Fifth Season
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Automobiles
S.Korea ranks fifth in global auto output for third straight year
South Korea’s auto production last year ranked fifth worldwide for the third year in a row.A report on world automotive output from the Korea ...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. for the second straight year was No. 1 on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries excluding Chin...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins $495 million order for two LNG ships
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, said on Wednesday it has won a 609.7 billion won ($495 million) deal to build two ...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half
The full-scale resumption of overseas travel by people in South Korea has fueled the trend of "niche travelers" who travel abroad whenever they have...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HK inno.N gets approval to sell K-CAB in Singapore
South Korean biohealth company HK inno.N said on Wednesday that it has received an item approval for K-CAB, a new drug for gastroesophageal reflux d...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea logs record trade deficit in 2022; outlook dim
South Korea suffered a record trade deficit last year as the ongoing war in Ukraine ramped up energy import bills, while the outlook remained dark w...
Jan 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea needs to attract more foreign professionals: FKI
In order to address the chronic shortage of industrial engineering manpower, a research report proposed that South Korea put more effort into attracti...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
S.Korea sends dairy cows, livestock genetic resources to Nepal
The South Korean government is donating dairy cows and genetic resources for cattle to Nepal.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on ...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's KDB to sell off its life insurer for fifth time
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is poised to accelerate the selling off of its affiliate KDB Life Insurance Co. next week...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Ramen wars: Nongshim caught out by rising Ottogi
Ottogi Co. is emerging as a formidable rival to Nongshim Co. in South Korea's instant noodle market, becoming the most popular ramen for the fifth w...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game wins Emmy awards for best actor, director
LOS ANGELES, California -- Netflix mega-hit Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk each bagged an Emmy trophy Monday night in Los ...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
About 1,000 attend Upbit Developer Conference preliminary events
South Korea’s unicorn startup Dunamu Inc. hosted two preliminary events for the Upbit Developer Conference (UDC) scheduled for later this mont...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea trade deficit jumps as chip exports fall on Aug. 1-10
South Korea suffered from a larger trade deficit in the first 10 days of the month as semiconductor exports declined on weaker demand for memory chi...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea suffers from foreign workers shortage in farming
South Korea’s agricultural product prices are expected to increase this year as the agriculture industry is suffering chronic labor shortages....
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
GEPS taps Samsung Life's alternative investment head as CIO
Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea has named Baek Joo-hyun, former alternative investment head at Samsung Life Insurance Co....
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
One Store becomes fifth Korean IPO dropout this year
One Store Co., South Korea's homegrown app store, on Wednesday canceled its initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, after its shares failed t...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble, NCSoft, Kakao, DoubleUGames on top publisher list
South Korea’s major tech companies such as Netmarble Corp., NCSoft Corp., Kakao Corp. and DoubleUGames were selected among the world’s m...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia rank fifth in global electric vehicle sales
South Korea’s two largest automakers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., ranked fifth in terms of electric vehicle sales, which posted triple-di...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK buys textile supplier to Nike, Adidas for $654 mn
South Korea’s MBK Partners said on Jan. 3 that it has completed the 100% acquisition of Dongjin Textile Co. -- a Korean firm that has been s...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation remains at 9-year high, fanning views of more rate hikes
South Korea’s consumer inflation remained at a nine-year peak in August, adding to expectations that the central bank will raise interest rate...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Japan’s Aeon plans to sell off struggling Ministop Korea
South Korea’s fifth-largest convenience store chain Ministop Korea Co. is up for sale by its owner, the Aeon Group of Japan. Ministop Korea is...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Credit Suisse takes one-fifth of S.Korea's Aug IPO fees
Credit Suisse (CS) is taking one-fifth of the underwriting fees from South Korea's four big initial public offerings this month, including KakaoBank...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
KakaoBank, Krafton, other heavyweights set to sizzle in hot IPO season
South Korea’s initial public offering market is sizzling with KakaoBank Corp. and other big names set to go public in coming weeks amid expect...
Jul 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food stories from a chef
‘Tis the season for fish
Autumn is already upon us. The air is crisp and cool. The sun still brings warmth. The brilliant red, orange and yellow foliage creates an artistic ...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean credit cooperatives picks seasoned insurance asset manager as CIO
MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives, which manages $50 billion of assets, named Sang-hun Kim, a former managing director and head of...
Mar 28, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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