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Steel
POSCO affiliates mull name changes to represent green push
South Korean steel giant POSCO Group is considering changing the name of some of its affiliates in a move to rebrand them as sustainable materials a...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI expects 2023 sales to grow by a third, driven by fighter jets
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, said on Wednesday it aims to achieve 3.83 trillion w...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Vaxcell-Bio, Cellid sign MOU to build cancer immunotherapy platform
Vaxcell-Bio Therapeutics, a South Korean company specializing in anti-cancer immunotherapy, announced on Wednesday its partnership with Cellid Co. t...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's Hyundai Genuine opens parts distribution center in Jakarta
Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., the machinery parts-making subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai Genuine, on Wednesday said it recently opened a p...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel co-hosts symposium on low-carbon construction materials
Hyundai Steel has joined hands with the construction industry to increase the recycling of steel byproducts.On Tuesday, the steel maker organized a ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
10 villages featuring traditional Korean architecture to be built in Seoul
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is pursuing a "fusion Hanok" project of building 10 Hanok (traditional Korean architecture) villages in the capita...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's EcoPro boosts raw material plant for cathode materials
South Korea's EcoPro Co., a leading cathode supplier for global battery makers, is expanding its plant for raw materials used in secondary battery c...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hyundai Green Food breaks $1.5 billion in sales for first time in 2022
Hyundai Green Food Co., an affiliate of Hyundai Department Store Group, saw its main business unit of food surpass 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem builds S.Korea's first plant for clinical trials
LG Chem Ltd. has built South Korea’s first pharmaceutical plant dedicated to clinical trials, which the company expects to speed up its medici...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korean builders to ramp up overseas business in 2023
Major South Korean construction firms are set to expand their overseas business while reducing domestic projects this year to boost profitability. T...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s trade outlook dismal in Feb with stagnant exports
South Korea’s trade deficit in just the first 40 days of this year inched close to 40% of its worst-ever annual deficit last year amid a conti...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's Hoban Group signs agreement with Aramco for cooperation
Hoban Group, South Korea's construction, property development, and manufacturing conglomerate, said Monday that it has signed a memorandum of unders...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Engineering builds nationwide EV infrastructure
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering on Sunday said the country's Ministry of Environment selected the company to receive electric vehicle (EV) infrast...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Samsung Asset Management's bond-type ETF assets exceed $7.9 billion
Investment in South Korea is pouring into bond-type exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the anticipation that interest rate hikes end this year. Such...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
KCC launches Korea’s first organic water-based fire-resistant paint
South Korea's chemical and auto parts manufacturer KCC Corp. said on Thursday that it has launched the Firemask AQ Series, the first organic water-b...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
S.Korean firms showcase hydrogen offerings in United States
South Korean energy ministry and major Korean companies including Hyundai Motor Co., SK E&S, and Korea Zinc Co. participated in the Hydrogen &am...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom develops reconfigurable surface tech for 6G transmission
SK Telecom Co. on Thursday said it developed the world's first reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology that transmits 6G candidate frequ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Pharmaceutical reports record-high revenue in 2022
South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. last year saw record-high performance thanks to its self-developed drugs, surpassing its previous best year o...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
SK Hynix set for largest-ever corporate bond issue at bargain prices
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, is gearing up for its largest-ever corporate bond issue in South Korea at lower-th...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom to launch multimodal AI to match ChatGPT
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. will adopt natural language generation and processing capabilities for its nascent artificial intelligence servic...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG makes big B2B push to regain momentum, boost profits: CEO
South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. is stepping up efforts to enhance its presence in the global business-to-business marke...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korean firms offer aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey
South Korean companies are joining the international effort to aid Turkey in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.Doosan Group announced on Wed...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean biopharma, biotech companies scale up as sales balloon
South Korea’s biotech and biopharmaceutical companies are growing big with their sales rising above 1 trillion won ($796 million) last year on...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience gets info security management system certification
SK Bioscience Co. said on Tuesday that its Pangyo headquarters and its vaccine production facility L House in Andong, South Korea, have acquired ISO...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea-Australia renew $8.1 bn currency swap deal for 5 years
The Bank of Korea (BOK) and the Australian Central Bank have agreed to extend the valid date of the current Australian dollar/won currency swap cont...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won falls on firm US jobs data, new BOJ head report
The South Korean won currency skidded to a four-week low on Monday as stronger-than-expected US employment data renewed expectations that the Federa...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Citibank Korea provides $412 mn to POSCO for Argentine business
Citibank Korea signed on Jan. 25 a financial contract with POSCO Argentina, a subsidiary of South Korea's steel and secondary battery raw material g...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Lotte Construction develops eco-friendly concrete
Lotte Engineering & Construction has developed eco-friendly concrete that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90%. In collaboration wit...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Nanodrug maker CEO calls on Yoon government for deregulation
South Korean startups won four out of the 23 Best of Innovation awards at CES 2023, the world’s largest tech show last month. Among the winner...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, LS Electric partner to support S.Korea's small businesses
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said on Friday that it has entered into a partnership with LS Electric Co. to expa...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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