Digital Markets Act
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Neowiz, SK Hynix to team up for global marketing
South Korean game developer Neowiz announced on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Hynix Inc. for global marketing col...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS to join New York digital transformation project
South Korea's information technology service provider LG CNS announced on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a digital tra...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korea’s Dailybeer to enter into Singaporean market
Dailybeer, South Korean craft beer and fried chicken chain, announced on Friday it signed a contract with Singapore-based Katrina Group for joint in...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank opens regional headquarters in Bangladesh
South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Friday it opened its new regional headquarters in Bangladesh. In 1996, the bank launched its first branch...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hillhouse to up investment in S.Korea with new hires
Hillhouse Investment Management Ltd., one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, is set to create an investment team dedicated to the South Ko...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shilla Duty Free partners with Line Pay to attract Asian tourists
South Korea's The Shilla Duty Free announced it partnered with Line Pay Taiwan to attract South Asian tourism on Thursday. Line Pay is the top mobil...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean to target Southeast Asian defense market
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. will participate in Defense & Security (D&S) 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The company said on Thursday it ...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia reveals facelift of midsize sedan K5
Kia Corp. unveils the new K5, a facelift model of its signature midsize sedan K5. This car is the revamped of third-generation K5, launched in 2019....
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DRAM contract prices rebound after 27 months on rising demand
DRAM contract prices rebounded for the first time in more than two years last month amid the recovery in the consumer electronics market.The price g...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market
South Korea's digital healthcare startup ichrogene, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), entered into Thai market. Naver Corp....
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Land eyes another leap forward in China under new strategy
SHANGHAI – E-Land World Ltd., a South Korean fashion and retail company, is gearing up for another leap forward in China, where the company&rs...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Harman’s record profits prop up Samsung's Q3 earnings
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, on Tuesday reported a triple-digit quarterly increase in third-quarter profit ...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver replaces Nvidia GPU with Intel CPU for its AI map app server
South Korea’s web portal giant Naver Corp. has replaced the main chip supplier of its artificial intelligence server for its map service, Nave...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean to design digital vessels with ABS
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co. on Sunday announced its conclusion of a basic accord with the Houston-based American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) t...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin opens representative office in Mongolia
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation announced on Friday it has opened a representative office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to expand its logistics hu...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Digital infrastructure as essential as water today: asset managers
Digital assets are important components of change in the infrastructure investment landscape today and are as essential as water and electricity, ex...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean to invest $370 million in new growth drivers
Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, will invest 500 billion won ($370 million) for four years u...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
KGC hawks red ginseng at top US expo for health functional food
Jung Kwan Jang, the flagship brand of Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), has been featured at North America’s leading expo for raw ingredients of heal...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Neo Chair cements No. 1 spot as office chair brand on Amazon
Neo Chair, almost unheard of in its home country South Korea, is the top-selling office chair brand on Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce platfo...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Elec to launch new business with startup: LG NOVA head
SAN FRANCISCO – LG Electronics Inc. will set up a new business entity focusing on some of its new growth pillars — digital healthcare, c...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai’s record Q3 profit beats Samsung; no EV output cut planned
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday posted its highest-ever quarterly operating profit for the July-September period, driven by robust sales of pricey car...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korea’s ModaModa unveils new hair darkening shampoo
South Korean haircare brand ModaModa launched its second-generation hair darkening shampoo "ModaModa Zero Gray Black Shampoo" on Thursday. Prev...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit joins Saudi gov't healthcare sandbox
South Korea's medical AI company Lunit has joined the Saudi Arabian government's Healthcare Sandbox initiative, a move to advance digital transforma...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean HD Hyundai inks $3.9 bn Qatar LNG tanker deal
DOHA -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, has won a $3.9 billion deal to build 17 liquified natural gas ca...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Cloud to offer edutech service in Mongolia
South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday it will participate in the Digital Classroom Project of Mong...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox to enter China’s botulinum toxin market with Newlux
South Korean pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. on Tuesday announced its plan to enter the Chinese market for botulinum toxins (BTX) with its cut...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Mobile carrier LG Uplus makes inroads into EV charger market
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s mobile and broadband service provider, has released the prototype of its first electric vehicle charger to make ...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver secures $100 mn digital twin project in Saudi Arabia
South Korea's dominant web portal giant Naver Corp. has won a contract to develop a Digital Twin platform for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipal a...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette to enter Middle Eastern halal market
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UAE-b...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Alternative investment forum ASK 2023 to begin Oct. 25 in Seoul
Major institutional investors in South Korea and global asset managers will share their views on the world economy and asset allocation strategies a...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)