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Food & Beverage
Bibigo enters Australian supermarket chain Coles
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Monday that its Bibigo products will be sold in Coles, Australia’s second-largest superma...
Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn
The US stock holdings of South Korean individual investors surpassed $100 billion for the first time, driven by a sustained rally in the US markets ...
Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG unveils AI-powered commercial washers, dryers in renewed B2B push
South Korean home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. is stepping up efforts to enhance its presence in the global business-to-business (B2B) marke...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S.Korea's BBQ enters world's most populous market, India
Genesis BBQ Group, the operator of a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, is expanding its market to South Asia by entering India, the world&rs...
Nov 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1, UK’s Babcock sign MOU to develop global MRO market
LIG Nex1 Co., a leading defense systems developer in South Korea, announced on Wednesday that it had signed a comprehensive memorandum of understand...
Nov 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Systems, HJ S&C to enter overseas naval vessel market
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. to...
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to venture into food waste disposer market
LG Electronics Inc., the world's largest home appliance maker, will foray into the food waste disposer market in the first quarter of 2025, heraldin...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy solidifies dominance in Indian smartphone market
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. solidified its dominance in the Indian smartphone market, capturing its largest revenue share in the...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaner takes on China’s Roborock
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co.'s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaners are rapidly catching up to Chinese products, which dominate the K...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Nexilis poised to sell thin film division to Affirma Capital
SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, is in the final stage of negotiations to sell its thin film manufacturing division to A...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia debuts Tasman to target $333 bn global pickup truck market
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Tuesday premiered the Tasman, its first pickup truck to target t...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Indian stock market gears up for leap: NSE CEO
India’s stock market is gearing up for a leap thanks to an influx of retail investors seeking better returns and the lower barriers for small ...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. will accelerate its penetration into Japan, a market it has been struggling to crack for decades, with small-size el...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to unveil 400-layer bonding vertical NAND for AI servers by 2026
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to unveil a 400-layer vertical NAND flash chip by 2026 to lead the fast-g...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung Asset releases KODEX India ETF Investment Guide
South Korea's Samsung Asset Management said on Monday it released its KODEX India ETF Investment Pocket Guide.The guide provides information on the ...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, said on Sunday the opening of its Europe Innovation Center in F...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s economy sees slower-than-expected rebound in Q3
South Korea’s economy rebounded slower than central bank expectations in the third quarter on sluggish exports, adding to predictions that the...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Instagram poised to crack Korean webcomics market
Big tech has begun its encroachment on the South Korean webcomics market, largely dominated by local players over the past two decades, fanning fear...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix chief says no delay in 12-layer HBM3E supply as demand soars
Kwak Noh-jung, chief executive of SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has said there will be no delay in the company&r...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean brokerages flock to debt market with securities bonds on bull run
South Korea’s leading brokerage houses are flocking to the debt market as bonds issued by securities companies are in growing demand, industry...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital puts beauty device maker Classys on market
Bain Capital has embarked on the process to sell a majority stake in Classys Inc., a South Korean medical aesthetic device maker. The deal is estima...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea Investment Management to list Global AI-based ASIC ETF
Korea Investment Management Co. said on Monday it will list the ACE Global AI ASIC exchange-traded fund (ETF) on October 22. The ETF will focus on ...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea’s No.1 soju maker HiteJinro to foray into global beauty market
HiteJinro Group, South Korea’s No. 1 alcoholic beverage maker with a century-old history, has tapped cosmetics development and production as a...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem targets functional cosmetics market with bio-materials
LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, is targeting the functional cosmetics market with bio-materials derived from ...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2024
Korean pension funds to up private equity exposure in 2025
South Korea's major pension and savings funds see no drastic reshuffle to their portfolios tilted to private debts next year. But they are looking t...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank issues €500 mn in covered bonds
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank said on Tuesday that it issued €500 million ($545 million) in global covered bonds the previous day.Covered bonds...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean livestreaming platform SOOP eyes global market
AfreecaTV, South Korea’s first-generation interactive livestreaming service with a nearly two-decade history, has started a new chapter under ...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), will build a new headquarters in Shanghai's Xinzhuang Indus...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Nobel laureate Han Kang craze revives Korean book market
South Koreans are flocking to bookstores to snap up 2024 Nobel laureate Hang Kang’s novels, making her books — and even those of her nov...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 BYD’s Atto 3 overtakes Tesla’s Model Y as best-selling EV in South Korea
- 2 Korea’s top cinema chains seek merger to counter box office slump
- 3 S.Korea’s GEPS to commit $143 million to foreign mid-cap buyout funds
- 4 CJ CheilJedang to open $72 mn dumpling plant in Japan
- 5 LG Electronics breaks ground on $600 million home appliance plant in India