2023 Energy Business Value Day
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Batteries
IS Dongseo buys EV battery recycling firm BTS Technology
IS Dongseo Co., a South Korean waste management company, has acquired Slovakia-based battery recycling company BTS Technology Ltd. for 37.5 billion ...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
EuBiologics, GC Biopharma to jointly produce cholera vaccine
South Korea's EuBiologics Co., the world's leading cholera vaccine company, has signed a joint production agreement with GC Biopharma Corp. to produ...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea Credit Data raises $75.7 million from Morgan Stanley
Korea Credit Data (KCD), a South Korean fintech startup focusing on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised 100 billion won ($75.7 mi...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief’s top mission: Soft landing for household debt
South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday vowed to reduce household debt without causing a severe economic downturn as the Bank of Korea he...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
More Korean FSS retirees find jobs in legal, financial biz
More retirees of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) are snagging new jobs at private companies such as the banks they regulated during their te...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean to raise $1.5 bn to boost warship business
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. will secure 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in fresh capital through rights issues, the company said on Wednesday, as t...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
LG Chem to sell film factories amid shift to new growth drivers
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s chemical major, is seeking to sell its film factories at home amid accelerating business reorganization centered a...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Kyochon, Pablo Air to collaborate for commercializing drone delivery
South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the drone logistics...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to launch StanbyME Go in North America, Europe
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday its plans to officially roll out its innovative portable screen, StanbyME Go, in North American and Europ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove partners with Dell, GRC for data center coolant business
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. has partnered with US computer maker Dell Technologies Inc. and data center cooling system provider...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte’s intra-group merger, business integration fare well
Lotte Mart and Lotte Super are leading Lotte Group’s efforts to streamline the overlapping businesses of its units. Their second-quarter resul...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Innotek inks renewable energy deal with SK E&S
South Korea's LG Innotek Co. announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with a domestic energy company...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the voice of the conglomerates that formed the engine of the South Korean economy for more than five deca...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung Securities decides not to rejoin Korea’s top business lobby
Samsung Securities Co., in a surprise move, has decided not to rejoin South Korea’s top business lobby, the Federation of Korean Industries (F...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’ Galaxy Tab selected as top tablet in Australia
Samsung Electronics Co.'s tablet Galaxy Tab has secured the top spot in consumer satisfaction in Australia.According to Samsung Electronics on Monda...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korean hybrid car market surpasses $4.56 bn in H1 2023
South Korea's hybrid car market has shown a remarkable surge, reaching 6.12 trillion won ($4.56 billion) in the first half of 2023, according to the...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to apply gaming-specific tech to Nexon’s new title
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. announced a partnership with domestic video game developer Nexon Co. on Monday to release the world's first ...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam
Hanwha Life Insurance Co.’s Vietnamese subsidiary has reported a cumulative profit in 15 years, marking the first South Korean insurers’...
Aug 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang, Kakao Healthcare sign business agreement
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement with Kakao Healthcare, a digital healthcare...
Aug 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to merge with global sales affiliate by end-2023
South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Group has begun procedures to merge biopharmaceuticals developer and producer Celltrion Inc. with global...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Samho sees bumper 2023 as ship orders pile up
Yeongam, South Jeolla Province -- On Aug. 14, workers at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co.'s shipyard were meticulously inspecting the cargo hold o...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Pearl Abyss to participate in Gamescom 2023
South Korea's game developer and publisher Pearl Abyss Corp. will participate in Gamescom 2023, Europe's largest gaming expo to be held in Cologne...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean fighter jet FA-50 flies for first time in Europe
South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI)'s FA-50 light fighters successfully made their debut i...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Binggrae’s overseas exports soar to record in H1 2023
South Korean food and beverage company Binggrae reported a 27% year-on-year leap in overseas exports, hitting 77.5 billion won ($57.8 million) in th...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Nomura says new shipbuilding orders peaked; Korean firms refute
Nomura Securities recently said global new shipbuilding orders likely peaked in 2022, slashing its stock recommendation rating on industry leader HD...
Aug 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Kumho chief Park, other business leaders granted presidential pardons
Park Chan-koo, honorary chairman of Kumho Petrochemical Co., and 11 other South Korean business leaders have been granted presidential pardons to ...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Tokio Marine seeks to sell SE Asia units to S.Korean companies
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is seeking to sell its units in Southeast Asia for $1 billion to major South Korean companies looking fo...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS label HYBE to wholly own K-pop band Enhypen agency
HYBE Co., the agency of K-pop sensation BTS, is slated to acquire a controlling stake in music label Belift Lab Inc. as South Korean entertainment p...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KOREA Investment Week
KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference
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Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KOREA Investment Week
S.Korea's largest investment forum to begin Sept. 11
South Korea’s largest investment conference will be held in Seoul Sept. 11-15 with around 100 chief executives from global financial services ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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