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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's two ride hailing apps to merge in H1, become top operator
South Korea’s ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are set to complete their merger as early as the first half of this year, aiming to become the co...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea's E-Mart shares tumble despite push for profitability
South Korea’s largest hypermarket chain E-Mart Inc., a unit of a local retail giant Shinsegae Group, suffered a drop in its share prices to a ...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Nexon beats major Korean rivals with China market, PC games
Gaming giant Nexon Co. is dwarfing major South Korean rivals thanks to its success in China and PC titles.Nexon, a South Korean-Japanese game publis...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kia, Kakao Mobility to jointly develop PBV for ride-hailing
Kia Corp. and Kakao Mobility announced on Friday that they have signed the previous day a memorandum of understanding for the development of a purpo...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical projects recovery in Q2 after 4th consecutive loss in Q1
Lotte Chemical Corp. suffered its fourth consecutive operating loss in the first quarter due to a prolonged petrochemical slowdown amid the global e...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
POSCO Int'l to directly operate LNG-dedicated carrier
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom to further develop AI, its growth driver in Q1
SK Telecom Co. beat market expectations for its first-quarter earnings thanks to its robust non-telecom businesses and vowed to continue to bolster ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LS Electric targets Southeast Asian microgrid market
South Korea's LS Electric Co. will join hands with Thailand's second-largest company Siam Cement Group (SCG) to target the Southeast Asian market fo...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang reports third profitable quarter in a row
South Korea’s Coupang Inc. on Wednesday reported three quarters of consecutive profits, calming investors' concerns about its cumulative ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Labor union
Labor union threatens to shame Samsung Elec in show of brinkmanship
Samsung Electronics Co.'s biggest labor union under one of South Korea’s two major trade unions is objecting to the latest wage deal signed la...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korean kitchen robot startup Wave attracts $3 mn investment
South Korea's kitchen robot startup Wave Lifestyle Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has raised a Series A1 investment of 4 billion won ($3 ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel launches online mall Hcore Store
South Korea's Hyundai Steel on Tuesday said it launched the e-commerce platform Hcore Store on a pilot basis to boost domestic sales of steel materi...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Poshmark powers Naver earnings; HyperCLOVA X the next booster
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to strong sales of Poshmark Inc. in the US. It ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to launch in-flight wi-fi service for int'l routes
Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Tuesday that it will begin in-flight wi-fi service on selected international routes starting from June 1.Korean Ai...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Hyundai Rotem, Hana Bank to promote private railway project
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Monday that it has signed an infrastructure fund inve...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to unveil new foldables in July to boost Q3 profit
Samsung Electronics Co. is set to unveil fifth-generation of its foldable smartphones at the end of July, about two weeks earlier than it had showca...
May 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
NuScale to build Korea’s first SMR in Uljin, home to native Korean reactors
NuScale Power Corp. is expected to build its first small modular reactor (SMR) plant in South Korea in Uljin, already home to Korean native nuclear ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea’s Hanatour sees 1st profit in over 3 yrs on high-end service
Hanatour Service Inc., South Korea’s top travel agency, enjoyed its first quarterly profit in more than three years as it focused on high-end ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HYBE logs record-high Q1 profit despite BTS break
South Korea’s HYBE Co. behind global sensation BTS on Tuesday reported a 41.5% surge in first-quarter profit, driven by BTS members’ out...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Simple, retro: Korean game sector’s new target for growth
Once-popular games for feature phones in the 2000s are seeing a revival in South Korea on the growing demand for simple and easy titles for smartpho...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
BIND wins D.Camp startup pitch race in April, co-sponsored by CJ
BIND Corp. was chosen by investors as the best of the best for its online fashion platform for middle-aged men during South Korea’s major star...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PwC’s S.Korean member to focus on SE Asia acquisition deals
Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the South Korean member firm of global accounting industry leader PwC, aims to focus on overseas acquisition deals of ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec’s home appliance unit hits record-high profit in Q1
The home appliance division of LG Electronics Inc. posted its largest ever quarterly profit in the January-March period, exceeding the 1 trillion wo...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Korea’s SK Gas to invest $1.5 bn toward carbon neutrality by 2026
ULSAN – SK Gas Ltd. South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is set to spend $1.5 billion on liquefied natural gas ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
S.Korea’s IT parts makers reeling from sluggish smartphone, TV sales performance
South Korea’s major information technology parts makers like Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Innotek and LG Display Co. suffered huge dr...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia expects stellar Q2 after reporting record operating profit in Q1
Kia Corp., the smaller sibling of South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co., presented a rosy earnings outlook for the second quarter ...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
POSCO beats Lotte to join S.Korea’s top 5 conglomerates
Steel giant POSCO has joined the ranks of South Korea’s top five conglomerates for the first time, supported by strong earnings from its recha...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor to pay quarterly dividends with record Q1 profit
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday reported its largest-ever quarterly profit, which soared a whopping 86.3% from a year earlier, while unveiling a plan t...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean auto parts makers’ earnings ride on electrification push
South Korea’s major automotive parts makers are expected to post decent growth in their first-quarter sales and earnings on the back of their ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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