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E-commerce
Coupang’s Q1 revenue up; quarterly dip signals rising competition
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Asset management
Korea Investment & Securities deepens global ties with 2nd IR in New York
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), the brokerage unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., said on Wednesday it hosted its flagship investor r...
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Korean chipmakers
South Korea asks US for tailored approach to chip tariffs
South Korea has officially requested that the US take a distinct approach in its ongoing probe into foreign semiconductor technology and related down...
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Business & Politics
S.Korea confident of winning Czech nuclear plant deal despite court ruling
A landmark nuclear energy export deal between South Korea and the Czech Republic was postponed at the eleventh hour following a local court ruling, d...
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Seoul-backed K-beauty brands set to make global mark
As Korean beauty products continue to captivate global consumers, five Seoul-based cosmetics and wellness companies are gearing up to penetrate deepe...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung steps up AR race with advanced microdisplay for smart glasses
Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a major push into next-generation microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) glasses as it aims to position itself...
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Asset management
Korea Investment & Securities to sell Goldman Sachs funds
Korea Investment & Securities Co. said on Tuesday it is set to sell funds operated by Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP in South Korea, offering ...
May 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s pharmaceutical exports set to top $10 bn, led by ‘K-M7’ champions
South Korea’s pharmaceutical exports are on course to surpass $10 billion this year, underscoring the country’s growing clout in the glob...
May 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
US auto parts tariffs take effect; Korea avoids heavy hit
The US has eased tariffs on automotive parts that took effect on May 3, offering a sigh of relief to South Korean suppliers, who said a worst-case sc...
May 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT invests in US game startup emptyvessel
NCSOFT Corp. has made an equity investment in emptyvessel, a US indie games studio, as part of efforts to expand into the first-person shooter genre,...
May 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW surpasses Mercedes in Korean sales for 1st time in 10 years
The top five imported car brands in South Korea underwent a major shake-up last year. BMW overtook Mercedes-Benz in sales for the first time in a dec...
May 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, spent his one-and-a-half-day visit to South Korea in back-to-back private meetings wit...
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading memory chipmaker, is in talks to supply customized sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM4...
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Cable breaks ground on $681 mn underwater cable plant in Chesapeake
WASHINGTON, D.C. – LS Cable & System Ltd., South Korea’s leading wire and cable manufacturer, has broken ground on its first underwat...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US tariffs add risk premium to dollar assets: Maurice Obstfeld
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US tariff increases are adding risk premiums to dollar-denominated assets, undermining the dollar’s role as a glob...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Exports of Korea-made used cars to hit record high in 2025
South Korea’s exports of used cars by its homegrown auto brands are expected to hit a historic high this year, thanks to their improved brand r...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Shinhan Financial’s overseas business blooms, on track for record earnings
Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea’s leading financial holding company, is poised to surpass 1 trillion won ($692 million) in annual net ...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures $1.8 bn in container ship orders
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) secured orders for 22 container ships worth a total of 2.54 trillion won ($1.8 billion) l...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion unveils cancer medicine to expand new drug pipelines
South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer Celltrion Inc. on Sunday unveiled an anticancer medicine to expand new pipelines and accelerate...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics bags $514 mn CMO contract from US pharma
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract manufacturing organization (CMO), said on Monday it has secured a $5.14 million order from ...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO raises ship steel prices as Korea's tariffs curb supply
POSCO Holdings Inc. has raised second-quarter prices of thick plates used in vessels amid concerns over tighter supply after South Korea levied anti-...
Apr 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul mulls joint review of Alaska LNG project with Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam
South Korea has proposed forming a consortium with Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam to jointly assess the feasibility of investing in the $45 billion Alaska...
Apr 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
KT&G eyes overseas M&A after rejecting activist fund's offer
KT&G Corp., South Korea’s dominant tobacco and ginseng producer, is seeking to acquire a Japanese ginseng company after dismissing a 1.9-tr...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S.Korea’s top 4 financial holding firms cheer upbeat Q1 results
South Korea’s top four financial holding companies – Shinhan, KB, Hana and Woori – reported stellar earnings for the first quarter,...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia maintains double-digit margin in Q1 with record revenue
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, extended its double-digit profit margin streak to a 10th consecutive quarter, posting record...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On seals $2.8 bn battery deal with Bezos-backed US EV start-up Slate
SK On Co., the battery subsidiary of South Korea’s energy conglomerate SK Group, has signed a supply agreement worth an estimated 4 trillion wo...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
JD.com opens Korean logistics centers, preluding C-commerce invasion
JD.com, often dubbed China’s answer to Amazon.com, has opened its own logistics centers in South Korea, becoming the first Chinese e-commerce f...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor posts solid Q1; rough road ahead on Trump's auto tariffs
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. defied mounting global trade headwinds and a fresh round of US import tariffs to deliver record f...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KB Financial logs 61% profit growth, rebounding from ELS fiasco
KB Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported a 61% jump in first-quarter profit, led by a nearly threefold rise in earnings at its flagship unit Kook...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Electronics eyes India IPO delay, says plan in flux
LG Electronics Inc. is mulling putting off an initial public offering of its wholly owned subsidiary in India amid growing volatility in the global f...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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