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Electronics
Samsung unveils next-gen signage platform for B2B push
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top TV maker by sales, on Monday launched a next-generation signage operations platform to boost its pres...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chair, board under investigation ahead of new CEO selection
Police in Seoul have launched a probe into South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Choi Jeong-woo and the company's boa...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang to resume Rocket Delivery for LG H&H; ends 5-year feud
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading online retailer, said on Friday it will resume the same or next-day delivery service, dubbed “Rocket...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha, ITM to develop lithium-ion batteries for submarines
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, has partnered with Kosdaq-listed tech firm ITM Semiconductor Co. to jointly develop ba...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion revises up earnings goals to overtake Amgen
Celltrion Inc., South Korea's leading biosimilar maker, on Wednesday expressed its ambition to join the global top 10 biotech and pharmaceutical com...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to mass-produce homegrown fighter jet in 2024
South Korea is set to start mass production of the KF-21, its homegrown supersonic fighter jet, this year for expected deployment of the warplane fo...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
H&Q, Aeneas PE put online retailer 11Street on the market
H&Q Korea Partners and Hong Kong-based Aeneas Private Equity have put South Korea’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. up for sale to recoup...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai, Kia join hands with Gore to develop hydrogen fuel cell material
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday it has signed an agreement with W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., a US material...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang opens online B2B section
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. introduced a business-to-business (B2B) section CJ The Market for Biz on its e-commerce website CJ The ...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s tech sets them apart with record hybrid vehicle sales
Like their global peers, Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. recently turned their sights back to hybrid vehicles as electric vehicle uptakes ...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
BNP Paribas, HSBC fined $20.4 million in Korea for naked short-selling
South Korea’s financial regulator has slapped a combined 26.52 billion won ($20.4 million) in fines on BNP Paribas SA, its Korean brokerage un...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver to join race with EQT, Goldman Sachs for Korean SW firm
Naver Corp. is set to go up against global major private equity firms such as EQT Partners AB and Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group to acquire a So...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries doubles aramid production facility
South Korea's industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. doubled its aromatic polyamide fibers (aramid) production capacity after completing...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Daedong wins $268 mn tractor order from Aral Group
South Korea’s No. 1 agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp. announced on Tuesday that it signed a deal with Türkiye's Aral Group to ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Coupang to buy luxury platform Farfetch at $500 mn
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading e-commerce platform, plans to acquire Farfetch Holdings, a London-based online retailer for luxury goods, ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SUVs: Name of the game in 2023 South Korean auto market
Back in the 1970s, when simply having a car was a status symbol in South Korea, a four-door passenger sedan was the car of choice. And Hyundai Motor...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte extends Brisbane Airport duty-free shop operations until 2034
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, said on Sunday it has extended its operating rights for a duty-free shop a...
Dec 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, ASML to build joint research plant in Hwaseong
Samsung Electronics Co. and ASML Holding NV plan to build their joint research plant in Dongtan township in Hwaseong, South Korea, in which the me...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platform
Line Next Corp., a digital asset affiliate of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has attracted $140 million in a funding round led by Cre...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million
South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has acquired Sharekhan Ltd., India’s 10th-largest brokerage firm, to enh...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Hyungji Elite selected as official partner of FC Barcelona
South Korea’s school and corporate uniform company Hyungji Elite announced on Monday that it was selected as the official partner of FC Barc...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI inks deal with SpaceX to launch mid-sized satellites in 2025
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Friday that it has signed a deal with the US space firm SpaceX to launch South Korea's next-gener...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung launches next-generation chip process development unit
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has launched a business unit tasked with developing next-generation chip proces...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chem develops tech to improve EV battery durability
Lotte Chemical Corp. said on Tuesday it has developed a technology to improve the durability of electric vehicle cell materials by enhancing the sta...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H to boost marketing of makeup brands in Japan
South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it will boost marketing of its premium makeup brands "Glint by VDIVOV" (Glint) and "freshian"...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea to invest $200 mn in new drugs, vaccines by 2028
South Korea’s health ministry will allocate 261.6 billion won ($200.2 million) for two funds over the next four years to boost private sector ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCC T’way enjoys healthy earnings on preemptive investment
South Korean budget airline T'way Air Co. reported strong earnings as it benefited from its preemptive move of introducing new aircraft to increase ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma wins $10 mn order for flu vaccine in Thailand
South Korea's GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Thursday that its flu vaccine GC Flu secured a $10 million order in the upcoming bid by Thailand's Gov...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to launch low-power, high-speed AI chips in 2024
Samsung Electronics Co. will launch low latency wide (LLW) DRAMs next year, designed to improve the power efficiency of artificial intelligence appl...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to be first automaker to sell cars on Amazon
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will be the first carmaker to sell cars on Amazon in the US while providing drivers with the g...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet