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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s Lee may ramp up investment in QD-OLED panels
Samsung Electronics Co. may ramp up its investment in screen panel affiliate Samsung Display Co. to meet growing demand for next-generation quantum ...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs
For more than four decades, Japanese automakers, led by Toyota Motor Corp., have reigned as undisputed champions in the Southeast Asian auto marke...
Jan 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HK inno.N's K-CAB to get insurance benefits in China
South Korea’s 30th novel medicine K-CAB Tab (active ingredient: tegoprazan), a gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment of HK inno.N, ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Tour signs with Costa Cruise to resume Korea-Japan routes
Lotte Tour Development Co. signed on Monday an agreement with Costa Cruise, an Italian cruise line, to charter cruise ships in Dubai, the United Ara...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana Airlines completes transforming cargo carriers to passenger planes
South Korean airline Asiana Airlines Inc. has returned all seven aircraft converted into cargo carriers during the COVID-19 pandemic to passenger pl...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Busan Port's cruise ship visits to resume after 3 years of hiatus
Cruise ship visits to Busan Port, which was suspended after COVID-19, will resume after three years.The Busan Port Authority said Friday that cruise...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Osstem Implant to supply 490,000 sets to Chinese government
Osstem Implant Co. said on Wednesday that it has won more than 490,000 sets of implants in a bid for dental implants put up by the Chinese governmen...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund
Smart Study Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) affiliated with The Pinkfong Company, said on Thursday that it has created a "Baby Shark Nex...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
WeMade signs partnership with Chinese digital asset exchange
WeMade said on Wednesday that it would sign a non-fungible token (NFT) partnership with Zhongchuanyuezhong Cultural Development Co. which operates a...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hotels in top Seoul tourist area on sale due to rate hikes
South Korea's KB Asset Management Co. is set to sell two three-star hotel buildings in Myeong-dong, one of the most popular spots for foreign touris...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
GS Retail to introduce forex kiosks in convenience stores
South Korea's convenience store franchiser GS Retail said on Monday that it would introduce foreign currency exchange kiosks at its convenience st...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders outpace Chinese in LNG carrier orders
South Korea’s three biggest shipbuilders lost their world’s No. 1 title in ship orders for the second consecutive year but still proved ...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
M2N to sell 52% stake in Chinese automotive parts company DKCA
M2N( DK D&I Co. ), the parent company of pharmaceutical firm Sillajen Inc., announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to sell its maj...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU to make instant VAT refund for foreign customers
BGF Retail, a franchiser that operates convenience store chain CU, said on Tuesday that it would implement an instant VAT refund service for foreign...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Chinese regulator approves Korean Air-Asiana merger
The merger between South Korea's two leading airlines Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. passed a hurdle as China's antitrust watchdog ga...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea rules dumping of polyamide film by China, Thailand, Indonesia
The South Korean government has issued a ruling on the dumping of polyamide film from China, Thailand and Indonesia and aluminum hydroxide from Chin...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinsegae chairwoman maintains most expensive house in Korea
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group Chairwoman Lee Myung-hee has maintained the most expensive house for an eighth straight year in South Kore...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Daesang Welllife forms joint venture with Sinopharm Group
Daesang Welllife on Thursday said it has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China Sinopharm International, an affiliate of China's l...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul reclaims spot as Japanese tourists' top destination after 11 yrs: HIS
Seoul has become the top destination for Japanese tourists for the first time since 2011, according to Japan’s leading travel agency HIS Gro...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan Fuel Cell expands exports with China deal
South Korea's Doosan Fuel Cell on Monday said it has signed an export contract worth 346.9 billion won($255 million) to supply large-scale versions ...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Number of tourists to S.Korea, Japan surge on eased visa restrictions
As restrictions to traveling across national borders loosen, the number of international travelers to both South Korea and Japan have been on the ri...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone to double pasta production in China by expanding plant
South Korea's food giant Pulmuone on Monday said it will boost production of pasta-based convenience food in China by expanding its first plant in P...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean retail brand F&F’s Chinese sales seen above $800 million
South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. is expected to post 1.1 trillion won ($807 million) in sales revenue in China this year, emerging...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Sinking won fans doubts over Korea’s economic fundamentals
The tanking South Korean won currency has stoked doubts over the fundamentals of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, although the government contin...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Seoul pushes for battery recycling to bypass US bill
South Korea will step up policy efforts to promote battery recycling, which might help the country get around the new US bill aimed at keeping elect...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM seeks to sell off low-cost cosmetics brand Missha
IMM Private Equity is trying to sell off the management rights of Able C&C, the parent of Korea’s first-generation low-priced cosmetics br...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders yield No.1 spot to Chinese rivals
South Korean shipbuilders yielded their No. 1 position to Chinese rivals in August, according to Clarkson Research on Tuesday, as they shifted towar...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Experts criticize Seoul's quantum computer development efforts
The United States: 4158. South Korea: 50These figures refer to the number of qubits in a quantum computer that each country seeks to develop by 2026...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korean snack shares surge, Beijing halts baked goods imports from Taiwan
Shares of South Korean confectionery and packaged snack makers skyrocketed after the Chinese government announced its decision to temporarily halt t...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Chinese game Genshin Impact's summer fest draws large crowds in Seoul
Shanghai-based game developer and publisher miHoYo Co. on Wednesday wrapped up its well-attended week-long Genshin 2022 Summer Festival in Seoul.&nb...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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