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Logistics
CJ Logistics to build logistics centers in US with $416 mn investment
CJ Logistics Corp. and Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) will together build three logistics centers in the US with an estimated investment of...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to inject more than $2.3 bn in quantum science, tech by 2035
South Korea will pour more than 3 trillion won ($2.3 billion) into quantum science and technology by 2035, aiming to become the world’s fourth...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study
Among 10 major economies worldwide, South Korea's global share of unicorn companies, or startups with a corporate value of over $1 billion, has shru...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Openedges develops interface supporting Samsung's 5nm process
Openedges Technology, South Korean semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) platform, announced on Tuesday its plans to produce physical...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Yen breaches key level vs Korean won to hit 8-year low
The Japanese yen on Monday extended losses against the South Korean won to touch an eight-year low, briefly breaching a psychological support line a...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hanwha Solutions to form industrial complex for chips, auto parts
South Korea's energy service, petrochemical and real estate development company Hanwha Solutions Corp. will build H-Techno Valley, an industrial com...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea urges ramen makers to cut prices to ease inflation
South Korean instant noodle makers are considering price cuts for the first time in 13 years pressured by the government, which aims to further ease...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean gov't, L'Oréal to jointly support beauty tech startups
South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups has joined forces with the L'Oréal Group to provide support for beauty tech startups.During the Vi...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Generative AI startup Wrtn attracts nearly $12 mn in investment
South Korea's advanced tech startup Wrtn Technologies, a major player in generative artificial intelligence (AI), has attracted investment of 15 bil...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
GEPS taps Apollo, EQT, Warburg for buyout, growth equity
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) selected Apollo Global Management, Warburg Pincus and Sweden-based EQT Partners as i...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Japanese yen near 8-year low against S.Korean won
The Japanese yen is nearing its lowest level in eight years against the South Korean won, with their exchange rate hovering around the 9.00 level.It...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding’s cumulative orders near 200 vessels
Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding Co., a unit of South Korean shipbuilding, oil refining and machinery conglomerate HD Hyundai, announced on Wednesday th...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to collect $5.9 bn in dividends from abroad for EV push
Hyundai Motor Group’s overseas subsidiaries will repatriate $5.9 billion in dividends in total to their parent in South Korea this year to hel...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Kona Electric nears 300,000 in cumulative sales
Kona Electric, the best-selling Korean electric vehicle (EV) of Hyundai Motor Co.'s compact sports utility vehicle (SUV), is on the verge of reachin...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Woori, ABL Life commit to Rubicon’s infrastructure debt fund
South Korea’s Woori Global Asset Management Co. and ABL Life Insurance Co. have committed a sizeable amount of capital to a first closing of a...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Hyundai Card issues $193 mn Korean green bonds
South Korea's Hyundai Card announced on Friday that it has issued a green bond worth 250 billion won ($193 million), becoming the first company in t...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Mirae Asset Securities, Near Protocol team up for blockchain techs
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for collaborative research in bloc...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
POSCO Int'l to supply nearly 7 mn motor cores to Hyundai Motor
South Korea's largest trading company POSCO International on Thursday said its affiliate POSCO Mobility Solution will supply motor cores to Hyundai ...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension to up global alternatives to 19% of AUM by 2027
Teachers’ Pension (TP), South Korea’s major pension fund for private school employees, will accelerate investment in domestic bonds whil...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean overseas card spending near pre-COVID-19 levels
South Korean residents’ overseas card use jumped in the first quarter to nearly recover levesl before the outbreak of COVID-19 on rising inter...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
North Korean spy satellite fails to reach space
SEOUL -- North Korea’s first military satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea and failed to launch into space, Pyongyang’s state media sai...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to provide antijam radio to S.Korean military
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Air-to-Ground Communication Radi...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
GoodGang Labs attracts $2 mn from Kakao Investment
South Korea's GoodGang Labs, a startup focused on developing a 3D avatar-based communication platform, announced on Thursday that it has secured an ...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SpaceX pushes back Starlink's S.Korea launch to Q4
Starlink, low-orbit satellite internet constellation operated by the US aerospace company SpaceX, has delayed the launch of its South Korean service...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Funds from West to emerging Asia power S.Korean stocks
Foreigners reported a record purchase of South Korean shares despite a global economic slowdown, as money moved from the US and Europe into emerging...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
S.Korea advised to slash corporate inheritance tax to 30%
South Korean entrepreneurs are imposed heavy inheritance taxes of up to 60% to hand down wealth to their children, the highest level among Organizat...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, US to jointly invest $60 mn for student exchange programs
South Korea and the United States have agreed to jointly invest $60 million in the exchange of young professionals in the field of science and techn...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to supply LG Energy Solution $22.6 bn worth of cathodes
POSCO Future M Co. on Wednesday signed a long-term contract with LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) to supply 30.26 trillion won ($22.6 billion) worth o...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
POSCO, three telcos to build communication systems against disasters
South Korean steel giant POSCO said on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three domestic telecommunications companie...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won near 5-month low despite weak dollar; outlook dark
The South Korean won fell to the weakest level in almost five months, underperforming other currencies despite a softer dollar, as sluggish fundamen...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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