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Cloud computing
Samsung SDS to collaborate with NIST in post-quantum cryptography
Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday it will participate in the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) project hosted by the National Cyberse...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Elevator logs first quarterly loss since 1996
Hyundai Elevator Co., South Korea’s No. 1 elevator producer, swung to a quarterly operating loss for the first time since it was listed on the...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to China’s top data center operator GDS
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. has forged a partnership with China’s top data center developer and operator GDS to jointly enter the Sout...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea’s mounting trade deficit knocks won to 13-year low
South Korea’s won has hit the weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on a mounting trade deficit while growing concerns over ...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean chip exports to China rise thirteenfold in 21 years
China was South Korea’s top semiconductor buyer, purchasing 39.7% of overall Korean chip exports in 2021. The percentage increased 13 times ...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
China's high entry barriers for Korean films, dramas
“Oh! My Gran” was the only South Korean movie to hit the big screen in China in the past year. It was also the first Korean film to be p...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chem swings to red in Q2, hard hit by Malaysian unit's loss
South Korea’s major petrochemical producer Lotte Chemical Corp. faced an earnings shock in the second quarter of 2022, hard hit by the perform...
Aug 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display set to benefit from post-pandemic automotive display boom
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market and the advance of autonomous driving technology is providing a silver lining for automotive display...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to redirect its TaaS, AI functions to self-driving arm 42dot
Hyundai Motor Group will redirect the core functions of its Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) division and AIRS Company to its recently acquired se...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Nongshim posts first operating loss from Korean sales in 24 years
South Korea’s top noodle maker Nongshim Co. has posted a quarterly operating loss from its domestic business – its first loss in 24 year...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO
South Korea's largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. on Tuesday reported double-digit growth in both profit and revenue in the second q...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea trade deficit jumps as chip exports fall on Aug. 1-10
South Korea suffered from a larger trade deficit in the first 10 days of the month as semiconductor exports declined on weaker demand for memory chi...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang posts first positive EBITDA, raises full-year forecast
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, said on Wednesday its second-quarter performance has improved signif...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
TiumBio inks licensing deal with China's Hansoh for endometriosis drug
South Korean biotech TiumBio Co. has signed a technology transfer agreement of its endometriosis and uterine myoma treatment candidate with China&rs...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Four chip alliance: S.Korea's courage to overcome Chinaphobia
“I'm gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”Ahn Cheol-soo, a senior lawmaker of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party, c...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK Geo Centric to build high value-added material plant in China
South Korea’s major petrochemical company SK Geo Centric Co. is set to build an ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) plant in China with a local partne...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
CJ CheilJedang posts record-high operating profit in Q2
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. logged record-high quarterly operating profit in the second quarter of 2022 amid the growing popularity...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Band celebrates 10-year anniversary, over 6.1 billion posts
South Korea’s tech juggernaut Naver Corp. announced Monday that its Naver Band celebrates 10 years in service with more than 156 million app d...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao Games posts record-high operating profit in Q2
Kakao Games Corp., the game publishing unit of South Korean web service giant Kakao Corp., said on Wednesday it achieved record-high operating profi...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Korea to further lag China on self-driving cars
South Korea is expected to lag behind China further on autonomous vehicle technology as Shenzhen, the technology hub in Guangdong province, allowed ...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance
August could mark a turning point for South Korea’s semiconductor industry.The country has been keeping tight-lipped on whether or not to join...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean EV, battery makers to benefit from US inflation bill
South Korea’s electric vehicle and battery makers are expected to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the US bill designed to br...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
APR Corp. generates $199 mn in revenue with advanced tech, branding
APR Corp. is a South Korean startup less than a decade old, which develops and manufactures skin care products and athleisure clothing. While t...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
New Delhi blocks Krafton’s Battle Ground Mobile India
The Indian government has ordered the country’s Alphabet Inc.'s Google Play Store and Apple Inc.’s App Store to delete South Korean ga...
Jul 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI in talks with multiple carmakers for 4680 type battery supply
Samsung SDI Co., a major South Korean battery maker, said on Friday that it is in talks with multiple automakers around the world to supply a next-g...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
China's lockdown slams Korean beauty giants' Q2 earnings
South Korea’s two major cosmetics firms, Amorepacific Corp. and LG H&H Co., posted their second-quarter earnings heavily impacted by Chi...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to close LCD TV panel business for domestic use in Korea
LG Display Co., South Korea’s major display maker, is set to pull out of the liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel business for domestic use. ...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy shrugs off slowing economy as demand grows
South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled its ambitious goals for revenue and operating margins as electri...
Jul 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Daesang Life, China’s Sinopharm to launch health foods joint venture
Daesang Life Science Corp., a South Korean health foods maker, has signed an initial agreement with China’s Sinopharm International to launch ...
Jul 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK in talks to buy Korea's top online education firm MegastudyEdu
MBK Partners, one of Asia's largest private equity firms, is in exclusive talks to acquire Korea’s top online education company MegastudyEdu C...
Jul 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet