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L&F Plus Secures KRW 220 Billion from National Growth Fund to Anchor South Korea’s First Mass LFP Cathode Production

SEOUL — L&F Co., a prominent South Korean pioneer in secondary battery materials, officially announced on Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, L&F Plus, has been selected as the fi
Major Korean Telcos Trim Online-Exclusive Plans by Up to 50% Amid Shift to Unified Mobile Tariffs

SEOUL — South Korea’s major mobile carriers are drastically streamlining their online-exclusive service plans, reducing their lineups by 20% to 50%. This sweeping reorganization comes clos

40s Emerge as Dominant Force in Tech Leverage ETFs: Investing 3.3 Trillion Won for Double Returns

A profound shift is occurring within the South Korean equity market as investors in their 40s emerge as the primary driver of single-stock leverage exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the nation'

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