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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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Economy
Bank of Korea gives bearish outlook after rate hike
South Korea’s central bank on Friday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 3.5%, while signaling a further cut in its economic growth fo...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Kookmin Card acquires Cambodian leasing firm at $5.2 mn
KB Kookmin Card, a credit card unit of KB Financial Group, and its Cambodian local subsidiary KB Daehan Specialized Bank, acquired the Southeast Asi...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 honored as safest family car in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co.'s first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the safest family car in Europe.Hyundai Motor on Friday said the Europea...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia EV6 named SUV of the year in North America
The Kia EV6 is this year's North American Utility Vehicle of the Year of the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards (NACTO...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s secondhand car market cools amid elevated interest rates
South Korea’s secondhand car market is cooling rapidly as both dealers and buyers are reeling from elevated interest rates, which also bode il...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Japanese carmaker adopts metal-replacing plastic from LG Chem
A new engineering plastic made of the compound material LUCON TX5007 and developed by South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. has been applied to the front fende...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korea’s Daol to sell another unit to secure liquidity
South Korea’s Daol Financial Group agreed to sell another unit as part of its efforts to raise money in preparations for a possible liquidity ...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Privatization of Korea’s top container line HMM to gain traction
South Korea’s move to privatize container shipping line HMM Co. to recover taxpayer money is gaining traction as government officials start lo...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hotels in top Seoul tourist area on sale due to rate hikes
South Korea's KB Asset Management Co. is set to sell two three-star hotel buildings in Myeong-dong, one of the most popular spots for foreign touris...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Samsung unveils AI-powered, better-connected TVs
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday unveiled its 2023 lineup of smart TVs connected to several Internet of Things (IoT) devices, without using separa...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AhnLab CEO Kang: Betting on next-gen technology from detection to cloud
Kang Suk-Kyoon, CEO of AhnLab, Inc. proposed a strategy to develop next-generation models and technologies, such as solutions to detect and respond ...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea's top 2 LPG importers E1 and SK Gas cut supply price
South Korea's two major importers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), E1 Corp. and SK Gas Corp., have both cut their supply price of LPG in the first ...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to boost EV leasing in US for tax credits from 2023
South Korean electric vehicles for lease are forecast to receive US tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as new guidelines of the law...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Woori Financial wins MSCI ESG global leader rating for 2nd year
Woori Financial Group said on Thursday it has earned an AA rating for the second consecutive year in the global ESG rating announced by Morgan Stanl...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec to release new Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 laptop
South Korea's electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. will release its latest premium laptop model, Galaxy Book2 Pro 360, on Jan. 16, the company ...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire supplies tires to Nissan's new X-Trail SUV
Hankook Tire & Technology said on Tuesday it would supply its ultra-high-performance sports tire Ventus S1 evo3 SUV to Nissan's fourth-generatio...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Inc. gets highest AAA grade in MSCI's ESG rating
SK Inc., SK Group's investment arm, won the highest AAA ratings from both Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and the Dow Jones Sustainabili...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics unveils 43-inch gaming monitor Odyssey Neo G7
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday said it will release in Korea the Odyssey Neo G7, its new 43-inch large-screen gaming monitor.The monitor sp...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Rep. Yang Hyang-ja criticizes 8% tax cut for chipmakers as step backward
South Korean politician Yang Hyang-ja, a Samsung Electronics Co. executive-turned-lawmaker, criticized her fellow lawmakers' decision to raise the p...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 signs maritime surveillance radar-II defense contract
LIG Nex1 Co. said on Friday that it has signed an agreement with the Naval Logistics Command for the Maritime Surveillance Radar-II project, which w...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor hits 15 mn vehicle sales milestone in US
South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor Co.'s cumulative sales in the US surpassed 15 million units since entering the market in 1986, the comp...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Commercial building transactions plummet to 2008 financial crisis level
In October, commercial building sales in Seoul plunged to the level of the 2008 global financial crisis.According to an analysis of actual transacti...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to develop drone for reconnaissance, attack
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Wednesday said it is developing a small multi-purpose drone with reconnaissance and attack functions like t...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis electrified G80 receives highest grade in IIHS crash test
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday that its G80 electric vehicle model received the highest rating of Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+) in a crash test d...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Leaders of Samsung, BMW discuss bolstering EV battery partnership
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee met with the Chairman of the Management Board of BMW Group Oliver Zipse on Saturday to discuss ways to deepe...
Dec 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to rank third in Europe’s car market after 45 years
Just a couple of decades ago, vehicles built by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. were dismissed as second-class cars of poor quality, with some car m...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean stocks with healthy earnings to shine in H2 2023
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co. expected local shares with strong earnings including growth stocks to rally in the second half of nex...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to launch two OLED gaming monitor models in US
South Korea's electronics giant LG Electronics Co. announced on Monday that starting on the same day it would release the world's first OLED gaming ...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility gets int'l certification for offshore wind power system
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Monday said it is Korea's first to receive international certification for an eight-me...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)