BioSpectrum Asia Excellence Awards
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PwC’s S.Korean member to focus on SE Asia acquisition deals
Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the South Korean member firm of global accounting industry leader PwC, aims to focus on overseas acquisition deals of ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Elon Musk reaffirms Korea among top candidates for Asia Gigafactory
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that South Korea is still among its top candidates to build another ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, Asiana to increase award seats ahead of merger
Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. are set to increase award seats while revising their membership terms and conditions to help customers...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek wins top US invention award
South Korea’s LG Innotek announced on Monday that its ultra-thin magnetic components, Nexlim, has won a bronze award in the "Commercial Techno...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood files $40 mn arbitration claim against Baring PEA
Glenwood Private Equity has filed an arbitration claim of about 50 billion won ($40 million) against Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring PEA), after ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Indonesia's Green Rebel enters S.Korean alternative meat market
Indonesia-based food tech startup, Green Rebel Foods, made public its official entry into the Korean plant-based protein food market. Bryan Toh, Glo...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Bespoke Infinite appliance wins iF Design Awards
Samsung Electronics co. has received a total of 80 awards, including one gold award, in 2023 iF Design Awards, an international design competition h...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK, Lotte participate in Asia's largest plastic exhibition
Major chemical companies in South Korea, such as SK Geo Centric (formerly SK Global Chemical), Lotte Chemical Corp. and Lotte Fine Chemical, are par...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Indonesia’s slashed EV tax to boost Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 sales
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to enhance its presence in Indonesia, which has drastically reduced its value-added ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award
South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology said on Thursday that its electric vehicle (EV) exclusive tire brand, "iON," has secured four ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Department Store plans to open Line Friends pop-up store
South Korea's Lotte Department Store seeks to attract foreign tourists amid Golden Week holidays in Southeast Asia.Tourists from the region are expe...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon's English School, Thai Edupark to cooperate in local education market
South Korean English education company, Yoon's English School, has signed a business agreement with Thai education firm, EduPark, to expand its pres...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Famed S.Korean pedometer app Cashwalk attracts first investment of $22 million
Nudge Healthcare, a startup that runs the South Korean health management app Cashwork, on Wednesday said it secured its first investment of 30 billi...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals wins Red Dot award for 2 devices
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals on Tuesday said two of its self-developed wearable devices won the main prize in the health care category ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOGAS, JERA of Japan agree to jointly purchase LNG
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) has joined hands with JERA, a Japan-based global liquefied natural gas (LNG) corporation, in the wak...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korean low-cost carriers keep expanding routes to SE Asia
South Korean low-cost airlines have started expanding their flight routes. It is based on the expectation that there will be a significant incre...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Neo QLED 8K wins critical acclaim in US, UK
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that its recently released the 2023 Neo QLED TV has received high praise from major professional media...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korean AI chip fabless Rebellions beats global chip giants in MLPerf tests
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, beat global chip giants Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Nvidia Corp. in ...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor wins Newsweek World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors Awards
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it won two categories at the "World's Greatest Auto Disruptors 2023" awards ceremony by Newsweek, a ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
NongHyup opens office in Vietnam to strengthen K-food exports
South Korea's NongHyup, or the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, announced on Wednesday that it has opened an office in Vietnam with pla...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics' OLED Flex wins top Red Dot Design Award
LG Electronics Inc., said on Sunday that it has won a total of 24 awards at the prestigious "Red Dot Design Award." Among the accolades, LG El...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility expands into Southeast Asia with Futa Group partnership
KG Mobility, previously known as Ssangyong Motor Co., announced on Friday its alliance with Vietnam's Kim Long Motor, a subsidiary of the Futa Group...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Shopping: Resurrected in Indonesia after death in China
JAKARTA – On a hot spring day in March, Lotte Mart’s Gandaria City Mall hypermarket was as bustling with shopping Indonesians as usual.I...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hanwha Vision participates in Asia's largest integrated security expo
Hanwha Vision (formerly known as Hanwha Techwin) announced on Thursday its participation in SECON 2023, the largest integrated security exhibition i...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
S.Korea's Innocean wins awards in 5 categories at AD Awards of the Year
Innocean, a global provider of marketing and communication services under the Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it had achieved the m...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kwangdong introduces new drug candidate for pediatric myopia
South Korean pharmaceutical company Kwangdong Pharmaceutical announced on Monday that it has signed a contract with Hong Kong-based Zhaoke Ophthalmo...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s LG Elec, POSCO Future M receive GM supplier awards
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and POSCO Future M said on Sunday that they won annual supplier awards from US top automaker General Motors ...
Mar 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to benefit from rising global defense spending
South Korea is expected to log another year of record defense exports in 2023 thanks to growing military budgets across the world as local major arm...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn
South Korea's innerwear company Cowell Fashion Co. has acquired the Asian rights to the British fashion brand Superdry for $50 million and plans to ...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Innovation invests an extra $50 million in US clean energy firm Amogy
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. has newly invested $50 million in Amogy Inc., a US ammonia-based power system developer, to expand its green b...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)