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Leadership & Management
Korea’s catering firm Ourhome engulfed in sibling feud again
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Food & Beverage
Pepero enters Thailand’s King Power Duty Free
South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Thursday that its thin chocolate-coated cookie sticks Pepero and no-sugar ice cream Zero entered King P...
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion releases Remsima SC in Denmark
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it released its autoimmune disease treatment Remsima SC (infliximab) in Denmark. Remsima SC ...
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Banking & Finance
Hyundai Capital to set up units in Indonesia, Australia
Hyundai Capital Services Inc., the consumer finance unit of the world’s third-largest automaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish subsidi...
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials
Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fib...
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s vision AI startup Superb AI eyes IPO in H1, 2026
South Korea’s promising vision AI platform developer Superb AI Inc., which has recently added generative AI to its business portfolio, is seeki...
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines
SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia branch, l...
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Automobiles
Kia to bring 1st hybrid variant of subcompact SUV Sonet to Japan, China
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to aggressively expand its hybrid vehicle lineup to subcompact SUVs amid slower-than-e...
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Logistics
CJ Logistics, Ninja Van to co-work for cross-border e-commerce
South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Thursday that it signed a customs clearance and delivery service contract with Singapore-based Ninja Van to ...
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Banking & Finance
Foreign banks expand Korean operations amid China’s slowdown
Major foreign banks have actively increased staff at their operations in South Korea to offset growing uncertainty in their business in China, grappl...
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Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment, Billboard to collaborate for K-pop
South Korea's Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of mobile platform giant Kakao Corp., partnered with the renowned US music magazine Billboard on Wed...
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Energy
HD Hyundai Oilbank kicks off biodiesel mass production
HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., South Korea’s refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, started mass production of biodiesel to expand its eco-friendly energy bu...
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Corporate strategy
Samsung shifts to emergency mode with 6-day work week for executives
Executives at all Samsung Group units will work six days a week from as early as this week in a shift to emergency mode. The move comes as the won's ...
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings, KNOC to jointly secure lithium in Canada
POSCO N.EX.T Hub, the venture platform of POSCO Holdings Inc., announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Kor...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus to ramp up AI investment by up to 40% in 2024
SILICON VALLEY – LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea seeking to transform into a platform company, will expand its ...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Toss Bank exceeds 10 mn customers
South Korea’s fintech platform Toss Bank saw that its subscribers surpassed 10 million. According to the company, it's been two years and six m...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils 2024 AI TV lineup in India
Samsung Electronics Co. launched its 2024 new TV lineup with enhanced AI functions at the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru, India, on April 17.At the...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
With AI tech, Samsung Electronics on par with Apple: Han Jong-hee
MILAN, ITALY – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has for years been desperate to catch up to US Big Tech Apple Inc. in high-end s...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, Korea Zinc JV to mass-produce EV battery materials
A joint venture between LG Chem Ltd. and Korea Zinc Inc. is slated to start the mass production of precursor, a key electric vehicle battery material...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Innospace, LIG Nex1 to co-work for space, defense business
South Korea's space launch startup Innospace announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with LIG Nex1 Co. for cooperation and commerc...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
McDonald’s Korea sees record sales in 2023
Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. achieved record revenue of 1.29 trillion won ($815.9 million) last year in Korea, according to its regulatory ...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea to offer $5 bn insurance for defense exports
South Korea will provide more than 7 trillion won ($5 billion) in insurance this year for domestic defense companies' exports as the country aims to ...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Innovation to adjust business portfolios for long-term growth
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, is slated to adjust its business portfolios for long-term growth while not planning to slo...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to double global built-in appliance sales to $722 mn
MILAN, ITALY – LG Electronics Inc. eyes 1 trillion won ($722 million) in global built-in appliance sales in three years by winning the hearts o...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
S.Korean gov’t selects six overseas cities for K-City Network
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Wednesday that it selected six cities including Indonesia's Jakarta, Vie...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to mass-produce industry’s fastest LPDDR5X DRAM in H2
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday it has developed an LPDDR5X DRAM chip that supports the industry’s fastest da...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Scottish firms to cooperate on offshore wind power
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Scottish Enterprise and ...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Daesung PE tops Korean venture funds by return in 2018-2023
Daesung Private Equity Inc. in South Korea has become the top local venture capital manager in terms of realized capital gain between 2018 and 2023, ...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean unicorns slow growth to focus on profits
South Korean unicorns, or startups valued at $1 billion or more, are slowing the pace of growth to shore up their bottom lines as they revive long-de...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis to supply $29 mn logistics automation systems
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a contract with Korea Superfreeze Inc. and EcoPro CnG to supply logistics auto...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hidden Champions
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DCM
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SuperBin
Published: Nov 30, 2021
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