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Business & Politics
S.Korean state-run railroad companies meet Czech Minister of Transport
South Korea's state-run railway companies Korea Railroad (KORAIL) and Korea National Railway (KR) announced on Thursday that they had met with repre...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea must nurture chip materials, parts, facilities: Jusung
South Korea needs to nurture its materials, parts and facilities industries to keep competitiveness in the semiconductor sector, said the chief exec...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airlines boosting staff amid recovering demand for overseas travel
South Korea's airlines are opening their hiring doors wide open with the resumption of international flights amid demand for overseas travel recover...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Famed S.Korean pedometer app Cashwalk attracts first investment of $22 million
Nudge Healthcare, a startup that runs the South Korean health management app Cashwork, on Wednesday said it secured its first investment of 30 billi...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Hopeful signs for full comeback of Korean resort operator Paradise
Paradise Co., a major South Korean resort and casino operator, is taking big steps towards a full comeback this year from the pandemic shock, with a...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korean low-cost carriers keep expanding routes to SE Asia
South Korean low-cost airlines have started expanding their flight routes. It is based on the expectation that there will be a significant incre...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics eyes solid Q2 results after Q1 earnings surprise
LG Electronics Inc. is expected to report solid earnings for the second quarter after its first-quarter operating profit beat market expectations an...
Apr 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea's NPS increases stake in Lotte Tour Development
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) has increased its stake in Lotte Tour Development Co. to 6.07%, according to an announcement by Lotte T...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea plans to launch its own version of NASA this year
South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday passed a bill on the launch this year of the nation's own version of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s Chung urges US operations to double down after record Q1
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun on Tuesday urged its US operations to work harder after its two automaking units, Hyundai Motor Co. and Ki...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean kitchen automation startups' US advance gains traction
South Korean kitchen automation system developers are eyeing the US as their next key market as demand for automated restaurant operating systems in...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
VIP Asset’s new mutual fund to forgo operating fees if it posts losses
VIP Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean asset manager, said on Friday it is launching a new mutual fund, and its managers won’t take ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1, S.Korea's Air Force Academy sign future defense tech deal
LIG Nex1 Co. and Republic of (South) Korea Air Force Academy have agreed on close cooperation in joint research on defense technology and personnel ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem breaks ground on supercritical pyrolysis plant
LG Chem Ltd. has broke ground on a plant for pyrolysis and aerogel, a material for next-generation insulation in Seongmun National Industrial Comple...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea's Cafe24 launches customized enterprise service
South Korea's global e-commerce platform Cafe24 Corp. announced on Tuesday the launch of a new page called "Cafe24 Enterprise Service," which is des...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Eastar Jet resumes operations with sold-out flights after three-year hiatus
South Korean low-cost airline Eastar Jet Co. has recommenced commercial operations after a three-year suspension, with a flight from Gimpo to Jeju t...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KB, Hana drive major S.Korean overseas banking profits lower
KB Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank led weaker earnings of the four largest South Korean lenders’ overseas units last year although their rivals Shi...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
S.Korea's Oasis posts surplus for second straight year
South Korea's Oasis Corp., a grocery delivery platform specializing in early morning shipments, on Tuesday said it posted last year operating profit...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea's BGF Retail to cut power use with smart devices
BGF Retail, the operator of South Korea’s largest convenience store chain CU, said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understandin...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korean 3D tech firm Koh Young looks to US medical robot market
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean developer of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, is slated to enter the US me...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai, other Korean steelmakers slim down Chinese units
Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to sell its Beijing arm, worth 400 billion won ($310 million) in asset value, hit by declining sales of its affiliates...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Once a videotape maker, Cosmo reborn as battery materials firm
Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co., once the world’s largest video and cassette tape maker, has transformed into a money-making man...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Int’l logs highest revenue for group affiliate in 2022
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., logged the highes...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Shinsegae to bolster convenience store business
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is set to boost its business in the rapidly growing convenience store sector as its supermarket cha...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SentBe, back from brink of collapse to play in major league
SentBe, a South Korean fintech startup operating a personal international remittance app of the same name, is readying to play in the bigger global ...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s sole foreign clinic operator CHA Healthcare to go public in 2025
CHA Healthcare Co. operating nearly 90 hospitals and infertility treatment centers across the world, is set to pave the way for South Koreans' inves...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korea's SK Telecom jointly develops AI patrol robots
SK Telecom Co., along with its partner firms, will develop artificial intelligence (AI) robots that will replace security guards patrolling around s...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Concerned about CHIPS Act, Korea says US investment less attractive
South Korea on Monday expressed concerns about the guidelines of the US Chips and Science Act, saying that some of the conditions the US government ...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air teams up with startup Plana to explore urban air mobility
Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest budget airline, said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Plana, a domestic startup...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics makes 100 millionth unit of core motor for washing machines
LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday said it produced late last month its 112 millionth unit of the inverter direct drive (DD) motor for its washing machin...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)