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Sovereign bonds
Korea to join FTSE Rusell bond index to attract $66 bn inflows
South Korea will be included in a global major bond index next year to attract an estimated $66 billion in capital inflows to Asia’s fourth-la...
Oct 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy to become 1st paperless drawing shipyard
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on Monday it will adopt three-dimensional (3D) digital drawings for its entire ship design and construction proces...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes
South Korea's budget carrier Jin Air said on Friday that it will resume and expand its international flights for the upcoming winter season, focus...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Loss-making Gmarket joins Shinsegae’s job cut spree
Gmarket Inc. will cut jobs for the first time since it was acquired by South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group in 2021, joining the group&r...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to mass-produce EVs at Hyundai Motor Group’s 1st dedicated plant
Kia Corp., an automaker of Hyundai Motor Group, is poised to start mass production of electric vehicles at the global No. 3 carmaker’s first p...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea’s T’way Air to introduce A330-900 Neo aircraft
T'way Air Co. announced on Thursday that it will gradually introduce five new Airbus A330-900 Neo aircraft starting next year.T’way recently s...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha unveils carbon-free gas carrier amid tougher rules
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has introduced a carbon-free gas carrier to meet the growing demand for eco-friendl...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Race to win tableside ordering market heats up in Korea
Baemin, South Korea's top food delivery platform, and the country’s leading travel and accommodation booking platform operator Yanolja Co. hav...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean obtains AIP for liquefied hydrogen carrier
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Thursday that it obtained approval in principle (AIP) for an 80,000 cubic meter-class electric-propulsion liq...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, GM deepen ties to jointly develop cars
South Korea’s auto juggernaut Hyundai Motor Co. and US auto giant General Motors Co. will explore ways to jointly develop new vehicles and sou...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korea’s airline firms plagued by elevated fuel costs, strong dollar
South Korea’s six listed airline companies posted worsening profitability in the second quarter, plagued by higher jet fuel costs and the US d...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal
South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. secured its first project to convert a floating storage unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG-FSU).HD Hyu...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Mipo to build Korea’s first LCO₂ carrier
HD Hyundai Mipo Co., formerly Hyundai Mipo Dockland Co., has embarked on the construction of South Korea’s first liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) carrier,...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom logs higher quarterly profit on AI, lower costs
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, reported a higher quarterly profit as its cost-cutting and strong artificial intelligence (A...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-cost carrier Fly Gangwon rebranded as Parata Air
South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Fly Gangwon, based in Gangwon Province, has rebranded itself as Parata Air and is embarking on a new beginning....
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae buys low-cost cosmetics brand Amuse from Naver Snow
South Korea's Shinsegae International Inc. announced on Friday that it will acquire 100% of Amuse Corp., a cosmetics brand, for 71.3 billion won ($5...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
GS25 to challenge Daiso in low-cost cosmetics market
South Korean convenience store chain GS25 said on Sunday it would expand the lineup of affordable and small-pack basic cosmetic products, targeting ...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia to hike prices of low-cost EVs for profitability
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, plans to increase prices of the existing low-cost electric vehicles in the second hal...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Filipino caregivers come to Korea amid demographic crisis
Some 100 certified caregivers from the Philippines will come to South Korea in August to work as domestic helpers in a country struggling with the...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom accelerates AI push via alliance with more partners
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, is ramping up its artificial intelligence push by bringing more domestic partners into its A...
Jul 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean wins $1.57 billion deal for LNG carriers, VLCCs
Hanwha Ocean Co., a shipbuilding unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, said on Monday it has won a combined 2....
Jul 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hyundai Glovis to spend $6.5 billion, seek M&As for expansion
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday it will spend 9 trillion won ($6.5 billion) throug...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen
POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province – POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is set to significantly reduce emissions in the produ...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jin Air earns Sustinvest ESG A grade
South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Jin Air announced on Wednesday that it received an A in the Sustinvest ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) ...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus launches generative AI ixi-GEN
South Korean major mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. officially launched its generative artificial intelligence model ixi-GEN on Tuesday, joining its bi...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shein cracks Korea's ultra-low-cost online fashion market
Shein, a Chinese fast fashion online retailer, announced on Thursday its official debut in South Korea with the launch of its Korea-dedicated platfo...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana's cargo unit to be sold for $362 mn to Air Incheon
South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. has tapped Air Incheon, a local airline dedicated to cargo business, as the preferred bidder to acqui...
Jun 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy to cut emissions with combined heat power system
SK Energy Co., a unit of South Korean oil refiner and battery maker SK Innovation Co., has begun operation of its gas combined heat power (CHP) syst...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai to debut car-carrier hydrogen trucks in H2
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to roll out car carrier trailers and refrigerator trucks powered by hydrogen in the second half of this year with a focus on...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus’ AI ixi to be available on Instagram
LG Uplus Corp. will enable its artificial intelligence ixi on Instagram later this year to allow more people to have easy access to the most sensati...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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