Committee of Foreign Investments in the US
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion applies for interchangeability of Yuflyma in US
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has applied to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a modified approval to repl...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's JLK targets AI-based stroke care market in US
South Korea’s JLK Inc., an AI-based stroke care platform maker, will go all out to build its foothold in the US this year, aiming to lift its ...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kobiolabs gets US patent for oral obesity drug candidate
Kobiolabs Co., a South Korean microbiome-based new drug development company, announced on Wednesday that it has a patent for Roseburia intestinalis ...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Daesang launches kimchi paste, spread for US, Europe
South Korea's Daesang Corp. announced on Wednesday that it has launched two new global products, "Do-it-yourself Kimchi Paste" and "Kimchi Spread."T...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
SK Hynix raises $1.5 bn in foreign bonds amid high demand
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has raised $1.5 billion in foreign currency bonds, with the debt offering four tim...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Disappointing LG Energy earnings dim outlook amid weak EVs
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, disappointed investors with quarterly earnings on the sluggish global elect...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX invests in stake in 1.5 mn ton lithium deposit in Peru
STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, has secured lithium, a key material for secondary batteries, and obtained a stake in a lithium mi...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Qcells, Microsoft strike 12GW solar panel deal
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group also known as Qcells in overseas market...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung eyes biotech investments via Flagship Pioneering
Samsung C&T Corp., Samsung Biologics Co. and Samsung Bioepis Co. will ramp up investments in US biotechnology startups in collaboration with Fla...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study
The South Korean government plans to issue non-professional employment (E-9) visas to 165,000 foreign workers this year. However, claims have arisen...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
US tops Korea’s overseas construction orders in 2023
South Korea bagged more than $30 billion in overseas construction orders last year for the fourth consecutive year, mainly driven by a rise in order...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to invest an additional $744 mn in Indian hydrogen biz
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to invest an additional $744 million in India for a hydrogen ecosystem to lead the futu...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana, Korea Univ. to jointly attract medical tourism
South Korea's Asiana Airlines Inc. announced on Monday that it has partnered with Korea University Anam Hospital to promote medical tourism. The agr...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus invests $7.6 mn in 42Maru
South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. announced on Sunday that it has invested 10 billion won ($7.6 million) in 42Maru, a domestic language AI startup....
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem out-licenses obesity drug candidate to US firm
LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to license out a rare genetic obesity drug candidate in phase 2 clinical trials to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US biotech...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korean fried chicken: World's favorite K-food
In 2023, Korean-style fried chicken retained its crown as the most-loved Korean dish among global consumers, marking its fourth consecutive year a...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW overtakes Mercedes-Benz as top-selling foreign carmaker in S.Korea
BMW has overtaken Mercedes-Benz in the South Korean market, regaining the top spot in the foreign automobile sales segment for the first time in eig...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea’s top regulator detects more foreigners’ naked shorting
South Korea’s top financial regulator is detecting more circumstances of naked short-selling worth tens of millions of dollars by foreign inve...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha to develop own gas turbine engine for future growth
CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province – Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, is set to double its local gas turb...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia post record US sales in 2023, to rank 4th in US
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group saw its vehicle sales in the US rise to an all-time high in 2023, driven by its latest models of recreationa...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG to inject $700 million in startups in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV – LG Electronics Inc. will form a fund with the State of West Virginia to inject $700 million over the next five years to foste...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean semiconductor startups shine in venture downturn
South Korean startups in the semiconductor, eco-friendly and electric vehicle battery sectors succeeded in attracting investors in the second half o...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Digital healthcare, robot, AI chip startups among VCs’ 2024 top picks
Startups that specialize in digital healthcare, robots and artificial intelligence chips are among South Korea-based venture capital firms’ to...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG OLED TV named Best TV in US
LG Electronics Inc. 's organic light emitting diode (OLED) evo 65G3 was named as Best TVs Overall in the Consumer Reports' Best TVs of 2024, accordi...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox establishes US subsidiary Luvantas
South Korean pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. announced on Wednesday that its establishment of the US subsidiary Luvantas.The goal is the global ...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CGBio gets FDA approval for Novosis Putty
South Korea's bio-regenerative medical firm CGBio announced on Tuesday that its Novosis Putty has been designated as a breakthrough device by the US...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea set to abolish financial investment gains tax: Yoon
South Korea plans to abolish capital gains taxes on financial investments to revitalize the lackluster domestic financial market and help individual...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins $1.5 bn order for FLNG
South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Tuesday that it has secured an order for one floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) p...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign net buying of Samsung Elec at record high in 2023
Foreign investors turned net buyers of Samsung Electronics Co. in 2023, reversing their selling spree of the stock over past three years, as the sem...
Jan 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix join forces with foreign rivals to win AI chip war
South Korea’s two chip giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are expected to further deepen ties with rivals and customers from aro...
Dec 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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