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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong submits new drug applications for Fexuclue in 10 countries
South Korea's leading drug company Daewoong Pharmaceutical is accelerating its global expansion efforts for its 34th domestically developed drug Fex...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's Shinsegae, KT tie up to develop digital ecosystem
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group and leading telecommunication carrier KT Corp. have joined hands to develop the digital ecosystem i...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
SK C&C to automate production process of SKC's US subsidiary
SK C&C announced on Wednesday that it will start a project to install a full-process automation system based on its smart factory platform I-FAC...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics expands global e-commerce shipping services
South Korea’s CJ Logistics Corp. is ramping up its cross-border e-commerce (CBE) businesses as its local rival Coupang Inc. is increasing domi...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S. Korea's SillaJen launches clinical trials in US for new anti-cancer drug
South Korean biotech company Sillajen Inc. has started recruiting patients for Phase 1 clinical trials in the US for an anti-cancer drug from a Swis...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy-GM JV secures $2.5 bn loan from US for EV battery production
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday its joint venture with General Motors Co. has attracted $2.5 billion via a loan...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
LG Group seeks future growth engines with new R&D units
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, set up new research and development units at key affiliates to seek future growth engines...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
S.Korea leads liquid hydrogen fuel tank technology standards
South Korea's draft proposal on aviation liquid hydrogen fuel tanks was adopted as an international standard at the International Organization for S...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
South Korea passes new law making everyone a little younger
SEOUL—As the rest of the world ages, South Koreans are getting younger.South Korea’s parliament passed laws Thursday abolishing the trad...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus holds in-house hackathon to secure platform technology
LG Uplus Corps. said on Sunday that it held a hackathon called "Hackstival" to compete for development skills of in-house software developers.The co...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
New drug developer Onconic Therapeutics raises $20 mn in Series B
South Korean drug developer Onconic Therapeutics, announced on Friday that it raised 26 billion won ($19.9 million) in Series B funding, with cumula...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Doosan Logistics clinches deal to build Daiso's new hub center
South Korean system integrator Doosan Logistics Solution (DLS) has won a deal to build a new distribution center at 75 billion won ( $57 million)....
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Dragonfly, CJ ENM sign MOU on content business
Dragonfly said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ ENM Co. to cooperate in moving into new content busines...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Uplus poised to acquire homegrown OTT platform Watcha
South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. is slated to acquire homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc., investment b...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's sales of E-GMP-based EVs exceed 100,000 units in Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group sold more than 100,000 units of electric vehicles (EVs) that adopted Hyundai Motor’s E-GMP, or Electri...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom wins global awards for innovative virtualization technology
SK Telecom, a leading South Korean 5G services provider, announced on Sunday that it won two global awards: Global Telecom Awards 2022 and Leading L...
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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Hydrogen economy
Doosan Enerbility develops amonia cracking technology for hydrogen power generation
South Korea's plant builder Doosan Enerbility plans to secure ammonia cracking technology which can be utilized for hydrogen co-fired power plants. ...
Dec 01, 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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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea adopts USB-C as unified connector for phone charging cable
The Korean government has released guidelines on its designation of USB-C as the unified national standard for charging and data transfer connectors...
Nov 30, 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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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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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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