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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro to boost soju marketing in UK
South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. said on Friday that it's boosting soju marketing in the UK. From August 16 to 25, HiteJinr...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha’s heir apparent to unearth new drivers, tighten grip
Hanwha Group has appointed the eldest son of Chairman Kim Seung-youn to lead the investment division of the group’s eco-friendly energy unit i...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Gloves off for Samsung, LG in high-end OLED display fight
Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co., the global leading organic light-emitting diode panel makers, are fiercely competing in the professional OLE...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
1.4 mn foreign tourists visits S.Korea in July
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on Thursday that the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea in July was 1.41 million, an increase...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai zeroes in on hybrid cars, longer-range EVs
Hyundai Motor Co. will double its hybrid vehicle lineup to 14 models and develop longer-range electric vehicles to overcome a prolonged slowdown or ...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Ashley Queens’ success story: Premium dining, but at affordable prices
Korean food, or K-food, is popular around the world. And it’s almost become a rite of passage for foreigners who come to South Korea to try tr...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT to seek recovery momentum with open-world game
South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. is set to develop an open-world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) while launchin...
Aug 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
YC-backed Relate defies conventional wisdom for deeper integration
It may look like David versus Goliath, but Y Combinator-backed Relate has found a sweet spot where it can beat Salesforce in the sales customer rela...
Aug 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV
Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by battery usage, has picked Lotte Energy Materials Corp. as the exclusive supplier...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N named Car and Driver's 2024 top EV
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday that its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the IONIQ 5 N was selected as Car and Driver's presti...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis tops TXI for fourth consecutive year in US
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis and Hyundai Motors ranked first in the J.D. Power 2024 US Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study.The American...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Samyang Roundsquare to recruit foreign interns
Samyang Roundsquare, the holding company of South Korea's Samyang Group, said on Friday that it recruits foreign interns with the potential for full...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to offer 7 years of free Tizen OS upgrade for AI TVs
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smart TV maker, plans to offer seven years of a free upgrade to its open-source smart TV operating sy...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s 1st overseas plant in Turkey makes decent turnaround
Back in the late 1990s, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. built its first overseas plant in Turkey, betting on the European and Mi...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics tops global TV sales in H1
Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its top position in the global TV market in the first half of this year, bolstered by robust sales of its newly i...
Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2us BTS Cooking On surpasses 1 mn global downloads
South Korea's Com2uS Corp. announced on Monday that its new cooking simulation game, "BTS Cooking On: TinyTAN Restaurant," reached 1 million downloa...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB global private equity head Suyi Kim to leave
Suyi Kim, global private equity head at Canada Pension Plan Investments Board (CPPIB), is set to leave the world’s seventh-largest pension fun...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S. Korea’s foreigner-only casinos suffer poor profit
Foreigner-only casino operators in South Korea reported weaker-than-expected operating profit in the second quarter as prolific gamblers traveling f...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hyosung, Kolon’s tire cord plants running near 100% on insatiable demand
The business outlook is bright for Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. and Kolon Industries Inc., the world’s top two tire cord producers based i...
Aug 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang, CJ CheilJedang end feud and resume Rocket Delivery
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, on Wednesday resumed the same- or next-day delivery service dubbed Rocket Delivery fo...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT develops new game Doguri Adventure
South Korea’s major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. has begun developing a casual game Doguri Adventure, featuring the character bra...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s job growth rises in July led by elderly workers
South Korea’s job numbers grew in July, led by new hires among those in their 60s and older in one of the world's fastest-aging countries. The...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung’s Monimo set to disrupt Korea’s financial app market
Samsung Group, South Korea’s most powerful business group, is poised to crack the country’s financial app market — now crowded wit...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Yanolja to restructure affiliates to boost profit before Nasdaq IPO
South Korea’s top travel and accommodation booking platform operator Yanolja Co. is seeking to streamline and restructure its affiliates to bo...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT taps ex-Pearl Abyss US head to lead N.America unit
NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s major gaming company, said on Monday it has appointed Jin Jeonghee, former head of the US operations of local riva...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea’s Ssangyong C&E exports eco-friendly limestone cement to US
Ssangyong C&E Co., a leading South Korean cement maker, said on Monday it has exported 30,000 tons of low-carbon limestone cement to the US &nda...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
The new Kia K8: A high-tech, modern and innovative sedan
South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. on Friday unveiled a new K8 large-size sedan, its first drastic facelift in three years.Kia, ...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Woojin selected as preferred bidder for Inglewood light rail project
Woojin Industrial Systems Co., a South Korean railway vehicle manufacturer, said on Friday that it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights
SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
SGC E&C secures $189 mn petrochem facility project in Saudi Arabia
SGC Engineering & Construction (E&C), a specialist in design, procurement and construction (EPC), said on Thursday that it has signed a cont...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet