoul-based UBI Research, said Samsung “is in the best position to supply micro OLED for Apple’s second version of the headset”, but warned “the yield...
...“We can discuss a ban on the sale of highly risky products by banks as an option,” added Lee Se-hoon, the vice FSS governor....
...“It is regrettable that companies and financial institutions leaving Hong Kong prefer Singapore as an alternative rather than Seoul,” Oh Se-hoon told the Financial Times in an interview....
...Seong said it was more likely that the People’s Bank of China would cut interest rates than increase them given April’s data, deepening the rate divergence with the US....
...This tactic makes it more expensive for currency traders in Hong Kong, London and New York to short the currency....
...Additional reporting by Leo Lewis in Tokyo, Mercedes Ruehl in Singapore, Nic Fildes in Sydney and William Langley in Hong Kong...
...Choi Seong-beom, head of a local fire department in central Seoul, told reporters that “many casualties were incurred as a crowd of people fell over during Halloween parties”....
...Kwon Goo-hoon, a senior economist at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, notes that the ultimate source of demand for Korean components shipped to China very often lies outside China itself, and that the importance...
...Park Seong-guk, an analyst at Kyobo Securities, said that SM’s stable of artists would help Hybe as it contends with life without BTS, who are on hiatus while the idols complete their compulsory military...
...“South Korea is one of a few countries — including Hong Kong — that do not impose import duty on artworks, which is a huge advantage to international galleries,” says Hwang Dal-seong, chair of the operating...
...“Given what we saw in Hong Kong earlier this year, plus what we know about the poor respiratory health and malnutrition of a significant proportion of the North Korean people, to say nothing of the country...
...Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, met with his South Korean counterpart Suh Hoon on Tuesday to discuss the alliance between the two countries and the security situation on the Korean peninsula...
...I really don’t want to miss out on an opportunity like this,” said Bae Sung-hoon, an office worker who subscribed to LG Energy Solution’s IPO....
...quitting Hong Kong....
...“The surging virus cases are hitting everything,” said Kiyong Seong, an Asia strategist at Société Générale, pointing to a sell-off in Indian equities that has pushed the benchmark Sensex index more than...
...In January 2006, a 23-year-old Korean singer called Jung Ji-hoon — otherwise known as Rain — played two concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York....
...These include whether the group’s “next-generation engines are free from quality issues”, said Nomura analysts Angela Hong and Akash Gupta....
...But compared with Hong Kong and Singapore, South Korea is still hamstrung by tough regulations, an inflexible labour market and higher tax rates, says Park Chong-hoon, head of research at Standard Chartered...
...“With the tenders, North Korea is sending a signal to the outside world that it is serious about denuclearisation and economic development,” said Lee Seong-hyon, a director at the Sejong Institute, a think-tank...
...In Hong Kong on Friday, the regulator urged providers of exchange-traded products to “remain vigilant so that in extreme market conditions the funds can be managed in the best interests of investors.”...
...Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon, both 30, were handed jail terms of six and five years, respectively, for raping women in 2016. Jung was also found guilty of distributing explicit sex videos....
...“Government spending is mostly creating low-quality jobs for the elderly in the service sector while longer-term R&D investments are needed to boost productivity,” said Park Chong-hoon, head of research...
...Hwang Se-hoon, a researcher at the Korea Capital Market Institute, said that convertible bonds normally had wide bid-offer spreads because the market was “not deep.”...
...Additional reporting by Primrose Riordan in Hong Kong...
...Nam Yong-hoon, the head of Kookmin Bank’s capital market, said demand for the Korean sustainability bonds had been “hot”, with the bank’s latest issuance — its third since October — more than five times...
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