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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore opens online excavator store
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Thursday that it has opened the first "Develon Online Store," an excavator online mall in the co...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics teams up with world’s No. 7 shipping company ONE
South Korea's largest parcel delivery service CJ Logistics on Thursday said it signed a strategic partnership deal with Japan’s Ocean Network ...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia America’s new normal: Record car sales month after month
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has been dismissed as the weaker sibling or smaller sister firm of Hyundai Motor Co., the c...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2us launches RPG game ‘Heir of Light: Eclipse’ in Canada, Indonesia
Com2us Holdings Corp. announced on Wednesday that its new role-playing game (RPG), Heir to Light: Eclipse, is now available on Google Play in ...
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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Earnings
KakaoBank posts record H1 profit; costs hurt Kakao Games’ Q2 earnings
KakaoBank Corp., a leading South Korean internet-only bank, saw its first-half net profit rise to a fresh record high, driven by decent growth in in...
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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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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Electronics
Samsung TV Plus to feature free FIFA+ channel content
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday that it will offer the FIFA+ channel's content for free on Samsung TV Plus, expanding the sports offeri...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia firm up ranking as world's 3rd; first-half profits improve
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group solidified its position as the world’s third-largest carmaker with improved profit margi...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea
Goyard outlets in Seoul bustled with shoppers on Friday, especially from Southeast Asia, looking for the French luxury brand’s popular bags: G...
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
Kolon Pharma, Dongbang Medical to export medical threads to Brazil
Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with Dongbang...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
S.Korea’s men’s fashion platform Deps launches offline store
Deps, a men’s fashion platform launched by South Korean fashion brand incubator Hago L&F, is accelerating its market offensive through the...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain unveils AI development library Trident
Kakao Brain, an artificial intelligence (AI) R&D subsidiary of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has released a performanc...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches high-performance brand New Avante N
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the latest version of its high-performance N brand's flagship model, the "New Avante N".The hi...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia, Toyota unveil new SUVs in head-to-head showdown
South Korea’s two largest automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are set to compete head-to-head with Japan’s top ca...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s new gaming monitor gets rave reviews overseas
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new premium gaming monitor "Odyssey OLED G9" has recently received consecutive praise from major global tech media outlets...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG unveils new home appliances upgradable like smartphones
LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a new set of home appliances upgradable through apps just like a smartphone as the company aims to transform...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Innocean releases brand film of Kia Sportage’s 30th anniversary
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, has rolled out a brand film to mark the 30th anniversary of Kia Corp.'s Sportage, the...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai Infracore to sell excavator on TV home shopping
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Infracore Co. will be the nation’s first to sell an excavator, a piece of heavy equipment weighing nearly two...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia unveils The New Sorento's design
Kia Corp. unveiled "The New Sorento," the latest model of their mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV) on Tuesday. The redesigned SUV reflects Kia's...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
End of an era: Hyundai, Kia say goodbye to diesel-powered Porters, Bongos
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will cease manufacturing diesel-powered compact trucks in November and replace them with liquefied petroleum gas (LP...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Solidigm launches world's largest capacity SSD for data centers
Solidigm, the NAND flash-making subsidiary of South Korea's semiconductor titan SK Hynix Inc., on Monday announced the release of its solid state dr...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S opens representative office in Vietnam
South Korea's renewable energy company SK E&S is speeding up the expansion of its global eco-friendly power generation business by opening a rep...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M spurs single-crystal cathode production
GWANGYANG – POSCO Future M Co., the battery materials unit under South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is spurring production of singl...
Jul 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband names SK Shieldus' ex-CEO Park its new chief
South Korea’s internet service provider SK Broadband Co. said on Friday it has tapped Park Jin-hyo, former chief executive at security affilia...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)