My Qooker Plan
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Corporate strategy
Lotte Group secures $3.8 bn funding from four major Korean banks
Lotte Group announced on Friday that it has signed a financial support agreement worth 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) with four major South Korean ba...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec sees steady 2023 sales to widen gap with Whirlpool
LG Electronics Inc. expects sales of its home appliances division, the key cash cow of the South Korean company, to remain steady at 30 trillion won...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Dongwon inks deal with Dongkuk for secondary battery raw material
South Korean firm Dongwon Systems Corp. has signed an agreement with Dongkuk Industries Co. for the supply, sale and development of raw materials fo...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia plans 'game changer' EV9 launch in US by 4th quarter
South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. on Thursday said it unveiled on Wednesday in New York its large electric sport-utility vehicle EV9 for the first tim...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
S.Korea's Yanolja Cloud acquires US solution company InSoft
South Korea's Yanolja Cloud announced on Thursday that it has acquired InSoft, a US hospitality solution company, to establish a base for expanding ...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
SK C&C partners with Storm Ventures to discover promising B2B startups
South Korean IT services company SK C&C announced on Wednesday a partnership with American venture capital firm Storm Ventures to discover and c...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility focuses on electric vehicle platform, self-driving tech
South Korea's KG Mobility (formerly Ssangyong Motor Co.) says it will actively target not only Europe and the US but also niche markets in emerging ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kyobo Life’s holding firm plan gains speed with Pavilion Asset acquisition
Kyobo Life Insurance Co. has completed the process to put a South Korea-based alternative asset investment company under its wing, a move that is ex...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea plans to launch its own version of NASA this year
South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday passed a bill on the launch this year of the nation's own version of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Mom's Touch signs franchise agreement with Mongolian firm
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a master franchise agreement with loca...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea’s Shinsegae, KOTRA to help domestic fashion firms for export
Shinsegae Department Store revealed on Friday that they will collaborate with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to assist domestic...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Drug instructions to be provided via QR codes, URLs in S.Korea
South Korea's the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on Friday that it had revised the "Risk Management Plan (RMP) Guidelines" to allow for ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
LINE, Mizuho call off plan to set up mobile-only bank in Japan
LINE Corp. and Mizuho Financial Group’s plan to introduce an internet-only bank in Japan has fallen through about five years after they unveil...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dongkuk Steel installs solar power generation facility at Pohang plant
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., the world's leading manufacturer of color-coated steel, announced on Wednesday that it has installed a 10-megawatt solar pow...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unsure about applying for US chip subsidies: CEO
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday it is unsure about applying for US...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
SGI Insurance signs MOU with IADB to revitalize guarantee insurance
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) announced on Wednesday that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Inter-American Develo...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries achieves certification for eco-friendly petroleum resins
Kolon Industries Inc., a Korean manufacturer of chemical and textile products, announced on Monday that it has become the first company in the domes...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha to build solar cell components plant in Georgia
South Korea’s Hanwha Advanced Materials Corp. will spend $147 million to build a solar panel components plant in the US state of Georgia, acco...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Goobne Chicken signs franchise contract with Texas-based company
Goobne Chicken, an oven-baked chicken brand operated by GN Food Corporation of South Korea, announced on Thursday that it had signed a master franch...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan Fuel Cell teams up with Kolon Global for hydrogen fuel cell
South Korean fuel cell manufacturer Doosan Fuel Cell, and Kolon Global Corp., a South Korean company that specializes in the production of industria...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant Americas completes fuel cell project at US hospitals
SK Ecoplant Americas has completed a project to supply and install solid oxide fuel cells at US hospitals in collaboration with Bloom Energy. The pr...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, SK Hynix look to China exit plans as growth stunted
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are in quandary over their growth strategies in China fo...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CGBio inks export deal for hyaluronic acid fillers with Chinese distributor
CGBio, a South Korean bio-regenerative medical company, has signed an export deal with Shanghai Feiting Trading Co., a Chinese medical device distri...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy partners with Kongsberg Maritime for autonomous ships
Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, has signed a joint development agreement with Kongsberg Maritime AS, a Norw...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean startup Jobis&Villains expands to UK with tax return service
Jobis&Villains Corp., a South Korean startup that offers a tax return service called “3o3,” said on Friday that it had set up a loca...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK C&C to build advanced info systems for Nongshim's overseas corporations
South Korea's SK C&C, an IT services unit of SK Group, on Tuesday said it has started building next-generation information and communications ...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Prestige Biologics attracts $59 mn overseas investment
Prestige Biologics Co., a South Korean biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) company, announced on Tuesday th...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Boeing’s Korean supplier targets UAV market with guided weapons
Boeing Co.’s leading South Korean contractor aims to develop unmanned aerial vehicles with guided weapons, given the rapidly growing military ...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to showcase solid-state battery tech at InterBattery 2023
South Korea's leading secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. has announced its participation in Korea's largest battery exhibition, InterBattery 20...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches open beta version of metaverse platform Genieverse
South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Monday the launch of an open beta version of its business-to-consumer (B2C) metaverse platform, "Genieverse."The...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)