2023 TCR World Tour
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Carbon neutrality
Kakao unveils index on user contributions to environment
South Korea's mobile platform company Kakao Corp. on the occasion of World Environment Day on Monday unveiled on its website figures from the Kaka...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung perfects the home theater with top-notch multichannel soundbar
Samsung Electronics Co. is not only the world’s biggest TV and memory chip maker but also the global No. 1 soundbar brand thanks to its top-no...
Jun 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023
Breitling, a luxury Swiss watchmaker, has launched a limited edition of one of its flagship models, the Chronomat B01 24, in South Korea, marking th...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups opt for Konex, loans for survival during IPO winter
South Korea's anemic initial public offering market has forced the country’s startups to become more creative in raising funds as they shift t...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
TikTok embraces BTS' 10th debut anniversary hashtag campaign
Global short-form video platform TikTok announced on Friday that it will collaborate with "2023 BTS Festa" to celebrate BTS' 10th debut anniversary ...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
LG Chem’s CEO searches for talent in Japan to lead new growth engines
Vice Chairman and CEO Shin Hak-cheol of South Korea's largest chemical company LG Chem Ltd. is looking for talent in Japan to lead his company's thr...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to expand smart factory systems to N.America JVs
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. will introduce smart manufacturing systems to all its joint venture battery plants under construction in...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Germany's real estate mezzanine market to shine in 2023: Lenwood Capital
The global real estate market is under significant pressure due to increased interest rates and banks' tighter loan standards in 2023. Commercial re...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension to up global alternatives to 19% of AUM by 2027
Teachers’ Pension (TP), South Korea’s major pension fund for private school employees, will accelerate investment in domestic bonds whil...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s NPS likely to post 6.4% return for Q1 2023
National Pension Service (NPS) in South Korea achieved a 6.4% return on investment during the first quarter of this year, recovering some 73% of the...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
BIO USA 2023 to draw S.Korean biotech leaders, startups
More than 500 South Korean companies from top business groups to AI-based biotech startups are slated to attend the Bio International Convention 202...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
CJ dreams to build new kingdom in US with massive investment
CJ Group, a major South Korean conglomerate with a wide range of businesses spanning everything from food to bio, livestock feed, logistics, enterta...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Festival celebrating BTS’ 10th anniversary to be held in Seoul in June
BTS Festa 2023, a festival celebrating the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut, will take place June 12-25 across Seoul, their agency Big Hit Music annou...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s direct investment abroad hits record high in Q1 2023
South Korea’s net international investment position (NIIP) increased in the first quarter on the country’s record-high direct investment...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Group to show hydrogen turbine model in Busan
Doosan Group companies including Doosan Enerbility Co., Doosan Fuel Cell and Doosan Fuel Cell Power will participate in the upcoming "World Climate ...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha aims to develop unmanned fighter jet engine within decade
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, aims to develop engines for unmanned aircraft within the next decade t...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Find opportunities amid macro uncertainty in 2023: M&G
Markets today are in the midst of a shift as interest rate hikes are nearing their end and economic growth is challenged. Other changes in demogra...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI secures deal to export 18 FA-50 light fighters to Malaysia
South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., (KAI) has finalized a contract to supply Malaysia with eigh...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Daewoo Shipbuilding enters new chapter as Hanwha Ocean
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), South Korea’s cash-deprived second-largest shipbuilder, has rebranded itself Hanwha O...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS maintains good grade despite heavy losses: finance ministry
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund with 939 trillion won ($713 billion) in assets as of end...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang builds world's biggest frozen pizza plant in US
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. built the world's largest frozen pizza plant in the US to overtake Nestle on the related American marke...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Funding gap creates opportunities in private real estate debt: ASK 2023
Global real estate investors will see the funding gap continue for a while, which creates opportunities for private debt in the sector. The office s...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Designer of 2018 Winter Olympic cauldron returns with solo golf cart
Personal space has become more important since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, and one South Korean-led industrial design company has develop...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hanmi Semiconductor named world’s top 10 chip equipment maker
South Korean chip equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor Co. on Thursday said it made the world’s top 10 in the rankings of TechInsights, a globa...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Multifamily, digital infrastructure have upside potential: ASK 2023
Investors will spur capital injection in global residential real estate and emerging infrastructure segments such as data centers and energy transit...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Private debt will offer both income and downside protection: ASK 2023
Global investors will find opportunities to increase positions in private debt markets amid high interest rates this year and need to strengthen their...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells to unveil soundproof solar module
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, announced on Wednesday that it will participate in the upcoming "W...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LS Electric to unveil eco-friendly smart energy techs in Vietnam
South Korea's LS Electric Co. announced on Monday its participation in the highly anticipated "Electric Energy Show 2023" to be held in Hanoi, Vietn...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Three S.Korean poets invited to European Int'l Poetry Festival
The European International Poetry Festival "Europa in versi" will be held in Como, a lake city near Milan, Italy, from May 19 to 21.Thirteen poets f...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
InBody to release big data-based health management solutions
South Korea's InBody Co., the global leader in analytic devices for body composition, is entering the health management solution field in 2023.Usi...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
- 2 AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A
- 3 Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore
- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer