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Electronics
Samsung’s new foldables: High-stakes game changers in smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its fourth-generation foldable phones – new additions to its high-end line of Galaxy Z Fold and ...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Co. to ship 27 hydrogen Xcient trucks to 7 firms in Germany
Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to ship 27 of its Xcient Fuel Cell hydrogen trucks to seven German companies by the year’s end, following a simila...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Solar cells & modules, Hyundai Heavy’s hidden growth fuel
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s top shipbuilder, secured another future growth engine from its solar cells and modules business on...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks Korea issues apology for carcinogen-containing merch
Starbucks Korea issued a public apology on Thursday regarding the recent allegations over its line of summer travel bags containing a toxic chemical...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks Korea faces its biggest challenge in 23 years
Starbucks Korea, the undisputed leader in South Korea’s coffee franchise landscape, is facing the biggest challenge of its 23-year history.&nb...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Chanel’s first VIP boutique to open in Asia – will it be in Seoul?
A couple of months ago, media outlets reported Chanel plans to open stores solely for VIP shopping in Asia.The French label is widely expected to op...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korean LPG firm E1 starts hydrogen fueling business
South Korea’s major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor E1 Corp. made inroads into the hydrogen industry by setting up the eco-friendly ...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea’s HMM to invest $11 bn in ships, eco-friendly fuels
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. is set to spend 15 trillion won ($11.4 billion) by 2026 to diversify business amid the volatility...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea's top refiners likely to see strong 2022 despite tax concerns
South Korea's oil refining margin, a key indicator of refiners' profitability, dropped below $20 over the past month amid global recession fears. Ho...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Samsung Elec. to launch Korea's first dual SIM smartphones in August
Samsung Electronics Co. is slated to enable embedded subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) into its new foldable smartphones available in South Korea ...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy’s KSOE wins $2.2 billion order for 10 LNG carriers
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indust...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Opportunity costs on the rise at Korean shipping firms
South Korea’s leading shipping companies are being used as funding sources for their parent groups’ business expansion or making up for ...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to fuel rivalry with Sony in mobile image sensor market
Samsung Electronics Co. is set to narrow the gap with bigger competitor Sony in the global image sensor market. The South Korean tech giant introduc...
Jun 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Petrochem firms to fuel plants with self-supplied power
South Korea’s petrochemical companies will build power plants for the first time in their history to meet their rising energy needs on a stabl...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins record $3 billion LNG carrier order; outlook bright
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, has swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and con...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Power develops first homegrown compressor for LNG gas carriers
Hanwha Power Systems Co., a South Korean energy equipment company, said on Friday it has completed joint development of a boil-off gas (BOG) compres...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea airlines grounded by oil, currency, interest rates
South Korea’s airlines are suffering from surging oil prices, a weaker won and rising interest rates as the global border reopening has yet to...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK to invest $30 mn in ammonia-based power solutions developer Amogy
SK Innovation Co. announced Tuesday it will inject $30 million into Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc. The intermediate holding company of SK Group and ...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK Gas, Lotte Chemical to launch JV for hydrogen power generation
SK Gas Co., a South Korean major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) provider, and Korean chemicals firm Lotte Chemical Corp. are slated to set up a joint...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S&P lowers KEPCO’s stand-alone credit rating to non-investment grade
Standard & Poor's (S&P), an international credit rating agency, has lowered Korea Electric Power Corp.'s stand-alone credit profile to non-i...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Musinsa drops plan to buy Japan-focused rival fashion platform
South Korea’s top online fashion platform Musinsa withdrew a plan to acquire a local rival that focuses on Japanese shoppers.The move indicate...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
HR startups outwit job posting sites for IT workers
The growing trend toward personalized hiring and the rising demand for technology developers are encouraging South Korea’s human resources tec...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipyards jittery about $20 bn in Qatar LNG ship orders
South Korea’s Big Three shipbuilders are on edge about their orders totaling $20 billion from QatarEnergy as the state-run company is refusing...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy's engine unit emerges as golden goose
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a South Korean shipbuilding giant, is seeing its marine engine business unit emerge as the company’s cash cow.Th...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana steps up pressure on Gategroup to cancel 30-yr contract
South Korea's Asiana Airlines Inc. has stepped up its pressure on Gategroup to nullify its 30-year in-flight meal contract with the Swiss catering s...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai's self-sailing ship set for maiden cross-Pacific voyage
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with autonomous sailing systems will embark on an ocean voyage next month to become the world's first large au...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Rotem to kick off liquid hydrogen fueling station project
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korea’s railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it has won a demonstration project to b...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy sells undelivered drillships to PEF
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has sold its four undelivered drillships to a domestic private equity fund for a combined 1.04 trillion w...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE opens R&D center in Germany for future technology
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indus...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-carbon energy costs to haunt airlines from 2025
The European Union's tougher emission standards are creating a new headache for airline companies, which are raising their international flights to ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)