US smartphone market
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Electric vehicles
S.Korean refiners’ competition in EV lubricants sector intensifies
Refiners in South Korea are in a race to expand their presence in the electric vehicle lubricants market through overseas production facilities and ...
Feb 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Fed rate cut hopes spur Koreans’ US Treasury bond buying spree
US Treasury bonds are gaining popularity among retail investors in South Korea amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharm targets $311 mn for Cenobamate US sales
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals targeted 416 billion won ($311 million) for its epilepsy treatment Cenobamate in the US market this year. SK Bi...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023
South Korea’s car exports to the US surged 44.6% on-year to a record high of $32.2 billion in 2023, making up the lion’s share of South ...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign investors net buyers of Korean stocks for 3rd straight month
Foreign investors bought more South Korean stocks and bonds in January, extending their buying spree to three months.The Financial Supervisory Servi...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem, CJ CheilJedang to launch eco-friendly bio-nylon joint venture
South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. and food and biotechnology firm CJ CheilJedang Corp. have agreed to launch an eco-friendly bio-...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Shortt gets 400 mn views in one year in SE Asian market
Shortt, a South Korean short form content company, announced on Wednesday that it has got a total of 400 million views of its campaigns for South Ko...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to buy more Australian lithium for US EV benefits
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, said on Wednesday it was set to buy more lithium, a ke...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang overseas food sales surpasses domestic market
South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that its overseas food sales surpassed the domestic market in the fourth quarter performan...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korean stock market volatility up since short-selling ban
The South Korean stock market has seen increased volatility and few rallies over the past three months, in sharp contrast to government hopes that i...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a commercial contract with ATX Medical Solutions, Australia's largest m...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Qoo10 buys US e-commerce platform Wish for $173 mn
Southeast Asia-focused e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. has agreed to acquire Wish, a US online marketplace, for $173 million from Nasdaq-listed Conte...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
POSCO Int’l wins Mercury Awards for video ad
POSCO International Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has received the Honors Award in the Corporate Identity Video category at the prestigious Mer...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market
China’s BYD Co., the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, is set to enter South Korea’s passenger EV market, setting off alarm ...
Feb 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers
South Korean companies are gearing up for listings targeting billions of dollars in market capitalization as the local initial public offering (IPO)...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Lotte Rental, KB Capital to co-work for car rental
Lotte Rental Co., South Korea's largest car rental firm, has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domestic financial comp...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
EcoPro’s 2023 profit halves on softer EV demand, materials prices
South Korea’s major battery materials company EcoPro Co. saw last year’s operating profit halved from the previous year after a steeper-...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax targets Southeast Asia's halal perfume market
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Wednesday that it opened its new perf...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec named best top-load washer in US
LG Electronics Inc. 's washing machines have been selected as the Best High-Efficiency Top-Load Washers by Consumer Reports in the US, according t...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has embarked on a business trip to the Middle East in his first overseas trip since a South Korean court...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GM chair to visit Korea, meet LG Energy, Samsung SDI CEOs
General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra will visit South Korea on Wednesday to meet leaders of LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI C...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean tire makers poised for brisk sales on US tariff cuts
South Korean tire makers such as Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Kumho Tire Co. and Nexen Tire Corp. are expected to post new record-high revenue...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia
South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. ...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s Lee to spur M&As, new growth with ‘lost decade’ behind him
Cleared of wrongdoing charges that shackled his leadership for years, Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee now will actively seek mergers and acquisition...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to expand into secondhand EV market
Hyundai Motor Co. will expand its certified secondhand car business into electric vehicles (EVs) to increase the range of used vehicles it deals wit...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea’s luxury resort market blossoms despite slow economy
South Korea’s luxury resort market seems to operate out of sync with the economy. High-end operators are opening swanky holiday resorts in Kor...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean vegan makeup brand Dear Dahlia on the market
Dear Dahlia, a South Korean vegan makeup brand that operates around 300 stores across the globe, has been put on for sale for more than 100 billion ...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia EV sales on a roll in US due to better style, pricing
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Corp. sold 6,627 units of electric vehicles together in the US last month, 51% more than a year ago as their d...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to build US chip packaging plant in Indiana: FT
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chip producer, is reported to have picked Indiana as the site for its advanced chip packaging...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 3 GIC resumes Seoul Finance Center sale in potential megadeal
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