new year business plans
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea unveils next-gen howitzer plans for defense exports
South Korea introduced plans for the development of next-generation self-propelled howitzers to its existing customers as the country aims to foster...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics likely ahead of Whirlpool with record 2023 sales
LG Electronics Inc. is consolidating its lead over Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top home appliances maker as the South Korean electronics ma...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Orion, VNUA to team up for potato production
South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. announced on Friday that it signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Institut...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Duty Free, Modetour to co-work for Vietnam tourism
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Modetour Network Inc. to jointly devel...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung flexes AI chip muscles ahead of Altman visit
Samsung Electronics Co. will go all out to win the AI chip race with its most advanced AI memory chip products, its semiconductor business head said...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Daedong Gear to supply $137mn EV parts to Hyundai
Daedong Gear Co., a powertrain subsidiary of South Korea’s Daedong Group, announced on Thursday that it has won a 183.6 billion won ($137 mill...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia posts record 2023 sales, profit with bold 2024 business targets
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Thursday posted record 2023 profit and sales revenue, driven by strong sales of pricey m...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte World Tower sees record-high visitors in 2023
Lotte Property & Development Co. (Lotte P&D) announced on Wednesday that the total number of visitors to Lotte World Tower and Mall last yea...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Nike looks to lure Korean customers with Naver’s generative AI ad platform
Nike Inc., the leading global sportswear brand, has launched an advertising campaign in South Korea on the generative artificial intelligence (AI) a...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Hanwha delivers 1st of 12 container ships to HMM
South Korea’s top container line HMM Co. said on Wednesday that it held a naming ceremony for HMM Garnet, a 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Mohegan gains Korea’s 1st foreign casino license in 19 years
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) will open a foreigners-only casino at its resort complex in Incheon, South Korea in the first quarter after...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion, WuXi XDC to develop new antibody-drug conjugates
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. has signed a business agreement with China’s WuXi XDC to jointly develop new antibody-drug conjugates (ADC)...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Group reintroduces Saturday CEO meeting after 20 years
South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group has decided to reintroduce Saturday gatherings of its subsidiaries' chief executives aft...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Channels poised to take off in India as new cash cow
LG Electronics Inc.'s transformation into a media and entertainment platform is gaining traction as its free web-based television streaming service ...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 990 EVO SSD ideal for everyday use, more demanding work
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Wednesday announced a new addition to its consumer solid-state drive (SSD) l...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SKC to develop biodegradable eco-friendly paint containers
SK TBMGeoStone, a subsidiary of South Korea's SKC Ltd. for the investment of biodegradable material, plans to enter the eco-friendly container marke...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Taihan Cable sees best profit in 15 years on foreign orders
Taihan Cable & Solution Co., a major South Korean cable manufacturer, on Tuesday said its 2023 operating profit hit the largest level in 15 year...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEs exit Korean assets at average 2.5 times purchase price
Global private equity firms, which recover their principal investment in South Korea, sell their assets for 2.5 times the purchase price on average,...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Harim, KDB in dispute over $5 bn HMM deal conditions
Talks to sell South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier HMM Co. to Harim Group, a leading poultry processor, have made little progress amid disputes o...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
North Korea’s missiles tested on the battlefields of Ukraine
SEOUL—One of the world’s biggest illicit-arms suppliers just got a major advertisement.In recent weeks, Russian forces have fired...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean secures first order of year for ammonia carriers
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Monday that it has secured a contract for two very large ammonia...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte Biologics, NJ Bio to jointly develop ADC
South Korea's Lotte Biologics Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a strategic business agreement with NJ Bio, a US-based preclinical and clin...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks flock to Poland, Korean Inc.’s new manufacturing hub
South Korean banks are in a race to advance into Poland to support Korean companies rushing to build factories in the new offshore manufacturing hub...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics bets big on smart factory business
LG Electronics Inc. launched a smart factory business division under its research and development center early this month to accelerate its transiti...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai unveils All-New Kona Electric N Line in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled 2024 The all-new KONA Electric N Line in the European market including the UK on Jan. 16., according to the company.&nb...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS launches AI center for synergy of business, research
South Korea’s LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of LG Corp., said on Sunday it has launched an artificial intelligence center to stre...
Jan 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free holds grand reopening ceremony at Changi Airport
Lotte Duty Free held a grand opening ceremony for its Changi Airport store in Singapore, marking the official start of its 19 stores.Lotte Duty Free...
Jan 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Tech spies face tougher Korean penalties; 18 years in jail for overseas leaks
South Korea plans to dole out harsher punishments for industrial espionage, with a proposal to triple the penalty for an overseas leak of national t...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Shinsegae E&C issues $150 mn bond to calm liquidity concerns
South Korea’s Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co. (Shinsegae E&C) said on Friday it has raised 200 billion won ($150 million) thr...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Mercedes-Benz unveils New E-Class in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz Korea on Friday unveiled the 11th generation of its fully redesigned mid-sized The New E-Class sedan in South Korea.This latest iterat...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai Steel to displace Baoshan as GM Korea's supplier
- 2 S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim up for sale for $295 mn
- 3 BOK chief warns against aggressive policy rate cuts, sees need for fiscal stimulus
- 4 S.Korea eases path for foreign REITs in senior housing push
- 5 Koramco targets $7 bn bets on Korea data centers