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  T’way Air Says Summer Europe Bookings Up 14% as Long-Haul Demand Grows T’way Air said Thursday that average bookings for its Europe routes for the summer season, running from March to October, rose 14% from a year earlier. A company official attributed the increase to stronger demand ahead of the spring and summer travel season, along with growth in long-haul independent travel and honeymoon trips. The official said competitive fares and a stable flight schedule also appeared to influence customers’ choices. T’way Air currently operates long-haul routes inc March 6, 2026
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  Korean Air Named a 2025 Disclosure Excellence Company by Korea Exchange Korean Air said Thursday it received an award after being selected as a disclosure excellence company at the “2025 KOSPI Disclosure Excellence Awards” ceremony held March 5 at the Korea Exchange building in Seoul. The designation is given each year to listed companies on the benchmark KOSPI market that have established systematic disclosure management and actively communicated with investors. Korean Air said it was recognized for efforts over the past year to provide timely and accurate d March 6, 2026
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  Celltrion Expands Treasury Share Cancellation to 9.11 Million Shares Worth 1.93 Trillion Won Celltrion said it will expand its planned cancellation of treasury shares to about 9.11 million shares and filed a disclosure on the 6th revising the agenda for its regular shareholders meeting. Based on the previous day’s closing price, the amount totals about 1.9268 trillion won. In the agenda previously disclosed for its 35th regular shareholders meeting, Celltrion had proposed canceling about 6.11 million shares under an item titled approval of a plan to hold and dispose of treasury sh March 6, 2026
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  Hyundai launches rental car partnership promotion with discounts up to 1 million won per vehicle Hyundai Motor said Thursday it will launch a “rental car partnership special promotion” offering purchase incentives to help strengthen the competitiveness of new and small rental car companies. The program includes eased discount requirements, a wider range of eligible models and larger discount amounts, as well as a rental-car-focused residual-value-guarantee financing product. Hyundai said it expanded eligibility for discounts. Previously, incentives were available only to companies March 6, 2026
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  Hankook Tire to Supply iON evo Tires for Ford Mustang Mach-E Hankook Tire & Technology, part of South Korea’s Hankook & Company Group, said Thursday it will supply its iON evo tires as original equipment for Ford’s electric SUV, the Mustang Mach-E. The Mustang Mach-E is a key model representing Ford’s electrification strategy. Hankook said it worked closely with Ford on technology development and succeeded in creating a tire optimized for the vehicle. The 19-inch iON evo uses Hankook’s iON Innovative Technology design system, balancing four March 6, 2026
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  Actress Uhm Ji-won Says She Needed Emergency Surgery After Japan Trip Injury Actress Uhm Ji-won said she underwent emergency surgery after breaking her ankle during a trip to Japan. A video titled “An unprecedented situation during a trip, Uhm Ji-won’s emergency surgery” was posted March 5 on her YouTube channel, “Uhm Ji-won.” The video shows Uhm returning to South Korea after suffering an ankle fracture in Japan in February and then having surgery. Uhm said she was not injured while skiing, but in what she described as a combination of circumstances. “My shoe go March 6, 2026
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  Novel Explores Kim Gu’s Personal Struggles in ‘Baekbeom, Lying Down on the Mountains and Rivers’ “‘They say the Japanese enemy is surrendering!’ To me, those words were not good news but as if the sky were collapsing and the ground giving way. Years of effort to prepare to enter the war came to nothing. We worked closely with the U.S. War Department, but Japan surrendered before we could carry anything out. I regretted all we had put into it, and I worried about what lay ahead.” -Baekbeom Kim Gu UNESCO has selected Kim Gu as its “Peace Figure of the Yea March 6, 2026
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  Secret 1920 Letter by Independence Leader Kim Ga-jin Goes on Display After 106 Years On March 12, 1920, Joseon Minjok Daedongdan president Kim Ga-jin sent a secret letter to Park Yong-man (1881-1928), the group’s military affairs chief — a role comparable to a defense minister today. In the letter, Kim argued for an “independence war,” saying Korea should not only reclaim its territory but also open a path to strike Japan’s mainland.   “There is nothing better than to build ties with China, ally with the United States, make an agreement with the radicals, and then choose March 6, 2026
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  Gasoline, Diesel Prices Top 1,800 Won Nationwide; Seoul Nears 1,900 Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have increased volatility in global oil prices, and rising demand at the pump has pushed average gasoline and diesel prices at South Korean stations above 1,800 won per liter. According to the Korea National Oil Corp.’s Opinet price information system, the nationwide average gasoline price stood at 1,840.5 won per liter as of 7 p.m. on the 5th, up 63.0 won from the previous day. It was the first time the national average topped 1,800 won since Aug. March 5, 2026
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  Toss Operator Viva Republica Weighs Korea Listing Alongside U.S. IPO Plans Viva Republica, the operator of the Toss financial platform, is reviewing a potential listing on South Korea’s stock market, industry sources said. According to the industry on the 5th, the company recently asked the Financial Supervisory Service for guidelines on preparing for a domestic listing, including how to apply for and be assigned a designated external auditor. Applying for a designated auditor refers to the process by which a company preparing to list undergoes a pre-IPO audit March 5, 2026