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Electronics
Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab Active5 enterprise version
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday that its enterprise version of the tablet Galaxy Tab Active5 started to sell on business-to-business (...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK likely to keep base rate unchanged until June: chief
South Korea’s central bank held its policy rate flat at 3.5% for a ninth straight session on Thursday as it was deemed too early for a rate cu...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia aim to raise Indian sales after record output
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, aim to raise sales by 4.2% in India this year after logging record vehi...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
South Korea’s luxury hotels bask in return of tourists post-pandemic
South Korea’s luxury hotels are enjoying the return of tourists following years of COVID-19 restrictions, which significantly hurt their sales...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM, Hyundai Glovis aim for car shipping sector as rates jump
South Korea’s major ocean carriers HMM Co. and Hyundai Glovis Co. aim to take advantage of the booming car shipping business as vehicle freigh...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Series C startup Wefun eyes 2025 IPO in S.Korea
Wefun, a Seoul-based startup operating an office maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) platform, plans to go public next year after successfully r...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Perigee, Philippines gov’t to recycle small launch vehicle
South Korea's Perigee Aerospace Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has discussed collaboration with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) for the laun...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Altos Ventures invests $9.4 mn in Techtaka
South Korea's Altos Ventures announced on Tuesday that it has invested 12.6 billion won ($9.4 million) in the software-centric fulfillment company T...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's EcoPro to seek local talent in Hungary
South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with the Debrecen Vocational Training Center in Debrece...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms
South Korean financial service companies are seeing increased losses in global real estate amid the commercial property value plunge and concerns ar...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading and rental company actively investing in tech firms in recent years, will step up its efforts to transform i...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Fed rate cut hopes spur Koreans’ US Treasury bond buying spree
US Treasury bonds are gaining popularity among retail investors in South Korea amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Venture downturn keeps Korean unicorns from acquisitions
South Korean unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more, are increasingly refraining from taking over smaller startups for business exp...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Partners' key asset draws young customers: Modern House
Modern House, the top home decoration brand in South Korea, sticks to a unique rule for its store operations: one-third of the products on the shelv...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean government seeks to lower streaming service rates
The South Korean government is seeking to lower the country’s video streaming service, or over-the-top (OTT) media service, rates as part of i...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE teams up with Woodside, MOL on liquid hydrogen carrier
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) is gearing up to develop and operate a vessel to ...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Netmarble bets on new games for turnaround in 2024
Netmarble Corp. expects a turnaround this year driven by new games after successfully snapping its seven consecutive quarter losing streak in the fi...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korean investors name their 42 favorite alternative asset managers
Apollo Asset Management, Warburg Pincus and Lexington Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ most preferred private equity firm...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
EcoPro’s 2023 profit halves on softer EV demand, materials prices
South Korea’s major battery materials company EcoPro Co. saw last year’s operating profit halved from the previous year after a steeper-...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GM chair to visit Korea, meet LG Energy, Samsung SDI CEOs
General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra will visit South Korea on Wednesday to meet leaders of LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI C...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, will expedite its transition into an artificial intelligence company this year after its...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S-Oil’s 2023 operating profit more than halves on weak refining margins
S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., on Friday posted a 58.3% decline in its operating profit last year, weighed by lower re...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int’l to invest $760 mn in energy business in 2024
POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, will invest 1 trillion won ($760 million) in its energy bu...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI sees record-high earings in 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, posted record revenue last year, boosted by the ex...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects
Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction unit and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. stood out with increased profits last year on overseas proj...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s inflation at 6-month low in further relief to BOK
South Korea’s headline inflation dropped for a third straight month to a six-month low on declining oil prices, adding relief to the central b...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kakao launches AI-based blood sugar management solution
South Korea’s Kakao Healthcare Corp. has introduced an artificial intelligence-based blood sugar management solution targeting the global digi...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Digital assets emerge as Korean LPs' No. 1 infrastructure target
Digital infrastructure, such as data centers, towers and smart meters, will be the hottest infrastructure asset this year for South Korean limited par...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report
Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, ...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyosung Advanced Materials' operating profit down 45% in 2023
Hyosung Advanced Materials announced on Monday that its operating profit for last year on a consolidated basis was 172.4 billion won ($129 million),...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)