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Central bank
BOK chief defies rate cut calls amid sustained inflation
South Korean central bank chief on Tuesday defied calls for an interest rate cut this year despite growing risks of a recession in Asia’s four...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean inflation rises at slowest rate in 10 months in February
South Korea’s headline inflation gain eased in February, rising at the slowest pace in 10 months on a drop in oil product prices but utility p...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea’s SPC Samlip, Siam Makro to tie up for Thai bakery business
SPC Samlip Corp., a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, said on Monday it has forged a business partnership with Siam Makro...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE to raise up to $769 mn, new twist on battle with Kakao for SM
HYBE Co. is tightening the reins in its fight against Kakao Corp. for control of SM Entertainment Co. by raising up to 1 trillion won ($768.6 millio...
Mar 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion ex-Chairman Seo set to return to management; group stocks rally
South Korea’s biosimilar giant Celltrion Group’s founder and Honorary Chairman Seo Jung-jin is readying to return to management just two...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI wins $95 mn EU aid for Hungary battery plant
Samsung SDI Co. has secured €89.6 million ($95 million) in subsidies from the European Union for its first electric vehicle battery plant in Hu...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea's NPS likely to log 8.2% loss for 2022, record-low return
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to post a negative return of 8.2% for 2022, according to its preliminary report on Th...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Inflation casts shadow over S.Korea NPS' hedging strategies
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), with 920.4 trillion won ($694.6 billion) in assets as of November 2022, faces growing concerns o...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Iljin Materials to change its name to Lotte Energy Materials
Lotte Chemical Corp., a South Korean petrochemical giant, will rename Iljin Materials Co., the country’s second-largest copper foil maker, as ...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
China's CDFG targets duty free operation at Incheon Airport
China Duty Free Group Co. (CDFG), the only state-owned duty free business manager in China, has joined a bid alongside four South Korean retail gian...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK holds rates as it lowers growth, inflation forecasts
South Korea’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday as it slashed forecasts for economic growth and inflation altho...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor begins Genesis GV70 EV production in US
Hyundai Motor Co. has commenced production of the Genesis GV70 electric vehicle in the United States. This marks the first locally produced vehicle ...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Daewoo E&C, Jeju Air kick off K-UAM Grand Challenge phase 1 project
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. and Jeju Air Co. have teamed up to participate in the Korean urban air mobility (K-UAM) project. The two c...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK sees interest rate as tight amid continued drop in exports
South Korea’s central bank said on Tuesday it regards the current interest rate as tight, suggesting the monetary authority may hold the polic...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha expects high-stakes US solar projects to pay off
South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group expects its high-stakes solar energy business to pay off amid industry forec...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Nexilis signs $1 billion deal to supply copper foil to Northvolt
SK Nexilis Co., a unit of South Korean chemical materials maker SKC Ltd., said on Sunday it has signed a 1.4 trillion won ($1.08 billion) deal to su...
Feb 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korean won near 2-month low as US data fans Fed hike views
The South Korean won skidded to a near two-month low on Friday as hotter-than-forecast US inflation data added to expectations that the Federal Rese...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's Engel coefficient rises sharply amid COVID-19 pandemic
South Korea’s low-income households are feeling the pinch of rising food prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by a local t...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI medical software company Lunit to open subsidiary in Europe
South Korea's Lunit, an artificial intelligence (AI) medical software company, on Friday said its board meeting held on the previous day decided to ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK to build $480 mn recycling plant in France with partners
SK Geo Centric Co. is set to build a 450 million euro ($479.6 million) plastic recycling plant in France with the country’s utility company SU...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S.Korea's Kakao Enterprise introduces Matching 2.0 strategy
Kakao Enterprise, a leading IT platform business operator in South Korea, recently announced its "Matching 2.0" strategy to enhance the quality of s...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Kumho Tire establishes ESG committee under its board of directors
Kumho Tire Co. is intensifying its sustainable management efforts by establishing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) committee directly u...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea's Yoon presses banking, telecom sectors over inflation
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday called for measures to stabilize mounting price pressure caused by "oligopolies" in the banking an...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI expects 2023 sales to grow by a third, driven by fighter jets
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, said on Wednesday it aims to achieve 3.83 trillion w...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
AMCHAM head James Kim joins Hyundai Mobis as outside director
James Kim, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM), is joining South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co....
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean shipbuilders rule world’s eco-friendly vessel market
South Korea’s shipbuilders have won more than half of the orders to build eco-friendly vessels so this year based on advanced technology to do...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
DSME, INPEX end $970 mn dispute over FPSO
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) and INPEX Corp. have agreed to end a $970 million dispute less than a year since the damage ...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Treasury yield falls signal BOK's looser grip on inflation
The yield on South Korea’s benchmark three-year treasury bonds has stayed below the base rate for a month, out of sync with monetary policies ...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Why SM emerged as hot battlefield between HYBE, Kakao
SM Entertainment Co., a South Korean music label widely credited as the pioneer of K-pop, has emerged as a new battlefield between HYBE Co., the age...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean listed firms’ Q4 results miss forecast by big margin
Weak demand from a global economic slump took a big toll on South Korean companies in the fourth quarter of last year, making many of them miss earn...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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