2023 stock market
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Electronics
Samsung’s Galaxy Book3 controls more than half of Korea’s laptop market
When Samsung Electronics Co. reported the worst quarterly loss for its semiconductor business last month, it found hope and relief in its mobile bus...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities acquires European ETF market maker GHCO
Mirae Asset Securities UK, the UK corporation of South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities, announced on Monday that it has acquired GHCO, a market-makin...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AskUp aims to make life more convenient, even with highball recipes
Amid the generative artificial intelligence technology sensation, businesses scramble to get creative in using AI to bolster their sales, and a Sout...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo
Hyundai Motor Co., in celebration of the first anniversary of its reentry into the Japanese market, is introducing a locally tailored "assurance pro...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils high-capacity MLCCs for EVs
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a South Korean electronic components maker, on Tuesday showcased two new multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with ...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS’ AI-based marketing platform greatly boosts results
The trial application of South Korea's information and communications technology company LG CNS of artificial intelligence (AI) to marketing and adv...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LS Electric to unveil eco-friendly smart energy techs in Vietnam
South Korea's LS Electric Co. announced on Monday its participation in the highly anticipated "Electric Energy Show 2023" to be held in Hanoi, Vietn...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
HL Holdings, Veluga Brewery to digitalize Korean liquor market
HL Holdings Corp., a major South Korean automotive parts logistics specialist with a three-decade history, has joined hands with Veluga Brewery Inc....
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Hansae: Hidden Korean champion in global OEM apparel market
Hansae is an unfamiliar name to many South Koreans for sure.But among original equipment manufacturing (OEM) companies in the apparel industry, Hans...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Three S.Korean poets invited to European Int'l Poetry Festival
The European International Poetry Festival "Europa in versi" will be held in Como, a lake city near Milan, Italy, from May 19 to 21.Thirteen poets f...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high
YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new gro...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s cumulative tech exports exceed $870 mn
South Korea’s Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Friday that it had concluded three technology export agreements for new drugs and new drug candi...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Nexon beats major Korean rivals with China market, PC games
Gaming giant Nexon Co. is dwarfing major South Korean rivals thanks to its success in China and PC titles.Nexon, a South Korean-Japanese game publis...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor posts largest share of global hydrogen car market in Q1
Hyundai Motor Co. in the first quarter controlled over half of the global market for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) powered by hydrogen thanks t...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals to show eco-friendly cosmetic containers in China
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. will participate in the China Beauty Expo 2023, hold in Shanghai, China, from May 12 for three days. This event is ...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Samsung SDS, Emro, US-based o9 Solutions to collaborate on SaaS
South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday that it has entered into strategic partnerships with o9 Solutions, a leading supply chain platfo...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
KGC promotes S.Korean top red ginseng brand CheongKwanJang in China
Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp. , announced on Thursday its participation in the "2023 TFWA Wor...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics to establish global distribution center in Saudi Arabia
South Korea's CJ Logistics unveiled plans on Thursday to construct a Global Distribution Center (GDC) in Saudi Arabia, a burgeoning logistics hub in...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l
South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quart...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young targets Japanese sun care products market
Round A'round, South Korea's top beauty chain CJ Olive Young's own cosmetic brand, announced on Thursday that its popular sun care item "Greentea Ci...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US eyes new rules for Samsung, SK to bring chip machines to China
The US government is considering establishing new rules for South Korea’s chipmakers to import advanced equipment to China to upgrade their fa...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
K-beef targets global halal market through exports to Malaysia
Korean beef is making its entry into the global halal food market, starting with Malaysia. South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affa...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KITA hosts K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) announced on Wednesday the opening of the "2023 K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo" at the ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LS Electric targets Southeast Asian microgrid market
South Korea's LS Electric Co. will join hands with Thailand's second-largest company Siam Cement Group (SCG) to target the Southeast Asian market fo...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Canada's leading coffee brand Tim Hortons to enter S.Korea
Canada's No. 1 coffee chain Tim Hortons unveiled plans on Wednesday to enter South Korea, announcing its intention to open its first flagship store ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells holds No.1 position in US solar module market
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, secured the top position in the US resid...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s H2 new tablet launch to close gap on market leader iPad
Samsung Electronics Co., the second-largest player in the global tablet market, is aiming to narrow the gap with industry leader Apple Inc. with its...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korea’s beauty brand Laneige enters UK, Middle East market
Amorepacific Corp.'s cosmetic brand Laneige announced on Tuesday that it is accelerating its global business expansion by entering the UK and Middle...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kyobo Life in final talks to buy Kakao Pay Insurance
South Korea’s third-largest life insurer Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is in the final stages of talks to buy Kakao Pay Insurance Corp., an online ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Hyundai Motor-backed Motional names AI veteran Laura Major as CEO
- 3 President Lee: Businesses at center of policy priorities for economic growth
- 4 Samsung supplies HBM3E to AMD’s new accelerators
- 5 Seoul agrees to reduce Jakarta’s KF-21 cost share by two thirds