Nov. 11
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Korean food
NewJeans selected as global ambassador for Pepero
Lotte Wellfood announced on Friday that it has appointed K-pop girl group NewJeans as the global ambassador for its iconic snack brand, Pepero. Know...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung releases SD card brand highly resistant to water, drops
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday said its new Pro Ultimate line of secure data (SD) cards features enhanced speed and stability.The brand’...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kombucha tea brands lure investors as diet drink market grows
South Korea’s medium-sized electronics components maker Phoenix Rising PTE Ltd. has agreed to invest 3 billion won ($2.3 million) in domestic ...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KOREA Investment Week 2023
S.Korea's largest investment forum to begin Sept. 11
South Korea’s largest investment conference will be held in Seoul Sept. 11-15 with around 100 chief executives from global financial services ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT invests over $11 mn in AI software company Moreh
South Korea's KT Corp. will invest 15 billion won ($11.6 million) in Moreh, a Seoul-based artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure software compa...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S-Oil hits 52-week low on earnings concerns
S-Oil Corp. hit a 52-week low on Thursday as analysts slashed earnings estimates for the South Korean oil refiner.The stock hit its lowest level sin...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to expand biosimilar portfolio to 11 by 2025
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Tuesday that it plans to beef up its portfolio by applying for regulatory approv...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures $938 mn contract for 5 LNG-powered container ships
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), the intermediate shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Co., said on Thursday that i...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medtronic to buy S.Korean insulin patch maker for $738 mn
Medtronic Plc., a Dublin, Ireland-based medical device maker, is set to acquire EOFlow Co., a South Korean wearable insulin patch maker, for $738 mi...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia team up with 11 universities for vehicle electrification
South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. are joining forces with leading South Korean universities to pioneer adva...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
A Goliath vs. Davids battle in the S.Korean OTT market
Netflix Inc. is poised to further distance itself from its money-losing local peers in the South Korean video streaming market this year, as it make...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea's expected inflation hits 11-month low
South Korea's expected inflation has hit a record low of 3.7% in 11 months in April 2023. While the consumer price index rose by 4.2% last month, wh...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests $11 mn in AI startup Scatter Lab
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Scatter Lab, the creator of the AI agent "Luda Lee," following a 15 bi...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's data market is estimated at $19 bn last year
The size of South Korea's data industry market is expected to exceed 25 trillion won ($18.96 billion) last year.According to the results of a surv...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, Ecorbit to build smart safety solution at waste disposal site
LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean mobile telecom service carrier, announced on Monday that it is deploying a smart safety solution at waste disposal co...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hyundai Green Food breaks $1.5 billion in sales for first time in 2022
Hyundai Green Food Co., an affiliate of Hyundai Department Store Group, saw its main business unit of food surpass 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's waste recycler ReCo lands $11.8 million in investment
South Korea's startup ReCo, which runs the comprehensive waste collection and transportation service UpBox, on Wednesday said it attracted Series B ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor sells 1 mn electric vehicles worldwide
In 11 years since Hyundai Motor Group started selling electric vehicles (EVs), the cumulative sales volume of EVs in the global market has finally s...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia make up 11.3% of UK's new car registrations in 2022
South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group accounted for 11.3% of the new car registrations in the UK last year, according to a report that the Socie...
Jan 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Global smartphone shipments hit 10-year low in 2022
Global smartphone shipments last year declined to their lowest level in 10 years, showing how consumers closed their wallets amid the economic downt...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
CJ HDC Biosol completes plant for green biodegradable materials
South Korea's CJ HDC Biosol on Thursday said it held a completion ceremony for its biodegradable material compounding plant at Gwanghyewon Industria...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
11 Hyundai Motor Group products receive US' Good Design Awards
Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday said 11 of its products won honors at this year's Good Design Awards of the US.The honors are jointly selected by t...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Inc. gets highest AAA grade in MSCI's ESG rating
SK Inc., SK Group's investment arm, won the highest AAA ratings from both Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and the Dow Jones Sustainabili...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI medical startup Arpi wins Pre D.Day X SNU Medicine event
South Korean startup accelerator D.Camp hosted this year’s last demo day on Saturday in collaboration with Seoul National University’s C...
Dec 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea's agro-food exports set record of $8 billion in 11 months this year
Korea's exports of agricultural and food products in the first 11 months of this year hit a record high.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural ...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia US sales up 32% in Nov; eco-friendly cars jump
South Kora’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group enjoyed strong demand in the US last month as the improving automotive chip supply situation bo...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul reclaims spot as Japanese tourists' top destination after 11 yrs: HIS
Seoul has become the top destination for Japanese tourists for the first time since 2011, according to Japan’s leading travel agency HIS Gro...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s job growth at 11-month low deepens economic woes
South Korea’s job growth in October fell for a fifth consecutive month to the lowest in eleven months, boosting concerns over a slowdown in As...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korea's Walkerhill Hotels and Resorts posts 1st surplus in 11 quarters
South Korea's Walkerhill Hotels and Resorts, run by SK Networks, has returned to the black after two years and nine months thanks to growth in the n...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Microsoft CEO Nadella to speak at developers' forum in Seoul
Microsoft Korea said on Tuesday that it will host Microsoft Ignite Spotlight on Korea, an annual conference for developers and IT professionals, on ...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)