Seoul central business district
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung Electronics to hire big for AI R&D careers
Samsung Electronics Co. is ramping up its recruitment of experienced professionals across its Device eXperience (DX) and Device Solution (DS) divisi...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business
South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung spurs XR device business as new cash cow
Samsung Electronics Co. is accelerating extended reality (XR) device development amid intensifying competition with tech behemoths such as Google LL...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down
GS Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group, on Wednesday provided a dismal business outloo...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business
The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its cor...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will embark on a business trip to Europe next week as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate seeks to streng...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT’s 2023 sales rise to all-time yearly high on wireless, internet business
South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. on Thursday posted record annual sales revenue for 2023, buoyed by steady growth in ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Earthon sells Peru LNG stake for $257 mn to MidOcean
SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., sold a stake in Peru LNG Co. LLC f...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to sell 7-Eleven’s ATM unit in Korea for around $38 mn
Lotte Group is set to sell the automated teller machine (ATM) business of Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Harim gives up HMM deal over management rights dispute
South Korea's leading poultry processor Harim Co. has walked away from a $5 billion deal to buy HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, re...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday it has won a $663.7 million deal to build electric...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul aims to turn Yongsan IBD into world’s largest 'vertical' city
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to turn an abandoned train maintenance depot in the central district of Yongsan into the world’s large...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, will expedite its transition into an artificial intelligence company this year after its...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int’l to invest $760 mn in energy business in 2024
POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, will invest 1 trillion won ($760 million) in its energy bu...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Delays in court rulings raise business risks for South Korean companies
Less than five years ago, Invossa, a cell and gene therapy for osteoarthritis, was expected to hit the global market with great fanfare.Developed by...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Samsung’s fashion unit logs record profit again in 2023
Samsung Group’s fashion unit posted record profit and revenue for the second straight year in 2023. The fashion division, which logged deficit...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
SGC eTEC, OCIM to co-work for green biz in Malaysia
South Korea’s SGC eTEC E&C Co. said on Thursday that it signed an agreement with OCIM, OCI Holdings Co. 's Malaysian subsidiary, to join...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics, Saigon Co.op form partnership in Vietnam
South Korea’s CJ Logistics announced on Wednesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with Vietnamese state-owned retail chain giant ...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S.Korean trading companies boost profits by diversifying businesses
POSCO International Corp. joined the "1 trillion won ($751 million) profit club" for the first time in 2023, powered by a near doubling of its energ...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Central, South America: Korean builders’ El Dorado
South Korean construction companies are penetrating deeper into Central and South America, where high demand for infrastructure facilities is now se...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Nongshim to open brand zone in Myeongdong, Seoul
South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Friday that it will open its brand zone in Myeongdong, Seoul with the domestic street...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Taihan Cable sees strong US business in January
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it has surpassed a cumulative order in the US amount of $32 million (42.8 bil...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung flexes AI chip muscles ahead of Altman visit
Samsung Electronics Co. will go all out to win the AI chip race with its most advanced AI memory chip products, its semiconductor business head said...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte gets exclusive right of Bacha Coffee in S.Korea
South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Thursday that is has secured the exclusive franchise and distribution rights for Bacha Coffee, M...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia posts record 2023 sales, profit with bold 2024 business targets
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Thursday posted record 2023 profit and sales revenue, driven by strong sales of pricey m...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte World Tower sees record-high visitors in 2023
Lotte Property & Development Co. (Lotte P&D) announced on Wednesday that the total number of visitors to Lotte World Tower and Mall last yea...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Tim Hortons to open two more stores in Seoul in January
Canadian coffee brand Tim Hortons is opening two more stores in Seoul this month.Tim Hortons announced on Wednesday that it will open its Sungnyemun...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Channels poised to take off in India as new cash cow
LG Electronics Inc.'s transformation into a media and entertainment platform is gaining traction as its free web-based television streaming service ...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SKC to develop biodegradable eco-friendly paint containers
SK TBMGeoStone, a subsidiary of South Korea's SKC Ltd. for the investment of biodegradable material, plans to enter the eco-friendly container marke...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)