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Fintech
Mirae Asset Securities, Near Protocol team up for blockchain techs
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for collaborative research in bloc...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean battery maker SK On attracts $400 mn from Hillhouse
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has secured $400 million from Hillhouse, a Singapore-headquartered asset management firm, investment banking so...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung top in world smartphone market in Q1, beating Apple
Samsung Electronics Co. regained the top spot in the smartphone market, surpassing Apple in the first quarter of 2023. This outcome was driven by th...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Polestar 3 to light up roads with headlamps of LG’s ZKW
The Polestar 3, an all-electric mid-sized sport utility vehicle, will be equipped with high-definition light-emitting diode (HD LED) headlights deve...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Craft brewery startups poised to revolutionize brew scene in South Korea
Craft beers and highballs from emerging breweries and distilleries are poised to disturb the South Korean alcoholic beverage market dominated by gia...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CrystalGenomics to supply anti-osteoarthritis drug to Russia for $2 mn
South Korea's first-generation biopharma venture company CrystalGenomics Inc. on Wednesday said it received a $2 million (2.6 billion won) order fro...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Glonet: A case of Korea's logistics David vs Japan’s shipping Goliath
TOKYO – Glonet Co. is a novice logistics company hardly known in Japan’s time-honored shipping industry.The small South Korean shipping ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics eyes premium market in Saudi Arabia, India
LG Electronics Inc. will seek out new business opportunities as a premium brand in Saudi Arabia for the oil-rich kingdom’s $500 billion Neom m...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply new Exynos auto chip to Hyundai in close tie-up
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will supply one of its latest automotive chips to Hyundai ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to supply 1,300 hydrogen buses in Seoul by 2026
Hyundai Motor Co., along with South Korean Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, SK E&S and Tmap Mobility, signed a memora...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG, FuriosaAI to jointly develop next-generation AI chip
LG AI Research Institute announced on Wednesday its strategic alliance with FuriosaAI, South Korea’s fabless chip designer. The partnership ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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CAPA: Dong-A ENG Co.
Key facts:- Industry: Mass-production mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing- Mainstay products/services: Automotive interior molds, GM...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to showcase new Galaxy foldables in Seoul in July
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, will showcase new foldable smartphones in the Galaxy Z series next month for th...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air says it can conclude Asiana takeover via big concessions
The head of Korean Air Lines Co. has expressed confidence over the airliner's proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines, saying, "We will make it happ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Bobcat invests in US-based agtech company
Doosan Bobcat, the construction and agricultural machine making affiliate of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has announced on Wednesday a str...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dong-A Eng Co.
Key facts Main Business Industrial mold design and manufacturing / machinery manufacturing212.1 Millions USE(Automated Optical Inspection; AOI...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to expand vehicle module facility in S.Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. will build its third automotive module plant in Ulsan, South Korea, where its parent Hyundai Motor Group opera...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean investors’ risky bet: Buy inverse ETFs as Kospi heads higher
Among the most cited stock market sayings by experts and laymen alike are “buy the dips” or “sell on news” – tim...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean beauty brands lean toward social media stars
AmorePacific Corp.'s new brand launch in February with top South Korean social media influencer Lee Sa-bae created a sensation in the domestic cosme...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCC Air Premia to spur growth through IPO, more aircraft
Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) that was established in 2017 and started flight operations last July, is gearing for fast gro...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Bredis Healthcare, Tilda win June D.Day, Korea’s oldest startup pitch race
An early-stage startup by young entrepreneurs who developed a digital diagnostic tool for brain disease and an AI-powered business optimization prog...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to develop Humira biosimilar oral medication with US firm
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Monday that it has signed a contract with the US biotech firm Rani Therapeutics ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's new hybrid car registrations in May exceed diesel's for first time
The number of newly registered hybrid cars in South Korea overtook that of diesel cars for the first time thanks to consumer focus on such models,...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups opt for Konex, loans for survival during IPO winter
South Korea's anemic initial public offering market has forced the country’s startups to become more creative in raising funds as they shift t...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET signs deal to supply secondary battery separators to N.America
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), an SK Innovation-affiliated manufacturer of secondary battery separators, is set to move into the North American marke...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean carmakers' May sales grow for 9th straight month
South Korean carmakers marked sales growth for nine consecutive months as of end-May with the easing of the global semiconductor shortage and rising...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
LG Chem’s CEO searches for talent in Japan to lead new growth engines
Vice Chairman and CEO Shin Hak-cheol of South Korea's largest chemical company LG Chem Ltd. is looking for talent in Japan to lead his company's thr...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Calligraphy Black: Hyundai Motor's stylish new Palisade SUV
Just like calligraphy — the art of turning simple handwriting into artwork — Hyundai Motor Co. has taken its flagship three-row SUV Pa...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Perspectives
Optimism and hope for South Koreans
I sometimes receive emails from Koreans asking why I don’t consider some of the more troubling social issues their country faces when I am pla...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S.Korea opens logistics center at Surabaya port, Indonesia
South Korea said it opened a logistics center at a port in Surabaya, Indonesia, to support exports to Southeast Asia’s top economy.The Ministr...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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