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Aerospace & Defense
KAI joins hands with VTX to enter Vietnam's helicopter market
Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) on Friday signed a preliminary agreement with Vietnam’s Viettel Aerospace Institute (VTX) to cooperate in...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, LG, Sony vie for mixed-reality OLED display market
Samsung Display Co., LG Display Co. and Sony Corp. — the world’s three leading display panel makers — are ratcheting up efforts to...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Revuelto, Lamborghini's first PHEV, launched in S.Korean market
Italian supercar brand Automobili Lamborghini unveiled its first-ever plug-in hybrid (PHEV) super sports car, the "Revuelto," in South Korea on Frid...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F to jump-start anode business with Mitsubishi Chemical
L&F Co., a major cathode supplier in South Korea, has embarked on a grand plan to take its battery materials business to new heights with the ad...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market
"Lost Ark," the popular South Korean MMORPG developed by Smilegate RPG, is set to make its debut in the Chinese gaming market next month. Tencent Ga...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia regain top spot in Vietnam's auto market
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are solidifying their dominance in the Vietnamese car market through the launch of new models and competitive lineup...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
NH Property & Casualty Insurance inks MOU with Vietnam's PVI
South Korea's NH Property and Casualty Insurance announced on Wednesday its new comprehensive business cooperation agreement (MOU) with PVI Insuranc...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver’s AI translation app Papago surpasses 10 mn MAU
The global monthly active user (MAU) number of Naver Corp.'s artificial intelligence (AI) translation app, Papago, has surpassed 10 million users, a...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Lotte affiliates’ credit ratings downgraded all at once
The ratings of Lotte's subsidiaries have been downgraded en masse. Lotte Chemical Corp., the group's cash cow, was cut to AA from AA+.NICE Investors...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean acquires digital marketing company D-Plan 360
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, has acquired the Seoul-based digital marketing company D-Plan 360 to greatly rai...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU marks first entry of S.Korean convenience store into Kazakhstan
South Korean convenience store heavyweight, CU, has announced its first foray into Central Asia, beginning with Kazakhstan. The retailer's goal is t...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis acquires logistics automation SW company Altiall
South Korea's leading logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a stock purchase agreement related to the acquisit...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM names Hector Villarreal as new CEO for S.Korean operations
General Motors (GM) on Friday named Hector Villarreal as the new president of GM Korea. After more than 40 years with the company, GM Korea Presiden...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Seoul Semiconductor beats Samsung Elec in LED market
Seoul Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s hidden tech champion, beat Samsung Electronics Co., a global electronics giant, in the world’s li...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Generative AI startup Wrtn attracts nearly $12 mn in investment
South Korea's advanced tech startup Wrtn Technologies, a major player in generative artificial intelligence (AI), has attracted investment of 15 bil...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea’s Hanwha Securities to acquire Ciptadana in Indonesia
Hanwha Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it has decided to acquire Indonesia's Ciptadana Securities and Ciptadana Asset Managem...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Galaxy Watch's alarm of abnormal heartbeat gets approval in S.Korea
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new feature on the Galaxy Watch, which detects heartbeats and alerts the possibility of risks such as arrhythmia, can now ...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Market views turn bullish on Samsung as AI-led chip demand rises
Views on leading memory chipmaker Samsung Electronics Co. are becoming more bullish as the South Korean tech giant is expected to benefit from a ris...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG, Samsung showcase new battery packs at InterBattery Europe 2023
MUNICH – South Korea’s two leading battery makers – LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI Co. – on Wednesday unveiled low-...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Samyang opens $22 mn surgical suture plant in Hungary
Samyang Holdings Corp., the world’s top biodegradable suture yarn manufacturer, completed the construction of a 28 billion won ($21.9 million)...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET bets big on Europe's battery separator market
DABROWA GORNICZA, Poland – The production line of lithium-ion battery separators in SK IE Technology Co.’s (SKIET) factory in Dąbrowa G&...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Goldman Sachs slashes Korean cathode stock targets; market ignores
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has slashed the target prices of South Korean top cathode stocks, namely EcoPro BM Co. and POSCO Future M Co., by nearly ha...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver expects to export ICT know-how to Middle Eest market
A high-ranking delegation from the royal family of Sharjah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, led by Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Big Tech, Japanese comics publishers target webtoon business
Big Tech have started webtoon services while major Japanese comic book publishers are gearing up for the business, threatening South Korea’s o...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis to enhance biosimilar presence with Epysqli
FRANKFURT – Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung, is looking to gain ground in the ra...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Kona Electric nears 300,000 in cumulative sales
Kona Electric, the best-selling Korean electric vehicle (EV) of Hyundai Motor Co.'s compact sports utility vehicle (SUV), is on the verge of reachin...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean golf club, apparel markets face decline in post-pandemic era
South Korea’s golf equipment and apparel markets enjoyed a boom during COVID-19. But they are facing a downturn this year amid the growing pop...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea not ready for developed market status: MSCI
MSCI Inc. regards the South Korean stock market as not ready for its developed market status despite a series of reforms, dampening the country&rsqu...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix steps up chip stacking war with 238-layer 4D NAND
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has begun mass production of the industry’s hi...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung top in world smartphone market in Q1, beating Apple
Samsung Electronics Co. regained the top spot in the smartphone market, surpassing Apple in the first quarter of 2023. This outcome was driven by th...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)