developing markets
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang expands its marketing of seaweed snacks in UK
South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that its "Bibigo Seaweed (Gim) Snack" has entered the UK food market through Asda and Ocado...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report
The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Science joins race to develop Wegovy competitor
Hanmi Science Co., the holding company of South Korea’s pharmaceutical giant Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., has joined the global race to develop t...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
AriBio to sell dementia drug AR1001 in China with partner
South Korea's clinical-stage biotech company AriBio Co. on Wednesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation with Chin...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK C&C to provide corporate employee healthcare
South Korea’s SK C&C on Tuesday signed an agreement to offer employee healthcare management programs to companies with digital healthcare ...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s fertility startups gain traction with advanced technologies
South Korea’s fertility startups are garnering attention from investors with innovative technologies such as self-testing of ovarian health, s...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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KOREA Investment Week 2023
Celltrion builds clinical data bank for new biosimilars
The use of data and computing is a new paradigm in the biopharmaceutical industry, reducing the new drug development time and cost, Celltrion Inc. C...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy Solution eyes US market for ESS
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the rapidly growing US market for energy storage systems (ESS).The company on T...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
SK Telecom's solution slashes cloud operating costs up to 40%
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. on Monday said it launched an optimization solution based on Amazon Web Services (AWS) that slashes cloud operating cos...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Upstage to develop shopping-specific AI with ConnectWave
South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage on Monday said it will develop a shopping-specific AI service with domestic online ...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race
South Korea’s leading battery and materials makers on Monday shared their concerns about Chinese rivals’ ascent, but expressed confidenc...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
HBM market to nearly double; next-gen DRAM to revive demand: KIW
SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are confident that a new memory chip market renaissance is just around the corner thanks to the generative...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Sampyo targets India’s railway track parts market
Sampyo Railway Co., South Korea’s No. 1 railway turnout manufacturer, plans to launch a joint venture with an Indian company within the ...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific's Laneige debuts in Mexican market
South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Monday that it is entering the Mexican beauty market with its globally popular skincare...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Homeplus enters Mongolian market with PB products
South Korean big-box retailer Homeplus has entered the Mongolian market for the first time, signing a strategic partnership with the country's ret...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Plasmapp to export 12.3 mn worth of sterilizers to Japan
South Korea's bioplasma technology firm Plasmapp announced on Friday that it has signed a product supply contract worth 16.4 billion won ($12.3 mill...
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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Economy
S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports
South Korea has signed a free trade pact with the Philippines, which is expected to bolster Korean car exports to the Southeast Asian country with a...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK C&C, Yonsei Univ. to develop digital manufacturing experts
South Korea's digital solutions provider SK C&C will open a master’s degree program at Yonsei University in Seoul to develop experts in di...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus to hold job fair in Los Angeles
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. on Thursday said it will hold the recruiting event LG Uplus US Fair at the hotel Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey near Los ...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific's Hera enters Japanese market
South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that its premium color cosmetics brand Hera has launched in Japan, signaling a significant mo...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics avoids EU’s digital market regulations
Samsung Electronics Co. has steered clear of the European Union’s new set of regulations designed to rein in the dominance of Big Tech compani...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea's Lotte Group helps SMEs penetrate Indonesian market
South Korea's Lotte Group through Friday is holding the event Korea Expo in Jakarta in the Indonesian capital with the Korea Trade-Investment Promot...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
India, LG’s land of promise with young, rich population
NOIDA, India -- LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, plans to build a new electronics plant in India to cement its dominant...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Over 130 Chinese travel industry officials visit S.Korea
Since the Chinese government allowed its citizens to participate in group tours to South Korea last month, Chinese travel industry representatives h...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Kia, Lotte Global Logistics to develop logistics-specific PBV
South Korea's Kia Corp. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lotte Global Logistics at its headquarters in Y...
Sep 06, 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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Business & Politics
S.Korean gov't to invest $827 mn in cyber security sector by 2027
South Korea will invest 1.1 trillion won ($827.1 million) in the information security sector by 2027, nearly double its combined budget of 556.9 bil...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung narrows gap with TSMC in foundry market share
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. has narrowed its market share gap with foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), pos...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove CEO sees future of lubricants in electric cars
South Korea’s lubricating oil maker SK Enmove Co. is setting its sights on electric vehicle lubricants and liquid coolants for thermal managem...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)