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Automobiles
Hyundai completes Nürburgring 24 Hours for 8th consecutive year
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that its Elantra N TCR (known domestically as Avante N TCR) and i30 Fastback N Cup Car triumphed...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Resumption of LG Energy Solution's JV in Canada gets green light
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. has received the green light to resume construction of an electric-vehicle battery joint venture in Ca...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem secures exclusive deal for Israeli desalination project
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday that it has been awarded the exclusive contract as the sole supplier of reverse osmosis (RO) membran...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant to join Canada's $4.5 bn green hydrogen project
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. on Wednesday signed an agreement to join the first-stage, $4.5 billion construction of green hydrogen and ammoni...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochem signs MOU with Japanese second-largest refiner
South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical Co. and Idemitsu Kosan Co., a Japanese refining and petrochemical company, announced on May 17 that they have sign...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils high-capacity MLCCs for EVs
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a South Korean electronic components maker, on Tuesday showcased two new multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with ...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Canada’s Trudeau to visit Seoul as LG-Stellantis battery JV suspended
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. have stopped construction at a $ 4 billion electric vehicle ...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea’s January-April car exports at record high of $23.2 bn
In an impressive surge, South Korea's automobile exports soared to an unprecedented high of $6.16 billion (8.2 trillion won) in April, marking a sta...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung Engineering, OMV sign agreement for modular project
South Korea's Samsung Engineering has partnered with global integrated energy company OMV for project collaboration. Samsung Engineering announced T...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea starts building Shin Hanul, reviving aim to be nuclear powerhouse
South Korea has begun construction of the main parts of the Shin Hanul nuclear reactors No. 3 and No. 4, reviving its goal of becoming a global nucl...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
CJ’s K-culture event draws record-high numbers in Japan
CHIBA, JAPAN – A global K-pop concert hosted by CJ ENM Co., a South Korean entertainment powerhouse, heated up the venue in Japan with an audi...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to open medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam
South Korea's KT Corp. next year will launch a medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam, under a strategy to advance its digital healthcare business...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high
YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new gro...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai Energy Solutions to develop ultra-high efficiency solar panel
South Korea's HD Hyundai Energy Solutions, HD Hyundai Co.'s solar power subsidiary, has set a goal to mass produce ultra-high efficiency solar panel...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical projects recovery in Q2 after 4th consecutive loss in Q1
Lotte Chemical Corp. suffered its fourth consecutive operating loss in the first quarter due to a prolonged petrochemical slowdown amid the global e...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS' alternative assets underperform benchmark amid high inflation
National Pension Service (NPS) in South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, saw its returns on alternative investments last year un...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l
South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quart...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's leading low-cost carrier Jeju Air posts record-high Q1 results
South Korea's leading low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. posted record-high performance in the first quarter. Industry analysts say domestic LCCs w...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipyards to benefit from record LNG carrier prices
South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from record liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier prices while bagging more orders for new vessels d...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korean kitchen robot startup Wave attracts $3 mn investment
South Korea's kitchen robot startup Wave Lifestyle Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has raised a Series A1 investment of 4 billion won ($3 ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire takes on market for high-end sports cars
South Korea's Hankook Tire & Technology is reinforcing its partnerships with makers of high-performance sports cars based on a systematic develo...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Cable consortium wins $1.5 billion cable deal from the Netherlands
A three-party consortium including South Korea’s LS Cable & System Ltd. has won a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) deal to build high-voltage...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Hyundai Rotem, Hana Bank to promote private railway project
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Monday that it has signed an infrastructure fund inve...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation’s battery sales at record high, production yield improved
SK Innovation Co. said on Thursday its battery affiliate SK On Co. posted record quarterly sales following a facility ramp-up in the US to meet risi...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea’s Suprema wins order from Saudi Arabia's Neom city project
South Korea’s Suprema Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI)-based security company, on Wednesday said it won a large-scale project in Neom, a ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea’s Hanatour sees 1st profit in over 3 yrs on high-end service
Hanatour Service Inc., South Korea’s top travel agency, enjoyed its first quarterly profit in more than three years as it focused on high-end ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai AutoEver, LS Electric adopt Ieum 5G for production lines
South Korea's automotive internet sales company Hyundai AutoEver and electrical equipment and automation specialist LS Electric Co. have adopted Ieu...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HYBE logs record-high Q1 profit despite BTS break
South Korea’s HYBE Co. behind global sensation BTS on Tuesday reported a 41.5% surge in first-quarter profit, driven by BTS members’ out...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang launches Cuisine.K project
South Korea's largest food company CJ CheilJedang Corp., announced on Tuesday the launch of "Cuisine.K," a project aimed at discovering and nurturin...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)