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Venture capital
Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund
Smart Study Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) affiliated with The Pinkfong Company, said on Thursday that it has created a "Baby Shark Nex...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver’s Japan-focused B2B unit swings to profit
Naver Corp.’s business-to-business (B2B) services provider Works Mobile Co. posted its first-ever profit in 2022, driven by a surge in Japanes...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hotels in top Seoul tourist area on sale due to rate hikes
South Korea's KB Asset Management Co. is set to sell two three-star hotel buildings in Myeong-dong, one of the most popular spots for foreign touris...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
GS Retail to introduce forex kiosks in convenience stores
South Korea's convenience store franchiser GS Retail said on Monday that it would introduce foreign currency exchange kiosks at its convenience st...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU to make instant VAT refund for foreign customers
BGF Retail, a franchiser that operates convenience store chain CU, said on Tuesday that it would implement an instant VAT refund service for foreign...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
TmaxSoft, Douzone Bizon form partnership for enterprise ICT market
South Korea's two leading software firms TmaxSoft and Douzon Bizon signed a strategic business agreement on Thursday to link Douzon's enterprise res...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinsegae chairwoman maintains most expensive house in Korea
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group Chairwoman Lee Myung-hee has maintained the most expensive house for an eighth straight year in South Kore...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Aluminum signs $795 mn contract for cathode foil raw materials
Lotte Aluminum, a manufacturer of cathode foils for secondary batteries in South Korea, announced on Monday that it has signed a long-term purchase ...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul reclaims spot as Japanese tourists' top destination after 11 yrs: HIS
Seoul has become the top destination for Japanese tourists for the first time since 2011, according to Japan’s leading travel agency HIS Gro...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Number of tourists to S.Korea, Japan surge on eased visa restrictions
As restrictions to traveling across national borders loosen, the number of international travelers to both South Korea and Japan have been on the ri...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM seeks to sell off low-cost cosmetics brand Missha
IMM Private Equity is trying to sell off the management rights of Able C&C, the parent of Korea’s first-generation low-priced cosmetics br...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK to build first chip packaging plant in US with $22 bn investment
WASHINGTON DC – SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Wednesday it will build its first memory chip packaging fac...
Jul 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is kickstarting efforts to attract foreign visitors with new tour programs and a promotional video featuring the ...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hansol Paper joins Series A funding for RIU worth $1.5 mn
Hansol Paper Co. announced Thursday that it participated as a strategic investor in a Series A funding worth 2 billion won ($1.5 million) for South ...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Moon boats light up the birthplace of Korean Confucianism
Riding a crescent moon-shaped boat that changes colors is a must-do experience in the small South Korean city of Andong, 190 km southeast of Seoul.T...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Food giants vie for biggest splice of vegan pie
Veganism, or the practice of abstaining from any animal or animal byproducts, is taking the food and beverage (F&B) industry by storm. Even...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Georgia state to provide $1.6 bn in incentives to Hyundai
Hyundai Motor Group is expected to receive about $1.6 billion in incentives including tax breaks from Georgia as South Korea’s top automaker i...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Hotel Yangon: Pain for POSCO International, Hotel Lotte
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. and Hotel Lotte Co. have been suffering from sluggish earnings of their five-star hotel in Yangon, Mya...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pokémon stickers are back for nostalgic Koreans
SEOUL—Jeong Bo-ram’s new fascination has him chasing mass-produced pastries, delivery trucks—and his childhood memories.His targets ...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Confectionery to merge with Lotte Food
Lotte Group will merge its confectionery and foodstuff businesses, South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate announced Wednesday.Lotte Confectionery...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to invest $245 mn more in capex
South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics will spend more on increasing its semiconductor package substrate production capacity in order to meet...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
PCB makers in record-setting rally on strong outlook
Shares in South Korea's small and medium-sized printed circuit board (PCB) makers extended their upward run to hit fresh highs this week, bucking th...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Retirement packages unexpectedly benefit young talent
Voluntary retirement packages, often coming with generous compensation, have been adopted by companies as a way to let go of older or redundant empl...
Dec 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sustainable packaging firm SUPASO wins grant, office space via D.DAY event
D.CAMP, Korea’s non-profit foundation focused on helping young entrepreneurs, has joined forces with SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. to find promising...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hawaiians, tourists to enjoy BB.Q’s signature K-chicken
BB.Q Chicken has brought its Korean fried chicken to Hawaii, one of the world’s top tropical resort destinations, as it aims to raise its bran...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils 2.5D chip packaging tech for high-end products
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new chip packaging technology, called H-Cube, which stacks high-performance chips in mu...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Food triggers next phase of global K-culture craze
The ongoing global fever over South Korean music and entertainment content is driving the rapid growth of the country’s packaged food manufact...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK, Asia Pulp to develop eco-friendly packaging paper
SK Geo Centric Co., South Korea’s leading petrochemical company, will develop eco-friendly paper coating materials to enter the recyclable pac...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Bibigo challenges kimchi leadership in Korea
CJ Cheiljedang Corp. may overtake Daesang Corp.’s leadership in Korea’s packaged kimchi market for the first time in history. According ...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 5G multi-chip combines DRAM, NAND into one package
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new multi-chip that integrates high-performance DRAM and NAND flash memory chips into a single compact packag...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)