Key Impact of 2.9% Minimum Wage Hike in Korea for 2020 - Who Are Major Beneficiaries?
This morning, the South Korean government announced the minimum wages effective January 1st, 2020 which will be 8,590 won (US$7.30) (up 2.9% YoY)....
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The First SRI Mutual Fund Aimed at Investing in Korean Companies that Promote Women
In the past week, Meritz Asset Management launched the "Meritz The Women Fund (ë©”ë¦¬ě¸ ëŤ”ěš°ë¨ĽíŽ€ë“ś)," which is the first SRI Mutual Fund aimed at investing...
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Will Jang Ha-Sung (Chief of Staff for Policy) & Kim Dong-Yeon (Deputy PM) Be Ousted? What's Next?
There has been a flurry of media reports in Korea in the past few days that have mentioned that Jang Ha-Sung (Chief of Staff for Policy) and Kim...
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Smartkarma’s Week that Was in JP/​KR: King Street Vs. Toshiba, Korea's Donki, and SKT Split
Below is the list of the Japan/Korea related posts put on the Smartkarma platform last week. It was a holiday week for both Japan and Korea. So, we...
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E Mart to Increase the Appraisal Rights Price of Shinsegae Food by 30%
On 21 May, E Mart announced that it has decided to increase the appraisal rights price of Shinsegae Food by 30% compared to the reference market...
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