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Executive reshuffles
Shinsegae axes E-Mart, department store CEOs amid weak sales
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc. on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, replacing chief executives of...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch Galaxy S23 FE as early as October
Samsung Electronics Co. is slated to release the Galaxy S23 Fan Edition (FE), a cheaper model than those in the high-end Galaxy S23 series, as early...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korean B2B cloud computing firm BusinessOn up for sale
BusinessOn Communication Co., a leading cloud computing firm listed on the junior bourse Kosdaq, is open to a sale of its controlling stake for arou...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy, Pan Ocean to co-develop digital solutions
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pan Ocean Co., the country's...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolmar Global launches hangover reliever Condition in Singapore
South Korea's Kolmar Global, a subsidiary of Kolmar Korea Holdings, on Monday said it exported the domestic hangover reliever brand Condition to Sin...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C seeks expansion to Poland, Ukraine
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) will open a branch in Warsaw, Poland, to join a project to build small modular reacto...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
NHN Commerce to expand into Chinese market with Xinxuan
NHN Commerce, South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s online shopping platform, announced its strategic business agreement with China's leadi...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Moderna signs mRNA access deals with S.Korea's universities
The US biotech and pharmaceutical company Moderna on Friday announced signings of contracts with the academic-industry cooperation foundations of Ko...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Lotte Healthcare to launch AI-based health management platform
South Korea's Lotte Healthcare has entered the digital healthcare market through the launch next week of its personalized healthcare management pl...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C, Poland bolster partnerships in nuclear power
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., a major affiliate of South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co., is boosting its networks in the nuclear p...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus pet care platform's subscribers exceed 300,000
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that its pet service platform ForDong has garnered over 300,000 subscribers just 14 months sinc...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang expands its marketing of seaweed snacks in UK
South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that its "Bibigo Seaweed (Gim) Snack" has entered the UK food market through Asda and Ocado...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
New Mercedes E-Class, world’s first to use LG’s SPM display
LG Display Co., the world’s leading organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker seeking to cement its market leadership, is supplying its ...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to unveil self-propelled howitzer K9A2 in UK
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Tuesday that it will unveil the latest model of its K9 self-propelled howitzer, the K9A2, at the Def...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver, Hotel Shilla to collaborate for AI and cloud
South Korean leading luxury hotel and retail operator Hotel Shilla has entered into a strategic partnership with internet giant Naver Corp. The coll...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Upstage to develop shopping-specific AI with ConnectWave
South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage on Monday said it will develop a shopping-specific AI service with domestic online ...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO Holdings to strengthen collaboration with SNU
South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for comprehensive industry-academia collaboration with Seoul National U...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT, SingPost to team up for AI-based digital logistics
South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore Post (SingPost), a state-run postal...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S signs PPA agreement with Iljin Group affiliates
South Korea's SK E&S announced on Friday that it has entered into a direct power purchase agreement (PPA) with Iljin Global and Bearing Art, bot...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to receive $1 bn in unpaid bills from Uzbek gas project
South Korean firms are poised to receive $1 billion in unpaid bill that has accumulated since 2017 from Uzbekistan’s Surgil gas project as the...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Mobility to build mobility-customized GenAI platform
South Korea's Kakao Mobility has announced a vision to build an evolved platform with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) specialized for mob...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart opens 4th Korean hypermarket in Ulaanbaatar
South Korea’s top supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. launched its fourth hypermarket in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday with a stronger push for Korean bra...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao Mobility to collaborate with Indonesia on digital economy
South Korea's Kakao Mobility announced on Tuesday that it is discussing ways to collaborate on building the digital ecosystem with major platform co...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption
South Korea has waived e-visa issuance fees through year's end for Chinese visitors on group tours.This is in response to the travel industry's re...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
L'Oréal keeps door open for more K-beauty acquisitions
L'Oréal S.A., the leading global cosmetics maker, is considering more acquisitions and partnerships in the beauty sector of South Korea, the ...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Group manages ESG information like financial data
LG Group has decided to manage environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management activities as if they were financial data. The aim is to provi...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Engineering to produce offshore wind power on Chuja Islands
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering on Thursday said it signed the day before a memorandum of understanding with Equinor Korea, LG Chem Ltd., PO...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Fosun to cash out of K-beauty firm Nature&Nature for $38 mn
Fosun Group, a debt-laden Chinese conglomerate, is seeking to cash out of its entire stake in Nature&Nature Co. for up to 50 billion won ($37.8 ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Webcash launches WeBill 365 in Cambodia
South Korea's Webcash Co. has launched its specialized billing solution "WeBill 365" in Cambodia."WeBill 365 maximizes convenience and efficiency fo...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Electro-Mechanics suffers cut in Q3 earnings estimate
South Korea's Kiwoom Securities on Tuesday said it cut its third-quarter earnings forecast for Samsung Electro-Mechanics due to continued sluggish...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)