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Energy
Korea’s new govt. aims to export 10 nuclear power plants
South Korea’s incoming administration seeks to export 10 nuclear power plants by 2030 as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to rescind the ...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Nongshim eyes top spot in global instant noodle market
South Korea’s No. 1 noodle maker Nongshim Co. is aiming for top place in the world’s instant noodle market, looking to beat the current ...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea consumption, facility investment down in March
South Korea’s consumption and capital expenditures fell last month although production rebounded, government data showed, indicating the momen...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec. sees tough road ahead after record earnings in Q1
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliances maker, expects business conditions to deteriorate in the second quarter amid higher costs...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan to supply key SMR equipment to US NuScale Power
Doosan Enerbility Co., South Korea's major power plant builder, will participate in a nuclear power plant in the US as a key equipment supplier for ...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Earthon to explore oil block off Malaysian coast
South Korea’s SK Earthon Co., an energy and petroleum unit of SK Innovation Co., and Malaysia's Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production...
Apr 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax strengthens eco-friendly marketing in Southeast Asia
Cosmax Inc., a major South Korean original design manufacturer (ODM) for L'Oréal and other global cosmetics giants, is strengthening its ma...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s Yoon govt to raise nuclear power to 34% of energy source
South Korea’s incoming government plans to extend the service life of eight more nuclear power plants than originally planned as President-ele...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK’s gas unit to sell production facility for $809 mn
South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s industrial gas-making unit is set to sell a local production facility for about 1 trillion won ($809 mill...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom’s bet on air mobility, metaverse in full display at World IT Show
SK Telecom Co. is poised to show off its latest services at this year’s World IT Show slated for three days from April 20. At the large...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia chooses Coupang as first partner for purpose-built vehicle rollout
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has chosen Coupang Inc. as its first partner for the production of a purpose-built vehicle ...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea firms’ Shanghai plants to remain disrupted long on lockdown
South Korean companies’ production in Shanghai is expected to remain disrupted long on the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, raising co...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO returns from pandemic blues with record quarterly profit
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO is returning even stronger from the pandemic-caused economic slowdown, with an all-time high revenue an...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment sets up content ecosystem with M&As
Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messenger app operator, has established its own content ecosystem including crea...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to build EVs at US plant; Electrified GV70 to roll out in Dec.
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. is spending $300 million to add an electric vehicle production line to its manufacturing plant in Alabama as the ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to end dawn delivery service where Coupang, Kurly lead
South Korea’s retail giant Lotte Group will cease dawn delivery services for fresh food from this weekend, two years after it jumped into the ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
FDA to review Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Rolontis for marketing approval
The US Food and Drug Administration has begun reviewing a medicine developed by South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. for marketing authoriza...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha breaks ground on howitzer plant in Australia
South Korea’s Hanwha Defense Co., the world’s top self-propelled howitzer producer, has kicked off the construction of its first oversea...
Apr 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds
POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire, labor union in tug of war over international plants
Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, struggled to agree with its unionized workers on more overseas plants although the company des...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q1 profit beats forecast on strong demand, price hikes
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a lower-than-expected decline in quarterly profit...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem breaks ground for battery material plant
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. started construction of a battery material plant in the country as a part of its plan to boost production cap...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to scrap ambitious 2050 renewable energy target
South Korea’s incoming government will scrap the country’s ambitious goals of expanding renewable energy sources to 70% of the electrici...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM sets up production studio focused on OTT content
South Korea’s entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. established a studio specializing in content for over-the-top (OTT) platforms at home and abroad ...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Asset Mgmt. buys 20% stake in US ETF sponsor Amplify
South Korea’s Samsung Asset Management Co. invested in a US exchange-traded fund sponsor to expand its global presence in the market.Samsung s...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience seeks multi-billion-dollar M&As, eyes gene therapy sector
SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking multi-billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions to expand it...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai E&C, Holtec sign nuclear power plant decommissioning deal
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is tapping into the US nuclear power plant dismantlement market by expanding its partnership with Holtec ...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK sees most productive year ever, returning $5.3 bn to investors
MBK Partners will be bold in moving into more Asian markets this year, wrote the company's founder and chairman Michael ByungJu Kim, in his annual l...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO, Hancock partner for low-carbon steel materials production
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Co. and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, a leading Australian mining firm, are slated to collaborate in low-car...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia set to break ground on purpose-built vehicle plant in 2023
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to break ground on the construction of its first purpose-built vehicle (PBV) plant ne...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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