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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea to raise tax credits on OTT content for future growth
Studio Dragon Corp., South Korea’s leading drama production house, spent 26 billion won ($18.5 million) on Vincenzo, aired in 2021, and receiv...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
ADB cuts Korea’s 2023 growth outlook as trade in deficit for sixth month
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has slashed its 2023 growth outlook for the South Korean economy, citing daunting global risks, as the country is h...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's manufacturing sector posts biggest job growth in Aug
South Korea’s manufacturing industry accelerated its job growth in August to post its biggest monthly increase in almost a decade, driven by r...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung goes green as it eyes clean tech supremacy across supply chain
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it is aiming to power its entire operations wit...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire’s focus on foreign factories sets it apart from rivals
South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has one business strategy that sets it apart from its local rivals: Build m...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Cash-rich Nongshim pursues first-ever sizeable acquisition
Nongshim Co., South Korea’s No. 1 instant noodle brand, is looking to buy a domestic food supplement maker for up to $50 million, which would ...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea forecast to have world's oldest population by 2070
South Korea is expected to become the world’s most elderly country with about half of its population aged 65 or older by 2070, the government ...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Elec executive touts ‘significant progress’ in M&A efforts
BERLIN – Samsung Electronics Co. has made “significant progress” in the company’s merger and acquisition (M&A) efforts, ...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean big-box stores see credit rating downgrades
Two credit rating agencies have lowered South Korean big-box retail giants’ credit profiles. Korea’s top three big-box stores, Homeplus ...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix
The emergence of a rival is usually a cause of distress for existing players.Micron Technology Inc.’s entry into the DDR5 DRAM arena, however,...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK delivers fourth straight rate hike as inflation persists
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday delivered its fourth interest rate hike in a row for the first time in its history as the monetary auth...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG to nurture automotive electronics talent at Korean universities
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, plans to foster talent for its automotive electronics business at South Korean ...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO
South Korea's largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. on Tuesday reported double-digit growth in both profit and revenue in the second q...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s BC Card to buy Indonesian IT firm for SE Asia biz growth
BC Card Co., a South Korean financial services provider, agreed to acquire an Indonesian IT company as it expands its businesses into overseas marke...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang posts first positive EBITDA, raises full-year forecast
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, said on Wednesday its second-quarter performance has improved signif...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Conglomerates lead loan growth to record high in July
South Korea's large business groups led a sharp increase in bank lending in July, driving the corporate bank loan growth to a record high, central b...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
CJ CheilJedang posts record-high operating profit in Q2
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. logged record-high quarterly operating profit in the second quarter of 2022 amid the growing popularity...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec. revives tablet business to target Korean edtech market
LG Electronics Inc. is going all in on South Korea’s distance learning market. For the first time in three years, the electronics giant h...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS chosen design consultant for Indonesia's $38 bn smart city project
LG CNS Co., a South Korean major information technology service provider, is set to consult on the design of an Indonesian smart city project worth ...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
K-bio firms embrace gene therapy CDMO as Samsung looks the other way
South Korea’s major biopharmaceutical companies are rapidly embracing the cell and gene therapy business under a contract drug-making mechanis...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver says no growth sacrifice to cut costs with record sales
Naver Corp., South Korea’s largest online portal, on Friday reported its largest-ever quarterly revenue, led by webtoon and fintech services, ...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao to bolster open chat, ad services for growth
South Korea’s leading online platform operator Kakao Corp. on Thursday unveiled plans to bolster its open chat and advertising businesses to a...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Solar cells & modules, Hyundai Heavy’s hidden growth fuel
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s top shipbuilder, secured another future growth engine from its solar cells and modules business on...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Chips, forex gains shore up Samsung's Q2 earnings
Samsung Electronics Co.’s second-quarter earnings remained steady compared to three months before, with robust memory chip sales for data cent...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to benefit from global mid-sized OLED TV sales growth
Medium-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs are in the spotlight in the global premium TV market, where consumers have preferred larger scr...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Defense likely to merge
Hanwha, the South Korean chemicals-to-financial conglomerate, has been a key player in the M&A market with a series of conspicuous acquisitions ...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Holdings Q2 profit down on higher raw material costs
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s steel giant, reported a lower profit in the second quarter on rising raw material pr...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung develops next-generation data storage device
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled an upgraded data storage device that significantly reduces the computer processing time and energy cons...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Naver Zepeto targets Middle East for global expansion
Naver Z Corp., the operator of Asia’s largest metaverse platform Zepeto, is set to accelerate its global expansion through localization, mainl...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom to take lead in UAM biz with telco know-how
BUSAN -- South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to dominate the urban air mobility market based on its expertise and know-how in...
Jul 17, 2022 (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