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Electronics
Samsung, LG Elec target N.American air conditioner market at trade show
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are vying for the North American market for air conditioners with their cutting-edge solutions in th...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
South Korean biotech firms tap Middle East as next key market
South Korean biotech companies are speeding up their foray into the Middle East to tap oil money as they seek new growth engines beyond fossil fuels...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
S.Korean institutional investors inject more capital in MMFs
South Korean institutional investors, such as pension funds, mutual aids and corporates, are rushing to money market funds (MMFs) for short-term pro...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment
South Korea is set to allow all kinds of fractional investments next year through the legalization of a security token (ST), a digital form of tradi...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Kia sponsors LoL e-sport world tourney for 5th straight year
For the fifth straight year, Kia Corp. is a sponsor at the e-sport tournament League of Legends (LoL) European Championship (LEC).The tournament has...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong receives approval for its GERD drug Fexuclue in Ecuador
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Friday that it has obtained marketing authorization from Ecuador's National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and S...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat moves into European market with compact tractors
Doosan Bobcat's small tractors for agriculture and landscaping will enter the European market. After entering America's ground maintenance equipment...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's online K Bank withdraws plan for Kospi listing
South Korea's K Bank has withdrawn its highly anticipated plan to hold an IPO this year in the judgement of a lower corporate value due to the slugg...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy inks $3.3 bn ECV battery deal for N.America, Europe
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest secondary battery maker, has inked a supply deal estimated up to $3.3 billion for North Ame...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung’s next frontier: XR in partnership with Qualcomm, Google
SAN FRANCISCO – Samsung Electronics Co. is teaming up with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Google LLC to venture into the extended reality (XR)...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
SeAH begins construction on stainless steel pipe plant in Saudi Arabia
SeAH Gulf Special Steel Industries (SGSI), a joint venture between South Korea's SeAH CSS and Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, has broken ground on a...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NGeneBio to launch precision cancer test service in Thailand
South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. has partnered with MP Group, a large consignment testing agency in Thailand, to launch a precis...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Taihan Cable to build ultra-high voltage power grids in Germany
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it won two orders to build high-voltage power grids in Germany.The deals are with Ten...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kim&Chang sets to enter Indonesia's legal market
Kim & Chang, South Korea's leading law firm, is poised to expand into Indonesia, joining the race among major legal firms seeking a foothold in ...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea Customs Service to advance Tanzania's e-customs clearance system
The Korea Customs Service said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tanzania Revenue Authority for cooperati...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi's Rolvedon set to post $10 mn in Q4 net sales in US
South Korean drugmaker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co.’s neutropenia agent, Rolvedon (eflapegrastim-xnst), is forecast to achieve about $10 million i...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Two premium taxi apps mull tie-up to challenge Kakao
South Korea's two premium ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are considering a merger in a bid to challenge Kakao Mobility Corp., which commands about 9...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s Hyundai Electric wins $86 mn transformer deal in US
Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., a power equipment and energy solution affiliate of the world’s largest shipbuilding group holding c...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Companies prioritize sense of responsibility over skills when hiring staff: study
Two-thirds of South Korea's top 100 companies are looking for talented employees with a spirit of challenge and sense of responsibility, mainly beca...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Philip Morris, KT&G extend sales partnership to 2038
KT&G Corp., the world's fifth-largest tobacco maker, has extended its sales partnership with US cigarette giant Philip Morris International Inc....
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek gears up for FC-BGA substrate mass production
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. is preparing to mass produce flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) substrates from the fourth quarter of this year, ...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea’s SK E&S opens 1st US EV charging stations with Avis
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. opened its first electric vehicle charging station in the US in a partnership with Avis Budget Group, a major Ame...
Jan 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung seeks to sell more smartphones in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is an attractive smartphone market for both heavyweights and mass-market players given the relatively large number of young people wh...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Nibec gets approval for its bone graft biomaterials in Colombia, Mexico
South Korea's bioactive peptide technology company Nibec Co. said on Friday that it has obtained product approval for the sale of two types of denta...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Korea Exchange acquires market operator license in Singapore
Korea Exchange (KRX) on Thursday said it has received a "Recognized Market Operator" (RMO) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea, Japan compete in gastroesophageal reflux drug market
South Korea is battling Japan again, this time on the global market to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). South Korea's pharmaceutical pr...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading
South Korea has fined Citadel Securities over 10 billion won ($8.1 million) for disrupting market order through high-frequency trading in the countr...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte's virtual human Lucy makes successful debut on live commerce
Lotte Home Shopping said on Thursday that its virtual model Lucy will appear in monthly live commerce broadcasts on its official YouTube channel.Luc...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
DongKoo Bio signs MOU to move into SE Asian healthcare market
DongKoo Bio & Pharma Co. has built a bridgehead for expansion toward the world, including Southeast Asia by joining hands with LVMC Holdings, th...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec targets indoor golf market with its ProBeam projector
LG Electronics Inc. is targeting the overseas indoor golf market with its premium commercial projector LG ProBeam.The company said on Thursday that ...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Jollibee to buy chicken chain Norang Tongdak amid K-food frenzy
- 2 Micron set to supply SOCAMM chips to Nvidia ahead of Samsung, SK Hynix
- 3 POSCO Future M breaks with China in cathode supply chain
- 4 GIC resumes Seoul Finance Center sale in potential megadeal
- 5 South Korea’s Lee, China’s Xi agree on closer ties, peace on Korean Peninsula