2024 Energy Star Partner of the Year
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Engineering partners with global firms for CCUS
South Korea's Samsung Engineering is ramping up its strategies in the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) arena by securing partnerships...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 20 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of batteries for electric vehicles of the world’s No. 1 car seller Toyota Mo...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Incheon Airport’s cumulative passengers surpass 800 mn
Incheon International Airport, which opened in 2001, has surpassed a cumulative total of 800 million passengers. Incheon International Airport Corpo...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korea's ModaModa partners with Poland's MBF Group
South Korean haircare brand ModaModa has partnered with Poland's MBF Group S.A. for distribution, signifying its entry into the expanding European b...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO Int’l to build permanent magnet factory in US with Star Group
South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is expediting its push to expand its presence in the electric vehicle supply chain, one of seven...
Oct 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean Sept export drop eases as chip sales hit 1-year high
South Korea’s exports slowed their decline in September to their mildest drop amid a yearlong downturn, raising hopes for a recovery in Asia&r...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea more than triple on-year in August
The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea has exceeded 1 million for two consecutive months since the outbreak of COVID-19.According to th...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to invest $2 bn to build 2nd US battery plant with Stellantis
Samsung SDI Co. will inject $1.98 billion to build a second battery manufacturing plant in the US jointly with Netherlands-based automaker Stellanti...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao completes first in-house data center
South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. has completed construction of its first in-house data center that can store 120,000 computer servers, with its l...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
HD Hyundai Oilbank changing into eco-friendly energy entity
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank is transforming from a petroleum and oil refinery company into an eco-friendly energy entity through diversificatio...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Fed-triggered taper tantrum takes toll on Korean financial markets
The South Korean financial markets were roiled by a fresh taper tantrum after the US Federal Reserve chair signaled further tightening last week, tr...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Tel launches world’s 1st Korean large language model
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday announced the official launch of the world’s first Korean large language model (LLM) “A.”, or A Dot, whi...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae Int’l to be exclusive distributor of D&G Beauty in S.Korea
South Korea's Shinsegae International said on Tuesday that it has signed an exclusive distribution contract with the Italian cosmetic brand Dolce &a...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewon Pharma to export $3 mn worth of Pelubi to Indonesia
South Korea's Daewon Pharmaceutical Co. will export its nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Pelubi to the Indonesian market. It's South Kore...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to expand quota of foreign skilled workers to 35,000
The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will expand the quota of foreign skilled workers from the current 2,000 to 35,000.E...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
SK Telecom to commercialize UAM with American partner
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. will launch domestic commercial operations in urban air mobility (UAM) with Joby Aviation, a Santa Cruz, California-b...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Prestige Biologics partners with Indian company for CDMO
Prestige Biologics Co., a South Korean biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) company, is expanding its CDMO b...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LS ITC, KEPCO to team up for energy efficiency projects
LS ITC, an IT service unit of LS Group, announced on Friday the signing of a pivotal business agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO).This...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy may partner with JSW to make EV batteries in India
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s largest battery makers, is in talks with Indian steel-to-energy conglomerate J...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul envisions its own Hudson Yards in the city's east end
Seoul, the capital of South Korea for more than six centuries since the Joseon dynasty, is poised to revamp its city planning for the next century w...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to change rocket launch permit system to licensing model
South Korea will change its system for sending projectiles into space to a licensing model covering one to five years instead of requiring approva...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Korean financial markets tumble as Fed signals higher rates
South Korean stocks, bonds and its currency tumbled on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve gave indications of another interest rate hike this year a...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
B2B, home appliance giant LG's new money spinner
A sense of crisis gripped South Korean home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. two years ago when consumers tightened their purse strings on growin...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen
Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Live commerce app Grip aims to expand into Japan, US in 2024
Imagine you're using a shopping app. You talk to the seller, ask questions and receive answers in real-time on a livestream video. Now and then, the...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
LG Electronics boosts 'Life's Good' campaign in Tennessee
South Korea's electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. has commenced various community support initiatives in Tennessee, one of its key production hubs...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Georgia Tech partner for future mobility tech
Hyundai Motor Group has chosen Georgia Tech as its new academic partner in the US to work together on developing sustainable mobility technologies a...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy raises $1 bn in bonds for EV battery production
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery manufacturer, said on Tuesday it has raised $1 billion by selling its first global...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
K-food behind Japanese travelers' rush to S.Korea
South Korea is actively promoting itself as a foodies’ heaven to invite more Japanese tourists who have already contributed the most to the co...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy, Pan Ocean to co-develop digital solutions
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pan Ocean Co., the country's...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)