listing Zymfentra US PBM
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Batteries
Hyundai-invested SES to provide Li-Metal battery B samples, eyes UAM
SES AI Corp., a high-performance battery maker backed by several global automakers such as GM and Hyundai Motor Co., has moved one step closer to co...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Inc., the ...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
US regulations push Korean battery industry to cut reliance on China
The South Korean battery industry is facing pressure to cut its reliance on Chinese capital as the US government on Dec. 1 issued guidance that will...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s GC Cell targets global cell therapy CDMO business
GC Cell Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s major pharmaceutical company GC Biopharma Corp., is targeting the cell therapy contract developme...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on US PBM preferred drug list
South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Tuesday that its anti-cancer biosimilar Vegzelma (active ingredient: bevacizumab) was listed as ...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Toho buys 25% stake in CJ ENM’s Fifth Season for $225 mn
Toho Co. has acquired a 25% stake in Fifth Season for $225 million, a move expected to be a win for not only the money-losing US-based producer-dist...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton to introduce AI characters in PUBG
South Korea's game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. plans to introduce virtual characters using generative AI in the first-person shoote...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 by Statista, Korea Economic Daily
Statista, the world’s leading data and intelligence company, has teamed up with The Korea Economic Daily to identify South Korea’s faste...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 list by Statista, Korea Economic Daily
List of Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 Rank Company Absolute Growth Rate Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Revenue 2019 Revenu...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience applies Phase 3 trials in US for pneumococcal vaccine
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Monday that it submitted the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the Phase 3 clinical trial ...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong exports $92.4 mn Depot injection tech to UAE
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Monday that it exported its technology for clinical development and commercialization rights of i...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LIG Nex1 to buy quadruped robot maker Ghost Robotics for $240 mn
LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean weapons system developer, has agreed to buy a 60% stake in Ghost Robotics Corp (GRC), a Philadelphia-based robot develo...
Dec 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Movex to supply smart logistics for Hankook Tire US plant
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co., the logistics automation solutions affiliate of Hyundai Group, secured a $82 million contract to equip Hank...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE due in Korea; to premiere S24 model in January
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker by volume, is launching the Galaxy S23 FE series – its latest fan edition ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is accelerating i...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
SK’s Chey proposes South Korea-Japan economic bloc akin to EU
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and its closest neighbor Japan need to form an economic coalition, similar to the European Union (EU), to meet ...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte Chilsung, E&J Gallo to jointly boost soju sale in US
South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. announced on Tuesday that it partnered with the world's largest winery E&J Gallo to expand its...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IONIQ 5, Sportage named safest cars by IIHS
Hyundai Motor Co. 's crossover electric vehicle (EV) sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 and Kia Corp. 's best-selling SUV Sportage earned a Top S...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia EV9 sweeps European awards, sees strong US pre-orders
The Kia EV9, the flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is sweeping major industrial awards in Eu...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GM asks LG Energy to share huge portion of US EV tax benefits
General Motor Co., the leading US automaker, has asked LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery manufactur...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion Healthcare's Remsima SC to be launched in US in 2024
Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Thursday that its autoimmune disease treatment Zymfentra (the US product name for Remsima SC) is set to be lau...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP eyes Canada's nuclear energy project with ARC, NB Power
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) said on Wednesday it has signed a non-binding agreement with ARC Clean Technology Canada Inc. and New Bruns...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Iljin Electric bags $333 mn high-voltage transformer deal in US
Iljin Electric Co. has won its largest-ever 431.8 billion won ($333.2 billion) order to supply high-voltage transformers to a US energy company, the...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung’s Harman ups ante in home audio market with Roon
Harman International has taken over Roon Labs, the multi-device and multi-room audio technology company popular among audiophiles for its streaming ...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korean defense sector to offset semiconductor downturn: FT
South Korea’s defense sector is enjoying booming demand from countries across the world that are cutting their reliance on Russian weapons, of...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research
The global automobile market is on track to recover to pre-pandemic levels this year and is expected to grow at a moderate pace amid a prolonged eco...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Compelling investment opportunity in US data center market: Principal
Current tenant demand for data centers has never been stronger and is growing at an unprecedented rate. Investors have started to take notice and ma...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai delays IONIQ 5 robotaxi service in US
Motional, the US-based self-driving joint venture of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, postponed its plans to launch a commercial robotax...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hotel Shilla’s four restaurants selected on La Liste
South Korean leading luxury hotel and retail operator Hotel Shilla announced on Tuesday that its four restaurants were selected on the La Liste 2024...
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)