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Bio & Pharma
CG Bio establishes US corporation to develop tissue products
South Korean bio-regenerative medical firm CG Bio has launched a new US corporation CG MedTech, to focus on the development and marketing of tissue ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches AI-enabled freight info service Brokarry 2.0
Lolab Co. Ltd., KT's digital logistics subsidiary, released its Brokarry 2.0 freight brokerage and transportation service, which incorporates artifi...
Apr 24, 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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Batteries
EcoPro sets sights on Europe with $286 million cathode plant in Hungary
South Korea’s EcoPro Co., a leading battery materials maker, has begun construction of a 380 billion won ($286 million) cathode plant in Hunga...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Samsung Life buys 20% of French asset manager Meridiam
Samsung Life Insurance, managing 223.1 trillion won ($167.5 billion) in assets, has acquired a 20% stake in Paris-based infrastructure investment fi...
Apr 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion Healthcare enters top 10 in hospital prescriptions in Turkey
South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Healthcare Co. on Thursday said it ranked in the top 10 out of 400 companies last year on the Turki...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ OliveNetworks opens S.Korea's first logistics center with 5G
South Korea's digital service company CJ OliveNetworks on Thursday said it set up the mobile communications network "Ieum 5G" exclusively for busine...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Indonesia's Green Rebel enters S.Korean alternative meat market
Indonesia-based food tech startup, Green Rebel Foods, made public its official entry into the Korean plant-based protein food market. Bryan Toh, Glo...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sports tech startups poised to launch next Korean unicorn
UK Premier League Tottenham Hotspur star forward Son Heung-min and two-way US MLB icon Shohei Ohtani, a designated pitcher and hitter for the Los An...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s slimmest 12-layer, 24 GB HBM3 chip
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed the world’s first 12-layer DRAM product wi...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon Games’ Blue Archive surpasses 1 million pre-registrants in China
South Korea’s Nexon Games Co. on Wednesday said the number of pre-registrants for its strategy role-playing game Blue Archive exceeded one mil...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea’s hottest stock EcoPro may miss invitation from MSCI Korea in May
Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. are expected to join the MSCI Korea Index next month but South Korea’s ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea’s five major companies form data network alliance
South Korea's five major companies have joined forces to make a combined data product that consolidates their respective information, ranging from c...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean to cooperate domestic EV charging company for marketing
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EV...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Curexo, Kyocera to enter Japan’s artificial joint surgery robot market
South Korea's medical robot company Curexo partnered with Kyocera Corporation to enter the Japanese market for artificial joint surgery robots.Curex...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China, India: Korean investors’ next stock investment targets
The US stock market has long been the prime investment destination for South Korean investors, lured by the dynamics of the global top economy.With ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea releases guidelines on development of small modular reactors
South Korea has released guidelines on the advancement of small modular reactors (SMR), a critical sector for the domestic nuclear power industry, u...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI unveils super-gap battery tech aimed at Chinese market
South Korea's leading secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is setting its sights on China's battery market with its super-gap solid-state battery...
Apr 18, 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
SK Telecom enters next-generation broadcasting platform market in US
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Tuesday that it will sell a next-generation broadcast platform, utilizing mobile edge computing (MEC) technolog...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Samsung competes with Apple on rising non-terrestrial network market
The global market for non-terrestrial networks (NTN), or communications systems that use satellites to text and make phone calls even in places wher...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches marketing offensive in China with N brand
Hyundai Motor Co. will launch its high-performance vehicle brand Hyundai N in China in the second half of the year as part of its offensive on the r...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LabGenomics, Amorepacific sign gene testing service supply deal
South Korea's molecular diagnostics company LabGenomics Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a gene testing service supply contract with Amore...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung Galaxy may use Bing as default search engine, not Google
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, is considering switching the default search engine for its Galaxy mobile...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Celltrion Healthcare launches Vegzelma in US
South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. on Monday said it launched on the US market Vegzelma, a biosimilar of Bevacizumab, a medication for colorecta...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec launches foundry package turnkey service
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 foundry player, has begun package turnkey service for contract chip manufacturing as it aims to tak...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae supports int'l expansion of S.Korea's promising fashion brands
South Korea's Shinsegae Department Store has launched activities to support the overseas expansion of up-and-coming domestic fashion brands. The com...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Indonesia’s slashed EV tax to boost Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 sales
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to enhance its presence in Indonesia, which has drastically reduced its value-added ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
S.Korean display companies look to expand business in India with Vedanta
South Korean display companies try to make breakthrough in new market by entering Indian market.The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) announ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon's English School, Thai Edupark to cooperate in local education market
South Korean English education company, Yoon's English School, has signed a business agreement with Thai education firm, EduPark, to expand its pres...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)