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Retail
Over 12,000 S.Korean SMEs enter Taiwan through Coupang
South Korea's e-commerce leader Coupang Inc. announced on Wednesday that more than 12,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have entered Ta...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Overseas trips top pre-pandemic levels during Chuseok holiday
The number of South Koreans who spent this year’s six-day holiday of Chuseok abroad exceeded pre-pandemic levels, indicating a recovery in the...
Oct 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS fills basket with China reopening, cosmetics shares; tech firms sold
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) sold electronics, information technology and content-related shares in the third quarter, and fil...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Average fixed transaction DRAM price in Sept bottoms out at $1.30
The average fixed transaction price of DRAMs last month stayed at $1.30, maintaining its sluggishness in the $1 range for the ninth consecutive mont...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H acquires S.Korean makeup brand Hince
South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Vivawave, which owns the domestic premiu...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Chemicals to sell pharmaceutical unit to Glenwood PE
SK Chemicals Co., a South Korean plastic materials producer, is in exclusive talks with Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity to sell its pharmaceutic...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea’s web novel sector hits $750 mn in value: Study
South Korea's rising web novel industry, which has seen popular works like "Reborn Rich" and "The Red Sleeve" made into TV series, has exceeded 1 tr...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK eyes $1 bn gains from Chinese copper foil firm exit
SK Inc. has embarked on the process to sell its 30% stake in Londian Wason Energy Tech, the owner of the world’s largest copper foil maker, in...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro to strengthen soju marketing in UK
South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. announced on Tuesday that its soju sales in the UK are showing consistent growth year by year. ...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset Global Investments buys Australian robo-advisor firm
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments announced its acquisition of Stockspot, a prominent Australian robo-advisor specialist.In a statement r...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Carmakers in race for low-cost EVs amid tepid sales growth
Global carmakers such as Volkswagen, Hyundai Motor Group and Stellantis N.V. are in a race to release cheaper electric vehicles with the entry price...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Flying to S.Korea's Jeju Island? Just bring smartphone
The identity verification app Pass of South Korea's three telecom companies has added another function: enabling a user to board a domestic flight w...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
S.Korea’s overseas online shopping surpasses $1.3 bn in Q2 2023
South Korea's overseas online shopping through Chinese malls in the second quarter of this year has more than doubled compared to a year ago. Accor...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro to log record-high foreign net purchases in July
South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Co., the stock price of which has soared more than nine times on the junior bourse Kosdaq since Januar...
Jul 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Energy acquires logistics platform Goodsflow
South Korea's SK Energy will buy all shares of Goodsflow, a Seoul-based provider of logistics platform services, to enter the urban logistics center...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin teams up with global fandom company bemyfriends
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation on Wednesday said it signed an agreement on business cooperation in the US with the Seoul-based global fandom co...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec to enhance ties with LG at expense of BOE
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, is set to reduce the procurement of panels from BOE Technology Group Co., the global li...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics opens gaming-focused shopping platform
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it has opened the Samsung Gaming Portal on its domestic website Samsung.com to streng...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC acquires 45% stake in chip test firm ISC for $400 million
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Friday it has acquired a 45% stake in semiconductor test equipment maker ISC Co., for 5...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
7-Eleven’s operator Korea Seven hit by rating cut
The credit rating of Korea Seven Co., which runs the South Korean operations of the convenience store chain 7-Eleven, was downgraded to its lowest l...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Bobcat invests in US-based agtech company
Doosan Bobcat, the construction and agricultural machine making affiliate of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has announced on Wednesday a str...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS vows to raise alternative investment ratio, cut bond purchases
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest public pension fund, plans to raise the ratio of its alternative...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset’s US real estate fund faces heavy losses
A private fund for US real estate managed by South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. has seen huge losses amid the tumble of the offi...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS maintains good grade despite heavy losses: finance ministry
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund with 939 trillion won ($713 billion) in assets as of end...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Funds from West to emerging Asia power S.Korean stocks
Foreigners reported a record purchase of South Korean shares despite a global economic slowdown, as money moved from the US and Europe into emerging...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia offers up to $7,500 in incentives in US for leasing EV6
South Korea's Kia Corp. is offering discounts of up to $7,500 in the US for leasing its electric compact crossover SUV line EV6 to boost its price c...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has been named the most reliable appliance brand by American consumers.According to Consumer Reports, a leading ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Intense competition in S.Korea's LCC sector fuels zero-won tickets
South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCCs) since last month have waged an intense competition with the recovery of the overseas travel market. They boos...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Chinese shoppers slash online purchases of Korean goods
Chinese shoppers have slashed online purchases of South Korean goods since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, tightening their wallets mostly on...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s public spending on maternity, child care falls short of OECD average
South Korea’s government budget for tackling the nation's low birth rate has risen to 2.25% of GDP, but housing support accounts for a major p...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)