second quarter
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Earnings
Hanwha Ocean’s Q1 turnaround brightens earnings outlook
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, turned to the black in the first quarter powered by increasing sales of higher-end ...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches the ST1, its 1st electric work van with futuristic styling
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is launching the ST1, its first fully electric work van that can be retrofi...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek, SK On win Edison Awards for second consecutive year
South Korea's LG Innotek and SK On have won the Edison Awards in the US for the second consecutive year. LG Innotek announced on April 21 that it r...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS loses $1.2 bn in local stocks in Q1 on weak battery shares
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, lost 1.66 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in domestic stock ...
Apr 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paldo completes second factory in Vietnam
South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo announced on Tuesday that it completed the construction of its second factory in Vietnam.Paldo d...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
RVs, SUVs sweep top 4 spots in South Korea’s first-quarter auto sales
Recreational vehicles (RVs) and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) achieved an unprecedented feat by claiming the top four spots on the list of best-sell...
Apr 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Louis Vuitton opens its first 'Watches & Jewelry' store in S.Korea
Louis Vuitton announced on Friday that it opened its first Watches & Jewelry store in South Korea at the Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam loca...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Q1 profit soars, set to benefit from Taiwan quake, AI chip demand
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday its first-quarter operating profit likely rose more than tenfold...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea reclaims crown from China as world’s top shipbuilder
South Korea reclaimed the crown from the Chinese as the world’s largest shipbuilder after three years last quarter, sweeping global orders for...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
NPS sells shares in KT, making Hyundai the top shareholder
Hyundai Motor Group has become the top shareholder of South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT Corp., after the country’s National Pensio...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
HD Hyundai Heavy to build next-gen second Aegis destroyer
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., announced on Wednesday that it has begun construct...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility unveils premium SUV Rexton Summit
South Korea's automaker KG Mobility Corp. announced on Friday that it launched the large-sized premium sport utility vehicle (SUV) Rexton Summ...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS agency HYBE logs record sales backed by albums, concerts
HYBE Co., the agency behind K-pop sensation BTS, last year logged the highest-ever annual revenue for a South Korean entertainment company, backed b...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO narrows losses with 2nd straight quarterly profit
South Korea’s power utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday posted its second straight quarterly profit, sharply above market for...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK C&C wins Korea’s nod for brain infarct diagnosis AI solution
SK Inc C&C (SK C&C), the information technology service unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Thursday it has secured medical device...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean bank branch closures accelerate as online deals grow
South Korean banks are accelerating moves to close branches given the growth in digital transactions and decline in offline customers but financial ...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia
South Korea's major defense system developer LIG Nex1 Co. has clinched a $3.2 billion deal to export its latest missile interceptor to Saudi Arabia,...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Digital assets emerge as Korean LPs' No. 1 infrastructure target
Digital infrastructure, such as data centers, towers and smart meters, will be the hottest infrastructure asset this year for South Korean limited par...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver's Wattpad lays off 30 employees again
Naver Corp.'s subsidiary and North American original fiction platform, Wattpad, has once again carried out layoffs after a year. According to the we...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Bando E&C commences second housing project in US
South Korea's Bando Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Tuesday that it has embarked on its second housing development project, "The Bor...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyosung Advanced Materials' operating profit down 45% in 2023
Hyosung Advanced Materials announced on Monday that its operating profit for last year on a consolidated basis was 172.4 billion won ($129 million),...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Gaonchips opens corporation in Silicon Valley
South Korea’s Gaonchips Co. announced on Friday that it opened its new overseas corporation Gaonchips America Inc. in Silicon Valley, the US...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor signs 4-year lithium deal with Ganfeng Lithium
Hyundai Motor Group will acquire lithium hydroxide, a key raw material for electric vehicle batteries, from the world’s No. 1 supplier Ganfeng...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung eyes biotech investments via Flagship Pioneering
Samsung C&T Corp., Samsung Biologics Co. and Samsung Bioepis Co. will ramp up investments in US biotechnology startups in collaboration with Fla...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE wins $240 mn order for two ammonia carriers
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured its second shipbuilding contract of the year. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the shipbui...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to develop large-size cylindrical battery with 4680 form factor
SK On Co., an affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, will work on the development of a large-size cylindrical battery with the 4680 form factor ...
Jan 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Memory chipmaker SK Hynix to raise $1 bn in dollar bonds
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, is seeking to raise about $1 billion in dollar bonds.The chipm...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Gmarket poised to post 1st profit since Shinsegae’s takeover
Gmarket, a major e-commerce website based in South Korea, likely turned to profit in the fourth quarter of last year, which would mark the first tim...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean office, warehouse transactions plunge in Q1-Q3
The South Korean commercial real estate market saw its transaction value during the first three quarters of this year reach 10.9 trillion won ($8.4 ...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma gets FDA approval for Alyglo
South Korea’s GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Monday that it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the immuno...
Dec 18, 2023 (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