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Batteries
Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers
South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales
Genesis, the luxury car brand of Hyundai Motor Co., is on the verge of breaking the million mark in cumulative global sales this month in seven year...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Taihan Cable posts highest first-half operating profit in 20 years
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that its consolidated operating profit for the first half of this year reached 41....
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea to deliver food safety management skill to Thai, Malaysian officials
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea announced on Friday that it will conduct an invited training program for food safety officials f...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphones, watches hit global markets
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest models of its flagship Galaxy series of smartphones, watches and tablets have begun hitting the shelves of the comp...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
S.Korea's Hanon Systems hits 'home run' with heat pump for EVs
Hanon Systems, a leading South Korean maker of automotive thermal management systems, posted surprising results in the second quarter in blowing awa...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s tourism industry pins high hopes on return of Chinese big spenders
BEIJING – China’s official announcement to lift its ban on group tourists’ travel to South Korea will likely be a boon for the tra...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback
Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s fintech unicorn operating mobile financial platform Toss, is at a crossroads as its second attempt to sell ...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
SK Square to buy back $152 mn of its stocks by March 2024
South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. will buy back 200 billion won ($151.9 million) worth of corporate shares by March of next year as an effo...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang’s Q2 profit soars to a record, driven by e-commerce
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading delivery service provider, on Wednesday posted an all-time high quarterly profit and revenue, driven by it...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Korean lifestyle brand Andar takes on Xexymix in athleisure market
South Korea's activewear maker Andar posted record quarterly sales of 61.6 billion won ($47 million), moving one step closer to retaking the market ...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Carmakers in race for low-cost EVs amid tepid sales growth
Global carmakers such as Volkswagen, Hyundai Motor Group and Stellantis N.V. are in a race to release cheaper electric vehicles with the entry price...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia launches exclusive care service for EV9
South Korea's Kia Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will begin exclusive EV9 care services. The company will offer after-sale services throughout t...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung leads Apple in smartphone sales, albeit less profitable
Samsung Electronics Co. solidified its position as the world’s top smartphone vendor by volume in the second quarter, widening its sales gap w...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB girds up for Korean Air-Asiana deal collapse with Plan B
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is looking for alternative options to sell Asiana Airlines Inc. to prepare against a possible collapse of...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT earnings beat estimates in Q2; shares hit 6-month high
KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunications carrier, reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter on strong results for...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Santa Fe, Sorento, Torres to lead mid-sized SUV sales war in Korea
Three leading South Korean automakers – Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp. and KG Mobility Corp. – are upping the ante in their fight to garne...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Virtual human Lucy to sell Galaxy Z in live commerce
Lotte Home Shopping's virtual human Lucy expands her activities by selling The Galaxy Z Flip 5 and "Z Fold 5" on live commerce, following her attend...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to showcase new cars at Indonesia’s GIIAS auto show
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will participate in Indonesia’s largest auto show next week as the South Korean sister firms ramp up their off...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Kakao to release super-large AI model, superapp
Kakao Corp. on Thursday announced that it will transform South Korea’s dominant mobile messaging app KakaoTalk into an AI-powered platform com...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
With long-gone heyday, Capro clings to stake sale for survival
Once everyone’s darling but now an ugly duckling, Capro Co., South Korea’s sole maker of caprolactam, a nylon raw material, is despera...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver posts record Q2 operating profit on e-commerce, content
South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. on Friday posted record operating profit in the second quarter, driven by robust sales growth in i...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Tour's Jeju Island casino hits record revenue in July
South Korea’s Lotte Tour Development's Jeju-based casino saw record revenue in July thanks to an increased number of foreign tourists to the c...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea’s mobile app spending hits record high in H1 2023
South Korean consumers' spending on mobile apps recorded the highest-ever in the first half of this year.Mobile data and analytics platform data.ai ...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia America’s new normal: Record car sales month after month
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has been dismissed as the weaker sibling or smaller sister firm of Hyundai Motor Co., the c...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s duty-free sales skid despite China border reopening
South Korea’s duty-free shops suffered a sharp decline in sales in June, when the number of Chinese visitors jumped more than three times that...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KakaoBank posts record H1 profit; costs hurt Kakao Games’ Q2 earnings
KakaoBank Corp., a leading South Korean internet-only bank, saw its first-half net profit rise to a fresh record high, driven by decent growth in in...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korean carmakers post brisk sales on strong exports in July
South Korea's car sector posted strong sales last month as favorable exports offset the sluggish domestic market.Industry sources on Tuesday said th...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis seeks to buy Biogen biosimilar unit
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical research and development unit under South Korea’s Samsung Group, seeks to buy a biosimilar business d...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea exports down the most in 3 years; BOK may keep rates
South Korea’s exports declined at their steepest pace in more than three years last month, data showed on Tuesday, adding to expectations that...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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