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Executive reshuffles
Samsung Elec names first female president under Chairman Jay Y. Lee
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, has carried out its year-end executive reshuffle, marked by its...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to unveil new future mobility technologies at CES 2023
Korea's largest auto parts supplier Hyundai Mobis will take part in CES 2023, the world's largest info tech exhibition, to showcase cutting-edge t...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang launches new Bibigo kimchi in Europe
Korea's leading food processing company CJ CheilJedang said on Monday that it has launched Bibigo sliced kimchi for export in Europe, which can be s...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
K-chicken chain BB.Q opens second restaurant in New York
BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise, said on Friday it opened its second restaurant in Manhattan on Dec.1. This restaurant is BB.Q...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Samsung Galaxy S23 likely to adopt unbreakable smartphone screen glass
A smartphone cover glass that does not break even when dropped from a height of 1 meter onto a concrete floor has been newly developed. Corning Inc....
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Delay in Apple Pay approval for South Korea sends VAN co. shares tumbling
The news of US mobile device giant Apple launching its Apple Pay service in South Korea this month sent the share prices of companies that assist th...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea approves Daewoong Pharmaceutical's diabetes drug
DAEWOONG PHARMACEUTICAL has received domestic approval for its diabetes drug Envlo with the active ingredient enavogliflozin, the second straight ye...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
SK On attracts $1 billion in investment
SK On, the electric battery affiliate of Korea's petroleum, alternative energy and oil exploration corporation SK Innovation, has secured 1.3 trilli...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Whisky imports up 62%, projected to be popular next year and beyond
As whisky became more popular in Korea, the amount of whisky imported for 10 months until October this year increased about 62% compared to the same...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Shell-First: Samsung Foundry’s custom-tailored new operation strategy
As the contract chip manufacturing, or foundry, business is quickly emerging as the next battlefield for the world’s major chipmakers, The Korea...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Vuno's AI-powered fundus reading solution approved for sale in Taiwan
Vuno Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence-powered medical solutions provider, said on Tuesday that Vuno Med-Fundus AI has received marketing...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec showcases new high-performance graphics DRAM
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, unveiled a next-generation graphics DRAM to meet growing demand for high-performanc...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
First joint law office with overseas firm to open in Korea
The first South Korea-overseas joint law firm is set to start operations in Seoul.The joint firm of Korean law firm Hwahyun and UK’s Ashurst h...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
SK Telecom to team up with Singapore's Singtel for metaverse venture
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore's top telecom provider Singtel Group on joint business o...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
UK grants de facto approval of Korean Air's Asiana takeover
The UK's top watchdog for market competition on Monday accepted corrective measures submitted by Korean Air Lines Co. on its proposed takeover of As...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai Engineering completes Long Son plant project in Vietnam
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday it has completed its co...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to seek FDA approval for sale of Remsima SC by year-end
Celltrion Inc. said it has confirmed the effectiveness and safety of Remsima SC in its third-phase global clinical trials, conducted on 438 patients...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Innovation to adopt internal carbon pricing system
SK Innovation Co. on Sunday announced its adoption this year of an "internal carbon pricing system" recently approved by its board of directors. Th...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Spectrum to push back launch date of Hanmi-developed drug Poziotinib
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. announced Friday that California-based Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the US ...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to cut coal's share of energy usage to under 20% by 2030
The draft of the Korean government's 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand contains a clause on reducing coal generation's share of nati...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle promotes two Koreans to partner, MD
The Carlyle Group Inc. announced on Tuesday 32 new partners and 39 new managing directors, effective Jan. 1 of 2023, including two Koreans, Sean (So...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea to revise dividend policy to ease ‘Korea discount’ concerns
South Korea plans to revise its stock dividend policy as part of a broader financial market reform to help attract foreign investors and obtain MSCI...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Mezzion Pharma to try again for US FDA approval of drug
South Korea's Mezzion Pharma will seek to get the oral medicine Udenafil to treat side effects from heart surgery, planning to clinical trials in th...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
South Korea aims to build world’s 6th inland base in the Antarctic
The South Korean government announced on Monday that it will build the world’s sixth inland base in the Antarctic by 2030. The Ministry o...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to build $3.2 billion US cathode plant in Tennessee
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is building a $3.2 billion cathode plant in Tennessee, its first facto...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Lubricants rebrands with name change as SK Enmove
SK Lubricants Co., the world’s leading lube base oil supplier, said on Sunday it will be rebranded as SK Enmove Co. on Dec. 1.The new name com...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Mobility startup Poen takes first place at Geeks Show Up event in Jeju
South Korea’s mobility startup Poen secured first place at the first-ever Geeks Show Up on Nov. 17, a demo day hosted by The Korea Economic Da...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS narrows search for new CIO to two major candidates
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund managing 917.2 trillion won ($692 billion) in asset...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS to design smart city system for Indonesia's new capital
South Korea's LG CNS will provide a smart city design for Indonesia's new capital of Nusantara. The company on Tuesday said it signed the day before...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches fully revamped Grandeur; pre-orders jump
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled a new Grandeur sedan – the first fully revamped model in six years – to strengthen...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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