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Markets
Korea markets melt as Fed officials foresee longer-than-expected high rates
South Korean financial markets lost ground on Wednesday with the 10-year government bond yield at a one-year high as US Federal Reserve policymakers...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
HD Hyundai Oilbank changing into eco-friendly energy entity
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank is transforming from a petroleum and oil refinery company into an eco-friendly energy entity through diversificatio...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Fed-triggered taper tantrum takes toll on Korean financial markets
The South Korean financial markets were roiled by a fresh taper tantrum after the US Federal Reserve chair signaled further tightening last week, tr...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer
South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S, Honeywell UOP to capture carbon from LNG plants
SK E&S Co., a clean energy unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, and Honeywell UOP, a US major refining and petrochemical tec...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea's travel agencies fight for survival with customized products
South Korea’s major travel agencies, feeling threatened by the rise of online travel agencies on the tourism market, are using their strengths...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Net-zero by 2050 will hit S.Korea’s economic growth: BOK
The net zero emission target by 2050 is forecast to lower South Korea’s economic growth rate by an average of 0.6 percentage point per year ...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Cultivated meat, carbon capture on center stage at D.Day
Simple Planet, a South Korean biotech startup developing sustainable food technologies, has won this month’s startup pitch day held jointly by...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Unid expands potassium hydroxide plant in Ulsan
OCI Group-affiliated chemical company Unid announced on Thursday that it has completed the expansion of its Ulsan plant after investing 11 billion w...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms
South Korea’s near-monopoly power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is expected to raise electricity rates and lessen its outsized re...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Taekyung Group to recycle brine water in Saudi Arabia
South Korea's Taekyung Group on Monday said it formed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia's government-run Saline Water Conversion Corp. (SWCC...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO seeks partnership with CF Industries to produce blue ammonia
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. is seeking to produce blue ammonia in partnership with CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s larges...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO, Hyundai unveil hydrogen value chains at H2 MEET 2023
Hydrogen-fueled cars, drones and energy systems were unveiled on Wednesday during South Korea’s largest hydrogen industry exhibition H2 MEET, ...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Electronics on track to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Come Friday, Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will mark its first anniversary of publicly announcing its enterpr...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai NEXO retains fuel cell EV leadership; Toyota Mirai follows fast
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. retained its leadership in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) market in the January-...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan seeks to fuel Indonesia power plants with green ammonia
Doosan Enerbility Co., a South Korea construction equipment manufacturer, said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indo...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO to lead Korea-Australia hydrogen, minerals partnership
POSCO Group, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, will lead the country's efforts to cement a partnership with Australia in a broader range of ar...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Kia to participate Europe's largest defense expo in Poland
Kia Corp. on Tuesday announced its participation in the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland. This marks Kia's firs...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Land use for SK Ecoplant's wind power venture in Canada approved
The green hydrogen Nujio’qonik project in Canada, a venture that South Korea's SK Ecoplant is taking part in, has secured approval to use go...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s birth rate at record low despite rebound in marriages
South Korea’s total fertility rate hit its trough of 0.7 again in the second quarter, according to Statistics Korea on Wednesday, deepening th...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea to develop ultra-low-power AI chips by 2030
South Korea will develop artificial intelligence (AI) chips by 2030 able to perform more than 10 trillion operations per second, while consuming ver...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai seeks tech to produce clean hydrogen from food waste
Hyundai Motor Group is set to develop technology to produce clean hydrogen from food waste as the world’s third-largest automaker aims to ce...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S' low-carbon LNG project enjoys tailwind in Australia
DARWIN, Australia -- Darwin, Australia's northernmost port city, lies at the crossroads of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. With a tropical climate of...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam
Hanwha Life Insurance Co.’s Vietnamese subsidiary has reported a cumulative profit in 15 years, marking the first South Korean insurers’...
Aug 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
HMM wins top ESG rating among global shipping companies
South Korea’s No. 1 container transportation and shipping service HMM Co. has secured the premier position in global shipping for its environm...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air to buy 40 fuel-efficient Boeing passenger planes
South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co. will buy 40 next-generation passenger planes and lease 10 other new aircraft from Boeing Co. wit...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hanwha, Shell join S.Korea-Malaysia carbon capture project
Korea National Oil Corp., Hanwha Corp., Air Liquide Korea and Shell have become the latest entities to join the Shepherd CCS project, a major cross-...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Carmakers in race for low-cost EVs amid tepid sales growth
Global carmakers such as Volkswagen, Hyundai Motor Group and Stellantis N.V. are in a race to release cheaper electric vehicles with the entry price...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s inflation eases to 25-mo low, but poised to rebound in H2
South Korea’s headline inflation rose at the slowest pace in 25 months in July on still-low international oil prices but is projected to reacc...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S.Korean tire producers rally on strong demand, low costs
South Korean tire manufacturers enjoyed healthy earnings thanks to strong global demand for electric vehicles and new cars adding to expectations th...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)