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Electric vehicles
POSCO Int’l completes Mexico EV motor core plant for N.American market
POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., concluded construction on an electric...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Zuellig mulls acquiring S.Korea’s top drug distributor Geo-Young
Asia’s leading drug distributor Zuellig Pharma is considering the acquisition of Geo-Young Corp., the largest medicine wholesaler in South Kor...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lululemon opens logistics center in S.Korea
Global sports brand Lululemon Athletica Inc. opened its first logistics center in South Korea. It's located in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. This ...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s LG telecom unit to launch logistics platform service
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, is poised to launch a platform service that will digitally transform the local logistics s...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea's SKC to sell polyurethane raw material unit for $304 mn
South Korean chemical material company SKC Ltd. is selling its unit for raw materials of polyurethane (PU), a chemical substance.The company’s...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Chemicals signs VPPA contract with SK E&S
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. announced on Thursday a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with SK E&S to shift 10% of the electricity used ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups join push to champion satellite data analytics market
Artificial intelligence is making big changes everywhere, even in space. Joining an AI-controlled space war, South Korean startups armed with AI tec...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Display, LG Chem develop homegrown OLED material
South Korea’s LG Display Co. and LG Chem Ltd. have domestically produced a core material for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that they pre...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EVs, SUVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US sales to Sept records
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest carmakers, enjoyed record September sales thanks to the popularity of their electri...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korea's ModaModa partners with Poland's MBF Group
South Korean haircare brand ModaModa has partnered with Poland's MBF Group S.A. for distribution, signifying its entry into the expanding European b...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom enters Japan's pet care market
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has entered the Japanese pet market using its innovative artificial intelligence (AI) under a tie-up with Japan&r...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Lotte's chemical units look for talent from US universities
Lotte Group's two chemical units in South Korea searched for talent in US universities.Lotte Chemical Corp. and Lotte Fine Chemical Co. organized ...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis unveils redesigned GV80, first-ever GV80 Coupe
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Wednesday unveiled the partially redesigned model of its flagship sports utility vehicle (SUV), the GV8...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer
South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S, Honeywell UOP to capture carbon from LNG plants
SK E&S Co., a clean energy unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, and Honeywell UOP, a US major refining and petrochemical tec...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H acquires S.Korean makeup brand Hince
South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Vivawave, which owns the domestic premiu...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable bags $60 mn high-voltage power grid deal in Bahrain
Taihan Cable & Solution Co., a South Korean major cable manufacturer, has won its first-ever order in Bahrain, worth about $60 million, to build...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LS ITC, KEPCO to team up for energy efficiency projects
LS ITC, an IT service unit of LS Group, announced on Friday the signing of a pivotal business agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO).This...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Chemicals to sell pharmaceutical unit to Glenwood PE
SK Chemicals Co., a South Korean plastic materials producer, is in exclusive talks with Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity to sell its pharmaceutic...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver’s 'Cue:' throws down the gauntlet to MS Bing Chat
Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant web portal operator, on Wednesday launched a beta service of its new generative artificial intelligence te...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS, IGIS to collaborate in new biz for digital transformation
South Korea's information and communications technology service provider LG CNS on Wednesday said it will cooperate with the Seoul-based IGIS Asset ...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms
South Korea’s near-monopoly power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is expected to raise electricity rates and lessen its outsized re...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Pharmgen Science exports neomcell products directly to Vietnam
South Korea's Pharmgen Science announced on Wednesday that it has initiated shipments for its healthcare brand "neomcell" for the first direct expor...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Shinsegae axes E-Mart, department store CEOs amid weak sales
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc. on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, replacing chief executives of...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel to pull out of stainless steel market
Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to close its stainless steel-making plant in Incheon, South Korea, pulling out of the market amid a flood of Chinese-m...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility, KWP to advance power generation tech
South Korea's heavy industrial company Doosan Enerbility Co. and the government-owned Korea Western Power Co. (KWP) will jointly streamline domestic...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Seoul Semiconductor secures key EV LED patents
Seoul Semiconductor Co., the world’s No. 3 light-emitting diode (LED) maker, has secured key patents for LEDs to be used in electric vehicles ...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics wins $242 mn order from Bristol Myers Squibb
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, said on Monday it has signed an agreement to produce $242 million worth of anti...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Hynix tests new AI hardware on Meta’s generative AI model
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has unveiled a new memory chip-based device that boo...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai holds christening of methanol-powered ship
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Co. announced on Monday that it held a christening ceremony on Thursday at the Port of Copenhagen in Denmark for the ...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)