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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Arm partner Gaonchips eyes US as next offshore base
Gaonchips Co., a long-term Samsung Electronics Co’s chip design house partner that also works with British fabless chip company Arm Inc., will...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korean fashion brands rush to China for pent-up demand
South Korean fashion brands are poised to expand their stores in China, aiming to capture pent-up demand in the world’s top consumer market af...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics launches integrated delivery brand O-NE
CJ Logistics, a South Korean logistics company, unveiled on Monday a new delivery brand called "O-NE" that aims to connect online sellers and buyers...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shilla Duty Free Shop selected as excellent partner by Changi Airport
The Shilla Duty Free Shop announced on Monday that it had received the Gold Award at the 2022 OneChangi App Awards held by Singapore's Changi Airpor...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.8 bn EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 electric vehicle battery maker, is set to build a plant in the US with General Motors Co., spending about 5...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korea's Aekyung opens Luna brand store on Chinese TikTok
Aekyung Industrial, a South Korean consumer products company, announced on Thursday the opening of a stand-alone brand shop for their make-up specia...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist fund Tcha Partners calls for Namyang Dairy to buy back shares
Seoul-based activist fund Tcha Partners Asset Management Co. on Monday demanded that South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co. buy back half of...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Bangladesh: Hyundai’s next target for partially assembled Tucson SUV
Bangladesh has long been a tough market for South Korean automakers to break into, given the decades-old dominance of Japanese carmakers such as Toy...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
EQT Partners to acquire S.Korea’s SK Shieldus for $2.3 bn
EQT Partners AB, the world’s third-largest private equity firm, is poised to buy a controlling stake in South Korean security service provider...
Feb 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
S.Korean investors eye VC, growth equity in tech: Adams Street
Many investors are questioning whether private markets will stay bullish amid uncertainty in 2023. The markets will continue to generate interesting...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
HD Hyundai expands online communication channels
HD Hyundai Co., formerly known as Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, has announced its intention to enhance its online communication channels to better...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kyochon sets sights on Western expansion with Canadian franchise deal
Kyochon F&B, the operator of South Korea's premier fried chicken brand Kyochon Chicken, said on Tuesday that it has secured a master franchise a...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Dream Tour partners with Air France-KLM for eco-friendly fuel
On Monday, Hyundai Dream Tour, a travel company affiliated with Hyundai Department Store Group, announced a partnership with Air France-KLM to promo...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Samsung Electronics, Naver partner to create simple payment service
Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea's Naver Financial have formed a simple payment service alliance in which users of Samsung Pay can make simpl...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Lexus, Volvo: Koreans' top picks among foreign brands in after-sales service
Lexus, the premium brand of Japanese carmaker Toyota Corp., offers the best after-sales service among imported cars in South Korea, followed by Swed...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove joins GRC's ElectroSafe Fluid Partner Program
South Korea's SK Enmove Co. said on Monday it will participate in the ElectroSafe Fluid Partner Program run by US-based specialist company GRC, whic...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK to build $480 mn recycling plant in France with partners
SK Geo Centric Co. is set to build a 450 million euro ($479.6 million) plastic recycling plant in France with the country’s utility company SU...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Igaworks partners with Vietnam’s Clever Group to supply data platform
South Korean big data platform company Igaworks said on Thursday it has signed a contract and strategic alliance deal with Vietnam’s largest m...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor units mull dropping 'Hyundai' from company names
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is considering dropping the word “Hyundai” from the names of its subsidiaries such as auto parts...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Behind the Scenes
Law firm's paper on SM: Trigger of SM Ent.'s management feud
On Jan. 19, SM Entertainment Co. founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man received a 17-page document written by South Korea’s largest la...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KT Group signs MOUs with Mongolian firms to explore joint opportunities
South Korea's KT Group has signed multiple memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the Mongolian government and economic delegation to explore pote...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Bespin Global, STEG partner to develop cloud management platform
South Korea's two IT firms, Bespin Global and STEG, have teamed up to jointly develop a cloud operation management platform. Bespin Global said on T...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Olive Young exports K-beauty products to Middle East
Olive Young, a health and beauty platform, has begun targeting the Middle Eastern cosmetics market.South Korea's CJ Olive Young, which operates Oliv...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist fund KCGI to sell Osstem stake to UCK, MBK Partners
Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), one of the country’s most aggressive shareholder activists, plans to sell its stake in Oss...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Snack maker Orion to pursue M&As, expand Vietnam facility
South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. reported its largest-ever earnings last year, driven by strong sales in emerging marke...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox to sell off 2.2 mn shares of Daewoong's American partner Evolus
Medytox Inc. said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that it is selling off approximately 2.19 million shares of Evolus, Daewoong Pharmaceutical's ...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong Pharma's botulinum toxin Nabota proves long-lasting effect
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Friday that a high-dose administration of botulinum toxin Nabota (US brand name: Jeuveau) to patients with frown wri...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, LS Electric partner to support S.Korea's small businesses
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said on Friday that it has entered into a partnership with LS Electric Co. to expa...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
SGC Solutions expands overseas sales channels for its brand Glasslock
South Korea's glassware maker SGC Solutions said Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Small & Medium Bu...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Dept. Store introduces AI chatbot service Jellppo
Hyundai Department Store Co. said on Sunday that it would introduce the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot "Jellppo." Jellppo is an AI-based one-o...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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