Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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Retail
Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia
Ralph Lauren Corp., the world-renowned fashion firm that features timeless design and a classic sporty style with its trademark Polo brand, is seein...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
South Korean gamers mobilize offline to make their voices heard
Angered by what they deem to be an unfair rewards system and poor customer service, South Korean players of Kakao Games Corp.’s Japan-created ...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has narrowed its technology gap in Level 3 self-driving vehicles with Tesla Inc. to one year, mo...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs
The automotive industry around the globe is rapidly transitioning from the manufacturing sector to the digital arena. That is, from an internal...
Aug 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai, Hanwha ink $5.8 bn defense deals with Poland
South Korea’s defense makers Hyundai Rotem Co. and Hanwha Defense signed formal contracts worth $5.8 billion to export battle tanks and self-p...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform
South Korea’s Com2uS Studios, the creator of the popular game Summoners War, said on Thursday it will unveil a real-life-like metaverse platfo...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's SD Biosensor to supply diagnostics kits to Japan in H2
SD Biosensor Inc., South Korea’s leading in-vitro diagnostics company, has signed an agreement to supply its COVID-19 self-test kits and other...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to redirect its TaaS, AI functions to self-driving arm 42dot
Hyundai Motor Group will redirect the core functions of its Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) division and AIRS Company to its recently acquired se...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG, KT join forces to launch next-generation service robots
South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. has partnered with LG Electronics Inc. to develop and launch next-generation custome...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Silicon Valley-based AI startup Allganize revs up to go public in Japan
Allganize Inc., a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, recently announced the company will relocate some of its headquarters f...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Home decoration app O!House launches a beta version in Japan
“Even though different countries have varying living conditions, we all share the common goal of decorating our spaces,” Jay Lee, CEO of...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Japan’s multifamily assets shine amid market volatility: Savills IM
Multifamily assets have been a key investment target due to their resilience amid economic volatility. Japan, with the largest real estate market in...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Broadcom applies for consent order on unfair deals with Samsung
US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. applied for a consent order to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFT) in July against allegations that it forced Samsung E...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis steps up future mobility business
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is accelerating its future mobility businesses as well as intensifying open innovat...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Korea to further lag China on self-driving cars
South Korea is expected to lag behind China further on autonomous vehicle technology as Shenzhen, the technology hub in Guangdong province, allowed ...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s minimum wage to exceed Japan’s due to forex
TOKYO – South Korea’s minimum wage per hour is poised to exceed Japan’s for the first time as early as this October.A subcommittee...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to buy Korean self-driving startup 42dot
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Group is set to purchase autonomous driving startup 42dot, intensifying the automaker’s competi...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean defense firms receive $15 bn order from Poland
South Korea’s defense makers, namely Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), and Hanwha Defense Corp., clinched export dea...
Jul 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Geo Centric, Veolia join forces to lead Asia’s plastic recycling business
SK Geo Centric, an SK Innovation Co. subsidiary focused on the eco-friendly chemical business, joined hands with Paris-based Veolia Environnement S....
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean defense stocks boosted by $7.6 bn deal with Poland
South Korean defense stocks got a boost from a 10 trillion-won ($7.6 billion) export deal with Poland announced last week. Korea Aerospa...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Defense likely to merge
Hanwha, the South Korean chemicals-to-financial conglomerate, has been a key player in the M&A market with a series of conspicuous acquisitions ...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Daewoo Shipbuilding may split up to find new owners
South Korea is considering splitting Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. into two units to facilitate the sale of the debt-ridden shipb...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is aiming to produce the majority of its automotive semiconductors with its own tec...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Ildong mulls seeking COVID-19 pill approval from Korea first
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean drugmaker, considers seeking approval for a COVID-19 anti-viral pill from the country as Japan postponed g...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI targets to sell 1,000 units of FA-50 light attack aircraft worth $30 billion
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, is seeking to sell 1,000 units of the FA-50 light combat a...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Award-winning Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV to land in Japan as MK Taxi
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is supplying its all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover to Japan’s taxi servi...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea defense firms poised to ink $7.7 bn in deals with Poland
South Korea’s defense makers including Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hanwha Defense are poised to clinch 10 tri...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean micromobility startup Swing launches biz in Japan
South Korea’s shared micromobility startup The Swing Co. is making inroads in Japan, becoming the first domestic service provider in the secto...
Jul 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCCs’ international flight recovery remains slow
South Korean budget airlines are seeing a slow recovery in international flights as key routes such as China and Japan have yet to normalize while t...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Kia to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90, EV9 in 2023
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will launch its most-advanced Level 3 autonomous cars next year, starting with Hyundai Motor Co.'s flagship ...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Hyundai Rotem set to finalize $6 bn K2 tank order from Poland
- 3 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 4 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 5 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess