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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank Vietnam opens PB branch in Hanoi
South Korea's Woori Bank revealed on Tuesday that the Vietnamese corporation Woori Bank Vietnam opened its 22nd branch in Starlake, Hanoi. Star...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Toss Pay expands on-site payment in 42 countries
Toss Pay, the convenient payment service of South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss, said on Monday it has expanded its overseas on-site paymen...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures order for two VLEC
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) announced on Friday it has recently signed a shipbuilding contract for two very large-sc...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is readying to enter the US electric vehicle charger market with the launch of EV chargers in the first half...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Shinhan offers $77 mn debts in merger of Vistra, Tricor
South Korea's Shinhan Investment & Securities Co. said on Wednesday that it has led the merger of financial services firms Vistra and Tricor in ...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec’s vehicle systems plants running above full capacity
LG Electronics Inc.'s automotive electronics production plants have surpassed 100% of their operating rate this year as of the end of September.Acco...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT says farewell to telegraph after a century of service
KT Corp., a leading South Korean telecom company, will end its telegraph service, once the fastest means of long-distance communication, after the c...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean wins world's largest ammonia carriers order
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. secured 656.2 billion won ($496 million) worth of four very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) order from the Greek shippi...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus buys pet Airbnb-style startup to boost pet care services
LG Uplus Corp. has acquired a domestic dog space rental startup Along as the South Korean mobile carrier is zooming in on pet care services as its n...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hankook Tire develops AI-based EV customer analysis system
South Korea's Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Thursday that it has developed a voice of the customer (VOC) analysis system for electric v...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Doctornow signs business agreement with Spain’s Mediktor
South Korea's medical care startup Doctornow Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a strategic business agreement with global artificial intelligenc...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung unveils generative AI Gauss, to be integrated in Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its first generative artificial intelligence model, Samsung Gauss, to compete with the likes of ChatGP...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests in AI startups Allganize, Imprimed
SK Telecom Co. has invested a combined 9.4 billion won ($7.2 million) in artificial intelligence startups Allganize Inc. and Imprimed Inc., the top ...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Brits to enjoy K-food Bibigo at home with delivery service
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. started the delivery service of its K-food brand Bibigo in the UK to accelerate the expansion of the As...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Socar launches car-sharing service with Naver's generative AI
South Korea’s mobility platform operator Socar Inc. has introduced a car-sharing service utilizing generative artificial intelligence in coope...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Naver Pay expands on-site payment to SE Asia countries
Naver Pay, the simple payment service of South Korea's Naver Financial, said on Thursday it has expanded its overseas on-site payment services. It...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea’s HMM expands bulk carrier fleet for stable profit
HMM Co., South Korea’s top shipping company, is expanding its fleet, especially bulk carriers, for stable profits amid the sluggishness of the...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Asiana Airlines to sell cargo business for merger with Korean Air
Asiana Airlines Inc. on Thursday decided to carve out its lucrative cargo business, clearing a major hurdle to its merger with bigger rival Korean A...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT unveils B2B generative AI service Mi:dm
South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. on Tuesday unveiled Mi:dm, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service for corporate clients, at its Seoul...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon’s 'The Finals' draws record-high concurrent users
South Korea’s game publishing giant Nexon Co. is set to release another blockbuster game after its new first-person shooting game “The F...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean taps middle-aged women, robots for ship welding work
GEOJE, Gyeongsang Province – Hanwha Ocean, the world’s No. 2 shipbuilder, is actively embracing middle-aged female workers and robots fo...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin opens representative office in Mongolia
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation announced on Friday it has opened a representative office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to expand its logistics hu...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai’s record Q3 profit beats Samsung; no EV output cut planned
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday posted its highest-ever quarterly operating profit for the July-September period, driven by robust sales of pricey car...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Cloud to offer edutech service in Mongolia
South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday it will participate in the Digital Classroom Project of Mong...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics partners with Europe's largest VC
Samsung Biologics Co., the world's largest contract drug manufacturer, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with global biotech venture capitalist ...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom launches call recording service for iPhone
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has rolled out an iPhone app using artificial intelligence (AI) that allows users to record calls on their smartp...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Mobile carrier LG Uplus makes inroads into EV charger market
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s mobile and broadband service provider, has released the prototype of its first electric vehicle charger to make ...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS starts corporate knowledge management service
South Korean information and communications technology service provider LG CNS has launched a service for finding useful knowledge and data within a...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hankook & Company to expand to robotics with Neubility
South Korea’s Hankook & Company Group, formerly Hankook Tire Group, is expanding to robotics to raise its future competitiveness.The gro...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao Enterprise, Salesforce establish joint sales partnership
South Korea's Kakao Enterprise Corp. announced on Friday that it has formed a joint sales partnership with Salesforce Korea to support digital innov...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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