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Banking & Finance
Bank of Korea appoints new senior deputy governor
The Bank of Korea announced on Friday that it has appointed Ryoo Sang-dae, the current vice president of Korea Housing-Finance Corp., as its new s...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean cosmetics overtake French as top imports in Japan
South Korean cosmetics topped the Japanese import market for the first time in 2022, surpassing French brands, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursd...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Shieldus appoints former Samsung SDS president as new CEO
South Korean security company SK Shieldus announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Hong Won-pyo, former president of Samsung SDS, as its new CEO a...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea
Goyard outlets in Seoul bustled with shoppers on Friday, especially from Southeast Asia, looking for the French luxury brand’s popular bags: G...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Arts
Hanwha to turn Seoul landmark into modern art hub
Standing 249 meters (817 feet) high, 63 SQUARE, well known as the 63 Building to older generations, was once the tallest building in Seoul until it ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Prestige Biopharma participates in US gov’t Cancer Moonshot
Prestige Biopharma, a Singapore-based biopharmaceutical company with operations in South Korea and the US, announced on Tuesday that it will partici...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Materials invests in French silicon cathode materials startup
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., formerly Iljin Materials and now a copper foil manufacturing subsidiary of South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp., on Sund...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Dior to open Tears capsule collection pop-up store in Seoul
Dior will open a pop-up store in Seoul's Seongsu-dong to commemorate the launch of the "Dior Tears capsule collection."This collection was created t...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Arkema buys S.Korea's PI Advanced for about $800 mn
Arkema, a French specialty materials producer, on Wednesday signed an agreement to purchase a 54.07% stake in South Korea’s PI Advanced Materi...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean oil refiner GS Caltex accelerates advance into cosmetics biz
GS Caltex Corp., South Korea’s second-largest oil refiner, is expediting its advance into the cosmetics industry as part of its green transfor...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KOGAS, Vietnamese firms to jointly undertake major infra projects
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) has announced a partnership with Vietnamese firms, kickstarting a major infrastructure project follo...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Pharmteco opens 2nd biomanufacturing plant in France
SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has secured a second plant ...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's Samyang Foods promotes Buldak Ramen in Hanoi
Samyang Foods Co., South Korea's leading food manufacturer, announced on Friday that it opened a promotional booth at the "K-Food Festival" held at ...
Jun 23, 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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Retail
Louis Vuitton creates jobs for Korean women returning from career breaks
Louis Vuitton will create jobs for South Korean women coming back from career breaks, a rare move for a global high-end brand in the fast-growing lu...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon to visit S.Korea on June 5
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon is set to visit Seoul on June 5 and discuss South Korea’s overseas investments with exec...
May 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Geo Centric to attend event hosted by French president
South Korea’s recycling specialist SK Geo Centric on Monday said its CEO Na Kyung-soo will attend the next day the Choose France summit at the...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to overtake TSMC within 5 years: chip president
DAEJEON – Samsung Electronics Co. will be able to overtake bigger foundry rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) at the leading e...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Elon Musk reaffirms Korea among top candidates for Asia Gigafactory
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that South Korea is still among its top candidates to build another ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul zeroes in on high tech for US business alliance
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is off to a smooth start on his six-day state visit to the US this week, which is expected to pave the way for ...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Samsung Life buys 20% of French asset manager Meridiam
Samsung Life Insurance, managing 223.1 trillion won ($167.5 billion) in assets, has acquired a 20% stake in Paris-based infrastructure investment fi...
Apr 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO Group chairman presides over World Steel Association meeting
Choi Jeong-woo, Chairman of POSCO Group and the World Steel Association, attended the association's first half-regular meeting held in Vienna, Austr...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Ferrari, Stellantis head Elkann to visit Samsung for biz talks
John Elkann, chairman of both Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A. and Dutch-domiciled multinational automaker Stellantis N.V., is ...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea plans to launch its own version of NASA this year
South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday passed a bill on the launch this year of the nation's own version of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Louis Vuitton to launch the third pop-up restaurant in S.Korea
The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton to open a pop-up restaurant in South Korea. This is the third one since May and September last year. Acco...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's K2 tanks undergo first live fire test in Poland
South Korea's main battle tank K2 Balck Panther and K-9 self-propelled howitzers will undergo live-fire test at the Oziši training ground in ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s small nuclear reactor technology falls behind global peers
South Korea’s small-sized nuclear reactor technology has fallen behind other major countries due to the years of the previous government&rsquo...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon’s US visit to test Biden’s trust as ally over chip, battery issues
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden next month will celebrate 70 years of the Korea-US sec...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK IE Technology mulls adding LiBS factory in US, says SKIET president
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a global top lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) player under South Korea’s energy and battery maker SK Innovat...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor unveils new Creta at Indonesia motor show
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, introduced a new version of its Creta compact SUV at the Indonesia International Motor Sho...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)