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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus' K-pop idol platform goes global via smart TVs
Fans of K-pop idols such as boyband sensation BTS and girl group Blackpink will be able to enjoy their live performances through smart TVs at home a...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record sales in the US, poised to overtake Toyota
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. saw their monthly car sales rise to record highs in the US where carmakers will soon be ineligible for state subsidi...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Seoul sees high odds of reversing Lone Star-favoring ruling
South Korea’s justice ministry expressed confidence in winning an appeal against an international ruling that accepted part of Lone Star&rsquo...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s record trade deficit adds to downturn concerns
South Korea logged a record monthly trade deficit in August with the longest spree of shortfalls in more than 14 years, while domestic consumption, ...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea eyes $3.8 billion in Redback armored vehicle exports to Australia
South Korea is expected to clinch a deal to export more than 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) worth of armored vehicles to Australia, which is strength...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Korea's Hyundai E&C to build smart green city in Vietnam
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is poised to become the first South Korean company to join Vietnam’s green smart city development p...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Demand for Samsung foldables keeps smartphone parts makers busy
Smartphone parts suppliers to Samsung Electronics Co. are running their plants at full capacity as the South Korean tech giant’s latest fold...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea wins $2.25 bn deal to build Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has received a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) order to construct turbine islands under the El-Dabaa nuclear...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Lotte to support Korean SMEs via exhibitions in Berlin, New York
Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to boost the global sales channels of some 200 Korean small and medium-sized ent...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 logs record pre-orders in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, announced on Tuesday that its first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 is enjoying record pre-orders...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK, SABIC to invest $150 mn to boost Korean capacity
SK Geo Centric Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) have agreed to co-invest 200 billion won ($150 million) to increase their production of ...
Aug 23, 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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Shipping & Shipbuilding
DSME delays $1.7 bn interest payment to Export-Import Bank
Major South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) is facing harsh criticism that it has benefited from delaying...
Aug 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea Inc. cuts factory runs, capex on record inventory
Samsung Electronics Co. and other major South Korean companies have reduced their plant operations and capital expenditures as weakening demand amid...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's SD Biosensor to supply diagnostics kits to Japan in H2
SD Biosensor Inc., South Korea’s leading in-vitro diagnostics company, has signed an agreement to supply its COVID-19 self-test kits and other...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Drones, AI, big data power Korean fisheries’ earnings
The Jubilee, a 2,200-ton tuna fishing vessel operated by South Korea’s leading fishing company Dongwon Industries Co., has been using drones t...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion Healthcare logs record-high Q2 revenue on back of Remsima
Celltrion Healthcare Co., South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.’s global marketing affiliate, posted its record-high second-quar...
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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Insurance
Auto insurers set for record claims over heavy rains
The record rainfalls in the Seoul metropolitan area this week are expected to lead to the largest-ever claims for South Korean auto insurance firms ...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Conglomerates lead loan growth to record high in July
South Korea's large business groups led a sharp increase in bank lending in July, driving the corporate bank loan growth to a record high, central b...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s new foldables: High-stakes game changers in smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its fourth-generation foldable phones – new additions to its high-end line of Galaxy Z Fold and ...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea’s SPAC IPOs eclipse company public listings
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are gaining momentum in South Korea’s initial public market on the back of eased regulations and...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Specialty finance emerging on resiliency, diversification: M&G Investments
As global investors are seeking ways to protect their investment returns in an inflationary, rising rate environment, some asset managers are eyeing...
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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Real estate
Japan’s multifamily assets shine amid market volatility: Savills IM
Multifamily assets have been a key investment target due to their resilience amid economic volatility. Japan, with the largest real estate market in...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to ease internship visa rules for foreign talent
South Korea will introduce an internship visa program for foreigners studying at overseas universities to ease a shortage of talent in the fields of...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver says no growth sacrifice to cut costs with record sales
Naver Corp., South Korea’s largest online portal, on Friday reported its largest-ever quarterly revenue, led by webtoon and fintech services, ...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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