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ESG
Hankook Tire ESG Report wins gold prize in LACP 2022 Spotlight Awards
The ESG Report of Hankook Tire & Technology won the gold prize in the 2022 Spotlight Awards hosted by the League of American Communications Prof...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem unveils eco-friendly bioplastic, supplies to US toy firm Mattel
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, has unveiled a new eco-friendly high-performance bioplastic and supplied it to Mattel Inc...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Employment, labor regulations most burdensome for small businesses
More than four out of ten small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have experienced difficulties due to regulations and cited employment and labor...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation at 7-mth low; BOK may slow rate hike pace
South Korea’s headline inflation hit a seven-month low in November as rises in agricultural and petroleum product prices slowed, adding to exp...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea adopts USB-C as unified connector for phone charging cable
The Korean government has released guidelines on its designation of USB-C as the unified national standard for charging and data transfer connectors...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Display develops invisible speaker for automobiles
South Korea's LG Display on Monday said it has developed an in-vehicle sound solution that uses screen vibrations to produce sound, and that the dev...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea LIG Nex1 to enjoy record earnings on missile exports
LIG Nex1 Co., a leading South Korean defense company, is expected to see record earnings this year on strong missile exports, helping its shares sur...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion's Q3 earnings boosted by Remsima sales in Europe
South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. announced 654.6 billion won ($478.2 million) in revenue and 213.8 billion won in operating profi...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea's shipbuilding order volume to plummet next year: report
South Korea's shipbuilders fear seeing their orders next year plummet by over 40% on-year due to disruptions in related financing amid surging inter...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Robust consumer spending in South Korea despite economic downturn
A buyer who works for the men's fashion division of a South Korean department store had trouble sleeping ahead of the fall sale that ran from Sept. ...
Oct 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
KLA to stop chip tool supply to customers in China: Report
US chip toolmaker KLA Corp. will cease offering some supplies and services from Wednesday to China-based customers including SK Hynix Inc., the worl...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Average is over; microsegment consumers, professor says
The phrase “Average is over” topped the list of 10 key phrases suggested by a renowned Korean consumer behavior professor to predict 202...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG embraces ESG management standards with first groupwide report
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG is rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance standards as key criteria in evaluating...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG fridges, TVs to leverage embedded AI to distinguish human voices
LG Electronics Inc., an industry frontrunner in applying artificial intelligence to home appliances, has unveiled a new speaker identification techn...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM seeks to sell off low-cost cosmetics brand Missha
IMM Private Equity is trying to sell off the management rights of Able C&C, the parent of Korea’s first-generation low-priced cosmetics br...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction
SK Innovation Co. published its 2022 Net Zero Special Report on the company website on Wednesday, detailing its plan of action for Scope 3 carbon em...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics retains top TV vendor status in shrinking market
South Korea’s two home appliances giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – dominated the global TV market in the...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market
CNTUS SUNGJIN Co., a mid-sized South Korean company known for its colorful face masks made under the Aer brand, has focused on business-to-business ...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle, GS team up to buy Korean dental scanner maker
The Carlyle Group, a US private equity giant, has joined hands with South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group to buy Medit Corp., the worl...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
MZers become key consumers of ergonomic office chairs, Sidiz says
Ergonomic office chairs are drawing heightened interest from millennials and Generation Zers in South Korea, according to the country’s leadin...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver says no growth sacrifice to cut costs with record sales
Naver Corp., South Korea’s largest online portal, on Friday reported its largest-ever quarterly revenue, led by webtoon and fintech services, ...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Uplus aims to recycle 100% of industrial waste in 3 years
LG Uplus Corp. announced it will recycle 100% of industrial waste from its plants by 2025.The mobile network arm of LG Corp. published a report titl...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS
BUSAN – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched the IONIQ 6, its first fully electric sedan, which it claims runs faster and boasts a longer range than...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec's Q2 earnings signal end of upward run
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday estimated that its second-quarter operating profit and sales edged down from three months before, reversing its ...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Easing car delivery crunch: Boon or bane for Hyundai, Kia?
Just like its global peers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have suffered from the chip shortage that bogged down the entire auto industry for nearl...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation at 24-year high, adds to big step views
South Korea’s inflation accelerated to a 24-year high last month, reinforcing expectations that the central bank may raise interest rates by 5...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea sees record H1 trade deficit, weak consumer sentiment
South Korea suffered the largest trade deficit for the first half of a year on surging energy prices and slowing exports, while consumer sentiment i...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
NCSOFT publishes second ESG report with a playbook concept
NCSOFT Corp., a leading South Korean game developer, has published its second annual sustainability report using a playbook map concept. The re...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Temasek VC unit CEO sees recent downturn as investment opportunity
Vertex Venture Holdings, a venture capital unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, expects the recent global downturn to offer investment...
Jun 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea May inflation tops 5% for first time since 2008-09 crisis
South Korea’s inflation accelerated further in May to the fastest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on surging energy and food pr...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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