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Economy
Korean Sept export drop eases as chip sales hit 1-year high
South Korea’s exports slowed their decline in September to their mildest drop amid a yearlong downturn, raising hopes for a recovery in Asia&r...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea more than triple on-year in August
The number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea has exceeded 1 million for two consecutive months since the outbreak of COVID-19.According to th...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Fed-triggered taper tantrum takes toll on Korean financial markets
The South Korean financial markets were roiled by a fresh taper tantrum after the US Federal Reserve chair signaled further tightening last week, tr...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Tel launches world’s 1st Korean large language model
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday announced the official launch of the world’s first Korean large language model (LLM) “A.”, or A Dot, whi...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer
South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung C&T invests $11 mn in construction robot venture
South Korean construction and engineering company Samsung C&T Corp. has invested 15 billion won ($11.2 million) in the construction robot startu...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to expand quota of foreign skilled workers to 35,000
The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will expand the quota of foreign skilled workers from the current 2,000 to 35,000.E...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Are virtual idols the next big thing in K-content?
South Korea's booming virtual idol sector, which combines K-pop content and technology, is fueling interest on the enter-tech (entertainment and tec...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to supply methanol engines to Japanese shipmaker
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. is supplying its first HiMSEN engine using methanol fuel to a Japanese shipmaker. This represents an acceleration in th...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Ex-CEOs return to firms in Korea for operational stability
Former chief executives of South Korean firms are being recruited by their previous employers as the companies need the seasoned experience of these...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul envisions its own Hudson Yards in the city's east end
Seoul, the capital of South Korea for more than six centuries since the Joseon dynasty, is poised to revamp its city planning for the next century w...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to change rocket launch permit system to licensing model
South Korea will change its system for sending projectiles into space to a licensing model covering one to five years instead of requiring approva...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Korean financial markets tumble as Fed signals higher rates
South Korean stocks, bonds and its currency tumbled on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve gave indications of another interest rate hike this year a...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
B2B, home appliance giant LG's new money spinner
A sense of crisis gripped South Korean home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. two years ago when consumers tightened their purse strings on growin...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen
Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Live commerce app Grip aims to expand into Japan, US in 2024
Imagine you're using a shopping app. You talk to the seller, ask questions and receive answers in real-time on a livestream video. Now and then, the...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Lotte Shopping aims to double profit, seek new biz
Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s retail giant, aims to double its profit in three years by expanding its Southeast Asian operations and cemen...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
K-food behind Japanese travelers' rush to S.Korea
South Korea is actively promoting itself as a foodies’ heaven to invite more Japanese tourists who have already contributed the most to the co...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai eyes Saudi EV plant as Korea bets on Middle East boom
Hyundai Motor Co. is set to build an electric vehicle assembly plant in Saudi Arabia as South Korean companies are increasingly tapping growth oppor...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors' portion of Jeju Island consumption increases: report
It has been revealed that spending by foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island has significantly increased since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.Accor...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics wins $242 mn order from Bristol Myers Squibb
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, said on Monday it has signed an agreement to produce $242 million worth of anti...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C seeks expansion to Poland, Ukraine
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) will open a branch in Warsaw, Poland, to join a project to build small modular reacto...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG’s FAST drive to combat TV set market slowdown
South Korea’s electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. is upending its TV business strategy by betting even bigger on software and content to off...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy Materials to build copper foil plant in US for EV makers
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, plans to build a copper foil plant in the US to meet grow...
Sep 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
HBM chips key theme for Samsung Nov investors forum
Samsung Electronics Co. will hold an investors forum in Hong Kong in November, where it is expected to share details about the development of high b...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Chairman Chey vows to turn Ulsan into green energy, AI hub
Chey Tae-won, chairman of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, has vowed to turn the industrial city of Ulsan, where SK’s...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO seeks partnership with CF Industries to produce blue ammonia
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. is seeking to produce blue ammonia in partnership with CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s larges...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch 83-inch OLED TVs equipped with LG panels in Europe
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. is set to bring its 83-inch 4K OLED TV model, with panels supplied by its crosstown rival LG Display Co....
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report
The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Electronics on track to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Come Friday, Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will mark its first anniversary of publicly announcing its enterpr...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)