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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics in CDO deal talks with global pharma firm
FRANKFURT – Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, is in talks to develop medicines for a global pharmaceutical ...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea's shipbuilding order volume to plummet next year: report
South Korea's shipbuilders fear seeing their orders next year plummet by over 40% on-year due to disruptions in related financing amid surging inter...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK IE Technology to embark on non-deal roadshow in Hog Kong, Singapore
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a unit of South Korea’s energy and battery maker SK Innovation Co., said on Friday it is embarking on a non-deal...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean Air soars with best quarterly results in its history
Korean Air is flying high after breaking its quarterly record for the second time this year thanks to growing profits from passenger flights as well...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korean LED maker marks 100th victory in global patent wars
Seoul Semiconductor Co., the world’s second-largest light-emitting diode (LED) display maker, won a patent lawsuit in Germany, setting a recor...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung Elec's brand value rises to $87.7 billion
Samsung Electronics' brand value has broken the $80 billion mark. Korea's flagship company saw such value grow in double digits for the second ...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Corporate VC veterans pinpoint their best investments
South Korean conglomerates in recent years have ramped up their investment in startups, yielding positive returns. Hyundai Motor Co. Vice Pre...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Korea's POSCO gets greener via integrated CO2-free brand
Korea's POSCO has introduced the integrated brand Greenate to symbolize the commitment of the nation's top steelmaker to achieve carbon neutrality b...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Domino’s Korea to use third party delivery agents, the franchise's first case
It took a whole year for Domino’s Korea to convince the Michigan-based delivery pizza behemoth for an exemption to its corporate guidance of u...
Oct 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung smartphone shipments down 7.4% in Q3; outlook dim
Samsung Electronics Co. suffered a drop in smartphone shipments during the third quarter on weak demand, adding to concerns over the sector’s ...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Vietnamese MZers ensnared by K-beauty, K-fashion, K-everything
HANOI – Vietnam’s young people are avid fans of Korean culture, collectively known as Hallyu. Trang, a 21-year-old college student, is o...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
NPS considers new investment in global real estate
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is open to new investments in overseas real estate, the pension fund’s American real estate...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Teachers' Pension continues focus on global residential, logistics
South Korea’s Teachers’ Pension (TP) will continue its focus on residential and logistics in global real estate investments next year, t...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea eyes $20 bn in weapons exports as Hanwha inks $6 bn Polish deal
South Korea has moved a step closer to achieving a record 28 trillion won ($20 billion) in weapons exports this year, with Hanwha Defense Co. clinch...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea to widen tech gap with global shipbuilding rivals
South Korea, the world’s largest shipbuilding country, will expand its production of high-value-added specialized vessels, such as liquefied h...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical may clinch megadeal to supply cathode to Ford Motor
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is looking to forge a long-term contract to supply cathode, a key...
Oct 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Samsung Asset says to pursue global, active, bond-type ETFs
Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, will focus on global, active and bond-type ETFs, as we...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean bio suffers as weak won lifts global clinical trial costs
South Korean biopharmaceutical firms are facing challenges in clinical trials overseas alongside the rising Korean won to the US dollar exchange rat...
Oct 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s NEXO crossover tops world’s hydrogen vehicle market
Hyundai Motor Co.'s NEXO crossover has become the world’s best-selling hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in the first eight months of...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea's Naver to ramp up global IR activity as stock continues decline
South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. is poised to hire an investor relations (IR) executive whose chief responsibility will be to com...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York
NEW YORK – Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will significantly influence a wide range of industries as millions of global investors flock to th...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly raise the use of locally produced neon, a ...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Tiger Alternative, Ocean West sell 7 warehouses in US for $1 bn
A consortium led by South Korea’s Tiger Alternative Investors Co. and Los Angeles-based real estate firm Ocean West Capital Partners sold seve...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On inks lithium deal with Australian firm for US tax credit
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has signed a deal with an Australian lithium producer. Securing the core ...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chem to buy Iljin at $1.9 bn for battery material biz
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to acquire major domestic battery material maker Iljin Materials Co. at some 2.7 trillion won ($1.9 ...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korean crypto buyers show higher risk appetite than global peers
South Korean cryptocurrency investors appear willing to take more risks than their global counterparts, balancing their portfolios between market le...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash
The South Korean won on Monday extended losses to a fresh low since the 2008-09 financial crisis as local financial markets lost ground, alongside t...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Korea's Hyundai Mobis CEO Cho elected ISO president
South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co.’s CEO Cho Sung-hwan has been elected as the next president of the International Organization f...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17
NEW YORK – Lotte Home Shopping Inc. displayed Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17 on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Korea Brand Expo in ...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire aims to join global top 5 with new EV-only tires
South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. is aiming to join the ranks of the global top five tire makers with its lat...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 BOK chief warns against aggressive policy rate cuts, sees need for fiscal stimulus
- 2 S.Korea eases path for foreign REITs in senior housing push
- 3 Koramco targets $7 bn bets on Korea data centers
- 4 Lotte Chemical, HD Hyundai seek big deal via merger of naphtha cracking facilities
- 5 South Korea accelerates stablecoin framework in global race