export business survey index (EBSI)
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Construction & Planning
SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner and energy company, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with PTC Korea Co. to jointly enter the gl...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
HD Hyundai, Babcock to co-develop submarine for export
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. announced on Wednesday that it will collaborate with the UK-based renowned defense company Babcock Int...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human
South Korea’s content production startup Studio Meta-K announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietna...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT to participate in MWC 2024 with five Korean startup partners
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the world's largest mobile exhibition MWC 2024 to be held in Barcelona...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to pull out of LCD business; BOE, CSOT eye Guangzhou plant
LG Display Co. has put its liquid crystal display (LCD) panel plant in Guangzhou, China up for sale as the South Korean display panel maker plans to...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea tightens export controls to Russia, Belarus
South Korea will halt shipments of nearly 700 additional items, including rechargeable batteries, heavy equipment and cars with 2,000 and larger-lit...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
State intervention in HSCEI-tied ELS sale debacle could backfire: scholars
South Korea’s economics scholars oppose government-led countermeasures, including compensation packages, to handle mounting retail investor lo...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading and rental company actively investing in tech firms in recent years, will step up its efforts to transform i...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to take over Hyundai Mobis' fuel cell business
Hyundai Motor Co. will take over its auto parts and components-producing sibling Hyundai Mobis Co.'s fuel cell business, accelerating the South Kore...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korean used cars flow into Russia via Central Asia
Used cars from South Korea are being funneled into Russia via Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, according to automobile industry sources on Friday. These...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023
South Korea’s car exports to the US surged 44.6% on-year to a record high of $32.2 billion in 2023, making up the lion’s share of South ...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As
Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. W...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset, Bloomberg to team up to develop ETFs
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset manager under South Korea's financial service giant Mirae Asset Financial Group, will develop exchange-...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung Electronics to hire big for AI R&D careers
Samsung Electronics Co. is ramping up its recruitment of experienced professionals across its Device eXperience (DX) and Device Solution (DS) divisi...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business
South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung spurs XR device business as new cash cow
Samsung Electronics Co. is accelerating extended reality (XR) device development amid intensifying competition with tech behemoths such as Google LL...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down
GS Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group, on Wednesday provided a dismal business outloo...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business
The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its cor...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will embark on a business trip to Europe next week as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate seeks to streng...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT’s 2023 sales rise to all-time yearly high on wireless, internet business
South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. on Thursday posted record annual sales revenue for 2023, buoyed by steady growth in ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Earthon sells Peru LNG stake for $257 mn to MidOcean
SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., sold a stake in Peru LNG Co. LLC f...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to sell 7-Eleven’s ATM unit in Korea for around $38 mn
Lotte Group is set to sell the automated teller machine (ATM) business of Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia
South Korea's major defense system developer LIG Nex1 Co. has clinched a $3.2 billion deal to export its latest missile interceptor to Saudi Arabia,...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Harim gives up HMM deal over management rights dispute
South Korea's leading poultry processor Harim Co. has walked away from a $5 billion deal to buy HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, re...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s Exports Get off to Strong Start in 2024
South Korea’s exports got off to a strong start this year, with shipment growth accelerating in January amid solid demand for semiconductors...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday it has won a $663.7 million deal to build electric...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1, Hyundai Rotem to team up for Middle East export
South Korea's major defense maker LIG Nex1 Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Rotem Co. to...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia
South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. ...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis, KOBC sign deal for car carriers
Hyundai Glovis Co. and Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) announced on Monday that they will sign a business agreement on Feb. 6. related to ...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)