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Batteries
SK Ecoplant, TES to enter Japan’s battery recycling market
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm, said on Tuesday it is entering Japan’s battery recycling m...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Signet builds system to enhance EV charger cybersecurity
SK Signet Inc., South Korea's electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer, announced on Tuesday that it has established an enhanced cybersecurity sys...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Mom’s Touch to open first store in Japan
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Monday that it will open its first directly managed store Shibuya...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce
Foreign exquisite, high-end car brands are eager to offer new and exclusive experiences to their customers in South Korea, the fastest-growing luxur...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Signet to supply EV fast chargers in Ohio
SK Signet Inc., South Korea's electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it will supply fast chargers to the site of the...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's CU opens first store in Kazakhstan
South Korea's BGF Retail, the operator of the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in K...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea commercializes recycled materials EV tire
South Korea's Hyosung Advanced Materials, SK Chemicals Co., and Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Mar. 6. that they commercialized a dedica...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix explores HBM chip collaboration with Kioxia
SK Hynix Inc. is exploring collaboration with Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. to produce high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, which have been...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla, Korea's EcoPro presumed to enter battery materials deal
Tesla Inc., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle maker, is believed to have agreed to procure battery ingredients from South Korea’s EcoPr...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK D&D relaunches renewable energy business spin-off as SK Eternix
SK D&D Co., a real estate unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday it has completed the planned spin-off of its renewable energy bus...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean EV battery makers to unveil tech for industry recharge
South Korea’s three major electric vehicle battery makers are gearing up to invigorate the global green car market with new technologies they ...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CSCEC, SK Ecoplant in $1.9 bn Egypt renewable energy deal
China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), the world’s largest builder, and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. are set to team up on...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SoftBank-backed Coupang posts 1st-ever annual profit in 2023
South Korea’s leading e-commerce platform Coupang Inc. on Wednesday posted its first-ever operating profit of $473 million in 2023, driven by ...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon Industries, SK Microworks to set up industrial film JV
South Korea’s major chemical materials producer Kolon Industries Inc. will team up with SK Microworks Co. to regain ground in the Chinese film...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove, UK’s Iceotope to develop coolant for SK Telecom’s data center
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. has partnered with UK-based precision liquid cooling system specialist Iceotope Technologies Ltd. t...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom sees rise of personal AI assistants as game changer
BARCELONA – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, sees the emergence of personal artificial intelligence assistants as a gam...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Mohegan fuels casino, resort market rivalry in Korea
Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort on Yeongjong Island, near South Korea’s gateway Incheon International Airport, is attracting throngs of v...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Softbank to join SK Telecom-led global AI joint venture
BARCELONA -- Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. tied up with major global telcos such as South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and E...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Paris Baguette opens first store in Hawaii
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, announced on Monday that it opened its first store in Hawaii, the US. The s...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank opens KB Prasac Bank in Cambodia
KB Kookmin Bank announced on Monday that it held an opening event for the integrated commercial bank KB Prasac Bank PLC in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on ...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart to open first Korean supermarket chain in Laos
E-Mart Inc. said on Friday it will become the first South Korean supermarket company to open a chain store in Laos in its push to expand into Southe...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Mid-caps in digitization have strong upside potential: Partners Group
Global fund manager Partners Group Holding AG, one of the largest listed private equity firms in Europe headquartered in Switzerland managing $147 b...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK C&C wins Korea’s nod for brain infarct diagnosis AI solution
SK Inc C&C (SK C&C), the information technology service unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Thursday it has secured medical device...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, has successfully proved the efficacy of artificial intelligence technology on the improv...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner and energy company, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with PTC Korea Co. to jointly enter the gl...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests in Lambda to foray into AI cloud market
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said on Wednesday it has invested in Lambda, a graphics processing unit (GPU) cloud prov...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
South Korea’s luxury hotels bask in return of tourists post-pandemic
South Korea’s luxury hotels are enjoying the return of tourists following years of COVID-19 restrictions, which significantly hurt their sales...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On seeks up to $1.5 billion in new funding
SK On Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery maker, is seeking to raise up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) to step up facility investments, b...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG opens ‘Life’s Good’ experience space in Singapore
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Monday that it opened its "Life's Good" brand experience space in Singapore. Located in the upscale Millenia Walk m...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea to build new English disclosure system
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on Feb. 18 that it will broaden the scope of its English electronic disclosure ser...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)