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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea behind in ChatGPT race with zero AI unicorns
South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, lags far behind other countries in attaining unicorn startups in the artificial intellige...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Innovation steps up carbon offset, green investments
SK Innovation Co., the refinery and chemicals unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK, is poised to strengthen its eco-friendly b...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment
South Korea is set to allow all kinds of fractional investments next year through the legalization of a security token (ST), a digital form of tradi...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Lotte Construction develops eco-friendly concrete
Lotte Engineering & Construction has developed eco-friendly concrete that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90%. In collaboration wit...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Group to invest $2.7 bn in decarbonization by 2030
South Korea's No. 4 conglomerate LG Corp. is set to accelerate its net zero by 2050 strategies.LG will invest 3.4 trillion won ($2.7 billion) by 203...
Feb 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS lags global peers in 2013-2022 investment returns
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, has underperformed its global peers over the past decade in te...
Feb 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK to buy Japanese nursing home and care service for $300 mn
MBK Partners, the largest private equity firm in Northeast Asia, is set to acquire Japanese senior nursing care service company Unimat Retirement Co...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
SeAH begins construction on stainless steel pipe plant in Saudi Arabia
SeAH Gulf Special Steel Industries (SGSI), a joint venture between South Korea's SeAH CSS and Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, has broken ground on a...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial Group holds investment conference via metaverse
South Korea's KB Financial Group on Tuesday presented its investment philosophy to individual and institutional customers in the metaverse, a three-...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's MGRV attracts $10mn Series B bridge investment
MGRV Community & Space, a South Korean startup that operates co-living facilities under the brand "Mangrove," announced on Wednesday it has attr...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Hanwha Hotels & Resorts to work with Vietnam's Lodgis to expand overseas network
South Korea's Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lodgis H...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix to halve investment after posting first quarterly loss in decade
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly slash its investment for this year after p...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KISA launches ASEAN Cyber Shield project for strengthening cyber security
The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Monday has announced the launch of the "ASEAN Cyber Shield" project, a major international cooper...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung vows no chip output cut, eyes second-half demand recovery
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has no plans to cut semiconductor production even if it incurs temporary losses as the world’s larg...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Taihan Cable begins construction of optical cable plant in Kuwait
Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Monday that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its optical cable production unit Taihan Kuwait in the Mid...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea's venture capital investment falls 12% last year amid downturn
South Korea's venture capital investment last year fell more than 10% from a year ago due to the economic downturn caused by a series of global rate...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
A-Team Ventures succeeds in attracting $4.1 mn investment from LX
A-Team Ventures, which runs an online manufacturing platform "Capa," said on Friday that it has raised a Series B funding of 5 billion won ($4.1 mil...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai vows $8.5 billion investment after record 2022 sales, profit
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Thursday it will spend 10.5 trillion won ($8.5 billion) this year to ramp up facilities ...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' maker to create webtoon-based K-drama series
KT Skylife Co., a broadcasting unit within South Korean telecom behemoth KT Corp., is slated to boost its investment in intellectual property conten...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
NHN Cloud joins ranks of unicorns with $120 mn funding
NHN Cloud Co., a computer clouding service provider, has raised 150 billion won ($120 million) from South Korea-based IMM Investment, joining the ra...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hancom Carelink invests in bio big data venture 3bigs
South Korea's Hancom Carelink, a digital health care company under Hancom Group, on Wednesday said it bought an unspecified stake in the bio big dat...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KT Submarine to buy cable laying barge from key shareholder
South Korea’s undersea cable company KT Submarine Co. plans to buy a cable laying barge from LS Cable & System Ltd., its major shareholder...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's waste recycler ReCo lands $11.8 million in investment
South Korea's startup ReCo, which runs the comprehensive waste collection and transportation service UpBox, on Wednesday said it attracted Series B ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea to invest $367 million to nurture AI, metaverse, digital talent
South Korea plans to spend 453.7 billion won ($367 million) this year to nurture digital talent in the fast-growing business sectors, including the ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Danish wind turbine firm Vestas to invest $300 million in Korea
DAVOS, Switzerland – Danish wind turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems A/S has said it would invest $300 million in South Korea and positively ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Doosan Infracore unveils new construction equipment brand
South Korea's Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. on Wednesday said that in a news conference in Las Vegas on the day before, it unveiled its new construct...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
DL E&C, Doosan to invest $25 mn in SMR developer X-Energy
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. and Doosan Enerbility Co. will invest a combined $25 million in X-Energy Reactor Co., a US-based small modular re...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte to invest $55 mn in Indian ice cream subsidiary for 5 years
South Korea-based Lotte Confectionery Co. will invest 4.5 billion rupees ($55.1 million) in its Indian unit Havmor Ice Cream in the next five ...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Woori Financial to acquire VC firm Daol Investment
South Korea’s Woori Financial Group is set to acquire Daol Investment Co., a venture capital arm of the liquidity-strapped Daol Financial Grou...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Innovation-invested Amogy tests ammonia-powered heavy truck
Amogy Inc. has successfully tested its ammonia-hydrogen power system for large-size semi trucks – the first time that ammonia has been used as...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)