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

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April 23, 2025
Investors flee U.S. assets but Chinese markets shrug off Trump’s 145% tariff as trade war begins
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Investors flee U.S. assets but Chinese markets shrug off Trump’s 145% tariff as trade war begins

By Nicholas Gordon and Jim Edwards
April 11, 2025
Asian markets celebrate Trump’s trade flip-flop, even as he maintains historically high tariffs—and not just on China
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Asian markets celebrate Trump’s trade flip-flop, even as he maintains historically high tariffs—and not just on China

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April 10, 2025
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are now in effect—and Asia is taking the hardest hit
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are now in effect—and Asia is taking the hardest hit

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April 9, 2025
Asian markets go into a 2008-style freefall, after Trump calls his tariffs needed ‘medicine’ for the U.S.
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Asian markets go into a 2008-style freefall, after Trump calls his tariffs needed ‘medicine’ for the U.S.

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April 7, 2025
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ leaves the world trading system without a leader: ‘The era of rules-based globalization and free trade is over’
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ leaves the world trading system without a leader: ‘The era of rules-based globalization and free trade is over’

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April 6, 2025
South Koreans will soon vote for a new president, after courts uphold Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for his martial law disaster
Politics

South Koreans will soon vote for a new president, after courts uphold Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for his martial law disaster

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April 4, 2025
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs crash markets and send world leaders scrambling to respond
Finance

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs crash markets and send world leaders scrambling to respond

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April 3, 2025
Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’
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Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’

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April 2, 2025
South Korea’s president could lose his job on April 4, four months after he tried and failed to impose martial law
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South Korea’s president could lose his job on April 4, four months after he tried and failed to impose martial law

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April 1, 2025
Asia-Pacific markets plunge on Trump’s renewed ‘all countries’ tariff threat
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Asia-Pacific markets plunge on Trump’s renewed ‘all countries’ tariff threat

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March 31, 2025
Korean arms maker’s 3,100% rally tests limit of defense boom
Finance

Korean arms maker’s 3,100% rally tests limit of defense boom

By Heejin Kim, Sangmi Cha and Bloomberg
March 28, 2025
Hyundai announces $21 billion investment in the U.S. ahead of Trump’s sweeping tariff threat
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Hyundai announces $21 billion investment in the U.S. ahead of Trump’s sweeping tariff threat

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March 25, 2025
Samsung Electronics co-CEO dies of heart attack at 63
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Samsung Electronics co-CEO dies of heart attack at 63

By Yoolim Lee and Bloomberg
March 25, 2025
South Korea’s Kia says it didn’t approve an ad saying drivers bought its EV ‘after Elon went crazy’
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South Korea’s Kia says it didn’t approve an ad saying drivers bought its EV ‘after Elon went crazy’

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March 11, 2025

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