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Automobiles
Hyundai exports hydrogen vehicles to world’s No. 1 oil producer Saudi Aramco
Hyundai Motor Co. has shipped four hydrogen-powered vehicles to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil producer, at a time when even the...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Korea’s big data companies eye IPOs as investors flush with cash
Tech investors are set to be deluged with initial public offerings as South Korea’s big data companies are pushing to list their shares amid a d...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Electronics
LG launches world's first rotatable T-shaped smartphone
LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its new smartphone LG Wing on Sept. 14 in an online event, the first product rolled out under the company’s Explore...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy world's first in LNG-powered container launch
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has launched the world’s first Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) powered by liquefie...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor aims to launch world’s first commercial robotaxi
Hyundai Motor Co. is aiming to launch the world’s first commercial robotaxi, or Level 4 autonomous driving with no humans involved, as global au...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hanon Systems eyes top spot in world’s car thermal management system market
Hanon Systems Corp., a South Korean auto parts maker, said on Wednesday it aims to become the world’s top supplier of automotive thermal and ene...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinhan backs AMP Capital’s $763 mn US data center acquisition
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided 194.1 billion won ($162 million) in financing for AMP Capital’s 911 billion-won ($763 million) acquisition...
Feb 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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World’s first real estate blockchain expo to take place in Seoul
Real Estate Blockchain Expo 2018 (RBE 2018), the world’s first real estate blockchain expo, will be held in Seoul this coming September. The exp...
Jul 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] World Bank’s new investment head calls for review of investment period, risk limit
Incoming World Bank’s director of the investment management division, Heung-sik Choo, said that the international financial institution, which man...
Jun 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop groups from BTS to TWICE kick off world tours
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LG Electronics collaborates with German Playmobil for figurines
LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its collaboration with the famous German toy brand Playmobil on Thursday, creating home appliance figurines. South Korean...
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities leads M&A financing for Trench Group acquisition (edited)
Shinhan Securities Co. announced on Monday that it participated as the lead arranger in the merger and acquisition (M&A) financing of Trench Gro...
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