XBB.1.5 variant
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Venture capital
VCs give thumbs up to EV, parts/materials, travel tech
The venture capital funding crunch has continued through this year in South Korea but VCs have raised their stakes in select companies in the electr...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Band surpasses 5 million MAU in US
South Korea’s Naver Corp. announced Thursday the monthly active user (MAU) of its community social networking platform Naver Band surpassed 5 ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis raises $940 mn via loan for EV parts plants in US
Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto part-making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has raised $940 million via an overseas loan to build facilities for its electri...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Costco Korea on verge of falling into low-growth trap
South Korea, one of the most lucrative markets for Costco Wholesale Corp., appears to be losing its appeal in the face of China’s rapid ascent...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Netmarble sells 6% stake in BTS label HYBE in block deal
South Korea’s leading game developer Netmarble Corp. said on Tuesday it sold a 6% stake in HYBE Co., the music label behind K-pop sensation ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK On signs deal to supply NCM battery cells to Sweden’s Polestar 5 EV
SK On Co., the battery-making affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, has signed a deal to supply nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cell modu...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won strengthens past 1,300 mark vs dollar on short-sale ban
The South Korean won continued its bull run on Monday, strengthening past the psychologically important barrier of 1,300 level against the dollar fo...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI participates in Thailand's Defense & Security 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Monday it has participated in Defense & Security 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, ThailandThe comp...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Chong Kun Dang rallies on $1.3 bn deal with Novartis
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.'s shares zoomed more than 25% on Monday on news that the South Korean medicine developer has signed its biggest-...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP submits final bid for Czech Republic’s new nuclear power unit
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has submitted a final bid to the Czech Republic’s state-run Elektrarna Dukovany II (EDU II) to cons...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to put self-developed lander on moon by 2032
South Korea plans to put its first lunar lander on the moon by 2032. In a meeting of the National R&D Project Evaluation Advisory Commit...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean to invest $370 million in new growth drivers
Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, will invest 500 billion won ($370 million) for four years u...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Neo Chair cements No. 1 spot as office chair brand on Amazon
Neo Chair, almost unheard of in its home country South Korea, is the top-selling office chair brand on Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce platfo...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s Q3 GDP up 0.6% on-quarter on recovery in exports
South Korea’s economy in the third quarter grew 0.6% from the previous quarter, extending a growth streak to three consecutive quarters on a r...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NKMax to perform first tests on dementia cell therapy in US
NKMax Co., South Korea's largest developer of natural killer (NK) cell therapies, will conduct its first clinical trials in the US for its candidate...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Tous Les Jours opens first store in Canada
CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday its bakery chain brand Tous Les Jours has opened its first store i...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Alternative investment forum ASK 2023 to begin Oct. 25 in Seoul
Major institutional investors in South Korea and global asset managers will share their views on the world economy and asset allocation strategies a...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Pablo Air secures $15.5 mn in pre-IPO investment
Pablo Air Co. Ltd., a specialized drone control company, announced on Friday that it has attracted an investment of 21 billion won ($15.5 million) i...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung eyes next-generation 5 nm eMRAM auto chip by 2027
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it aims to develop a next-generation 5-nanometer-processed aut...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Late Samsung chairman Lee's New Management back in spotlight
As the leader of Samsung Group for three decades, the late group Chairman Lee Kun-hee brought fundamental changes to the conglomerate under his &ldq...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Zuellig mulls acquiring S.Korea’s top drug distributor Geo-Young
Asia’s leading drug distributor Zuellig Pharma is considering the acquisition of Geo-Young Corp., the largest medicine wholesaler in South Kor...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield puts Conrad Seoul on market at over $370 mn
Brookfield Asset Management is seeking to sell off five-star hotel Conrad Seoul at more than 500 billion won ($369.5 million), tapping real estate i...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Tous Les Jours overseas stores surpass 400
CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday that its bakery brand Tous Les Jours has expanded its global footp...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's Harim to divest of Hanjin KAL shares to fund HMM acquisition
South Korea’s poultry processing company Harim Group is set to sell off all its Hanjin KAL Co. shares its affiliate owns to secure capital for...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Noul to export $1.4 mn in malaria diagnostic kits to Angola
South Korean in-vitro diagnostics maker Noul Co. has signed an exclusive sales deal in Angola on the company’s malaria diagnostic platform wor...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy barely fends off CATL in global EV battery market
LG Energy Solution Ltd. retained the top position in the global electric vehicle battery market excluding China in the first eight months of this ye...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia holds first Global Distributors Convention in 5 years
South Korea's Kia Corp. held a global distributors convention for the first time in five years, sharing medium to long-term business strategies, inc...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Fake Rolexes most common counterfeit watches smuggled into S.Korea
After the COVID-19 crisis, it has been revealed that counterfeit goods smuggling is on the rise once again. According to data submitted by the Korea...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hyundai Capital to acquire Indonesian financial firm
South Korea's Hyundai Capital announced on Wednesday it will acquire the Indonesian finance firm PT Paramitra Multifinance to enter the local market...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to supply cathode materials to Toyota's N.American plant
LG Chem Ltd. will supply cathode materials to Toyota Motor's North American battery plant, with the South Korean company concluding its second long-...
Oct 11, 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