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Korean food
Yonsei Cream Milk Bread to be launched in Taiwan
Yonsei Milk, a non-profit social contribution company of South Korea's Yonsei University, announced on Friday that it will export its mega-hit des...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro establishes Global Resources Office for securing core minerals
South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Tuesday that it has established a "Global Resources Office" to expedite the acqu...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s tech sets them apart with record hybrid vehicle sales
Like their global peers, Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Corp. recently turned their sights back to hybrid vehicles as electric vehicle uptakes ...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT opens Foreigner Center for non-English speakers
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it opened the KT Foreigner Center for non-English speakers in Won-gok-dong, Ansan, Gyeonggi...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
ESR KendallSquare REIT leads Korean logistics sector
ESR KendallSquare REIT, overseeing 18 advanced logistics centers across South Korea, adeptly handled challenges in the real estate sector this year....
Dec 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s Glenwood PE in spotlight with carve-out deals
South Korean investment firm Glenwood Private Equity Co. is solidifying its leading position with a carve-out strategy in the domestic market, execu...
Dec 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Wia to create new subsidiaries: Movient, Teczen
South Korea's second-largest auto parts maker Hyundai Wia Corp. announced on Thursday that it will establish two subsidiary companies, "Movient" and...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to build $281 million chip packaging R&D center in Yokohama
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will build a 40 billion yen ($281 million) advanced chip pa...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean overseas direct investment at 2 1/2-year low in Q3
South Korea’s direct investment in other countries fell for a fourth straight quarter to its smallest level in two and a half years, despite a...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Saudi Arabia partners with Korea's LS to spur non-petrochem sectors
South Korean conglomerate LS Group and the government of Saudi Arabia will jointly seek business opportunities in a number of non-petrochemical sect...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience start to deliver Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Tuesday that it started to deliver the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine against XBB.1.5 variant.According to No...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung launches new growth engine control tower at mobile division
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones, has created a business control tower within its Digital eX...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea Zinc to up sales to $19 billion by 2033 with green energy
Korea Zinc Inc., South Korea’s and the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, will accelerate its drive to foster its new growth engines...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha to boost battery production equipment business
Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, is working to bolster its secondary battery manufacturing equipment business wi...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to build huge two-ring Ferris wheel for $700 mn
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday unveiled the design of a Ferris wheel, tentatively named Seoul Twin Eye, which it plans to complete by 2...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan unveils hydrogen fuel cell systems for buildings
South Korea's Doosan Corp. on Friday announced the development of hydrogen polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (H2-PEMFC) systems for buildings a...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus to spur generative AI service for new growth: CEO
LG Uplus Corp., a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, is accelerating its generative artificial intelligence business as a new growth driver amid...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korean defense sector to offset semiconductor downturn: FT
South Korea’s defense sector is enjoying booming demand from countries across the world that are cutting their reliance on Russian weapons, of...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea to invest $200 mn in new drugs, vaccines by 2028
South Korea’s health ministry will allocate 261.6 billion won ($200.2 million) for two funds over the next four years to boost private sector ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Pharmteco launches new viral vector platforms, key for CGT
SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has recently introduced two...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai ushers in future of car manufacturing in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday officially inaugurated its first mobility innovation center in Singapore powered by a slew of smart...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo breaks ground on $1.4 bn plastic recycling cluster
South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. on Wednesday broke ground on a waste plastic recycling complex to transform itself into a green petrochemical...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Polestar 4 EV to be built at Renault’s Korean plant from 2025
Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar will build its upcoming Polestar 4 SUV coupe at Renault Group’s manufacturing plant in South Korea fro...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
KDI cuts Korea growth forecasts, ups inflation predictions
A South Korean government think tank has cut its growth forecast in Asia’s fourth-largest economy for this year and next but raised inflation ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Chemtronics readies to produce key solvent for photoresists
SEONGNAM, South Korea -- Chemtronics Co. Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, appears to have removed a key hurdle to expanding the domest...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton
Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
DGB partners with Vietnamese IT company
South Korea's DGB Financial Group announced on Monday it signed a business agreement with the global IT company FPT Software at the FPT Group headqu...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec’s automotive business logs record quarterly profit
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, said its automotive division enjoyed all-time high quarterly profit in the most recent...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Elec to launch new business with startup: LG NOVA head
SAN FRANCISCO – LG Electronics Inc. will set up a new business entity focusing on some of its new growth pillars — digital healthcare, c...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
LG Chem to manufacture flooring from waste PET bottles
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday its plan to produce an eco-friendly plasticizer derived from discarded polyethylene terephthalate (P...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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