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Batteries
LG Energy: Will joining indices rescue stock from its plunge?
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, will gain quick entry to two MSCI indices in mid-February as well as join Ko...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's Oct c/a surplus down 40% on oil price rises
South Korea's current account surplus in October narrowed by 40% from a year earlier, with the rapid rise in crude oil and raw material prices offse...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Mental health app Spring Health emerges amid pandemic
Spring Health, a US-based mental health care provider, has emerged stronger in the prolonged pandemic era, with the five-year-old startup valued at ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea's IP trade balance swings to black in H1 2021
Success of Korean films on OTT platforms South Korea posted a surplus in its intellectual property rights trade balance in the first half of 2021. ...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
High-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform
A number of new rare disease treatments, approved in South Korea over the past year, are still unaffordable for the public because of their price ta...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021
South Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021 South Korea’s diagnostic kits, biosimilars and health-related bio-...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Covid-19 treatment
Brazil gives emergency use nod for Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment
South Korean drugmaker Celltrion Inc. has added Brazil to the list of countries that have granted emergency use approval for its COVID-19 treatment ...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Philanthropy
MBK chair says philanthropy, writing are equally important in his life
Michael ByungJu Kim, founder and chairman of Korea’s largest private equity firm MBK Partners, will donate 30 billion won ($26 million) to the...
Aug 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand
South Korea’s exports hit a record high in July on strong shipments of both main products such as cars and chips, as well as new growth ones i...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Cigna seeks to enter Korea's digital non-life insurance market
The US insurance group Cigna looks set to become the first foreign insurer on South Korea's digital non-life insurance platform, with an aim to crac...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
National health insurance to cover dental startup AIOBIO’s QLF device
AIOBIO’s dental diagnostic devices will be covered by South Korea’s national health insurance from June 1. AIOBIO is the country’s...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Bayer join $90 mn investment in AI healthcare app Ada Health
Samsung Electronics Co. and Germany’s pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG have made a joint investment in the Berlin-based artificial intelligence (...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
SoftBank-backed Balance Hero raises $10 mn in debt funding from India
South Korean fintech startup Balance Hero has raised around $10 million in debt funding led by the India-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) ...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Balance Hero banks on India's 1.3B with fintech
Expanding to India was a no-brainer decision for Lee Cheol-won."It took just five minutes to make the call," said Lee, CEO of Balance Hero, a financia...
Mar 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
TPG buys Korean health supplement company for about $250 mn
Private equity firm TPG has acquired a small-sized South Korean dietary supplement manufacturer for around $250 million, in its first Korean buyout de...
Dec 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean regulator moves to scrutinize savings funds’ financial health
South Korea’s savings funds may come under direct supervision of the country’s top financial watchdog as the Financial Services Commission (FSC) is se...
May 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s current account balance
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