China Association of Travel Services
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset Global Investments buys Australian robo-advisor firm
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments announced its acquisition of Stockspot, a prominent Australian robo-advisor specialist.In a statement r...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
SK Telecom's T deal sees 81.5% transaction amount increase in H1
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that the transaction volume of its artificial intelligence (AI)-curated text commerce T deal in the...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Cruise ship from China to visit S.Korea's Jeju Island on Aug. 31
Reservations for cruise ships visiting South Korea's Jeju Island are flooding in amid China's resumption of all group tours to its neighboring cou...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Paradise City, Ctrip to jointly launch S.Korean travel packages
Paradise City, an integrated resort in Incheon, announced on Monday that it has partnered with China's largest online travel agency Ctrip to introdu...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric, China’s Sinopec mark 10-year alliance
China-Korea Petrochemical, a joint venture (JV) between South Korea’s SK Geo Centric and the Chinese public oil company Sinopec, celebrates it...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax opens Asia's largest cosmetics plant in China
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's biggest cosmetics maker using original design manufacturing (ODM), has opened Asia's largest cosmetics plant in China. ...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea is far more reliant on China for rare earth metal than Japan: report
South Korea is far more dependent than Japan on neodymium permanent magnets from China at 88%, while the rate for Japan, a land devoid of rare earth...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea-China ferries resume passenger transport after hiatus of 43 months
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea announced on Thursday that the passenger ferry New Grand Peace is set to embark on Friday aftern...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services
South Korea's telecom service provider LG Uplus Corp. will start offering travel services at its offline branches. The company on Wednesday said it ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s tourism industry pins high hopes on return of Chinese big spenders
BEIJING – China’s official announcement to lift its ban on group tourists’ travel to South Korea will likely be a boon for the tra...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Hyundai Elevator sets sights on global ‘Top 5’ ranking by 2030
Shanghai Hyundai Elevator, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., unveiled on Thursday an ambitious plan to bolster its market sh...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver to launch short-form service on portal’s front page
South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. said on Wednesday it is strengthening its short-form content service on surging demand for video c...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback
Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s fintech unicorn operating mobile financial platform Toss, is at a crossroads as its second attempt to sell ...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kakao Healthcare signs agreement with Novo Nordisk for digital service
Kakao Healthcare Corp., a digital healthcare platform unit of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced that it has signed on Tuesday a business agreemen...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seven out of 10 int'l travelers choose Japan: Yanolja reports
Osaka, followed by other Japanese cities, is the top international choice for South Korean travelers, while domestically, Jeju Island remains the fa...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia launches exclusive care service for EV9
South Korea's Kia Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will begin exclusive EV9 care services. The company will offer after-sale services throughout t...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Korean swimwear Barrel posts profit in post-pandemic surfing boom
South Korea’s leading swimwear maker Barrel is stepping up its profitability after losses during COVID-19 as its new owner has saved costs thr...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Huayou Cobalt set up battery recycling JV in China
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., the global refined cobalt leader, have launched a ce...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Seoul Metro to develop communication system for foreign passengers
Foreign users of major subway stations in Seoul can communicate with Seoul Metro Corp. staff through simultaneous translation. Through artific...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China in H1
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. in the first half of this year retained its No. 1 ranking on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batte...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's Lotte Department Store launches 'K-Beauty' tour service
South Korea's Lotte Department Store on Monday announced the launch of a "K-Beauty tour" service for foreign tourists.The company will first give fr...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank teams up with BuildBlock on US real estate services
South Korea's Woori Bank and US real estate platform operator BuildBlock have entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding to bolster overse...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea's No. 1 flight route in 2023 is Incheon-Osaka
South Korea's most popular international flight route in the first half of this year was between Incheon International Airport and Kansai Internatio...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity's CJ Lee to become 3rd Korean executive to leave
Affinity Equity Partners’ founding member and Managing Partner Lee Chul-joo (CJ Lee) will resign from the Asia’s leading buyout manager,...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air travel from Korea roars back to everywhere, except China
Flight routes between South Korea and China, once Korean flag carriers’ most lucrative, have become their white elephant as passengers on the ...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon launches hit RPG Blue Archive in China
South Korea’s major game company Nexon Co. on Thursday said it officially released on the Chinese market Blue Archive, a subculture mobile rol...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean cosmetics overtake French as top imports in Japan
South Korean cosmetics topped the Japanese import market for the first time in 2022, surpassing French brands, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursd...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Uplus to equip Toyota Highlander’s infotainment platform
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday its strategy to outfit Toyota's Highlander, a seven-seater SUV, with Toyota Connect, powered by t...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Shinsegae Live Shopping launches first travel product to India in four years
South Korea’s Shinsegae Live Shopping announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Mode Tour to sell travel products to India for the firs...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean companies rushing to launch exotic AI-based services
Lowered barriers in South Korea to the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) have fueled the growing popularity of unique AI services. The em...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai Rotem set to finalize $6 bn K2 tank order from Poland
- 2 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 3 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 4 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 5 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties