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Monthly trade infographics
Computers, a must-have in the contactless work-from-home era
Computers, a must-have in the contactless work-from-home era South Korea’s exports of computers and peripheral devices have logged steady gro...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean refiners ramp up runs to pre-COVID-19 level
South Korean refiners ramped up runs of their crude distillation units (CDUs) to a level before the outbreak of the COVID-19, probably exceeding 80%...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Processed rice goods emerge as dark horse in agri-food exports
Despite the global pandemic, exports of processed rice goods hit an all-time high at $137.6 million in 2020, up by 26.9% compared to the previous ...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea refiners' recovery accelerates on strong margins
South Korean refiners are gathering recovery momentum as refining margins hit a two-year high on falling petroleum product supply from China and r...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea
Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 billion yen ($91 million) in South Korea to manufacture photores...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea curbs in-app payment plans by Google, Apple
The South Korean parliament has passed the world's first bill to banGoogle, Apple Inc. and other app store operators from forcing certain payment sc...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021
South Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021 South Korea’s diagnostic kits, biosimilars and health-related bio-...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder
US and European governments are pressing harder with tough regulations to expand electric vehicles (EV) adoption for cutting emission. Global automa...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand
South Korea’s exports hit a record high in July on strong shipments of both main products such as cars and chips, as well as new growth ones i...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Korean SMEs post record-high exports in H1
Korea’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have posted their highest-ever first-half exports this year. The Ministry of SMEs and Start...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea closer to banning Google's in-app billing system
South Korea is a step closer to stopping app store operators like Google Inc. and Apple Inc. from requiring all digital content purchases from apps ...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
The power of rubbish: Korean firms make big money from garbage
There is money to be made in garbage. Such is the growing consensus among investors as well as waste treatment companies amid tighter environmental ...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SAMG animation hits No.1 in China, LatAm; eyes 2022 IPO
South Korea-based 3D animation company SAMG Entertainment Co. is enjoying great success in China and Latin America thanks to its animation series' p...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Korea's automobile exports log double-digit growth between Jan and May
Automobile exports log double-digit growth for five straight months In May 2021, exports of automobiles nearly doubled compared to the year-earlier...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
Seegene develops one-stop COVID-19 testing lab on wheels; eyes MENA expansion
South Korea-based diagnostic kit maker Seegene Inc. has developed a mobile diagnostic and testing lab that offers a one-stop solution for COVID-19 t...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Short-selling ban keeps Korea from MSCI’s developed-markets index
South Korea is unlikely to obtain the global index provider MSCI’s developed-market status this year with the Korean government’s decisi...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Once resistant, Korean retail investors lend more stocks for short selling
South Korean retail investors, who had largely opposed the regulator’s lifting of the short-selling ban on large-cap stocks from May, are now ...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea’s F&B exports to surpass $4.5 billion in 2021
South Korea’s food and beverage (F&B) exports set a new record in 2020 and are projected to rise even higher this year. According to Korea...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Petroleum products rebound; Korea reaches all-time high April exports
Petroleum products become driving force behind South Korea's export market Exports of petroleum products turned positive this year, driving South K...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medicine
JW Pharm exports new antibiotic substance to US
JW Pharmaceutical Co. has become the first South Korean drug maker to develop the generic version of a next-generation antibiotic substance, the med...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years
South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
HiteJinro to export Terra beer to Hong Kong, Singapore, US
South Korea’s record-breaking Terra beer will begin exports to Hong Kong this month, and to Singapore and the United States from the latter ha...
May 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea: 11th in global export market for top-ranked items
South Korea ranks 11th in global export market shares with 69 top-ranked items -- reaching an all-time high In 2019, South Korean products ranked 1...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Lifted short sale ban blamed for Korea ETF redemption
The lifting of South Korea's short-selling ban on large-cap stocks on Monday could be blamed for the recent heavy outflows from US-listed exchange-t...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
K-beauty boom makes S.Korea the fourth-largest cosmetics exporter
Cosmetics industry sees continued export growth for two straight decades K-beauty has emerged as a global trend, thanks to the development of innov...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Genexine exports COVID vaccine candidate to Indonesia
Genexine Inc., one of the five South Korean pharmaceutical companies whose COVID-19 vaccine candidates have entered clinical trials, will export its...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Freight crunch pushes S.Korean export firms into crisis
Since the end of last year, countries have begun lifting COVID-19 lockdowns, driving a speedy recovery in export freight volume despite transportati...
Apr 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
South Korea's secondary battery exports reach all-time highs for 5 years in a row
Despite worsening economic conditions due to the COVID-19 crisis, South Korea’s secondary battery business saw a rise in its key indicators, inc...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
S.Korean mold makers target global leadership with record exports
South Korea’s die and mold industry reported another year of export growth last year, fueled by record-high volume to North America, and maint...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
US' ITC says 10-year import ban on SK not excessive
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has stated that the 10-year exclusion order prohibiting SK Innovation Co. from importing battery product...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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