6G common requirements
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Regulations
South Korea to ban Chinese online products without KC certification
South Korea will ban products purchased online through overseas shopping platforms but without the KC certification amid growing concerns about prod...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT, Nokia to collaborate on global 6G research
South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with global mobile communications equipment manufacturer Nokia Cor...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Biden exempts graphite from EV mineral sourcing rule in win for Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US government has given automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements, allowing electric vehicles w...
May 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai to invest $923 million on self-driving JV Motional
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, is set to spend nearly $1 billion on Motional, its loss-making self-driving joint ve...
May 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea asks savings banks to raise capital to avoid crisis
South Korea’s top financial regulator advised about 10 local savings banks in trouble to increase their capital by the end of this month to pr...
Apr 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
South Korea gets tough with Chinese platforms AliExpress, Temu, Shein
South Korea plans to introduce a get-tough e-commerce policy on Chinese platforms such as AliExpress, Temu and Shein amid increasing complaints abou...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, Nokia validate 6G cloud tech
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday that it has verified 6G cloud technology in collaboration with Nokia.This technology enhances the s...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, has successfully proved the efficacy of artificial intelligence technology on the improv...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus validates next-gen 5G SW platform tech
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it has completed the technology verification of next-generation software platforms with Eric...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Princeton Univ. to team up for 6G R&D
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its fore-front R&D center Samsung Research America (SRA) has joined Princeton University&rsquo...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech
South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) major SK Telecom Co. has developed a new technology jointly with US tech giant I...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Lost Ark developer Smilegate faces $75 mn suit over CB issue
Smilegate RPG, a South Korean developer of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Lost Ark, faced a 100 billion won ($74.8 millio...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG ask US to ease EV tax benefit requirements
South Korean electric vehicle and battery makers including Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have asked the US to ease requirements fo...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
This country will police ‘shrinkflation’ at the supermarket
SEOUL—Food prices have risen so much that Kim Soo-yeon has developed a suspicious new habit at the grocery store. She has taken to shaking bag...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates
Sixth-generation (6G) communication frequency bands proposed by South Korea have been adopted as global standard candidates by the industry's freq...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Fake Rolexes most common counterfeit watches smuggled into S.Korea
After the COVID-19 crisis, it has been revealed that counterfeit goods smuggling is on the rise once again. According to data submitted by the Korea...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Five most common frustrations of Korean entrepreneurs
A South Korean company recently gave up on its plan to venture into the burgeoning robot market.Fair-trade regulations that prohibit the creation of...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom rolls out super-fast 400 Gbps 5G wired network
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday announced a national first through its 400 gigabit per second (Gbps) high-capacity wired network used ...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
All seven BTS members to renew contracts with HYBE
All seven members of BTS are set to renew contracts with their current label HYBE Co. for the second time, allowing their fans across the world to e...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption
South Korea has waived e-visa issuance fees through year's end for Chinese visitors on group tours.This is in response to the travel industry's re...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hugel resubmits application to FDA for botulinum toxin product
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Hugel Inc., announced on Friday that it has resubmitted applications to the US Food and Drug Administration ...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea tops US eco-friendly car import rankings despite IRA disadvantage
South Korea retained its top spot in exports of eco-friendly vehicles including electric cars to the US in the first quarter despite challenges pose...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea to tighten immigrant investor requirements
South Korea will raise the minimum requirements for the country’s investment immigration visa program amid growing controversy over foreigners...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s trade deficit with China runs deep; chip support required
Just like its neighboring countries in Asia, South Korea’s economic growth has long been swayed by the ups and downs of China, which heavily r...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ to open pop-up Korean restaurant for promising chefs in Seoul
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. in the second half of the year will open a pop-up Korean restaurant for up-and-coming chefs on the upsc...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to require pre-disclosure of major shareholder stake sales
South Korea is set to require pre-disclosures of major shareholders’ listed company stake sales in an aim to prevent tumbles in stock prices.A...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea to see 240K drop in number of manufacturing workers by 2032
The number of workers in South Korea's manufacturing sector is expected to drop by 240,000 over the next 10 years, a report says, caused by the decl...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor to pay quarterly dividends with record Q1 profit
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday reported its largest-ever quarterly profit, which soared a whopping 86.3% from a year earlier, while unveiling a plan t...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Top Korean food delivery app posts record profits
Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top food delivery app, posted a record profit in 2022, which also marked its first profit ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Glass Lewis votes for Tcha Partners' proposal to change Namyang auditor
Global proxy advisory giant Glass, Lewis & Co. has voted for three out of the four proposals made by Seoul-based Tcha Partners Asset Management ...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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