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Korean innovators at CES 2024
Hyundai’s 42dot, Samsung to develop AI-powered SDV platform
LAS VEGAS – Hyundai Motor Group’s self-driving technology unit 42dot Inc. will develop an artificial intelligence-powered software-defin...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kobiolabs gets US patent for oral obesity drug candidate
Kobiolabs Co., a South Korean microbiome-based new drug development company, announced on Wednesday that it has a patent for Roseburia intestinalis ...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
H&Q, Aeneas PE put online retailer 11Street on the market
H&Q Korea Partners and Hong Kong-based Aeneas Private Equity have put South Korea’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. up for sale to recoup...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea’s HMM among shippers benefiting from growing Red Sea crisis
The Red Sea crisis, disrupting the passage of ships through the Suez Canal, a central artery for global trade, is a bane for exporters looking for s...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
LG to unveil integrated self-driving, infotainment platform
LG Electronics Inc. and Magna International Inc. have jointly developed an automotive electronics platform that integrates LG’s infotainment t...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to unveil budget phone Galaxy A25
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will launch the Galaxy A25 5G, a new budget phone in the South Korean market on Jan.5.It featu...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sendbird aims to fly even higher, above 300 million
Founded in 2013, Sendbird, a customizable in-app communications platform used by more than 300 million active users monthly, is still hungry for mor...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI completes 1st batch of fighter jet exports to Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, completed its first batch of fighter jet exports to ...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to boost K-Street Food exports
Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is seeing major success with its "K-Street Food" line, a selection of iconic Korean street snacks with global...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang opens online B2B section
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. introduced a business-to-business (B2B) section CJ The Market for Biz on its e-commerce website CJ The ...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Ilhwa to export McCOL to South Africa
South Korea’s Ilhwa Co. on Friday that its flagship barley carbonated beverage McCOL will be exported to the Republic of South Africa. Th...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver’s resale platform Kream joins Korean unicorns
Kream Corp., the resale platform of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has emerged as the latest Korean unicorn with a valuation exceedin...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea's leading used-car platform Encar drops IPO plan
Encarsales.com Ltd., a South Korean used-car trading platform, will withdraw its initial public offering plan as early as this week due to deteriora...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai Construction, Infracore to use integrated machinery platform
HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate, is building an integrated equipment manufacturing platform for its two const...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea sees new record of seaweed exports
South Korea's seaweed (Gim) exports hit 1 trillion won ($770 million) in this year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday. I...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver to join race with EQT, Goldman Sachs for Korean SW firm
Naver Corp. is set to go up against global major private equity firms such as EQT Partners AB and Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group to acquire a So...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Fintech platform operator Viva Republica revives IPO plan
Viva Republica Inc., the operator of South Korea’s fintech platform Toss, has revived plans to go public after pushing back its stock market d...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Coupang to buy luxury platform Farfetch at $500 mn
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading e-commerce platform, plans to acquire Farfetch Holdings, a London-based online retailer for luxury goods, ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean drone exports quadruple from goal
South Korean drone exports surged to $1.11 million in 2023, exceeding the government's target by more than four times, fueled by strong demand for d...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea's agro-food exports reach $8.3 bn milestone in just 11months
South Korea's agricultural and food exports hit a record high in 2023, fueled by strong demand for instant noodles, strawberries, and other staples....
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korea to spend $2.3 bn to quadruple robot market by 2030
South Korea’s public and private sectors will together invest more than 3 trillion won ($2.3 billion) by 2030 to nearly quadruple the domestic...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI inks support deals for exported fighter jets to Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, agreed with Polish companies on follow-up support me...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platform
Line Next Corp., a digital asset affiliate of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has attracted $140 million in a funding round led by Cre...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
China's CICC enters S.Korea with its private equity fund
BEIJING – CICC Capital, a unit of China International Capital Corp. (CICC), has entered the South Korean market with the launch of a private e...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
South Korea to launch $7.6 bn supply chain fund, make urea locally
South Korea plans to set up a supply chain stabilization fund of up to 10 trillion won ($7.6 billion) to effectively cope with sudden supply disrupt...
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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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, are set to export more than 2 million cars in 2023 for the first time i...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean current account surplus at 19-month high on exports recovery
South Korea’s current account surplus hit a 19-month high in October as goods exports reported their first on-year growth in 14 months amid si...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Home&Shopping opens exclusive section in Vietnam K-Market
South Korea's Home&Shopping announced on Friday that it opened its exclusive section in the K-Market in Vietnam. The company aims to support the...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOWEPO inks $302 mn financing deal for Oman solar project
Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) said on Thursday it signed a 400 billion won ($301.8 million) financing deal for a solar power generation project i...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)