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Petrochemicals
Top petrochemical makers secure cash on economic slowdown woes
South Korea's top petrochemical firms raised 2.6 trillion won ($2.1 billion) via corporate bond sales and rights offering earlier this month to gird...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Display unveils touch-enabled OLED laptop PC screen
A South Korean company has developed an OLED laptop PC display with a touch function like a smartphone screen without needing a separate film attach...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HSD Engine's order volume exceeds $162.1 million in one month
Growth in shipbuilding orders has greatly boosted the sales of manufacturers of related equipment such as ship engines. South Korea's HSD Engine, wh...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean stock issuance volume declines 24% in 2022
The volume of stock issuance in South Korea declined sharply last year due to the softening stock market. Amid rising interest rates, the amount of ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Poongsan’s sale of ammunition, artillery shells surges on Ukraine war
Poongsan Corp., one of South Korea’s leading copper smelters and defense equipment makers, saw its sales of ammunition and artillery shells su...
Jan 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO turns to red in Q4 on typhoon, weak steel demand
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s top steelmaker, turned to the red in the fourth quarter of 2022 hit by a typhoon and...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Koh Young to showcase 3D inspection tech at IPC APEX EXPO
Koh Young Technology Inc., a leading 3D optical inspection devices maker in South Korea, is set to participate in IPC APEX EXPO 2023 in San Diego to...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to resume flight services on four European routes
Korean Air Lines Co. will resume operations on four European routes, including Prague, the Czech Republic, sequentially from March for the first tim...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
KB Financial recognized as global sustainability leader
South Korea's KB Financial Group was selected as one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" list announced by Corporate Knig...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE wins orders for 7 LNG carriers in 1 week
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), a mid-level shipbuilding holding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., has landed successive orders for...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Metaverse-based virtual offices: New breadwinner for LG CNS
LAS VEGAS – While buzzwords such as avatar and the metaverse are on everyone’s lips these days, waking up in the morning and going to a ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
ST Pharm exports $14.6 mn worth of drug ingredients to Europe
ST Pharm Co., a South Korean company specializing in contract development and manufacturing of drug ingredients, has signed a supply contract worth ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Movex wins order for Sydney subway screen doors
Hyundai Movex, a Hyundai Group affiliate of South Korea, is moving to expand its overseas business in earnest with the opportunity to win an order t...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem completes acquisition of US biotech firm AVEO
LG Chem Ltd. is set to complete its $571 million purchase of the US biotech firm AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Friday, which would strengthen its ant...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's Paris Baguette opens first outlet in Malaysia
To SPC Group, which hopes to tide over difficulties in the domestic market facing sagging growth potential and troubles caused by a series of safety...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, graphite processor Urbix to jointly produce anode materials
South Korea's SK On Co. and US graphite processor Urbix Inc. have signed an agreement to jointly develop high-performance anode materials, Korea's l...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI signs agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop UAVs
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in relation to "technical cooperation on verti...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset sees 100-fold jump in deposits 15 years after entering India
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments on Wednesday marked the 15th anniversary of its incorporated company in India that now has 21 trillion ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Epikar inks MOU with Singapore's NTU Research Center
South Korea's auto distribution digital solutions company Epikar said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for R&...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NGeneBio's diagnostic products start to be used in clinical tests in Vietnam
South Korea's medical diagnostics company NGeneBio Co. said on Wednesday that it is expanding its business in the Southeast Asian precision diagnost...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Doosan Infracore unveils new construction equipment brand
South Korea's Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. on Wednesday said that in a news conference in Las Vegas on the day before, it unveiled its new construct...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma's Sanfilippo treatment eligible for FDA priority review
GC Biopharma Corp. said on Wednesday that its Sanfilippo type A treatment, which is under joint development with Novel Pharma, a bio-venture special...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Golfzon takes part in PGA Merchandise Show in Florida
South Korea's indoor golf simulator maker Golfzon Co. said Wednesday that it would participate in the 2023 PGA Merchandise Show to be held in Orland...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
DL E&C, Doosan to invest $25 mn in SMR developer X-Energy
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. and Doosan Enerbility Co. will invest a combined $25 million in X-Energy Reactor Co., a US-based small modular re...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK E&S moves into EV charging market
South Korea's liquefied petroleum gas supplier SK E&S said on Wednesday that its subsidiary Parking Cloud will begin electric vehicle charging s...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
MedPacto's anti-cancer substance designated as US FDA fast-track item
South Korean biotech company MedPacto Inc. ’s Vactosertib monotherapy for osteosarcoma patients has been designated as a fast-track developmen...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean fighter jet KF-21 makes first supersonic flight
The first prototype of the South Korean fighter jet KF-21 Boramae on Tuesday made its first supersonic flight six months since its inaugural trip to...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Modetour signs agreement with mobility platform Danida
South Korea's travel agency network Modetour Network Inc. said Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with mobility platform Dan...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Naver Cloud to partner with Singapore's StarHub
Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., signed a strategic alliance deal with Singapore's telecommunications company StarHub to provide...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE wins this year's first LNG carrier order worth $783 million
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), an intermediate shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Co., said on Tuesday that it recent...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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