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Yellen Calls for ‘Friend-shoring’ for Resilient Supply Chains

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for building resilient supply chains with allies to ease inflation and prevent countries like China from exercising leverage over the supply of key materials. Yellen made the call in a speech after touring an LG Chem battery facility in western Seoul, [...]

South Korean Stock Markets Surge Amid Rosy Outlooks

SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s main bourse closed at an all-time record high Thursday, with local analysts forecasting the market to maintain its current growth momentum moving forward on the strength of technology shares. The assessment comes as the country’s benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) soared 17.72 points, or 0.74 [...]