Chinese TV market
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung narrows gap with TSMC in foundry market share
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. has narrowed its market share gap with foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), pos...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove CEO sees future of lubricants in electric cars
South Korea’s lubricating oil maker SK Enmove Co. is setting its sights on electric vehicle lubricants and liquid coolants for thermal managem...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver raises S.Korean market lead thanks to LLM HyperCLOVA X
South Korea’s leading web portal Naver Corp. has raised its domestic market share, which plummeted to the mid-50% range in May, thanks to Hype...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption
South Korea has waived e-visa issuance fees through year's end for Chinese visitors on group tours.This is in response to the travel industry's re...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea ranks 3rd on global dominant product list to tie Japan
TOKYO -- South Korea has ranked third among countries having the world’s most dominant products. In six categories, including smartphones, mem...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market
MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., a joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Canada’s Magna International Inc., ha...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to Singapore data center
South Korea's SK Ecoplant will supply solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) for the power supply system of a data center to be built in Singapore by GDS, Ch...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec to fend off challengers with tech supremacy: H&A Head Ryu
LG Electronics Inc., the South Korean home appliance giant that is also the world’s No. 1 home electronics seller, is sure it can hold its mar...
Sep 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix, Samsung's fight for HBM lead set to escalate on AI boom
Long-time runner-up SK Hynix Inc. significantly narrowed the market share gap with global memory leader Samsung Electronics Co. to 6.3 percentage po...
Sep 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Korea emerges as growth market, design hub for global brands
Global fashion and luxury goods brands are opening directly managed stores in South Korea, one of their growth markets, ending their decades-long re...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Home & Shopping, Teleken signs business agreement
South Korea's TV and online shopping operator Home & Shopping Co. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement with the Japanese ...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Duty-free shops in Jeju welcome return of Chinese cruise tourism
For the first time since Beijing lifted restrictions on group tourism to South Korea, Chinese cruise tourists have flocked to Jeju Island's duty-fre...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
NewJeans selected as global ambassador for Pepero
Lotte Wellfood announced on Friday that it has appointed K-pop girl group NewJeans as the global ambassador for its iconic snack brand, Pepero. Know...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK eyes $1 bn gains from Chinese copper foil firm exit
SK Inc. has embarked on the process to sell its 30% stake in Londian Wason Energy Tech, the owner of the world’s largest copper foil maker, in...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS to develop GenAI market with Google Cloud
South Korea’s largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS has formed a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) alliance with Google Clo...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H's The Whoo unveils Cheongidan renewal line in Shanghai
LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday its strategy to focus on the Chinese market by unveiling a renewal version of "Cheongidan," the flagship produc...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea in July surpass 1 mn post-COVID-19
The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea has exceeded 1 million in a month for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19. According t...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Fosun to cash out of K-beauty firm Nature&Nature for $38 mn
Fosun Group, a debt-laden Chinese conglomerate, is seeking to cash out of its entire stake in Nature&Nature Co. for up to 50 billion won ($37.8 ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korean exporters jittery as China's slowdown raises red flag
South Korea’s exporting companies are increasingly feeling the heat as its top export market China is sounding alarm bells over the world&rsqu...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 participates in drone road show in Riyadh
South Korean leading defense company LIG Nex1 Co. took part in a drone-focused workshop "2023 Korea-Saudi Arabia Drone Road Show" in Riyadh, Saudi A...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Japanese market
South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Wednesday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter the Japanese mark...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C ranks 11th on global construction market
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction on Tuesday said it ranks 11th in the world in overseas sales in the annual rankings of ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Gucci cedes throne to Chanel in Korean used luxury market
Italian luxury brand Gucci gave up the throne to French fashion powerhouse Chanel in the South Korean used designer goods market as more customers a...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
FNSValue, UN agency to provide passwordless authentication for fintech
South Korean blockchain company FNSValue Co. on Monday signed a partnership agreement with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Unit...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Smilegate to launch video communication service
The face on a video call screen changes into a game character, making the conversation fun. This is the main function of P.Pool, a video communicati...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries
South Korea’s three major battery makers – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI CO. – are increasingly anxious about...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Korean LG Chem to spend $95 mn to double water treatment biz
South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. plans to spend 124.6 billion won ($94.5 million) on increasing its water treatment material out...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim Kellogg enters S.Korean instant rice market
Nongshim Kellogg Co. announced on Monday its foray into the domestic instant rice market with the launch of "Whole Oat Rice," a product made exclu...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea names 20 fabless firms to receive government support
South Korea is set to bolster support for local fabless companies, which design and sell chips, with an aim to grow the firms into global semiconduc...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's duty-free sector expects boom from Chinese tourists' return
South Korea's duty-free stores are over the moon thanks to the resumption of Chinese group tours after a hiatus of six years and five months, with m...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lotte Chemical, HD Hyundai seek big deal via merger of naphtha cracking facilities
- 2 South Korea accelerates stablecoin framework in global race
- 3 Lee vows policy overhaul to spur dividend payouts
- 4 IFEZ to apply for designation of southern Gangwha as free economic zone
- 5 Jollibee to buy chicken chain Norang Tongdak amid global K-food frenzy