North Korea’s political system
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Korean chipmakers
System on chips: Samsung’s new high-stakes foundry business
Samsung Electronics Co. is setting its sights on system on chips (SoCs) to continue to drive growth in its foundry business amid a protracted slowdo...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
HD Hyundai opens free in-house daycare center for up to 300 children
HD Hyundai Co., the owner of South Korea’s biggest shipbuilding group, opened an in-house daycare center at its new headquarters building in K...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's StoneBridge Ventures invests $91 mn in semiconductor, AI
South Korean venture capital investment firm StoneBridge Ventures Inc. announced on Thursday that it has invested a total of 120 billion won ($90.9 ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AhnLab's V3 Mobile Security gets perfect score in AV-TEST evaluation
AhnLab Inc., a computer security solutions provider in South Korea, announced on Thursday that its smartphone security solution "V3 Mobile Security"...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport
South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B is spreading its wings in Malaysia, where it has recently opened a new store at the bustling Kuala...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Korea's Innocean wins eight awards at Spikes Asia advertising festival
South Korea-based global marketing communications company Innocean said on Thursday that it received eight awards at the 2023 Spikes Asia, a prestig...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
SK Networks invests $22 mn in US AI-based device company
South Korea's SK Networks has identified a startup specializing in AI-based devices and software platforms as a new investment target. The startup, ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Square’s Swiss unit joins EU quantum satellite project
A Swiss company owned by South Korea’s SK Square Co. has joined a European project to develop a quantum communications satellite, the company ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG ups ante to counter Samsung's OLED TV return; expects profit in Q1
LG Electronics Inc. has released its highest-ever number of new organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV models in a bid to maintain its supremacy in ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Shinsegae to bolster convenience store business
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is set to boost its business in the rapidly growing convenience store sector as its supermarket cha...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
POSCO Engineering & Construction renames itself POSCO E&C
POSCO Engineering & Construction, the builder affiliate of South Korea's POSCO Group, has changed its name to "POSCO E&C" to mark the first ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lunit to supply AI image analysis solutions to Singapore
South Korea's Lunit Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) medical company, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a contract to provide Lunit In...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Kumho Petrochem wins BB rating from MSCI's ESG ratings
Kumho Petrochemical Co. announced on Wednesday that it had received a "BB rating" in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluation by Mo...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon’s US visit to test Biden’s trust as ally over chip, battery issues
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden next month will celebrate 70 years of the Korea-US sec...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to build world’s 2nd-largest Ferris wheel in 2027
South Korea’s capital city Seoul will build the world’s second-largest Ferris wheel, the Seoul Ring, on a former landfill site by the en...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Will SM shares’ bull run foil Kakao’s takeover attempt?
The bull run in shares of SM Entertainment Co. may deal a heavy blow to Kakao Corp. ’s 1.25-trillion-won ($950 million) takeover bid for the K...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea pledges steps to attract more foreign investment
South Korea will boost foreign investment in the country through increased incentives and deregulation, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister C...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea won sees largest drop in 1 month on hawkish Powell
The South Korean won currency on Wednesday suffered its largest depreciation in more than a month as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signal...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SentBe, back from brink of collapse to play in major league
SentBe, a South Korean fintech startup operating a personal international remittance app of the same name, is readying to play in the bigger global ...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
POSCO Flow to assist World Vision in transportation of relief goods
POSCO Flow, a logistics partner of World Vision, agreed on Tuesday to help transport relief and sponsorship goods for the humanitarian organization ...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells jumps into distributed energy biz with forecast service
Hanwha Q Cells, the Q Cells division of Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Wednesday that it had started a renewable energy generation forecast service...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea's DB HiTek to split off fabless, bulk up foundry business
DB HiTek Co., a leading chipmaker in South Korea, said on March 7 it is set to split off its fabless unit by May 2 to ramp up its foundry business.D...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea's SK Ecoplant, POSCO develop K-floating body with domestic tech
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. and POSCO on Wednesday said they secured basic design certification from the Norwegian classification body DNV for "K-...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
GS Caltex, KOEN to establish clean hydrogen hub in Korea
GS Caltex Corp., a South Korean oil refiner jointly owned by Chevron and GS Group, announced a partnership with Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd. (KO...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy Solution to collaborate on Jeju offshore wind power pilot project
LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that its subsidiary AVEL had signed an agreement with Korea South-East Power Co. (KOEN) and Tamra Offshore...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai Eng. completes Lemba-Imbu water purification plant in DR Congo
Hyundai Engineering, a South Korean construction contractor, held a completion ceremony for the "Lemba-Imbu water purification plant phase 1 project...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s sole foreign clinic operator CHA Healthcare to go public in 2025
CHA Healthcare Co. operating nearly 90 hospitals and infertility treatment centers across the world, is set to pave the way for South Koreans' inves...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Ascent Korea raises $25 mn to expand its search data analysis solution
Ascent Korea, a South Korean startup that provides an artificial intelligence-based solution to analyze search data and identify users’ hidden...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's builders diversify biz portfolios to waste battery, other sectors
South Korea's construction companies are exploring other sectors to find new growth engines amid deteriorating profitability in the housing industry...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medical IP's X-ray image analysis software certified as medical device
Medical IP, a South Korean medical AI company, has announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) medical image analysis software "TiSepX Lung Volu...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)