Special Project 2
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai holds christening of methanol-powered ship
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Co. announced on Monday that it held a christening ceremony on Thursday at the Port of Copenhagen in Denmark for the ...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Mart at Seoul Station redesigned to lure foreign shoppers
South Korea’s Lotte Mart reopened its hypermarket at Seoul train station on Thursday following a four-month renovation to attract more foreign...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T sells 3GW solar energy project in US to local firm
Samsung C&T Renewables, the renewable energy corporation of South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. in the US, announced on Thursday that it has s...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to develop engine materials for military UAVs
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. on Wednesday said the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement has named th...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to extend $6 bn in financing for African projects
BUSAN – South Korea will offer $6 billion in cheap loans and funds to domestic companies between 2024 and 2025 to finance their construction a...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore gets 131 Develon orders from Saudi, Brazil
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Wednesday that it has recently secured orders for 131 units of its own brand Develon excavator...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to unveil self-propelled howitzer K9A2 in UK
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Tuesday that it will unveil the latest model of its K9 self-propelled howitzer, the K9A2, at the Def...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to receive $1 bn in unpaid bills from Uzbek gas project
South Korean firms are poised to receive $1 billion in unpaid bill that has accumulated since 2017 from Uzbekistan’s Surgil gas project as the...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports
South Korea has signed a free trade pact with the Philippines, which is expected to bolster Korean car exports to the Southeast Asian country with a...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l, Equinor tie up for Ulsan offshore wind project
POSCO International Corp., a South Korean energy and trading arm of steel behemoth POSCO Holdings Inc., signed a memorandum of understanding on Thur...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha vice chair pitches submarines to Polish president
Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan is stepping up efforts to win Poland's high-profile submarine project worth an estimated 3 trillion won ($2...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International to take part in CCS project in Texas
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is expected to wi...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAIST discloses Earth images from Next-Gen Small Sat 2
The main payload satellite Next-Generation Small Satellite 2" of the Nuri, launched on May 25, has been confirmed to be operating perfectly, as anno...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Land use for SK Ecoplant's wind power venture in Canada approved
The green hydrogen Nujio’qonik project in Canada, a venture that South Korea's SK Ecoplant is taking part in, has secured approval to use go...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix, Samsung's fight for HBM lead set to escalate on AI boom
Long-time runner-up SK Hynix Inc. significantly narrowed the market share gap with global memory leader Samsung Electronics Co. to 6.3 percentage po...
Sep 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells brings forward US solar module production
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, brought forward operations of a US pla...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Engineering to produce offshore wind power on Chuja Islands
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering on Thursday said it signed the day before a memorandum of understanding with Equinor Korea, LG Chem Ltd., PO...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Steel's offshore wind power plant gets int’l certification
South Korea’s Hyundai Steel on Wednesday said its Ulsan Factory 2 in the southern coastal city of Ulsan received certification as an offshore ...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea to invest in Korean-owned overseas startups
South Korea will expand startup nurturing programs into overseas venture companies launched by Koreans from next year as the country is stepping up ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Webcash launches WeBill 365 in Cambodia
South Korea's Webcash Co. has launched its specialized billing solution "WeBill 365" in Cambodia."WeBill 365 maximizes convenience and efficiency fo...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung releases SD card brand highly resistant to water, drops
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday said its new Pro Ultimate line of secure data (SD) cards features enhanced speed and stability.The brand’...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nestlé seeks to open Starbucks brand stores in Korea
Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food company, is preparing to open small Starbucks brand stores in South Korea to attract budget-consc...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
JW Pharma to participate in S.Korea’s new drug project
South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical announced on Monday that its experimental hair loss drug, JW0061, has been selected for a two-year funding program b...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Elantra N TCR stands on double podium in 2023 TCR World Tour
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that the Elantra N TCR has won the 2023 TCR (touring car racing) World Tour in José Carlos Bassi Circui...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix leads DRAM industry’s Q2 revenue rebound, retakes No. 2 spot
SK Hynix Inc. saw its DRAM chip shipments significantly increase in the second quarter, leading the industry’s overall revenue rebound, market...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief’s top mission: Soft landing for household debt
South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday vowed to reduce household debt without causing a severe economic downturn as the Bank of Korea he...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK head says Korea inflation to dip below mid-2% in H2 2024
South Korea’s central bank chief expected consumer inflation to fall below the mid-2% level in the second half of 2024, adding to predictions ...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG Electronics top 2 global TV makers in H1
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., two South Korean tech giants, respectively achieved the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the global TV set ...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia’s first vehicles T-600, Brisa resurrected after 40 years
Not many people in the auto industry know that South Korea’s Kia Corp. started as a bicycle parts maker 79 years ago.Back in 1944, Kim Chul-ho...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S' low-carbon LNG project enjoys tailwind in Australia
DARWIN, Australia -- Darwin, Australia's northernmost port city, lies at the crossroads of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. With a tropical climate of...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Nexon Games rally on Tencent’s attempt to buy Nexon
- 2 JLL, Savills to lead Seoul Square sale in $1 bn deal
- 3 Partners Group sees infrastructure secondaries quadrupling to $60 bn
- 4 MBK-invested Homeplus looks for new owner as M&A emerges as option
- 5 Hyundai Steel to displace Baoshan as GM Korea's supplier