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Content platforms
Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17
NEW YORK – Lotte Home Shopping Inc. displayed Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17 on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Korea Brand Expo in ...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
S.Korea’s SK Gas expands LNG, hydrogen biz for future
ULSAN -- SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen ...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery maker SK On sweetens $1.4 bn fundraising deal
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest rechargeable battery maker, has sweetened its deal to attract 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in new share ...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Only 3 Korean energy companies make it on 2022 Fortune Global 500 list
SK Inc., KEPCO Co. and GS Caltex Corp. are the only South Korean firms among the 77 energy companies listed on the 2022 Fortune Global 500, based on...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea cuts US Treasury holding by $18.9 bn in Jan-July
South Korea had sold a net $18.9 billion of US Treasury bonds in the first seven months of this year, data showed, as foreign exchange authorities w...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea
LG Electronic Inc. is set to produce solar energy to support 10% of the annual electricity consumption at its Changwon plant in South Korea.The firm...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Growing Korean corporate VCs provide silver lining to startups
South Korean companies are rushing to set up their own venture capital units, so-called corporate venture capital firms, to seek new growth engines ...
Sep 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea battery, chip companies fail to reboot IPO market
South Korea’s battery and semiconductor companies, stock investors’ favorites, failed to revive the local initial public offering market...
Sep 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea vows favorable taxation for US, foreign firms
South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) held a meeting on Sept. 16 to discuss favorable ta...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
BofA names Korean American Mike Joo as head of North America GCIB
Bank of America Corp. has appointed Korean American Mike Joo as its new head of North America global corporate and investment banking (GCIB), accord...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Tumbling Korean won increases corporate debt burden
The South Korean won extended its losses to hit its weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on Wednesday, pressured by higher-than-e...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Foreign-owned companies in Korea send hefty profits back home
South Korean firms wholly owned by foreign companies sent more than 1.1 trillion won ($800 million) back home for the fiscal year of 2021 in aggrega...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Gucci to hold Alessandro Michele-directed show at Korean royal palace
Italian luxury fashion house Gucci will hold a fashion show choreographed by its famous creative director Alessandro Michele at a South Korean royal...
Sep 08, 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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Regulations
Broadcom not to force S.Korean tech companies on deals
US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. has pledged to cease putting undue pressure on Samsung Electronics Co. and other South Korean tech companies to sign deal...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor, KT in $540 million share swap deal for future mobility
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and telecom giant KT Corp. have agreed to expand their future mobility partnership through a 750 billion won...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Precision Biosensor enters Italy with chemical test kits
South Korea’s diagnostic devices supplier Precision Biosensor Inc. has signed an export contract with Italian medical device company Borden Ch...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Washington, Seoul to hold formal talks on US EV tax credit act
WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea and the United States have agreed to launch formal negotiations over ways to address the negative impacts of the...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to pursue profitability with more paying subscribers
South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. is seeking to increase the number of its paying subscribers as the company is shifting its business paradigm...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Energy, Honda to form JV for EV battery production in the US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Monday that it reached an agreement with Honda Motor Co. to establish a joint venture company to produce lithiu...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group
LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to operate two lounges for OLED R monitor at Frieze Seoul
South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. will operate two lounges at the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair’s inaugural event in Seoul.&...
Aug 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Samsung SDS to collaborate with NIST in post-quantum cryptography
Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday it will participate in the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) project hosted by the National Cyberse...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Lone Star, Seoul wrangle over KEB deal set to wrap up
A decade-long dispute between South Korea and the US private equity firm Lone Star Funds over a Korean deal will be wrapped up next week, with an in...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kurly, Golfzon get preliminary nod for 2022 IPOs
Gourmet food delivery platform Kurly and Golfzon County have won preliminary approval for their initial public offerings set for this year.The Korea...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Naver joins RE100 campaign to go carbon-free by 2050
South Korea’s Naver Corp. said on Monday it has joined the RE100 initiative to go carbon-free by 2050 as the first domestic internet portal to...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market
CNTUS SUNGJIN Co., a mid-sized South Korean company known for its colorful face masks made under the Aer brand, has focused on business-to-business ...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea Inc. cuts factory runs, capex on record inventory
Samsung Electronics Co. and other major South Korean companies have reduced their plant operations and capital expenditures as weakening demand amid...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
S. Korea's digital asset exchange operators bulk up despite crypto winter
Despite being in crypto winter, or a period in which prices of major cryptocurrencies have slid and stayed low for weeks on end, South Korea's bigge...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Silicon Valley-based AI startup Allganize revs up to go public in Japan
Allganize Inc., a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, recently announced the company will relocate some of its headquarters f...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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