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Electronics
Galaxy S24 Ultra named top phone in US
Samsung Electronics Co. 's latest flagship AI phone model the Galaxy S24 Ultra has secured the top position in the smartphone evaluation by the US C...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW unveils PHEV sedan New 530e in S.Korea
BMW Korea announced on Tuesday that it unveiled the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedan model The New 530e in the domestic market. According to BMW Kor...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Eco Energy to supply UHV cables to Singapore's EMA
South Korea's LS Eco Energy Ltd. announced on Tuesday that its Vietnamese production subsidiary, LS-VINA, will supply 12 billion won ($8.99 million)...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Homegrown coffee chains emerge as strongest players in Korea
Competition in South Korea’s coffee market is intensifying with the rise of fast-growing local brands such as Mega Coffee and Compose Coffee, ...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung flexes NAND muscle with high-capacity microSD cards
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled two new microSD cards boasting high performance and capacity usually found in solid-state drives (SSDs...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
DevSisters, Krafton sign Cookie Run India publishing deal
South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a publishing agreement in India for the mobile game "Cookie R...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's Indian unit boosts retail brokerage services
South Korean brokerage house Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday that the number of its retail customer accounts in India, one of the world&r...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP, Centrus sign LOI for nuclear fuel supply
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) announced on Monday that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the US-based Centrus Energy Corp. to...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung to launch its 1st Galaxy Ring in H2 2024
Samsung Electronics Co. will launch its first Galaxy Ring in the second half of this year as the South Korean tech giant is finalizing research and ...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS agency HYBE logs record sales backed by albums, concerts
HYBE Co., the agency behind K-pop sensation BTS, last year logged the highest-ever annual revenue for a South Korean entertainment company, backed b...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea-led group wins Indonesia's power plant service deal
A consortium led by South Korean companies has bagged 130 billion won ($98 million) worth of an offshore plant service order from Indonesia under a ...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia enjoy renewed popularity of LPG trucks Porter, Bongo
Many economists are trumpeting weak business conditions for the coming months. But an economic slowdown isn’t all that bad for Hyundai Motor C...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C likely to win Bulgaria’s nuclear project
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) was picked as the preferred bidder for Bulgaria's new nuclear react...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO narrows losses with 2nd straight quarterly profit
South Korea’s power utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday posted its second straight quarterly profit, sharply above market for...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AIMMO’s global push gains speed with US foray
South Korean AI-powered data solution-providing startup AIMMO Inc. is expediting its global push with an aggressive advance into the US market, wher...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, has successfully proved the efficacy of artificial intelligence technology on the improv...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable wins order for UHV power grid in Egypt
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Thursday that it has won a project for a 500-kilovolt (kV) UHV power grid project commiss...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia aim to raise Indian sales after record output
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, aim to raise sales by 4.2% in India this year after logging record vehi...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT to participate in MWC 2024 with five Korean startup partners
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the world's largest mobile exhibition MWC 2024 to be held in Barcelona...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Shareholder activism at the cost of facility investments
South Korea’s large business groups are in emergency mode to brace for proxy fights with activist funds at annual general meetings (AGMs) next...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
HD Hyundai to build power distribution device plant in Cheongju
South Korea's HD Hyundai Electric Co. announced on Tuesday that it will invest 117.3 billion won ($87.72 million) in building a new medium and low...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea
India equity funds registered in South Korea have doubled their investors' wealth over the past five years, luring high-net-worth individuals lookin...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading and rental company actively investing in tech firms in recent years, will step up its efforts to transform i...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business
South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea gives the nod for foreign workers at plant construction sites
South Korea is expected to allow foreigners to work at plant construction sites nearly two decades after non-native Koreans were banned from those p...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
What drives opportunity in solar power: NextEnergy Capital
NextEnergy Capital, a leading global fund manager specializing in ground-mounted solar energy, will boost its investments in renewables around the w...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business
The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its cor...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec named best top-load washer in US
LG Electronics Inc. 's washing machines have been selected as the Best High-Efficiency Top-Load Washers by Consumer Reports in the US, according t...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday it has won a $663.7 million deal to build electric...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia
South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. ...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)