Saline Water Conversion
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Beauty & Cosmetics
In China’s waterway city Hangzhou, K-beauty redefines ‘shuiguang'
HANGZHOU – The capital of China’s Zhejiang province, Hangzhou, is the southern terminus of the ancient Grand Canal waterway, which origi...
May 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Chem to sell water filter business to Glenwood PE for $692 million
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to sell its water filter business – the world’s second-largest producer of reverse osmosis m...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB invests in Seoul office building for rental housing conversion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and South Korean property developer MGRV have jointly acquired the headquarters of a domestic women...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro sees annual soju exports to Cambodia grow 31%
HiteJinro Co., South Korea’s leading soju maker, resumed its Jinro EDM Festival at Cambodia’s Bon Om Tuk water festival after a four-y...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures named Google Play's Best Game
"Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures", the globally popular mobile game of South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp., was selected the Best for Googl...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Thursday that it will introduce a special fire suppression tool, the EV (Electric Vehicle) - Drill Lance, f...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Hotels & Resorts to upcycle used PET bottles
South Korea's Lotte Hotels & Resorts said on Friday that it will collaborate with Lotte Chilsung Beverage and Lotte Chemical Corp. to establish ...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom partners with Perplexity to level up conversational search
South Korea's largest telecom company SK Telecom Co. will enhance its conversational search services through a partnership with US AI search startup...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samhwa Paint launches anti-rust product Knok-Stop
South Korea's Samhwa Paint Industrial said on Wednesday that it has introduced a new water-based primer, Knok-Stop, designed to convert rust on meta...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
GS E&C in talks to sell entire stake in GS Elevator to Chinese firm
South Korea’s GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) is in talks to sell its entire stake in GS Elevator Co. to a Chinese strate...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal
South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. secured its first project to convert a floating storage unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG-FSU).HD Hyu...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao to launch conversational AI platform for B2C commerce
South Korean mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. said on Thursday that it will accelerate its artificial intelligence push by launching a conversation...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Huonslab eyes speedy anticancer drug delivery with new patent
South Korean biotech Huons Global Co. said on Tuesday that its research and development unit Huonslab has issued a domestic patent claiming a techno...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer
South Korea's Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on Tuesday that it will trial the artificial intelligence (AI) service AI Human at its Songdo store u...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean launches large offshore WTIV
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it launched a large wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which it secured an order for f...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea intensifies rules on CB conversion price adjustment
South Korea will strengthen regulations on the conversion prices of convertible bonds (CBs) to protect stakeholders from excessive share dilution, t...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility wins deal for fuel conversion project in Chile
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a contract for a fuel conversion project at a t...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Conversational AI startup Rapeech attracts $4.4 mn investment
South Korean conversational artificial intelligence (AI) startup Rapeech announced on Sunday that it attracted an investment of 6 billion won ($4....
May 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Navigating choppy waters: Dollar-won FX forecasting
Late last year, when the Korean won traded at 1,288 per dollar, most market analysts and economists predicted that the Korean currency would regai...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials
Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fi...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings, KNOC to jointly secure lithium in Canada
POSCO N.EX.T Hub, the venture platform of POSCO Holdings Inc., announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the K...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea’s Orion to ship bottled water to China to challenge Evian
Orion Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s confectionary and snack maker Orion Corp., is set to export bottled water to China,...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Ssangyong E&C wins deals for two Dubai luxury residences
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Monday that it secured two luxury residence construction projects in Dubai, United Arab Em...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SM Entertainment founder invests $5.2 million in Mindlogic
K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co.'s founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man is expected to invest up to 10 billion won ($7.5 million) in Mind...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung gets AWS platinum certification for water stewardship
Samsung Electronics Co. has been awarded the highest level of certification for water management by the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), a le...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CSCEC, SK Ecoplant in $1.9 bn Egypt renewable energy deal
China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), the world’s largest builder, and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. are set to team up on...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korean boiler firms expand exports
Despite a global economic slowdown, South Korea's overseas exports of boilers and water heaters increased 4.9% year over year by $478.3 million in 2...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to upgrade your bathroom with high-tech appliances
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, on Friday said it is set to showcase new products for bathrooms for the first time, ma...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab Active5 enterprise version
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday that its enterprise version of the tablet Galaxy Tab Active5 started to sell on business-to-business (...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean develops draft measuring with drones
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Tuesday that it has developed a system that utilizes drones and ...
Feb 20, 2024 (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