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Corporate governance
Hanwha Vision joins UNGC
South Korea's Hanwha Vision Co. announced on Monday that it joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), an international initiative for corporat...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung holds Odyssey event with T1 in Chengdu
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it held an Odyssey gaming monitor experience event with the T1, the top-tier League of Legends team,...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kakao joins hands with LG Uplus to enter EV charger market
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing platform, is set to make inroads into the electric vehicle charging market by setting ...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean botox sales gain momentum in US, China
South Korea is ramping up exports of botulinum toxin to the US and China, the world’s two top consumers of the neurotoxin protein, with its pri...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Malaysia, OCI’s base set to beat Chinese polysilicon rivals
SARAWAK, Malaysia – OCI Group, South Korea’s leading chemical and green energy conglomerate, is expanding its polysilicon facility in Mal...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae faces off with Affinity, BRV over SSG.COM
Shinsegae Group could face a legal battle against two private equity firms that are demanding it buy back their combined 1 trillion won ($727 million...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Tous les Jours to open five stores in Cambodia
Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, announced on Monday that CJ Foodville signed a master franchise (MF) agreement wit...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Lotte Global Logistics partners with CMA CGM
South Korea's Lotte Global Logistics announced on Monday that it partnered with the France-based world's third-largest shipping company CMA CGM. The ...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung's Jay Y. Lee visits Zeiss to reinforce EUV ties
Samsung Electronics Co. is deepening ties with Zeiss Group, the sole provider of optical systems to the world’s only extreme ultraviolet (EUV) ...
Apr 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
HD Hyundai Marine IPO sees strong demand from retail investors
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. has attracted billions of dollars from retail investors in subscription deposits for the ship main...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia logs record profit, revenue in Q1 on weak won
Kia Corp., the second-largest automaker in South Korea, posted record quarterly profit and revenue for the first three months of this year, backed by...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis unveils GV70 facelift ahead of Korean debut in May
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Friday unveiled the GV70 facelift as the leading South Korean automaker plans to launch the luxury midsi...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai aims for world’s No. 5 spot in construction machinery
HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate, is making big bets on Europe and South America to achieve its goal of seizing...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Daedong completes S.Korea's largest rooftop solar power plant
South Korea's Daedong Mobility announced on Friday that it has completed the construction of the largest rooftop solar power plant in the country at ...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
S.Korea's Andar strengthens tech alliance with LYCRA Company
The athletic-leisure brand Andar Co. announced on Friday that it will strengthen its technological alliance with the LYCRA Company, the world's large...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics hosts 'LG Showcase 2024' in UAE
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it hosted a new product showcase event called "LG Showcase 2024" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, fro...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM enhances maritime safety with AI technology
HMM Co., South Korea’s leading sea carrier, announced on Friday its adoption of an advanced AI image analysis solution 'Deep Eyes', aimed at bo...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Lotte sells Lotte Glory Properties Shenyang amid US-China dispute
South Korea’s retail giant Lotte Group has signed a deal to sell a theme park project in Shenyang, China – its latest move to pull out of...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
HYBE conflict vs NewJeans label set to escalate into legal battle
HYBE Co., the company behind boy band BTS, has reported Min Hee-jin, the chief of popular girl group NewJeans’ label ADOR, to police for invest...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Honda, POSCO Future M to build cell materials plant in Canada
Japan’s Honda Motor Co. and South Korea’s POSCO Future M Co. agreed to build a battery materials plant in Canada where the automaker will...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to launch Incheon-Macau route in July
Korean Air Lines Co., the leading full-service airline in South Korea, announced on Friday that it will launch flights on the Incheon-Macau route sta...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Starfield launches 4th annual balloon festival with iconic character displays
Starfield, a chain of large shopping malls owned by Shinsegae, a South Korean retail company, announced on Friday that its 4th annual balloon festiva...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
MBK, Air Premia team up for Asiana’s cargo unit; Jeju Air exits
South Korea's low-cost carrier Air Premia Inc. has teamed up with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to win Asiana Airlines Inc.'s l...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to produce hybrid cars at EV-only plant in US state of Georgia
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, plans to manufacture hybrid models at its electric vehicle and battery plant in the US state of...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace, Poland sign $1.6 billion Chunmoo rocket launcher deal
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, on Thursday signed a $1.64 billion deal to supply 72 units of Chunmoo multiple launch r...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Machine tool maker DN Solutions kicks off IPO process
DN Solutions Co., the world’s third-largest machine tool maker, has kicked off the process of going public on the Korea Exchange, in a planned ...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor ties up with CATL to reinvigorate China market with EVs
BEIJING -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top carmaker, has joined hands with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL), the leading global ...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Glovis expects better 2024 after beating market in Q1
Hyundai Glovis Co. expects an improvement in earnings this year from last year after reporting better-than-expected sales and operating profit in the...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young opens Hongdae Town for K-beauty experience
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, announced on Thursday that it will open Olive Young Hongdae Town, a specialty store...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hidden Champions
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DCM
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T-Robotics
Published: Mar 25, 2021
Last updated: Jan 30, 2023
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Buhmwoo Group
Published: Apr 21, 2021
Last updated: Jan 30, 2023
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Point Mobile
Published: Sep 14, 2021
Last updated: May 10, 2022
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Jong Ie Nara
Published: May 26, 2021
Last updated: Apr 15, 2022
Future Unicorns
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Wisely
Published: Sep 20, 2020
Last updated: May 25, 2023
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Fridays Lab
Published: Jun 30, 2023
Last updated: Nov 10, 2023
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Sandbox Network
Published: Mar 22, 2021
Last updated: Jul 23, 2021
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Grip
Published: Apr 19, 2021
Last updated: Feb 23, 2022
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SuperBin
Published: Nov 30, 2021
Last updated: May 06, 2022
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