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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus set to catch up to KT as Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier
LG Uplus Corp., the perennial No. 3 mobile carrier in South Korea, is fast catching up to its closest rival KT Corp. to rank second just beh...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS unveils generative AI platform for biz use
LG CNS, a South Korean information and communications technology service provider specializing in digital transformation (DX), on Thursday launched ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea's SKC to sell polyurethane raw material unit for $304 mn
South Korean chemical material company SKC Ltd. is selling its unit for raw materials of polyurethane (PU), a chemical substance.The company’s...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's DuChemBio localizes core materials of radiopharmaceuticals
South Korea's DuChemBio Co. announced on Thursday that it has obtained final approval for a recovery and purification facility for oxygen-18 concent...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s household, business loans on upswing in September
South Korea’s household debt continued to rise for the sixth consecutive month in September despite stricter regulations on mortgages, while b...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Amazon bets big on Korea digital transition with new spending
Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), the world's largest cloud platform provider, said on Wednesday it will nearly triple its investment in South Korea t...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD KSOE to invest $48 mn in European fuel cell company
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) announced on Wednesday that it plans to invest 45 million euros ($47.7 million) in the Europ...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q3 profit at record high on gains from US battery tax credit
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, said on Wednesday its operating profit soared to a record high in the th...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Wia showcases autonomous parking robot
South Korea’s No. 2 automotive parts supplier Hyundai Wia Corp. announced its participation in the country's largest robotics industry exhibit...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils new gaming monitor tailored for LoL
LG Electronics Inc. 's new LG UltraGear gaming monitor is optimized for both performance and design and customized for the world-famous multiplayer ...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to supply cathode materials to Toyota's N.American plant
LG Chem Ltd. will supply cathode materials to Toyota Motor's North American battery plant, with the South Korean company concluding its second long-...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec beats earnings estimates on healthy automotive biz
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to the strong automotive busin...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea’s Gopizza to open branch at Singapore Changi airport
South Korean food tech startup Gopizza, known for its single-serving pizza prepared by robots, on Tuesday said it will open a branch on Nov. 1 at Si...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s petrochemical, steel firms open online shopping malls
South Korea’s petrochemical and steel companies, which mainly engage in business-to-business transactions, are opening or running a string o...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Robotics launches collaborative robot SW platform
Doosan Robotics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it launched the software platform for collaborative robots, Dart Suite. Dart Suite enables the crea...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Display, LG Chem develop homegrown OLED material
South Korea’s LG Display Co. and LG Chem Ltd. have domestically produced a core material for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that they pre...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Dollar/won in wildest swing in 13 yrs despite intervention
The South Korean won suffered its wildest fluctuation against the dollar this year since 2010, shrugging off heavy dollar-selling intervention by lo...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Apple, Google may face $50.4 mn fine over in-app billing in Korea
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google may be fined up to 68 billion won ($50.4 million) in South Korea for breaking the country’s in-app...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Microsoft ties up with Korean startup Wrtn on AI solutions
Microsoft Corp. and a South Korean artificial intelligence portal startup Wrtn Technologies Inc. joined hands for the generative AI service based on...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW premieres new 5 Series in Korea, the model’s top market
German carmaker BMW Group on Thursday premiered its latest 5 Series premium sedan in South Korea, an indication of the growing importance of the Asi...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
S.Korea’s corporate R&D spending lags global rivals
Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development lags investments made by their global competitors due to lower government t...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea to spur startup investments with eased rules
South Korea will deploy at least 10% of a state-backed fund of funds (FoF) to venture capital investment dedicated to small startups every year, the...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility announced on Thursday that it has started integrating its taxi service app Kakao T with overseas apps. Foreign to...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Canada's Tim Hortons to open 2nd store in Gangnam
Canada's No. 1 coffee chain Tim Hortons announced on Thursday that it plans to establish its second South Korean flagship store at the bustling Te...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea expects inflation to ease from Oct after 5-month high
South Korea predicted headline inflation to ease from October after hitting a five-month high last month, adding to expectations that the central ba...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 20 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of batteries for electric vehicles of the world’s No. 1 car seller Toyota Mo...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan Robotics looks for M&A targets post-IPO: CEO
When Ryu Junghoon was tapped as chief executive of Doosan Robotics Inc. two years ago, he vowed to turn the young robot-making company into an indus...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Robotics
Hanwha bets big on robots with Hanwha Robotics' official launch
South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate Hanwha Group has joined a race to win the burgeoning robot market, with the official launch of Hanw...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Naver's Kream integrates with Japan's Soda
Naver Corp.'s subsidiary Kream, the South Korean limited-edition goods trading platform has decided to merge its operations with Japan's Soda Inc., ...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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