PEN Ventures Korea
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Fintech
Jobis&Villains selected as beneficiary of UK venture support program GEP
South Korea's Jobis & Villains Corp., which operates the tax return service "3o3," announced on Thursday that it has been officially registered ...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea October current account surplus tumbles as exports slide
South Korea’s current account surplus plunged as exports fell for a second straight month, adding to concerns over a slowdown in Asia’s ...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's fast-food chain Lotteria opens 3rd store in Mongolia
Lotte GRS, the food affiliate of Lotte Group, said on Thursday that it opened its third Lotteria restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, last Friday.Lo...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor sells hydrogen-powered truck Xcient in S.Korea
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday said it launched sales of its hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck Xcient Fuel Cell in South Korea.The model is the worl...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Shinhan Financial taps banking unit head as group CEO
Shinhan Financial Group appointed the head of its flagship banking unit as the group’s next chief executive officer as the major South Korean ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea needs to attract more foreign professionals: FKI
In order to address the chronic shortage of industrial engineering manpower, a research report proposed that South Korea put more effort into attracti...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korea cryptocurrency WEMIX to be delisted on court ruling
WEMIX, a South Korean cryptocurrency issued by WeMade Co., will be delisted on Thursday after a court ruled in favor of four local crypto exchanges’ d...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
South Korea to boost fintech fund to 1 trillion won
South Korea's financial authorities have decided to increase the size of the Fintech Innovation Fund from 500 billion won($379 million) to 1 trillion ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Coupang to invest $4.7 billion in supply chains in Korea over 12 years
South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang has briefed US Ambassador to Seoul Philip Goldberg at the company's fulfillment center in Daegu, a fa...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea's CJ CheilJedang mulls rebrand with name change
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is considering a new name for the company in a bid to represent its main businesses and target global c...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver affiliate Line Games seeks $756 million IPO in Korea
Line Games Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., plans to list its shares on the Korean stock market via an initial...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shopee Korea widens logistics service range for Thailand
Shopee Korea, an e-commerce platform for Southeast Asian and Taiwanese customers, said on Wednesday that it would expand the Shopee Logistics Service ...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Rotem delivers first batch of K2 tanks to Poland in $3.4 bn deal
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense equipment maker, said on Wednesday it has delivered the first batch of its battle tanks to Poland as part ...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
S.Korea sends dairy cows, livestock genetic resources to Nepal
The South Korean government is donating dairy cows and genetic resources for cattle to Nepal.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on ...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea develops carbon composite materials as its 2nd steel industry
The South Korean government will invest 185 billion won ($139.6 million) by 2030 in the development of technology for carbon composite materials, wh...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Uplus poised to acquire homegrown OTT platform Watcha
South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. is slated to acquire homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc., investment b...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain to unveil AI chest X-ray diagnosis service next year
Come next year, Kakao Brain, the artificial intelligence arm Kakao Corp., is slated to unveil an AI system that can write the first draft diagnosis ...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On-Ford Motor EV battery joint venture breaks ground in Kentucky
NEW YORK – SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, and Ford Motor Co. have begun building their multi-billion-dollar joint venture in...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte Chem, Air Liquide Korea launch JV for hydrogen business
South Korea’s chemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp. and Air Liquide Korea, the Korean unit of the French company Air Liquide SA, announced on Tue...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries establishes chief AI officer post
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has created the position of chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer (CAIO) to propel a major busines...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Lotte Rental wins $30 mn Tower Export Award for selling used cars
Lotte Rental said on Tuesday that it was granted the "$30 Million Tower" Export Award at the "59th Korea Trade Day" award ceremony, thanks to ...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's sales of E-GMP-based EVs exceed 100,000 units in Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group sold more than 100,000 units of electric vehicles (EVs) that adopted Hyundai Motor’s E-GMP, or Electri...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae Int'l secures domestic sales rights for Italian brand Davines
South Korea's fashion retail giant Shinsegae International on Monday said it has acquired the domestic rights to sell the Italian haircare brand Dav...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO wins $689 mn battery material deal with GM-LG joint venture
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Dec. 5 that it has signed a $688.6 million deal to provide a key...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean restaurant startup GFFG raises $23 million in Series A round
South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced Monday that it raised 30 billion won ($23.2 million) in Series A roun...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to unveil new future mobility technologies at CES 2023
Korea's largest auto parts supplier Hyundai Mobis will take part in CES 2023, the world's largest info tech exhibition, to showcase cutting-edge t...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations
KT&G, South Korea's dominant tobacco company, announced on Monday that along with South Korea's non-profit organization Sharing Culture &a...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom wins global awards for innovative virtualization technology
SK Telecom, a leading South Korean 5G services provider, announced on Sunday that it won two global awards: Global Telecom Awards 2022 and Leading L...
Dec 05, 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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Culture & Trends
VANK launches campaign to promote Korea in Vietnamese
The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (or VANK), an online public diplomatic mission, said on Saturday that it has opened a Vietnamese language site...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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