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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Glovis pledges carbon neutrality by 2045
South Korean shipping and logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. on Thursday pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Despite producing a h...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility announced on Thursday that it has started integrating its taxi service app Kakao T with overseas apps. Foreign to...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NeoCannBio completes $7.4 mn series B funding
South Korea's NeoCannBio, a medical cannabis startup backed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), announced on Tuesday that it ha...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro Materials to quadruple precursor output by 2027
South Korea's precursor manufacturer EcoPro Materials, aims to quadruple its production capacity by raising funds between 524 billion won ($390 mill...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae Int’l to be exclusive distributor of D&G Beauty in S.Korea
South Korea's Shinsegae International said on Tuesday that it has signed an exclusive distribution contract with the Italian cosmetic brand Dolce &a...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air may give up Asiana’s cargo business, 4 routes for EU approval
Korean Air Lines Co. may give up the cargo business of Asiana Airlines Inc. and four of its lucrative routes in Europe in an all-in bet as the marri...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
NHN Commerce to collaborate with China's Shanhai Digital
NHN Commerce, South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s online shopping platform, announced its strategic business agreement with ShanHai Digit...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SKC plans world’s largest biodegradable plastic plant in Vietnam
South Korea’s SKC Ltd., secured an investment registration certificate (IRC) to establish the world’s largest biodegradable plastics m...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT, BI Matrix to develop natural language processing AI
South Korea's KT Corp. is partnering with the intelligent solutions specialist company BI Matrix to develop technology that uses artificial intell...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul envisions its own Hudson Yards in the city's east end
Seoul, the capital of South Korea for more than six centuries since the Joseon dynasty, is poised to revamp its city planning for the next century w...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
All seven BTS members to renew contracts with HYBE
All seven members of BTS are set to renew contracts with their current label HYBE Co. for the second time, allowing their fans across the world to e...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals, Lovere to recycle waste plastic in China
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lovere, a leading recycling business...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion Healthcare to supply Yuflyma to five regional gov’ts in Italy
South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Monday that it will supply its biosimilar Yuflyma (active ingredient: adalimumab) for the treatm...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C seeks expansion to Poland, Ukraine
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) will open a branch in Warsaw, Poland, to join a project to build small modular reacto...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore gets 131 Develon orders from Saudi, Brazil
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Wednesday that it has recently secured orders for 131 units of its own brand Develon excavator...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis to participate in N.America's largest bulk cargo exhibition
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it will be a participant in Breakbulk Ameri...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Wellmarker Bio signs worth of $528 mn tech transfer deal
Wellmarker Bio, South Korea's oncology drug development company, announced on Monday that it has signed a technology transfer agreement with a Europ...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
KT&G to build new factory in Indonesia
South Korea's KT&G Corp. has received a commitment of active investment support from the Indonesian government for building a local new factory....
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO Holdings to strengthen collaboration with SNU
South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for comprehensive industry-academia collaboration with Seoul National U...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Ecoplant to build data center linked to landing station in Pohang
South Korea's SK Ecoplant is set to establish, for the first time in South Korea, a global data center linked to a landing station in Pohang, North ...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai-LG battery JV in Indonesia to power IONIQ 5, other EVs: Chung
Hyundai Motor Co.'s battery joint venture with LG Energy Solution Ltd. in Indonesia will become the South Korean carmaker’s battery manuf...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l, Equinor tie up for Ulsan offshore wind project
POSCO International Corp., a South Korean energy and trading arm of steel behemoth POSCO Holdings Inc., signed a memorandum of understanding on Thur...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is struggling to sell its flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 at home as high pric...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI participates in Poland's defense exhibition
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Wednesday that it is participating in the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielc...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
10 mn-subscriber YouTuber Mark Wiens to showcase K-food
Renowned food influencer Mark Wiens is set to showcase the allure of gastronomic journeys in South Korea. According to the Korea Tourism Organizatio...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao Mobility to collaborate with Indonesia on digital economy
South Korea's Kakao Mobility announced on Tuesday that it is discussing ways to collaborate on building the digital ecosystem with major platform co...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Kia to participate Europe's largest defense expo in Poland
Kia Corp. on Tuesday announced its participation in the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland. This marks Kia's firs...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Expected to Meet Putin in Russia
WASHINGTON—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials said Mon...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Netmarble, Hana Financial team up for metaverse service
South Korean game company Netmarble Corp. announced on Monday that it will partner with Hana Financial Group to develop new financial experiences an...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
NewJeans selected as global ambassador for Pepero
Lotte Wellfood announced on Friday that it has appointed K-pop girl group NewJeans as the global ambassador for its iconic snack brand, Pepero. Know...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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