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Electronics
LG unveils new stick vacuum cleaner with 20% less weight
LG Electronics Inc. released the cost-effective wireless vacuum cleaner LG CordZero A9 Air on Monday, reducing product weight and price burdens.Th...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD KSOE seeks to build nuclear power plant ships
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) is hastening to advance into the nuclear power plant ship market in collaboration wit...
Feb 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects
Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction unit and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. stood out with increased profits last year on overseas proj...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to build US chip packaging plant in Indiana: FT
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chip producer, is reported to have picked Indiana as the site for its advanced chip packaging...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C banned from new construction deals for 8 months
The South Korean government said on Thursday it has ordered GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) and four smaller builders to halt t...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochem's Hugreen secures highest HB mark grade
South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical Co. announced on Thursday that its phenolic foam board (PF board) insulation material under the construction mater...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samyang’s power: Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen by daughter-in-law
Samyang Foods Co., a South Korean instant noodle maker, enjoyed record earnings last year thanks to increasing overseas sales of its global-hit Hot ...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities
South Korea’s Hana Financial Group on Wednesday reported a dip in net profit in 2023, with record earnings at its flagship Hana Bank offset by...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Digital assets emerge as Korean LPs' No. 1 infrastructure target
Digital infrastructure, such as data centers, towers and smart meters, will be the hottest infrastructure asset this year for South Korean limited par...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution's ESS division posts first-ever profit
LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s energy storage system (ESS) division posted its first-ever profit on the back of growing replacement demand and new constr...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Bando E&C commences second housing project in US
South Korea's Bando Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Tuesday that it has embarked on its second housing development project, "The Bor...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Number of foreign tourists visiting Korea surpasses 11 million in 2023
The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea last year exceeded 11 million, reaching 63% of the pre-COVID level, with over 1 million arrivals month...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, BAIC join hands to develop China-only EV brand
BEIJING – Hyundai Motor Co. has joined hands with Beijing Motor Corp. (BAIC) to debut a new electric vehicle brand specifically tailored to Ch...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Central, South America: Korean builders’ El Dorado
South Korean construction companies are penetrating deeper into Central and South America, where high demand for infrastructure facilities is now se...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts
South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improv...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to build submarine cable in Asia
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Thursday that it plans to build a new submarine cable to cater to the burgeoning demand for cloud services...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai Oilbank to advance into N.American lubricants market
HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate HD Hyundai Co.'s oil refining unit, will venture into the North America...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Channels poised to take off in India as new cash cow
LG Electronics Inc.'s transformation into a media and entertainment platform is gaining traction as its free web-based television streaming service ...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy S24 sees record Indian pre-orders in three days
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker, said its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S24 series enjoyed record pre-orders i...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Daewoo E&C completes India's longest sea bridge
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) announced on January 23, 2024, that it has completed the construction of the Mumbai Trans...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Mercedes-Benz unveils New E-Class in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz Korea on Friday unveiled the 11th generation of its fully redesigned mid-sized The New E-Class sedan in South Korea.This latest iterat...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hanwha bond bookbuilding 10 times oversubscribed
Hanwha Corp., the parent company of Hanwha Group, announced on Thursday that it had received orders totaling 1.49 trillion won ($1.14 billion) in it...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kobiolabs gets Chinese patent for obesity treatment strain
South Korean microbiome-based new drug development company Kobiolabs Co. announced on Wednesday that it has a patent for its obesity treatment strai...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Steel giant POSCO raises $500 mn in 3-year green bonds
POSCO raised $5 million in three-year green bond sales on Jan. 16 to invest the proceeds in domestic facilities, the largest steelmaker in South Kor...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Yes to cannabis but no to bitcoin?
Aftershocks continue in the South Korean financial market following the country’s financial regulator’s ban on the trading of spot bitco...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s Kia to set up sales unit in Thailand; EV plant an option
South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. plans to establish a sales subsidiary in Thailand as part of its electric vehicle push in the...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Semiconductors power Korea’s tech exports to 15-month high
South Korea’s tech products exports rose for a second straight month to a 15-month high in December 2023 as overseas sales of semiconductors e...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
WeWork’s downsizing plan in Korea to hit office market
Coworking space provider WeWork Inc. plans to downsize its business in South Korea, according to banking sources on Sunday. Market watchers say inve...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Billboard to establish subsidiary in S.Korea in June 2024
The globally recognized American music entertainment media brand Billboard, known for its music charts, has announced the launch of its South Korean...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
Samsung to double HBM chip production to lead on-device AI chip era
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to more than double its high bandwidth memory (HBM) chi...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)