Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies
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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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Logistics
Hanjin to participate in operation of logistics center in Thailand
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, announced on Friday that it will open a 9,000-square-meter container freight ...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean beauty brands lean toward social media stars
AmorePacific Corp.'s new brand launch in February with top South Korean social media influencer Lee Sa-bae created a sensation in the domestic cosme...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
S.Korea to seek expansion of healthcare package export
South Korean government has set a goal to expand medical service exports by attracting 700,000 foreign patients and receiving 70 applications of ove...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Fifty Fifty label seeks investment from Silicon Valley
The South Korean label behind K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty is looking to Silicon Valley for investment as the four-girl band, already with a l...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S.Korea opens logistics center at Surabaya port, Indonesia
South Korea said it opened a logistics center at a port in Surabaya, Indonesia, to support exports to Southeast Asia’s top economy.The Ministr...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ OliveNetworks to build pharmaceutical distribution center
South Korean digital service company CJ OliveNetworks is accelerating its logistics center operations by teaming up with Pusan National University Y...
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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Robotics
POSCO, LG Electronics to jointly build smart factory
POSCO Holdings Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that they will collaborate to upgrade POSCO's smart factory technology. The initi...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to provide antijam radio to S.Korean military
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Air-to-Ground Communication Radi...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem breaks ground on 4th cathode material plant in S.Korea
LG Chem Ltd., the top chemicals company in South Korea, said on Wednesday it broke ground on the country’s largest plant to produce carbon nan...
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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Real estate
Mirae Asset’s US real estate fund faces heavy losses
A private fund for US real estate managed by South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. has seen huge losses amid the tumble of the offi...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On wins $909 mn from BlackRock, QIA, MBK consortium
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, has confirmed it will receive a 1.2 trillion won ($908.7 million) investment for a minorit...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 secures $75 mn contract for KSIS military ground segment
South Korean aerospace manufacturer and defense company LIG Nex1 Co. announced on Wednesday a $75 million (99.1 billion won) contract with the count...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT Cloud to adopt liquid immersion cooling system for data centers
South Korea’s KT Cloud on Tuesday said it signed a deal with Immersion 4, a Swiss provider of liquid cooling solutions, to install next-gene...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
ASM to invest $100 mn to expand R&D facilities in S.Korea
The Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment maker ASM will invest $100 million (132 billion won) to boost its R&D and production capacities in...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean Army opens Future & Innovation Research Center at KAIST
South Korean army announced that the Korea Army Research Center for Future & Innovation, a defense-related advanced science and technology resea...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault Korea seeks to establish R&D center in Busan
Renault Korea has announced plans to establish an R&D center in Busan.The Busan city government announced it will sign a "Business Cooperation A...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC to buy controlling stake in chip test maker ISC for about $300 mn
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, is slated to buy a controlling stake in semiconductor chip test maker ISC Co., in a deal estima...
May 19, 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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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to open medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam
South Korea's KT Corp. next year will launch a medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam, under a strategy to advance its digital healthcare business...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics to establish global distribution center in Saudi Arabia
South Korea's CJ Logistics unveiled plans on Thursday to construct a Global Distribution Center (GDC) in Saudi Arabia, a burgeoning logistics hub in...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KITA hosts K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) announced on Wednesday the opening of the "2023 K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo" at the ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai Motor, Kia to receive 25% tax credit for EV plant spending
ULSAN, South Gyeongsang Province – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to receive a 25% tax credit for its planned investment in a...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipyards to benefit from record LNG carrier prices
South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from record liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier prices while bagging more orders for new vessels d...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Cable consortium wins $1.5 billion cable deal from the Netherlands
A three-party consortium including South Korea’s LS Cable & System Ltd. has won a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) deal to build high-voltage...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LS Group opens LS Dream Center in Hanoi for Korean-Vietnamese families
South Korea's LS Group said on Thursday that it has partnered with a domestic non-government organization (NGO) Cooperation and Participation in Ove...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung unveils new Galaxy Watch OS with enhanced sleep management
Samsung Electronics Co. revealed on Thursday its new operating system, One UI Watch 5, for its Galaxy Watch series. The updated OS includes improved...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)