Incheon Airport distribution center
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Venture capital
Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet
Naver Ventures, the first dedicated Silicon Valley venture capital arm of Naver Corp., has made its debut investment in Nvidia Corp.-backed TwelveLa...
10 HOURS AGO
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Goodai Global poised to build L'Oréal-style empire via M&As
Goodai Global Inc. is seeking to acquire South Korea’s first-generation independent cosmetics brand Skinfood for about 150 billion won ($108 m...
Jun 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Cushman & Wakefield, Avison Young to lead Orange Center sale in Seoul
Cushman & Wakefield and Avison Young have been appointed to oversee the sale of Orange Center, a prime office tower in Seoul’s central bus...
May 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI sets up entity in Korea with most paid ChatGPT users outside US
OpenAI Inc., the creator of generative AI ChatGPT, has established a legal entity in South Korea, which has the largest number of paying ChatGPT sub...
May 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2025
KIC bets on Asian real estate; eyes residential, data centers
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is zeroing in on Asia’s real estate market by region, while targeting residential facilities and data c...
May 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung bets on data center HVAC with $1.7 bn FläktGroup acquisition
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced the acquisition of FläktGroup, a German manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditionin...
May 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCCs boost travel demand to global tourist hubs
South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs), including Air Premia Inc. and Air Busan Co., have been expanding into underserved smaller cities, but also dr...
May 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US tariffs add risk premium to dollar assets: Maurice Obstfeld
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US tariff increases are adding risk premiums to dollar-denominated assets, undermining the dollar’s role as a glo...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
JD.com opens Korean logistics centers, preluding C-commerce invasion
JD.com, often dubbed China’s answer to Amazon.com, has opened its own logistics centers in South Korea, becoming the first Chinese e-commerce ...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea’s Incheon Airport to upgrade, operate Uzbek airfield in $140m deal
INCHEON – South Korea’s Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is set to upgrade and operate an airfield in Uzbekistan to expand the...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. were shortlisted for the mandat...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Wycombe Abbey to establish 1st Korean campus in Incheon’s Midan City
Wycombe Abbey, one of the UK’s leading independent boarding schools, has been chosen as the top bidder to establish an international school in...
Mar 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel to shut down Incheon rebar plant in April
Hyundai Steel Co. is set to shut down its reinforced bar plant in Incheon in April to trim output as steel bar prices are hovering near a four-and-a...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Warburg Pincus-Wide Creek Asset JV picks up 2nd Korean logistics asset
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC and South Korean real estate manager Wide Creek Asset Management Co. are building a logistics center for l...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
LX Pantos acquires logistics center near Atlanta for $120 mn
LX Pantos Co., a logistics arm of LX International Corp., announced on Tuesday it has acquired a logistics center near Atlanta in Dalton, Georgia fo...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI data center with up to 3 gigawatts of power envisioned for South Korea
An investor group is planning one of the world’s largest data centers for artificial intelligence in South Korea, a sign of red-hot AI de...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Lotte Duty Free unveils robot bartender in Gimpo Int'l Airport
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free said on Thursday it placed its AI-based robot bartenders in Gimpo International Airport.Lotte Duty Free offers robot...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2025
LG Electronics, Microsoft sign strategic partnership on AI agents
LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s top home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with US tech giant Micros...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Hanmi Semiconductor to build new TC Bonder plant in Incheon
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s leading chip packaging equipment manufacturer, held a ground-breaking ceremony for its seventh plant of...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin expands GDC at Incheon Airport
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Monday it expanded its global distribution center (GDC) at Incheon International Airport to meet the dem...
Dec 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix develops high-capacity SSD for AI data center
SK Hynix Inc. unveiled on Wednesday its high-capacity solid-state drive (SSD) product PS1012 U.2, designed for AI data centers with 61 terabyte (TB)...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Musinsa, Zozo to support S.Korean fashion brands
South Korea's online fashion platform Musinsa said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan's Zozo, the operator of online...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Samyang Foods releases export-only ramyun brand in Thailand
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Wednesday it launched the new export-only ramyun brand Mep in Thailand. Mep is the second brand for the...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha's financial companies open AI center in San Franciso
South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate’s financial companies have opened a joint artificial intelligence center in San Francisco, a ...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung SDS to build AI-focused data center at Samsung Electronics’ plant
Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, plans to build an artificial intelligence data center...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon to release The First Berserker: Khazan in China
South Korea’s online game developer Nexon Korea Corp. said on Monday it signed a deal with China's Tencent Games to publish its new action rol...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T, Sweden's Karnfull Next to team up for SMR
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swedish energy company Karnfull Next AB to jointl...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to build the Hyundai Cente...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
GIC to pick preferred bidder in $1.1 bn Seoul landmark building sale
Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund, is set to select a preferred bidder for the sale of a lan...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet