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Retail
S.Korea's perfume duty free limit to rise by 100 ml in 2024
South Korean government will raise the duty-free limit of perfume from 60 ml to 100 ml in January 2024. The Ministry of Economy and Finance announce...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion applies for approval of Xolair biosimilar in Canada
South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has applied for CT-P39, a biosimilar of the treatment of asth...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea's leading used-car platform Encar drops IPO plan
Encarsales.com Ltd., a South Korean used-car trading platform, will withdraw its initial public offering plan as early as this week due to deteriora...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
This country will police ‘shrinkflation’ at the supermarket
SEOUL—Food prices have risen so much that Kim Soo-yeon has developed a suspicious new habit at the grocery store. She has taken to shaking bag...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
ESTsoft launches conversational AI service Alan
South Korea's AI service specialist company ESTsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday that it launched its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) serv...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins $240 mn order for two VLACs
South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a 310.8 billion won ($240 million) order for two very la...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
SGC eTEC E&C wins $160 mn plant order in Malaysia
South Korea's SGC eTEC E&C Co. said on Tuesday it has won a 204.7 billion won ($158 million) order to build epichlorohydrin (ECH) and chlor-alka...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT opens Foreigner Center for non-English speakers
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it opened the KT Foreigner Center for non-English speakers in Won-gok-dong, Ansan, Gyeonggi...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis, Wind River to build digital space for SDV
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis announced on Monday that it will build a digital twin system named M.Dev Studio with the US-based software compa...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LegoChem Bio, Janssen sign $1.7 bn ADC licensing deal
LegoChem Biosciences Inc. has signed a blockbuster $1.7 billion deal to license out its proprietary antibody drug conjugate (ADC) candidate to Jasse...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s Glenwood PE in spotlight with carve-out deals
South Korean investment firm Glenwood Private Equity Co. is solidifying its leading position with a carve-out strategy in the domestic market, execu...
Dec 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
J&J seeks US, European approval for drug developed with Yuhan
Global healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is seeking approval for a lung cancer drug developed with Yuhan Corp., bringing the South Korean pha...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NGeneBio gets approval for cancer diagnostic device in Thailand
South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. announced on Friday that it has received approval for the sale of its in-vitro diagnostic medic...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
S.Korea’s LF opens 9th store in Vietnam
South Korea’s fashion company LF Corp. announced on Thursday that it opened its ninth store in Vietnam at Trang Tien Plaza in Hanoi.Trang Tien...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young opens pop-up at @cosme Tokyo
South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Thursday that it opened a pop-up store at @cosme Tokyo, Japan’s larges...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung, HK inno.N to co-market Kanarb, K-CAB
South Korea’s pharmaceutical companies Boryung Corp. and HK inno.N announced on Wednesday that they will start co-marketing for their respec...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries doubles aramid production facility
South Korea's industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. doubled its aromatic polyamide fibers (aramid) production capacity after completing...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai builds VR shipyard Twin FOS
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Co. announced on Wednesday that it completed the building of a virtual reality shipyard, the first stage of its Futur...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Icure wins $2.85 mn lidocaine cataplasm order from Guatemala
South Korea's Icure Pharmaceutical Incorporation announced on Tuesday that it signed a supply contract for the specialized local anesthetic lidoca...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget
Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has listed its MBX token on the global...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Daedong wins $268 mn tractor order from Aral Group
South Korea’s No. 1 agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp. announced on Tuesday that it signed a deal with Türkiye's Aral Group to ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, Thales jointly strengthen 5G security
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it collaborated with global data security company Thales for 5G security.According to the com...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Vietnamese lead record-high foreign job growth in S.Korea
The number of foreign employees in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with the Vietnamese leading the pack, amid rising minimum wages a...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
ToolGen gets FDA approval for TGT-001 as ODD
South Korean genome editing developer ToolGen Inc. announced on Monday that its application for orphan drug designation (ODD) of the gene correction...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT, Obigo to jointly develop car AI services
South Korea's major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domest...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek develops wireless BMS for EVs
South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek announced on Sunday that it developed a cutting-edge wireless battery management system (BMS), a cr...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma gets FDA approval for Alyglo
South Korea’s GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Monday that it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the immuno...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte extends Brisbane Airport duty-free shop operations until 2034
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, said on Sunday it has extended its operating rights for a duty-free shop a...
Dec 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai's Kona included on French EV subsidy eligibility list
Hyundai Motor Co.'s sports utility vehicle Kona is the only Korean EV included on a list of 78 electric vehicle models eligible for French subsidies...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to develop swift, accurate mine detection tech
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. is set to embark on the development of a mine detection system using big data and artificial intelligence (AI) tech...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)