North American Utility Vehicle of the Year
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells holds No.1 position in US solar module market
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, secured the top position in the US resid...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Huons sees tripling of lidocaine vial output in 3 years
South Korea’s Huons Co., an anesthetics vial producer, aims to triple its lidocaine output from 2026, targeting the US market, where it fills ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea's game companies wage intense war in MMORPG sector
South Korea's massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG), a mainstream genre in domestic games, is showing signs of an increasingly he...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Poshmark powers Naver earnings; HyperCLOVA X the next booster
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to strong sales of Poshmark Inc. in the US. It ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
WeMade discusses first console game with Microsoft
South Korea's video game developer WeMade Co. on Monday said it is discussing cooperation with Microsoft in areas like WeMade's release of a console...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Samyang Foods aims to grow Buldak sauce into $75 mn brand
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Monday that it will strengthen its sauce business centered around its popular Buldak (hot chicken flavo...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor drives software unit's Q1 sales higher
Record-setting earnings at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group have driven its vehicle software platform’s sales sharply higher and painte...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant to build waste EV battery recycling plant in China
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. will build a recycling facility for electric vehicle (EV) waste batteries in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, ...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanyang, Linde to inject $800 mn for hydrogen cluster in Korea
Hanyang Corporation Ltd., a South Korean construction firm, will join forces with German industrial gases and engineering company Linde AG to create...
May 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to overtake TSMC within 5 years: chip president
DAEJEON – Samsung Electronics Co. will be able to overtake bigger foundry rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) at the leading e...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to develop anode materials with Westwater Resources of US
South Korea's electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On and the American graphite company Westwater Resources will jointly develop anode materials f...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Vietnamese tourists top in card spending in Korea in 2022
Vietnamese tourists splurged the most among foreign visitors to South Korea last year, filling the void left by Chinese travelers shunning Korea sin...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai AutoEver, LS Electric adopt Ieum 5G for production lines
South Korea's automotive internet sales company Hyundai AutoEver and electrical equipment and automation specialist LS Electric Co. have adopted Ieu...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s brisk April sales bode well for stellar Q2
The second-quarter earnings outlook for South Korea’s biggest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. looks rosy as eased...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK Geo Centric, Loop to set up plastic recycling plant in Korea
SK Geo Centric Co., a petrochemical unit within South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said on Wednesday it will set up a joint venture with a Nasdaq-l...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong Pharma to build third botulinum toxin plant for $746 mn
South Korea’s Daewoong Pharmaceutical next year will open a third plant to greatly expand annual output of its botulinum toxin Nabota at a cos...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S to supply renewable electricity to BASF
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. will supply electricity generated from renewable energy to global chemical company BASF. SK E&S announced on...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to take pre-orders for electric SUV EV9
Kia Corp. announced on Wednesday that it will begin taking pre-orders for the "Kia EV9." The EV9 is Kia's second dedicated electric vehicle based on...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET to supply battery separators to major client in China
South Korea’s battery separator maker SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) will supply separators to a major electric vehicle (EV) battery maker in Ch...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea, US agree on simplified EV charger export procedure
South Korean companies looking to export electric vehicle chargers to the United States can now receive local certification more conveniently within...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea’s car exports hit record high of $15.4 bn in Q1
South Korea's car exports achieved their highest-ever record in the first quarter 2023, increasing by over 40% from a year ago, according to data fr...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to transit passengers from abroad
Transit passengers from select countries from Sunday can enter South Korea without a visa, and this waiver from May 15 will apply to a wider range o...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec’s home appliance unit hits record-high profit in Q1
The home appliance division of LG Electronics Inc. posted its largest ever quarterly profit in the January-March period, exceeding the 1 trillion wo...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE bets big on AI; to unveil generative AI project in May: Chairman Bang
HYBE Co. is set to wow the world again but this time with the much-hyped generative artificial intelligence technology as it plans to unveil an unpr...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Direct lending tops private debt strategy again for Korean LPs
Direct lending, which has topped South Korean institutional investors’ private debt strategies for years, has become even more popular amid risi...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia invest $746.3 billion more in 42dot
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will inject 1 trillion won ($746.3 billion) of funds into 42dot, a self-driving vehicle subsidiary of Hyundai Moto...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s public spending on maternity, child care falls short of OECD average
South Korea’s government budget for tackling the nation's low birth rate has risen to 2.25% of GDP, but housing support accounts for a major p...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Asiana Airlines resumes Incheon-Changsha flights after 3 years
After a hiatus of over three years due to the impact of COVID-19, the flight route between Incheon, South Korea, and Changsha, Hunan, China, has res...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to supply steel to Samsung Electronics under long-term contract
POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker, will supply steel to Samsung Electronics Co. under a long-term deal, which is...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US streaming giant Netflix is slated to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to boost its cont...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 5 Koramco targets $7 bn bets on Korea data centers