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K-pop
K-pop girl group NewJeans tops US Billboard 200
South Korean K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the US Billboard 200 chart with their second mini-album "Get Up," since its debut a year ago. Acc...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Morgan Stanley subsidiary takes 5% stake in JYP Entertainment stock
A Morgan Stanley-affiliated asset manager has bought more JYP Entertainment shares, raising its stake to more than 5 percent.Asset management firm M...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Baskin-Robbins stands out in melting Korean ice cream market
Global ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins, the top ice cream seller in South Korea, is solidifying its market position with localization despite the cou...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
APR’s fashion brand Nerdy opens two more stores in Vietnam
South Korea's cosmetic and clothing company APR announced on Wednesday that its street style fashion brand Nerdy opened its third and fourth stores ...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Hanmi Semiconductor opens new bonder factory
South Korean chip equipment company Hanmi Semiconductor Co. said on Wednesday it has opened a new factory to boost the production of dual TC bonders...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Westinghouse, KHNP seek licensing dispute arbitration
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and Westinghouse Electric Corp. have taken their almost one-year dispute over South Korea’s nuclear...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop group aespa to premiere ‘Better Things’ single in LA
K-pop girl group aespa will hold a concert "aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 - SYNK: HYPER LINE" at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, US, on August 13, their...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong launches GERD treatment Fexuclu in Philippines
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that it has launched the GERD treatment drug "Fexuclue" (active ingredient: Fexuprazan) i...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop powerhouse SM to launch US office with Kakao
K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment Co. and Kakao Entertainment will jointly launch an office in the US later this year to boost their global business...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Soju: Well-known Korean alcoholic beverage
The Korean alcoholic beverage that foreigners are most familiar with is Soju, according to the Korean Food Promotion Institution. The institution re...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Naver Pay to enter Chinese payment market in 2023
South Korea's Naver Financial announced plans on Tuesday to bring its simple payment service, Naver Pay, to the Chinese market by the end of this ye...
Aug 01, 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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Food & Beverage
Daesang's spicy rice cake project launches two products
With tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) drawing attention at home and abroad amid a South Korean food craze worldwide, domestic food company Daesang Corp....
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Seoul mulls ‘treble damages’ for illegal K-content websites
The South Korean government and the ruling People Power Party are considering tripling punitive damages to illegal distributors of Korean entertainm...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Gencurix joins US gov't Cancer Moonshot project
South Korean cancer molecular diagnostics company Gencurix Inc. announced on Monday that it joins US President Joe Biden's cancer-conquering project...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Pharm to develop obesity drug customized for S.Korean
South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. plans to develop the GLP-1 class "Epeglenatide," which it received as a technology return from Sanofi S.A., i...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility to launch electric SUV Torres EVX in September
South Korea's KG Mobility Corp., formerly Ssangyong Motor, announced on Monday that it has confirmed the release of the electrified version of its s...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang divests Chinese subsidiary Jixiangju for $235 mn
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday that it has completely sold its ownership stake in its Chinese food subsidiary, Jix...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Electronics reduces 220,000 tons of CO2 emissions in 2022
LG Electronics Inc. reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 220,000 tons compared to the previous year at both domestic and overseas facilities. The...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung pins high hopes on new Galaxy Z foldables
Foldable phones will likely account for one-third of Samsung Electronics Co.'s domestic sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphone series this year, le...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CJ Bioscience to launch microbiome analysis service in 2024
South Korea's CJ Bioscience Inc. announced on Friday that it plans to officially launch the microbe analysis platform "EzBiome Bioinformatics app" (...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market
South Korea’s Boram Group, whose main affiliate is an aid company, has entered the companion animal market. Affiliates Boram Sangjo and ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai XiteSolution to surpport Ukraine's reconstruction
HD Hyundai Co. announced on Thursday that Dmytro Ponomarenko, the Ukrainian Ambassador to South Korea, and his delegation visited the Pangyo HD Hyun...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S, Plug Power to strengthen hydrogen partnership
South Korea's SK E&S Co. and Plug Power, a global hydrogen solutions provider, have reinforced their commitment to accelerating the developmen...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit to supply AI diagnosis solution to Saudi's medical institution
South Korea's medical AI company Lunit announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract to supply its artificial intelligence (AI) solution for ...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO KPS signs O&M extension agreement for Uruguay power plant
South Korea’s KEPCO KPS signed an extension agreement with the Uruguayan Electricity Authority (UTE) on Wednesday for the operation and mainte...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics to enter global pharmaceutical transportation market
South Korea’s CJ Logistics on Wednesday said it obtained the certification CEIV Pharma, or the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom enters cloud managed service provider market
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. will aggressively enter the cloud market by providing differentiated services based on its nationwide communication net...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Chem gets int'l certification in calculation of product carbon footprint
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday said it received certification for its calculation method for product carbon footprints (PCF) from the global ...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Raphas microneedle passes US FDA's cGMP inspection
South Korea's microneedle maker Raphas Co. announced on Wednesday that it has passed the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) inspection by ...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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