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Retail
Korea’s tourism industry pins high hopes on return of Chinese big spenders
BEIJING – China’s official announcement to lift its ban on group tourists’ travel to South Korea will likely be a boon for the tra...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT earnings beat estimates in Q2; shares hit 6-month high
KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunications carrier, reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter on strong results for...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to showcase new cars at Indonesia’s GIIAS auto show
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will participate in Indonesia’s largest auto show next week as the South Korean sister firms ramp up their off...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea’s mobile app spending hits record high in H1 2023
South Korean consumers' spending on mobile apps recorded the highest-ever in the first half of this year.Mobile data and analytics platform data.ai ...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service
Sweden's Volvo offers the best after-sales service among imported automobile dealers in South Korea, while locals drivers are disappointed by the cu...
Jul 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea
Goyard outlets in Seoul bustled with shoppers on Friday, especially from Southeast Asia, looking for the French luxury brand’s popular bags: G...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung pins high hopes on new Galaxy Z foldables
Foldable phones will likely account for one-third of Samsung Electronics Co.'s domestic sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphone series this year, le...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea in June sets post-COVID-19 monthly high in foreign visitors
The (South) Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) on Friday said 961,000 foreign visitors came to the country last month, a 321.9% jump from June last ye...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha poised to secure Australian armored vehicle deal
Hanwha Aerospace Co. has taken a step closer to clinching an Australian armored vehicle supply contract as the government chose the South Korean def...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor lifts guidance after record-high Q2 results
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday posted its highest-ever quarterly profit, which came in above market expectations, driven by robu...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches high-performance brand New Avante N
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the latest version of its high-performance N brand's flagship model, the "New Avante N".The hi...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to develop fighter jet engine materials
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. is set to develop fighter jet engine materials able to resist flames of more than 1,500 degrees Celsius, wh...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Huons’ overseas market expansion leads to record-high sales
South Korea's Huons Group is continuing its record-breaking performance while expanding its influence in the global market.According to Huons Group ...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics launches 89-inch Micro LED TV
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that it launched an 89-inch Micro LED TV model in the South Korean market. This product is Samsung's hig...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro to log record-high foreign net purchases in July
South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Co., the stock price of which has soared more than nine times on the junior bourse Kosdaq since Januar...
Jul 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Wine bubble bursts in S.Korea as whisky frenzy grows
The South Korean fever for wine has cooled, with its imports down in the first half for a second straight year as the popularity of whisky among you...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korea's whisky imports surge 50% to record high
South Korea's whisky imports surged by 50% in the first half of 2023, reaching an unprecedented peak, according to trade data the Korea Customs Serv...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Koreans maintain designer love with used items, 'quiet luxury'
South Koreans are maintaining their love for premium fashion items with purchases of used luxury items and "quiet luxury" goods amid a slowdown in A...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-Pop music album exports hit record high in H1 2023
South Korea's K-pop music album exports achieved a new all-time record in the first half of this year, with shipments to the US rising to second p...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea’s car exports hit H1 record high on brisk EV sales
South Korea’s automobile export value in the first six months of this year hit the highest-ever $35.7 billion for a half-year period, mainly d...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s commitment to N brand pays off with over 100,000 car sales
Hyundai Motor Co.'s commitment to high-performance vehicles has paid off with sales of such vehicles exceeding 100,000 units six years after the lau...
Jul 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor premieres first high-performance EV IONIQ 5 N
The IONIQ 5 N – Hyundai Motor Co.'s first all-electric high-performance car under its N brand – made its world premiere on Thursday, wit...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
KCC boosts output of semiconductor-sealing material
South Korean chemical and auto parts maker KCC Corp. is expanding its production lines for the semiconductor-sealing material epoxy molding compound...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Secondhand LNG carrier prices hit record high; prospects rosy
Prices of secondhand liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are flying high, close to new LNG ship prices, amid tighter environmental regulations and ...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore uses AR to service Develon construction equipment
South Korea's construction equipment and engine maker HD Hyundai Infracore Co. on Wednesday said its new augmented reality (AR) guidance app easily ...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
NHN Commerce acquires Italian luxury brands retailer Ikonic
NHN Commerce, South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s shopping platform, announced on Tuesday its acquisition of a 77.8% stake in Ikonic Srl,...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Novartis $391 mn deal powers Samsung Biologics backlogs to record high
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s top contract manufacturing organization by capacity, inked a $391 million contract from Novartis, nearly fi...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain releases new AI artist Karlo 2.0
Kakao Brain, an artificial intelligence (AI) R&D subsidiary of South Korea's Kakao Corp., revealed its latest AI image generation model Karlo 2....
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver D2SF invests in AI data generation startup
South Korea's top online platform Naver Corp. has invested in a startup with an artificial intelligence-generation solution that lowers the risk of ...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Woongjin ThinkBig signs licensing deal with Disney
South Korean educational technology company Woongjin ThinkBig Co. on Tuesday said it signed a licensing agreement with Walt Disney Korea, the domest...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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