International Trade Commission
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Batteries
Korea's LX International buys Indonesian nickel miner for $100 mn
South Korean trading firm LX International Corp. said on Tuesday that it has acquired a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT Adhi Kartiko Pratama (AKP)&...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Yes to cannabis but no to bitcoin?
Aftershocks continue in the South Korean financial market following the country’s financial regulator’s ban on the trading of spot bitco...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Bulgogi & ramyun top Jeju Air's in-flight menu in 2023
South Korea'st budget carrier Jeju Air Co. announced on Monday that its most popular in-flight meals and cabin cafe items in 2023 were bulgogi deopb...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Foreign-listed bitcoin ETF trading suspended in S.Korea
South Korean investors’ years-long trading of spot-bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in Canada and Germany was abruptly suspended du...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea launches official probe into HSCEI-tied ELS sale
South Korea’s financial authorities have opened an official probe into local banks and securities firms’ potential misselling of equity-...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO International to step up global expansion after hefty profits
POSCO International Corp. will step up global expansion in 2024 with a focus on electric vehicle components, eco-friendly energy exploration and gra...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
POSCO Holdings’ Chairman Choi to hand over baton
POSCO Holdings Inc.'s Chairman Choi Jeong-woo is not among the company’s next CEO candidates, suggesting Choi will leave the company after ser...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea eyes new Arab boom via free trade deal with GCC nations
South Korea has struck a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a group of six Arab nations, paving the way for Seoul to stre...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates
Sixth-generation (6G) communication frequency bands proposed by South Korea have been adopted as global standard candidates by the industry's freq...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea, Indonesia to facilitate bilateral trade in won, rupiah
The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia agreed to facilitate the settlement of bilateral trade in their currencies from next year as the elec...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO International foresees record-high profits for 2023
POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, is expected to post its highest-ever profits this year tha...
Dec 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is accelerating i...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP to promote i-SMR in Indonesia, Jordan
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) is promoting the introduction of innovative small modular reactors (i-SMR) in Indonesia and Jordan.KHNP ann...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s chip exports rebound, ending 15-month losing streak
South Korean exports of semiconductors, the country’s top export item, rebounded in November, ending 15 months of declines and reinforcing exp...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
STX to develop Gargoub port in Egypt with grain silos
STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, is expected to develop a Mediterranean port in Egypt and build grain silos at the port, a move ex...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
S.Korea to develop Batam airport as Indonesia's air hub
BATAM – State-run Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is accelerating the growth of Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Indonesi...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec’s vehicle systems plants running above full capacity
LG Electronics Inc.'s automotive electronics production plants have surpassed 100% of their operating rate this year as of the end of September.Acco...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s semiconductor exports rebound in 1st 10 days of November
South Korea’s semiconductor exports rose in the first 10 days of November, reversing their 13-month downward trend, data show, raising the pro...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX to invest in lithium business in Peru, Brazil
South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. signed a tripartite agreement with local partners in Peru and Brazil to develop lithium mines and trad...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO Int’l to invest $519 mn in EV parts output expansion
POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., plans to spend 680 billion won ($519....
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International wins $761 mn EV parts supply deal from US carmaker
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., has won a 1 trill...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE
South Korea’s LG Group and Seoul-based Qraft Technologies Inc. have jointly launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that selects holdings relat...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining
LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal
POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HD Hyundai Oilbank secures bio-based material supply network
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Tuesday it signed contracts with Indonesia's Korindo Group and Korea's LX International for the purcha...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
NS Shopping to support partner's Indonesian export
South Korean online shopping mall operator NS Shopping Co. announced on Friday it will support the overseas expansion of its partner, Taeyoung.Taeyo...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO Int’l determined to outsmart Japanese trading firms
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., will step up its efforts to outsmart ...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Premia mulls $110 mn rights offer for more long-haul flights
South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Premia Inc. will make a decision on a rights offering worth up to 150 billion won ($110.4 million) at a boar...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
China Appears to Have Repatriated North Koreans Despite International Pressure
SEOUL—China appeared to have repatriated a large number of North Koreans this week, despite international pressure given the harsh punishment ...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK to invest in S.Korean company for bio jet fuel materials
SK Group, South Korea’s energy-to-semiconductor conglomerate, is set to invest in a local renewable energy ingredient provider for stable proc...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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