K-brands in Japan
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ESG
HD Hyundai Oilbank develops recycled plastic containers
South Korea's petroleum and refinery company HD Hyundai Oilbank Co. has jointly developed a container using recycled plastic with domestic plastic c...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-content makers to list on Nasdaq via $610 mn SPAC deal
Seven South Korean content makers are set to list on the Nasdaq through a $610 million merger deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Kooksoondang to export limited edition makgeolli to Japan in four years
Kooksoondang Co., a South Korean brewery that produces traditional rice-based wines, announced on Friday that it will export 100,000 bottles of the ...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KOTRA holds IR meeting in Tokyo for Japanese companies
Invest Korea, KOTRA's organization dedicated to attracting foreign investment, held an IR for Japanese companies interested in entering South Korea ...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korea’s mobile carriers seek future from service robots
South Korea’s mobile carriers are strengthening the service robot business as the sector, combined with their know-how in the telecommunicatio...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon, Korea’s No. 1 salesman, at BIE to drum up support for 2030 Expo
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris next week to drum up support for the Asian ...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Elantra N TCR wins 2023 TCR World Tour in Italy
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that the Elantra N TCR has won the 2023 TCR (touring car racing) World Tour in Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano ...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
KB Financial, Sompo Japan team up for boosting nursing care services
South Korea's KB Financial Group and Japan's Sompo Holdings announced on Friday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on nursing care s...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korean gov’t to showcase domestic fresh eggs in Hong Kong
South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) announced on Friday that it ...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea to discuss bilateral currency swap with Japan
South Korea plans to discuss with Japan the re-establishment of their bilateral currency swap line, said its finance minister on Thursday, as the di...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korea’s Handsome releases brand book with Assouline
South Korean fashion company Handsome Corp., a division of Hyundai Department Store Group, said on Thursday that it has partnered with Assouline, on...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Glonet: A case of Korea's logistics David vs Japan’s shipping Goliath
TOKYO – Glonet Co. is a novice logistics company hardly known in Japan’s time-honored shipping industry.The small South Korean shipping ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean beauty brands lean toward social media stars
AmorePacific Corp.'s new brand launch in February with top South Korean social media influencer Lee Sa-bae created a sensation in the domestic cosme...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO launches first product from its low-carbon Greenate brand
South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO on Sunday launched the first product from its low-carbon brand Greenate.Greenate features distribution-type produ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023
Breitling, a luxury Swiss watchmaker, has launched a limited edition of one of its flagship models, the Chronomat B01 24, in South Korea, marking th...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
HYBE in talks to raise $380 million to reach beyond K-pop: Bloomberg
HYBE Co., the South Korean entertainment powerhouse behind BTS, is said to be seeking to finance about 500 billion won ($380 million) to bring more ...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Fifty Fifty label seeks investment from Silicon Valley
The South Korean label behind K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty is looking to Silicon Valley for investment as the four-girl band, already with a l...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea, Japan to resume finance ministers' meeting
South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced on Friday that Kim Seong-wook, the ministry's Director of the Office of International Finan...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
LG Chem’s CEO searches for talent in Japan to lead new growth engines
Vice Chairman and CEO Shin Hak-cheol of South Korea's largest chemical company LG Chem Ltd. is looking for talent in Japan to lead his company's thr...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea hosts first Universo Ferrari exhibition in Asia
For the first time in Asia, South Korea is hosting an event featuring the history of the Italian sports car brand Ferrari.Ferrari on Thursday opened...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Riiid inks deal with ALC to expand its AI-based TOEIC platform in Japan
South Korean AI-powered edtech firm, Riiid, announced on Thursday it has partnered with ALC, a premier brand in the Japanese language education indu...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
South Korean game developers expand business with IPs
South Korean game developers are expanding their business portfolios through their intellectual property to boost profits with a goal to create glob...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korean chips’ heavy reliance on China, US poses risk to national economy
South Korea’s semiconductor industry is more vulnerable to economic and industrial shifts in its key export markets than those of its rivals T...
May 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korean's interest in Japan travel surpasses pre-No Japan levels
A survey result indicates an increased interest in travel to Japan compared to pre-No Japan boycott levels, while interest in travel to China has pl...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea’s popular MMORPGs go abroad for profitability
South Korean game developers target overseas markets for their locally hit massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) to increase pro...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean joins top 10 brand marketing agencies in India
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Wednesday that its Indian corporation has joined top 10 of local brand m...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Fifty Fifty longest K-pop girl group to stay on Billboard Hot 100
Fifty Fifty has stayed on the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record for the longest stay by a K-pop girl group.Accor...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air CEO sees Korea-Indonesia routes as blue ocean
South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. will make the most of the post-pandemic recovery in travel demand by exploring South...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
S.Korea's UAM group to develop tourism transportation on southern coast
Urban air transportation (UAM) in South Korea will open a tourism road on the country's southern coast, which is dubbed "the nation's Mediterranean ...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
UAE to find $2 bn investment opportunities in S.Korea
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reviewing $2 billion worth of investment project in South Korea, such energy and information communications techno...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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