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Airlines
Korean Air to use bio-jet fuel on international flights
Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Thursday that it will start operating bio-jet fuel flights in partnership with GS Caltex Corp., marking the first ...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Group seeks new partners in Silicon Valley’s startup scene
South Korea’s LG Group seeks new partnerships with global ventures to strengthen its new growth engines, such as batteries, biopharmaceuticals...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Airplane hangar built in Heart of S.America by KOICA
The South Korean government's support for Paraguay, dubbed the "Heart of South America," to become an aviation maintenance hub is gaining momentum.K...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean oil refiner GS Caltex accelerates advance into cosmetics biz
GS Caltex Corp., South Korea’s second-largest oil refiner, is expediting its advance into the cosmetics industry as part of its green transfor...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore targets eco-friendly equipment market
HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment unit of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, is set to make inroads into the eco-friendly sector...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
SK supports memorial monument honoring Korean War figures
South Korea's SK Group announced on Thursday its support for the construction of a memorial monument honoring the late Colonel William E. Weber and ...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
SK Group to host global forum in Silicon Valley
The top executives of South Korea's SK Innovation Co. and SK Hynix Inc. will discuss future growth strategies with outstanding global talent in Sili...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
POSCO targets robotic automation solutions for new growth
SEONGNAM, Gyeonggi Province -- POSCO DX Co., the IT services subsidiary of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO Group, aims to enter the rob...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hyundai Group chief calls on PE firm help to defend against Schindler
South Korea’s conglomerate Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun is seeking money from a local private equity firm to defend the management ...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Daesang to produce new eco-friendly material Cadaverine
Daesang Corp., South Korean manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, announced on Wednesday that it has developed a new eco-friendly mat...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, Hyundai Elevator to launch AI-based management service
LG Uplus Corp. on Monday said it released Miri View, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based elevator passenger safety system developed with Hyundai E...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean's hiring shows shipbuilding's competition for talent
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), is showing the intense hiring battle in shipbuildi...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Group to launch global strategy center in July
LG Group will reportedly launch next month a global strategy center to analyze business trends abroad and devise responses.Industry sources on Sunda...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock buys $860 mn stake in S.Korean gas supplier
Global asset manager BlackRock has bought a 30% stake in South Korea’s industrial gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.11 trillion won ($860 millio...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells sweeps global solar energy industry awards
Hanwha Q Cells Co.'s winning of major global solar energy industry prizes is expected to help the unit of South Korean Hanwha Solutions Corp. cement...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's journey from the Pony to world's No.3 carmaker
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. will open its first retrospective exhibition this week, chronicling its 50-year-long journey from its start as...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI), the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., on Sunday said it will unveil its next-generati...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator applies AI to boost customer convenience
"Miri is a leading example of digital transformation in the elevator sector that raises a notch service speed and customer convenience. Let’s ...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
S.Korea's Mirae Asset, Hana Financial Group form security token tie-up
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities on Thursday said it signed an agreement with Hana Financial Group on the security token consortium Next Finance...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Group, SKC to jointly develop lithium metal cathode material
South Korea’s POSCO Group and SKC will jointly develop a dream lithium metal cathode material for commercialization by 2026 under a strategy t...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
DB Group, T&T Group sign agreement for business corporation
DB Group, South Korea's conglomerate, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for business collaboration with Vi...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan targets record profit with more int’l flights
Air Busan Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, targets record earnings with more international flights, especially to neighboring China and Japan, ...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Webcash to accelerate overseas expansion as B2B fintech
South Korea's Webcash Group announced on Tuesday that it will enter the overseas market with its B2B fintech and software-as-a-service (SaaS) soluti...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POSCO to develop internal-use AI tool to replace ChatGPT
Steel giant POSCO Group has embarked on the development of an AI chatbot for internal use amid growing concerns about data leaks through generative ...
May 28, 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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K-pop
Fifty Fifty longest K-pop girl group to stay on Billboard Hot 100
Fifty Fifty has stayed on the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record for the longest stay by a K-pop girl group.Accor...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
S.Korea's UAM group to develop tourism transportation on southern coast
Urban air transportation (UAM) in South Korea will open a tourism road on the country's southern coast, which is dubbed "the nation's Mediterranean ...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Fifty Fifty sets new record for K-pop girl group with Spotify listeners
K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty has surpassed 34.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming site, its agency Attrakt said ...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
UAE state funds gear up for $30 bn S.Korean investment
Senior officials of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and other major sovereign funds of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met with executives ...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG leader Koo seeks new growth drivers at group strategy meetings
Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, is seeking new growth drivers by hosting strategy meetings groupwide.L...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)