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Entertainment
Kakao Entertainment sheds loss-making units, revives IPO prospects
Apr 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
ABL Bio lands $2.8 billion license-out deal with GSK
ABL Bio Inc., a South Korean biotech company, will license out its proprietary blood-brain barrier shuttle platform, called the Grabody-B, to UK-base...
Apr 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Electronics set for early-May Indian stock market debut
LG Electronics Inc. is set to list its wholly owned subsidiary in India on the country's stock exchange in early May, aiming to raise up to $1.5 bill...
Apr 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai on course for $1.55 bn order amid US-China trade war
HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, is emerging as a key beneficiary of the Trump administration’s tariff policies as...
Apr 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean entertainment stocks advance, unfazed by US tariff concerns
South Korean entertainment and gaming stocks climbed on Friday, defying a broader market drop as investors sought refuge in sectors seen as immune to...
Apr 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc faces multiple legal, regulatory challenges in fight against MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. Chairman Choi Yun-birm appears to have kept his grip on the world’s largest zinc smelter after successfully fending off an MBK ...
Apr 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace signs $254 million deal to supply K9 howitzers to India
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it has signed a 370 billion won ($254 million) deal to supply K9 self-...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, LG review strategies as Trump slaps Vietnam with steeper tariffs
South Korea’s two leading electronics makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – are being forced to reassess their...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai premieres all-new NEXO, reinforcing hydrogen power
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled the all-new NEXO, the first full-change model of the fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) since its launch in 201...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG’s global HVAC push takes off with new deal in Singapore
LG Electronics Inc. has landed a deal to supply its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to a fulfillment center in Singapore, a ...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace, General Atomics to build unmanned aerial vehicles
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, has joined forces with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to d...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble gets tailwind from new titles, BTS comeback
Netmarble Corp., a leading South Korean gaming company, expects to gain new growth momentum from the launch of nine new titles and the anticipated fu...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s KG Mobility teams up with Chery to develop mid to large SUVs
KG Mobility Corp., a South Korean automaker specializing in sport utility vehicles, said on Wednesday it joined hands with China’s fourth-large...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DB GlobalChip forays into mobile phone OLED driver chip market
DB GlobalChip Co., the chip design subsidiary of South Korea’s chip foundry company DB HiTek Co., has begun mass-producing organic light-emitti...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung mobile chief fills leadership void in device division
Samsung Electronics Co. has appointed TM Roh, president and head of its mobile eXperience (MX) business, as the new chief of its device eXperience (D...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches global talent recruitment program
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has launched a global talent recruitment program, beginning April 1 via its official hiring websi...
Apr 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
MicroDigital's Disco Pang Pang-inspired bioreactors debut in US
MicroDigital Co., a bio-instrument and diagnostic kit manufacturer, is set to launch single-use bioreactors in the US, marking the first shipment of ...
Apr 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha gears up for 3rd-generation leadership with chairman’s stake gift
South Korea’s chemical-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn will hand over half of his holdings in the conglomerate&rsq...
Apr 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI launches mass production of 46 mm-diameter batteries
Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s first company to mass-produce cylindrical 46-millimeter(46 mm)-diameter batteries, regarded as a next...
Apr 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Luxury fashion platform Balaan files for court receivership amid slump
South Korea’s top luxury goods e-commerce platform Balaan Co. said on Monday it has filed for corporate rehabilitation with a Seoul court as th...
Mar 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea, China, Japan resume FTA talks after 6-year hiatus
South Korea held an economic ministers’ meeting with China and Japan on Sunday to discuss cooperation, including resuming negotiations about a ...
Mar 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel picks Donaldsonville as $5.8 bn US plant site, seeks investors
South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. has chosen Donaldsonville, Louisiana, as the location for its $5.8 billion US steel mill, marking a major strat...
Mar 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung's Lee meets with Xi amid Beijing’s balancing act vs Washington
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong, along with other global tech leaders, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday as Ch...
Mar 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
LF to open Korea’s 1st standalone fashion outlet in India
LF Corp., a leading South Korean clothing company, will foray into India with its flagship brand Hazzys to build its presence in the rapidly growing ...
Mar 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel to shut down Incheon rebar plant in April
Hyundai Steel Co. is set to shut down its reinforced bar plant in Incheon in April to trim output as steel bar prices are hovering near a four-and-a-...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air purchases GE engines for new Boeing aircraft
Korean Air Lines Co. has agreed to buy engines from GE Aerospace to power its new Boeing aircraft, GE Aerospace said on Wednesday.Under the agreement...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s new American dream comes with new plant, more spending
ELLABELL, Georgia – When Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo opened the South Korean automaker’s first US plant in Alaba...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix aims to lock in all 2026 HBM orders by mid-2025
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s largest supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), aims to lock in orders for its entire 2026 HBM output by the end of...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Naver to build sovereign AI, says founder Lee after return
South Korea’s No. 1 internet portal operator Naver Corp. will build strong sovereign artificial intelligence to fight the growing dominance of ...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy makes breakthrough in FLNG liquefaction technology
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major Korean shipbuilder, has made a breakthrough in its liquefaction technology for floating liquefied natural gas (...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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