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Tech, Media & Telecom CJ OliveNetworks to build HiteJinro smart factory in Vietnam

South Korea's CJ OliveNetworks said on Thursday it secured a contract to build a smart factory of the nation's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. in V...

Food & Beverage Lotte Chilsung Krush beer enters Mongolian market

South Korea's Lotte Chilsung Beverage announced on Friday that its beer brand Krush entered the Mongolian market. The company sponsored Davaida...

Mergers & Acquisitions Craft beer maker Jeju Beer sells stake to car repair company

South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. has sold a controlling stake owned by its founder and family to a small domestic car main...

Korean startups Venture downturn keeps Korean unicorns from acquisitions

South Korean unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more, are increasingly refraining from taking over smaller startups for business exp...

Food & Beverage South Korea’s Dailybeer to enter into Singaporean market

Dailybeer, South Korean craft beer and fried chicken chain, announced on Friday it signed a contract with Singapore-based Katrina Group for joint in...

Food & Beverage Soju no longer working-class liquor

HiteJinro Co., South Korea’s largest soju maker, will raise the price of its soju and beer products by about 7% next month to reflect higher c...

Food & Beverage S.Korea's imports of Japanese beer in January hit $2 million

Japanese beer imports in January exceeded $2 million, the most since a bilateral row erupted in July 2019 after Japan imposed export restrictions on...

Retail End of No-Japanese boycott? Uniqlo Korea turns to black

Japanese companies operating in South Korea are making a comeback after being hit hard by a campaign that began in mid-2019 to boycott Japanese prod...

Culture & Trends HiteJinro to export Terra beer to Hong Kong, Singapore, US

South Korea’s record-breaking Terra beer will begin exports to Hong Kong this month, and to Singapore and the United States from the latter ha...

IPOs Jeju Beer aims to be S.Korea's 4th-biggest brewer by 2022

South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. aims to be among the country's top four breweries by the end of 2022, planning to use its...

Retail Shinsegae to enter Korean beer market with Lets Fresh Today brand

South Korea’s Shinsegae Group is entering the local beer market under the Lets Fresh Today brand as the retail giant is expanding its presence...

IPOs Jeju Beer gets the nod for H1 Kosdaq listing

South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. is set to go public in the first half of this year, following the Korea Exchange's approv...