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Airlines
EU temporarily halts probe of Korean Air-Asiana merger
Europe's antitrust regulator has temporarily suspended its investigation into the proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. a...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank to start legal, accounting advisory for firms entering Vietnam
South Korea's Woori Bank on Monday announced the opening of its comprehensive advisory service line for foreign direct investment (FDI) designed for...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea attracts investment of $940 mn from 6 European companies
South Korea has attracted investment worth $940 million from six high-tech European companies to build factories and R&D centers.The six compani...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korean auditors enjoy sharp pay rise under new laws
The average salary of accountants at Big Four accounting firms in South Korea has more than doubled over the past few years, as financial regulators...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
India rises as LG's cash cow under revised S.Korean tax laws
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has received nearly 600 billion won ($470 million) in dividends from its overseas operations in the first qu...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T to participate in SMR project in Romania
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. is working with NuScale Power, a leading American nuclear power company, to promote the construction of a small ...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis to enhance biosimilar presence with Epysqli
FRANKFURT – Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung, is looking to gain ground in the ra...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia unveils European-style EV9
Kia Corp. is consolidating its status as an electrification frontrunner in Europe with the unveiling of the EV9, its inaugural large domestic electr...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
12-color ‘Lakeside Recital’ held by 12 poets in Como, Italy
COMO, ITALY -- Como, a lakeside city with a glacial lake at the foot of the Alps in northern Italy. The 13th European International Poetry Festival &l...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Group to show hydrogen turbine model in Busan
Doosan Group companies including Doosan Enerbility Co., Doosan Fuel Cell and Doosan Fuel Cell Power will participate in the upcoming "World Climate ...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells to unveil soundproof solar module
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, announced on Wednesday that it will participate in the upcoming "W...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities acquires European ETF market maker GHCO
Mirae Asset Securities UK, the UK corporation of South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities, announced on Monday that it has acquired GHCO, a market-makin...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Three S.Korean poets invited to European Int'l Poetry Festival
The European International Poetry Festival "Europa in versi" will be held in Como, a lake city near Milan, Italy, from May 19 to 21.Thirteen poets f...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PwC’s S.Korean member to focus on SE Asia acquisition deals
Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the South Korean member firm of global accounting industry leader PwC, aims to focus on overseas acquisition deals of ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea, Airbus plan to open domestic tech research center
South Korea and European aircraft maker Airbus Group will open a technology research center in the country and discuss boosting cooperation in suppl...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean gov’t pledges additional $7.9 bn for startups amid fund squeeze
The South Korean government will spend an additional 10.5 trillion won ($7.9 billion) to shore up the country’s startups and venture capitalis...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LS Electric wins order $94 mn for energy storage system in UK
LS Electric Co. announced on Tuesday that it has secured a contract for a £73.6 million ($93.5 million) energy storage system (ESS) project in...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s Chung urges US operations to double down after record Q1
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun on Tuesday urged its US operations to work harder after its two automaking units, Hyundai Motor Co. and Ki...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT partners with Gameforge for European release of Aion Classic
South Korean gaming company NCSOFT Corp. said on Thursday that its popular PC online multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) Aion Classic will soon b...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
S.Korea's European patent applications surpass 10,000 in 2022
South Korean companies such as LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. surpassed a historic milestone by filing over 10,000 patent applica...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's ST Pharm supplies $49 mn worth of APIs to European drug firm
ST Pharm Co., a South Korean pharmaceutical firm, announced on Thursday that it had entered into an agreement to supply oligonucleotides to an undis...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Galaxy S23 Ultra beats iPhone in European reviews
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, has earned outstanding reviews from consumer groups throughout Europe, s...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean Chips Act set to pass parliament in March; coverage expanded
South Korea’s answer to the US CHIPS and Science Act is on course for National Assembly approval by the end of this month as the ruling and op...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Energy sells Spanish solar plant project to Irish firm
South Korean energy company Hanwha Energy Corp. said on Wednesday that it had sold a solar power plant project in Spain to Amarenco Solar, an Irish ...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant targets European waste battery recycling market
SK Ecoplant Co., its Singaporean subsidiary TES-AMM, and domestic eco-friendly business and secondary battery materials leader Ecopro Co. are poised...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Kumho Petrochem wins BB rating from MSCI's ESG ratings
Kumho Petrochemical Co. announced on Wednesday that it had received a "BB rating" in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluation by Mo...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP gets EUR certification for nuclear plant model in Europe
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) on Thursday said the standard design of its APR1000, a nuclear power plant that it exports to Europe, has obt...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea kicks off privatization of top container line HMM
South Korea has started the process to privatize the country’s No. 1 container line HMM Co. by tapping advisors for the sale of the controllin...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung introduces Neo QLED, OLED core technologies in Europe
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday about hosting the 2023 European Tech Seminar in Frankfurt, Germany, for two days from the previous day.T...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Hyundai takes lead in Korea’s dividend policy reform
The Hyundai Motor Group is set to become South Korea’s first conglomerate to disclose dividend allocations ahead of the ex-dividend date, a mo...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)