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Central bank
BOK chief’s top mission: Soft landing for household debt
South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday vowed to reduce household debt without causing a severe economic downturn as the Bank of Korea he...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Doosan Robotics to develop GPT-based collaborative robots
Doosan Robotics, a subsidiary of South Korea's Doosan Group specializing in robot solutions, is venturing into the development of collaborative robo...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver eyes global market with new LLM HyperCLOVA X
Naver Corp., the South Korean online platform giant, has finally debuted its upgraded large language model (LLM) HyperCLOVA X, its new pillar busine...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
POSCO Int'l marks 1st animal vaccine exports
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea's steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., announced on Thursday t...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HLB signs with Japan's OSCL for exclusive supply of C-Trelin ingredient
South Korea's pharmaceutical company HLB Therapeutics Co. announced on Thursday that it has entered into a business agreement with Japan's Osaka Syn...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Group accelerates shift toward AI, bio and clean tech
Artificial intelligence, bio and clean tech are in their early stages of development for LG Group, but they should lead the South Korean conglomerat...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics to introduce intelligent CCTV
South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Thursday that it has entered into a business agreement with Hanwha Vision for the development and logistics ...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Poland kicks off approval process to import S.Korean reactors
Poland has started an approval process to build a nuclear power plant consisting of South Korean reactors, according to foreign media reports, despi...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Indonesia, Vietnam boost Korean banks’ overseas profits
South Korea’s top four banks posted sharp earnings growth in overseas operations in the first half of this year, buoyed by solid profits in In...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience resumes output of flu vaccine after two years
SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, on Wednesday shipped SKYCellflu, its vaccine for the common flu, for the fi...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean exodus from China funds amid deepening property crisis
South Korean investors’ retreat from Chinese equity funds of nearly 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in total principal is accelerating amid dee...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
More Korean FSS retirees find jobs in legal, financial biz
More retirees of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) are snagging new jobs at private companies such as the banks they regulated during their te...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
LG Chem to sell film factories amid shift to new growth drivers
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s chemical major, is seeking to sell its film factories at home amid accelerating business reorganization centered a...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Kyochon, Pablo Air to collaborate for commercializing drone delivery
South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the drone logistics...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ's Bibigo launches new global campaign
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s flagship brand Bibigo is engaging with consumers worldwide through a new campaign. The company announ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Schindler-invested Hyundai Elevator faces S.Korean activism
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., the No. 2 shareholder of which is Schindler Holding AG, has faced a request from a local activist investor...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
DK&D to develop green artificial leather with Chinese partner
DK&D Co., a South Korean maker of synthetic leather, on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese eco-friendly non-woven...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove partners with Dell, GRC for data center coolant business
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. has partnered with US computer maker Dell Technologies Inc. and data center cooling system provider...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
POSCO E&C, LG to develop customized home appliances for remodeling
South Korea's POSCO E&C, formerly POSCO Engineering and Construction, will develop customized products for apartment remodeling through cooperat...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tesla Model Y runs with Kumho’s EV tires, its new cash cow
Tires tailored for electric vehicles are expected to become the next cash cow of South Korean tire maker Kumho Tire Co. thanks to growing EV tire or...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Zuck’s Threads losing battle against Musk’s X in South Korea
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is losing a fight against Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the South Korean short-form social media platform sector.Threads, Meta&rsq...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the voice of the conglomerates that formed the engine of the South Korean economy for more than five deca...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro to strengthen soju marketing in UK
South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. announced on Tuesday that its soju sales in the UK are showing consistent growth year by year. ...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Pharm to start global clinical trials for immune-oncology drug
South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. announced on Tuesday that it has received approval for the phase 1 clinical trial plan of the immune-oncology...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Ildong Pharma to export high blood pressure treatment to China
South Korea's Ildong Pharmaceutical Co. on Tuesday said it will export benidipine hydrochloride, a raw material used in the treatment of high blood ...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB, Shinhan, Woori improve rankings on Top 1,000 bank list
South Korea’s KB Financial Group, Shinhan Financial Group and Woori Financial Group improved their rankings on the list of the global top 1,00...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Fans of Supreme rush into the label's 1st Korean store
The US street fashion brand “Supreme,” which has a global fandom with a brand name written in white in a red box, opened its first store...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to unveil new washer-dryer combo
LG Electronics Inc. will soon roll out a new and improved washer-dryer combo.The company on Monday said it will unveil the LG Signature Washer-Dryer...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea sales set to China to fall for 15th straight mth on property crisis
South Korea’s exports to China are poised to slide for a 15th straight month with an expected deeper drop in August amid a faltering economic ...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
MXene: Korean investors’ next target after superconductor craze fizzles
Speculative investors in South Korea have started to amass shares related to Mxene, touted as a next-generation material, after dumping a large numb...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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