Canada Pension Plan Investments Board
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Bio & Pharma
LabGenomics plans to buy 4 to 5 more CLIA labs in US by 2027
LabGenomics Co. will advance into the US diagnostics market with laboratories regulated by the country’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amend...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop powerhouse SM to launch US office with Kakao
K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment Co. and Kakao Entertainment will jointly launch an office in the US later this year to boost their global business...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem to make first domestic 6-in-1 vaccine for infants
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. will produce the nation's first homegrown six-in-one vaccine for infants, something that the country is entirely reliant ...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Cosmetics giant Amorepacific hints at succession plan change
South Korean cosmetics powerhouse Amorepacific Group Inc. is giving signs of changing its succession plans as Suh Min-jung, Chairman Suh Kyung-bae&r...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Fractional investing to gain traction in Korea with green light from FSC
Come September, South Korean investors will be able to freely and safely buy and sell fractions of artwork and even live cows just as they do with t...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang divests Chinese subsidiary Jixiangju for $235 mn
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday that it has completely sold its ownership stake in its Chinese food subsidiary, Jix...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CJ Bioscience to launch microbiome analysis service in 2024
South Korea's CJ Bioscience Inc. announced on Friday that it plans to officially launch the microbe analysis platform "EzBiome Bioinformatics app" (...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
KT, LG Elec, Hyundai Elevator join robot-elevator project
A robot freely gets on and off an elevator and moves around a building, doing everything from coffee to parcel delivery and route guidance.This is t...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor eyes EV charger alliance in US to take on Tesla
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are planning to join BMW, General Motors, Honda Motor, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis to collectiv...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon Pharma, Dongbang Medical to export medical threads to Brazil
Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with Dongbang...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C faces heavy loss in Q2 due to apartment reconstruction plan
GS Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea’s major construction firm, posted a quarterly operating loss in the April-June period for t...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit to supply AI diagnosis solution to Saudi's medical institution
South Korea's medical AI company Lunit announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract to supply its artificial intelligence (AI) solution for ...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s KFCC likely to see loss from London-based office investment
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. is slated to sell off a London-based office tower as the property value has plunged due to rate...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s SK On launches domestic battery safety evaluation center
South Korean battery maker SK On has unveiled its state-of-the-art "SK On Battery Safety Evaluation Center" in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. T...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to develop fighter jet engine materials
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. is set to develop fighter jet engine materials able to resist flames of more than 1,500 degrees Celsius, wh...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korea relies heavily on Samsung Elec for R&D spending: FKI
South Korea’s corporate expenditures on research and development grew 1.7 times from 2013 to 2021, much slower than such spending by the US an...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group, Seoul Univ. to jointly develop battery
Hyundai Motor Group opened a joint battery research center at Seoul National University, marking its full-fledged foray into next-generation battery...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Huons’ overseas market expansion leads to record-high sales
South Korea's Huons Group is continuing its record-breaking performance while expanding its influence in the global market.According to Huons Group ...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution expands cobalt supply deal with Canada’s Electra
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has signed a long-term contract to receive additional refined cobalt from Electra Battery Materials Corp. in Canada, in a mo...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korea to form $6.2 bn corporate venture capital fund pool by 2025
The South Korean government and the private sector will jointly create a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund pool worth more than 8 trillion won ($...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, Stellantis agree to build 2nd US battery plant
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. and the Netherlands-based automaker Stellantis N.V. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build the...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's NGeneBio establishes US corporation NGeneBioAI
South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. announced on Monday that it has established an artificial intelligence (AI) precision diagnosti...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT invests over $11 mn in AI software company Moreh
South Korea's KT Corp. will invest 15 billion won ($11.6 million) in Moreh, a Seoul-based artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure software compa...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea's BC Card to enter Kyrgyz payment market
South Korea's BC Card will make a full-fledged entry into the Central Asian payment market by establishing a card payment joint venture in Kyrgyzsta...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea's IMM to invest $23 mn in battery parts supplier Choil Aluminum
South Korean private credit firm IMM Credit & Solutions Inc. will invest 30 billion won ($23.4 million) in Choil Aluminum Co., an EV battery com...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea proposes extended tax breaks for reshoring companies
The South Korean government and the ruling party proposed longer-term tax cuts for companies that bring production back home to reinvigorate the cou...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Networks to acquire data management company en-core
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading company, will acquire en-core, a data solutions and consulting firm. The strategy is aimed at strengthening ...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean convenience stores threaten Japanese rivals’ empire
South Korea’s convenience store chains aim to seize the throne from Japanese rivals in Asia by utilizing K-pop and food as they look for new g...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Avikus to unveil self-sailing marine taxi in Busan
Avikus, an autonomous ship navigation affiliate of South Korea's HD Hyundai Co., will apply its self-developed autonomous navigation solution to mar...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Occupancy rate of S.Korean LCCs for int’l flights hits 87%
The average occupancy rate (AOR) on international flights of South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) has exceeded 80%, fully recovering to its ...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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