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Korean startups
Korea Credit Data raises $75.7 million from Morgan Stanley
Korea Credit Data (KCD), a South Korean fintech startup focusing on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised 100 billion won ($75.7 mi...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom to enter generative AI market with large language model
SK Telecom announced on Wednesday that it will provide tailored generative AI services to businesses and public agencies using various advanced arti...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Team Korea lands $447 mn solar power project in US
A group of six South Korean companies dubbed "Team Korea," which comprises private companies such as SK Ecoplant, public companies and a government ...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services
South Korea's telecom service provider LG Uplus Corp. will start offering travel services at its offline branches. The company on Wednesday said it ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung lukewarm on Arm IPO, questioning valuation
Samsung Electronics Co. is not keen to invest in SoftBank’s British chip design unit Arm, the valuation of which seems too high, according to ...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia launches exclusive care service for EV9
South Korea's Kia Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will begin exclusive EV9 care services. The company will offer after-sale services throughout t...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Seoul Metro to develop communication system for foreign passengers
Foreign users of major subway stations in Seoul can communicate with Seoul Metro Corp. staff through simultaneous translation. Through artific...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's Lotte Department Store launches 'K-Beauty' tour service
South Korea's Lotte Department Store on Monday announced the launch of a "K-Beauty tour" service for foreign tourists.The company will first give fr...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Kolon Global wins $226 mn contract for Mongolian public housing project
South Korea's Kolon Global Corp. announced on Friday that it has won a public housing construction project in Mongolia worth 295.7 billion won ($226...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Uplus to equip Toyota Highlander’s infotainment platform
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday its strategy to outfit Toyota's Highlander, a seven-seater SUV, with Toyota Connect, powered by t...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Tesla supplier L&F’s earnings disappoint; shares down
L&F Co., global electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc.’s battery materials supplier, missed quarterly earnings estimates on sluggish product p...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market
South Korea’s Boram Group, whose main affiliate is an aid company, has entered the companion animal market. Affiliates Boram Sangjo and ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Fabless FADU taps institutional demand to raise about $151 mn
FADU Technology, the first unicorn in South Korea’s semiconductor sector, has embarked on a process to raise up to 193.8 billion won ($151 mil...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin teams up with global fandom company bemyfriends
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation on Wednesday said it signed an agreement on business cooperation in the US with the Seoul-based global fandom co...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LS Materials embarks on IPO process to go public in 2023
Global top ultracapacitor player LS Materials Co. is expected to go public in South Korea this year, which would mark the first LS Group company IPO...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia releases latest Sportage to mark model's 30th anniversary
Kia Corp. on Tuesday launched the sale of the 2024 Sportage, South Korea's bestselling mid-size sport-utility vehicle (SUV).Launched in 1993 as "the...
Jul 18, 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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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC up 8.3% in net value of stocks, debts in H1 2023
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) saw the net value of its traditional assets rise 8.25% in the first half of this year, backed by the strong perfo...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea's IPO market heats up with higher price cap for new stocks
South Korea’s initial public offering market is heating up with some 30 firms set for new share subscriptions in July and August, more than su...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Everon attracts $39 mn thanks to hot VC demand for EV charging
Everon, one of South Korea’s top three electric vehicle charging infrastructure and management service providers, raised 50 billion won ($39 m...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks to offer super-size Trenta drinks in S.Korea
Starbucks will roll out its biggest size for iced drinks, the Trenta, next week in South Korea, which was chosen as its first overseas market to int...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Robotics to expand smart factory deployment using cobot
Doosan Robotics, a robot solution subsidiary of South Korea's Doosan Group, said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with d...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Electronics to offer energy-saving services in US
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. is set to bring its auto demand response (DR) service to the US, utilizing its smart home platform, LG ThinQ, the ...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics opens gaming-focused shopping platform
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it has opened the Samsung Gaming Portal on its domestic website Samsung.com to streng...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit participates in Saudi's SEHA Virtual Hospital project
South Korean medical AI company Lunit announced on Wednesday that it will participate in the "SEHA Virtual Hospital" project, a key initiative of Sa...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea's Riiid enters Brazilian public education market
South Korean AI-powered edtech firm Riiid will enter the Brazilian public education market. The company announced on Wednesday that it has signed a ...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Kakao Pay launches ATM service in Japan, Vietnam, Laos
South Korea’s Kakao Pay Corp. on Wednesday said it started an overseas withdrawal service at automatic teller machines (ATM) in partnership wi...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
LCC Air Premia to be jointly managed by two PE firms
Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier, will be jointly managed by two Seoul-based private equity firms – JC Partners and AP Holding...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS logs 8.6% return on investment as of end-April 2023
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has logged an 8.63% profit in fund management in January-April this year thanks to strong equity ...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)