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Korean games
Kakao-invested game developer Shiftup becomes unicorn startup
Shiftup Co., a South Korean mobile game developer, has joined the ranks of unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more.The studio behind...
Jul 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korea, game developers in tug of war over P2E genre
A battle over play-to-earn (P2E) games in South Korea between the government and the industry has yet to show any signs of abating as the authority ...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Blockchain game developer Planetarium Labs raises $32 mn
Planetarium Labs raised $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by Animoca Brands, and joined by Samsung Next, WeMade, and Krust Universe.The s...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
LG Innotek to invest $1.1 bn to ramp up substrate, camera module output
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. said on Wednesday it will invest 1.4 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in expanding facilities for semiconductor substr...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to rev up Korean food sales in Europe
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to accelerate the expansion of its Korean food business in Europe. It aims to increase annual fo...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO sees battery materials sales double by 2030
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. expects sales of its rechargeable battery materials to more than double to 41 trillion won ($31 billion) by ...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Precision to supply to Antech for US vet diagnostics market entry
A number of veterinary diagnostics companies are struggling to differentiate themselves in the global market. According to Grand View Research Inc.,...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S to launch London office in view of growth opportunities in Europe
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is preparing to open a business office in London as it sees growth op...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HanmiGlobal wins $34 million Saudi Diriyah complex project
HanmiGlobal Co., a South Korean construction project management (PM) company, said on Monday it has won a 44 billion won ($34 million) deal, part of...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean biotech firms fold COVID-19 therapeutics development businesses
A string of South Korean pharmaceutical and biotech companies are waving the white flag when it comes to developing COVID-19 treatments. As the...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea shipbuilders throttle up wind farm business
South Korea’s major shipbuilders are competing to lead the global wind farm industry, an emerging game-changer in the renewable energy sector,...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials
The much-touted sale of a controlling stake in Iljin Materials Co., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, is flagging as big spenders are ...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Online lender K Bank revs up for IPO in Nov on surging net profit
K Bank submitted a preliminary assessment request to the Korea Stock Exchange on Thursday, the first step to an initial public offering. The on...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Danble taps into overlooked market of men's fashion for older millennials
Danble, operated by Tailor Town, is an online fashion platform serving the often-overlooked market of men’s fashion for those in their 30s and...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec.-SM Ent. tie up to challenge Apple Fitness+
LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co., South Korea’s giants in the home appliances and entertainment sectors, joined hands in the home ...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
NCSOFT publishes second ESG report with a playbook concept
NCSOFT Corp., a leading South Korean game developer, has published its second annual sustainability report using a playbook map concept. The re...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical, Britishvolt sign initial deal for battery materials
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s top steel maker, and UK electric vehicle startup Britishvolt Ltd. have signed an initial agreement...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Socar gets pushback for high valuation ahead of IPO
South Korea’s mobility unicorn Socar Inc. faces controversy over its valuation after the car-sharing startup set the price guidance for its in...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Meta, Seoul National University jointly set up XR research center
Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, and Seoul National University (SNU) jointly launched an extended reality (XR) research center in So...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience wins marketing license for Korea's first COVID-19 vaccine
South Korea’s SK Bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of SK Group, has won marketing authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine from the Minis...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups rely on word-of-mouth marketing for overseas penetration
Thanks to what some economists dub a borderless economy, more South Korean startups than ever before are looking beyond the peninsula. Seoul-ba...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner
Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the design of the IONIQ 6, its first all-electric sedan on an exclusive EV platform, with which South Korea&...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Moon boats light up the birthplace of Korean Confucianism
Riding a crescent moon-shaped boat that changes colors is a must-do experience in the small South Korean city of Andong, 190 km southeast of Seoul.T...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Mobility platform Socar targets $1.2 bn value for Aug IPO
South Korea’s car-sharing platform Socar Inc. has estimated its corporate value at up to 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) for an initial public...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia set for record profit with lower incentives than Toyota
South Korea’s two largest automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are expected to post their highest ever profit for the se...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Doosan Infracore to develop hydrogen engines for commercial use
Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, said on June 26 that it will start a state-run project to develop hydro...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Electronics, GS acquire AppleMango to launch EV charging business
LG Electronics Inc., in partnership with GS Group, is advancing into the electric vehicle charging service market by acquiring AppleMango Co., a Sou...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
1 in 4 biotech firms struggles with decreasing cash reserves
South Korea’s biotechnology firms – public and private alike – are facing increasingly negative financial conditions. T...
Jun 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Translink: Startup fundraising barely affected by economic downturn
Venture capital, or the business of investing in innovative private companies with growth potential, is a local endeavor most of the time.While this...
Jun 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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