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Electric vehicles
POSCO Int’l to invest $519 mn in EV parts output expansion
POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., plans to spend 680 billion won ($519....
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display’s OLED panel gets certifications for eye comfort
South Korea’s LG Display Co. announced on Wednesday its third-generation OLED TV panels got a certification from global safety science resea...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean AI startups Allganize, Neurophet raise over $35 mn
South Korea’s artificial intelligence technology startups Allganize Inc. and Neurophet Inc. raised about 47 billion won ($35 million) in total...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung unveils generative AI Gauss, to be integrated in Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its first generative artificial intelligence model, Samsung Gauss, to compete with the likes of ChatGP...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom’s Q3 profit up on brisk data center, cloud sales
SK Telecom Co.'s third-quarter operating profit increased 7% on-year, becoming the only South Korean mobile carrier posting an on-year gain in profi...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Imported cars set to snap 3-year growth streak in S.Korea
Imported passenger cars are expected to see their first retreat in four years in South Korea on the growing popularity of domestic luxury models suc...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Mirae Asset hit by ex-asset manager's misconduct
Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage firm, found in June that a senior manager at its alternative investment division h...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining
LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Costco Korea on verge of falling into low-growth trap
South Korea, one of the most lucrative markets for Costco Wholesale Corp., appears to be losing its appeal in the face of China’s rapid ascent...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion enjoys record earnings on healthy biosimilar biz
South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. logged record quarterly earnings on the strong performance of its key biosimilar products while exp...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S, K-water to jointly develop homegrown green hydrogen facilities
South Korea's SK E&S announced on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Plug Power, K-water, and SK Plug Hyverse to expand ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won strengthens past 1,300 mark vs dollar on short-sale ban
The South Korean won continued its bull run on Monday, strengthening past the psychologically important barrier of 1,300 level against the dollar fo...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests in AI startups Allganize, Imprimed
SK Telecom Co. has invested a combined 9.4 billion won ($7.2 million) in artificial intelligence startups Allganize Inc. and Imprimed Inc., the top ...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea seeks to sell 29% in game giant Nexon's holding firm
The South Korean government is planning to sell off a 29.3% stake in Tokyo-listed game giant Nexon Co.’s holding firm NXC Corp. via a public b...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean to join Canadian patrol submarine project
South Korea's shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. secured a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with four Canadian submarine tech firms at Deep Blue Forum 20...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Heerim wins design contract for Hyundai Motor's Saudi plant
South Korea's Heerim Architects & Planners said on Monday it secured the architectural design contract for Hyundai Motor Co.'s new automobile as...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana’s cargo unit sale faces tough hurdles before KAL merger
The proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) and Asiana Airlines Inc. has moved one step closer to completion with Asiana’s backing of it...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver posts record Q3 sales, profit on e-commerce
South Korea’s web portal giant Naver Corp. on Friday posted record sales and operating profit in the third quarter, driven by robust sales gro...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia's US electric vehicle sales at record-high in October
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group set a historic sales record in the US electric vehicle market, posting its best-ever performance in October. The a...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hillhouse to up investment in S.Korea with new hires
Hillhouse Investment Management Ltd., one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, is set to create an investment team dedicated to the South Ko...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ecopro to develop lithium mine in Nevada with Australian firm
South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Co. announced on Wednesday its subsidiary EcoPro Innovation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) w...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to develop smart city in Indonesia's new capital
South Korea's KT Corp. plans to apply smart city technologies such as quantum communication and cybersecurity to Nusantra, the new administrative ca...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX starts exploration drilling at Indonesian nickel mine
South Korea’s general trading company STX Corp. has started works to probe the contents of known ore deposits at an Indonesian nickel mine it ...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korea Investment raises $400 mn to expand US assets
Seoul-based brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) has raised $400 million in new bonds to strengthen its investments in the US ...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea's SKC to sell fine ceramic business for $270 mn
South Korea's SKC Ltd. announced on Tuesday it will sell the fine ceramics business of its subsidiary SK enpulse, a semiconductor materials investme...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop fan platform company DearU to enter into Japan
DearU Co., a K-pop fandom platform in South Korea, announced the launch of the Japanese version of "bubble" on Tuesday. DearU bubble is a private me...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S-Oil basks in hefty Q3 profit, expects strong winter demand
S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., said on Monday it swung to a net profit in the third quarter from a loss the year earli...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang’s frozen rice sales surpass $74 mn in US
South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday the cumulative sales of its frozen rice products produced and sold in the United ...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kumho Petrochem, POSCO look to carbon nanotube JV, share swap
South Korea’s Kumho Petrochemical Co. and POSCO International Corp. are considering launching a joint venture to produce carbon nanotubes (CNT...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics eyes new drugmaker acquisitions
BARCELONA -- Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s top contract manufacturing organization by capacity, is looking for acquisitions of new drugma...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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