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Chemical Industry
BGF EcoMaterials to partner with Hwaseung Material for composite materials
BGF EcoMaterials, a materials unit of the BGF Group, said on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Hwaseung Material, a fine chemical company,...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Cafe24 signs agreement with CJ Logistics for fulfillment service
South Korea's e-commerce platform Cafe24 said Thursday that it has signed an agreement with CJ Logistics to provide fulfillment services to online s...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Dragonfly, CJ ENM sign MOU on content business
Dragonfly said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ ENM Co. to cooperate in moving into new content busines...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Private equity juggernauts bid for $758 million worth of KT Cloud shares
A number of private equity giants in South Korea and beyond are bidding for shares worth up to 1 trillion won ($758.2 million) in KT Cloud, a subsid...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air signs agreement with L3Harris for airborne control system
Korean Air Lines Co. is collaborating with L3Harris International, an American aerospace contractor, to introduce the airborne control system for th...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
SK Discovery launches bio strategy, investment division
Korea's chemical company SK Discovery Co. on Tuesday said it launched a bio strategy and investment division headed by Kim Jung-hoon, director of SK...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries establishes chief AI officer post
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has created the position of chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CAIO) to propel a major busines...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
DWS taps Steven Kim as APAC real estate asset management head
German asset management giant DWS Group said on Dec. 5 that it has appointed DWS Asset Management Korea’s Director Steven Kim (Kim Sang-wook) ...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Pay seeks to acquire Loca Mobility up for sale by MBK Partners
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is seeking to acquire Loca Mobility Corp...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group proposes blueprint for sustainable marine utilization solution at 2023 CES
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group will participate in CES 2023, the world's largest information technology trade show, to showcase its maritime strateg...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Samsung Electronics acquires two global cloud security certifications
Samsung Electronics Co. acquired two international certificates regarding cloud security, ISO 27001 and ISO 27017.South Korea's electronics giant an...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service
Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. has reshuffled its media business units ahead of the pending absorption of its over-the-top (OTT) video platform Se...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Shell-First: Samsung Foundry’s custom-tailored new operation strategy
As the contract chip manufacturing, or foundry, business is quickly emerging as the next battlefield for the world’s major chipmakers, The Korea...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hanwha, DL Chemical to split up two-decade-old YNCC joint venture
Yeochun NCC Co., a leading South Korean petrochemical producer, will split up after its two owners – Hanwha Group and DL Group – have ag...
Nov 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle promotes two Koreans to partner, MD
The Carlyle Group Inc. announced on Tuesday 32 new partners and 39 new managing directors, effective Jan. 1 of 2023, including two Koreans, Sean (So...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Chemicals' copolyester lines certified on carbon reduction
South Korea’s SK Chemicals Co. said on Wednesday it has earned sustainability certifications for its nine copolyester product lines from UL So...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Food giant Nongshim exports two container units of smart farm to Oman
Nongshim Co., a South Korean food and instant noodle manufacturer, announced on Wednesday that it is slated to export a smart farm system to Oman, a...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG make over two-thirds of premium TVs sold worldwide
More than three in five premium TVs sold worldwide are made by either Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Inc. – a decent feat that help...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG products sweep CES 2023 innovation awards
South Korea’s two largest home appliance makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – have swept a record number of ...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS narrows search for new CIO to two major candidates
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund managing 917.2 trillion won ($692 billion) in asset...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT unveils AI strategy, including hyperscale AI commercialization
South Korea’s second-largest wireless carrier KT Corp. unveiled a set of steps it will take to commercialize the internally developed Hypersca...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Promising K-startups to present B2B transition strategies at Geeks Show Up
Come this Thursday, 10 select startups will duke it to prove their business-to-business (B2B) model has the best chance of success. The start...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor, Indonesia to jointly enter ASEAN air mobility market
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group and Indonesia’s Nusantara Capital City Authority have agreed to jointly enter the Southe...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea's Lotte Mart and Lotte Super combine product sourcing
South Korea's Lotte Mart and Lotte Super will break away from the formats of hyper- and supermarkets and jointly raise the competitiveness of grocer...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Market Kurly drops Market from platform name to expand business scope
South Korea’s Kurly Inc. has changed the name of its grocery delivery service platform Market Kurly to Kurly as part of its corporate strategy...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record hybrid vehicle sales in US in October
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., which are gradually increasing their presence in the US market, saw their hybrid vehicle sales reach an all-time hi...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to pursue profits with Yonder app launch in US
South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. has been successful in the domestic market with its loyal subscribers willing to pay to read a diverse libra...
Oct 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies
Korea Post’s insurance bureau will maintain its core-satellite strategy in private equity and debt investments for both stable revenue streams...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle, KKR again compete for Korean dental scanner maker
US private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) are again competing to acquire the world’s third-larges...
Oct 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung mulls new foundry plant in Europe, to expand outsourcing
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is considering expanding outsourced chip production and building a new foundry ...
Oct 19, 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