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Energy
OCI to invest up to $1.5 bn in Malaysia’s polysilicon plant
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Krafton shares sink as SK Square taps 2.2% block trade
Shares of Krafton Inc., South Korea’s gaming behemoth, lost about 8% on Tuesday on news that SK Square Co., an investment arm of the country&rs...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
TYM exports 900 tractors to the Philippines
South Korea's agricultural machinery company TYM Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has won a bid project by the Philippine government to supply trac...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang's K-style rice gains popularity in N.America
South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Tuesday that its sales of the flagship brand Bibigo’s Cooked Sticky White Rice in North Americ...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean banking group's Q1 profits drop on ELS sales
The combined net profit at South Korea’s four largest financial services firms, including KB Financial Group, are estimated to have dropped nea...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO tightens belts, seeks M&A within 3 years: new chairman
Chang In-hwa, chairman and chief executive of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, has vowed to take drastic ...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung wins multi-year built-in kitchen suite orders from Clayton
Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to widen the lead in the US home appliance market with a long-term contract to provide its hyper-connected...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis gets OK to sell Stelara biosimilar in Europe
South Korea's Samsung Bioepis has received approval from the European Commission to sell Pyzchiva, a biosimilar of the autoimmune disease Stelara. Th...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
HYBE to fire NewJeans agency CEO; Min refutes accusation
HYBE Co. is seeking to sack Min Hee-jin, the chief of ADOR, its label behind globally popular girl group NewJeans, as it investigates allegations tha...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Kakao Mobility to offer robot delivery service with LG
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s most popular ride-hailing app operator, will offer indoor robot delivery service with self-driving robots f...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables in solar deal to power Georgia EV plant
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has signed a 15-year power purchase contract with a US solar energy generatio...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung releases 2024 lineup of smart monitors
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it released its 2024 lineup of smart monitors, focusing on enhancing home life usability.The new pro...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Gas’ 1st LNG terminal completes test operations
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has completed the test operation of its first liquefied natural gas...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route
Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will expand codeshare operations with Canada's WestJet Airlines.Korean Air will sell flights operate...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai Infracore to participate in INTERMAT 2024
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Monday that it will participate in INTERMAT 2024 which will be held from April 24 to 27 at Parc d...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW to support Korean automotive startups at new R&D center
German luxury carmaker BMW Group is set to support South Korean automotive startups in their overseas expansion as it on Monday opened a new research...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean theme parks recover to near pre-pandemic levels
Everland and Lotte World, South Korea’s two largest theme parks, posted their highest-ever profits in 2023, recovering from the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 22, 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 rec...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SoftBank-backed Korean flea market app sees overseas growth
Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market service provider, enjoyed growth in other countries with its Karrot app briefly ...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
HD Hyundai, Hyundai Dept. Store to co-work for recycling plastic waste
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oil Bank Co. and Hyundai Department Store Co. have partnered to create a closed-loop plastic film recycling system, a first ...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Microsoft CEO to meet with Samsung, SK Hynix, LG, SK Telecom chiefs
Microsoft Corp.’s top executives will meet with leaders of South Korea’s four top technology companies next month to discuss ways to stre...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Dept. Store introduces AI translation service
South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Monday that it introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) interpretation service for foreign touris...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korea's LX opens Hungary terminal for Europe EV, battery logistics
LX Pantos, one of the top logistics firms in South Korea, has launched a railway terminal in Hungary for the electric vehicle and battery logistics s...
Apr 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO-Pilbara JV delivers 1st order of lithium hydroxide
South Korea’s top steel group POSCO has shipped lithium hydroxide, a rechargeable battery’s key raw material produced jointly with Austra...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe to hit South Korean roads in June
The Polestar 4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) coupe is set to make its debut in South Korea in June and targets deliveries from October, Swedis...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec sees AI air conditioner sales 30% increase in Q1
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that the sales of air conditioner models equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) features in the Whisen li...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
Koramco, Fi-public to collaborate on mobile REIT investment
South Korea's Koramco REITs Management and Trust announced on Friday that it plans to launch a personal REIT investment service utilizing a mobile pl...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix, TSMC tie up to stay ahead of Samsung for HBM supremacy
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. said on Friday it is partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to jointly develop next-generati...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Taeyoung E&C lets chairmen go as part of restructuring
Belt-tightening Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C), the 16th-largest construction company in South Korea and undergoing d...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Clio acquires two Japanese cosmetics distributors
South Korea's Clio Cosmetics Co. announced on Friday that it has acquired a 100% stake in Japanese cosmetics distributor Doowon and cosmetics import ...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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