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Korean startups
Korea's Indent Corp. raises $8 mn for AI-based video review marketing
Indent Corporation, a South Korean startup that operates an AI-based video review marketing solution called VReview, announced on Tuesday that it ha...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Global PC, tablet market to shrink over 10% in 2023: research
The global market for personal computers and tablets is expected to shrink by more than 10% this year, as the demand for remote work and learning de...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE barely ups SM stake in tender offer amid tensions with Kakao
HYBE Co. has raised its stake in the K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co. by merely 0.98% in a tender offer, after just one institution and minority i...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Global smartphone shipments to edge lower in 2023: IDC
Global smartphone shipments will decline 1.1% this year to 1.2 billion units, down from the previous 2.8% growth forecast due to weak demand and m...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches new TV ad campaign in London ahead of global release
Samsung Electronics Co. is ramping up its marketing efforts for its latest line of high-end TVs, including the 2023 Neo QLED 8K model, with a giant ...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte Chairman to return to beverage unit's boardroom
Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin is slated to return as an inside director of Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., the group’s subsidiary and one of...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Musinsa selected as one of Asia's most innovative companies
Musinsa, a fashion e-commerce platform based in South Korea, on Friday was named one of this year's "Top-10 Most Innovative Companies in Asia-Pacifi...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s DRAM market share rises amid industrywide revenue drop
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, saw its DRAM market share rise in the fourth quarter of last year despite a sig...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
S.Korea’s HMM tops carbon efficiency ranking on key shipping route
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. said on Thursday it had the lowest carbon emission intensity on East Asia–US West Coast rou...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Hanwha Techwin changes name to Hanwha Vision
South Korea’s Hanwha Techwin on Wednesday changed its name to Hanwha Vision and unveiled its new corporate image. On the reason for the n...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Huons gets approval to supply anesthetics to Canada
Huons Co., a South Korean pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to expand its presence in the North American market by offering two anesthetic...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist fund Tcha Partners calls for Namyang Dairy to buy back shares
Seoul-based activist fund Tcha Partners Asset Management Co. on Monday demanded that South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co. buy back half of...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung signs deal with Stendhal to launch hypertension drug in Mexico
Boryung, a South Korean pharmaceutical company, said on Monday it had signed a deal with Stendhal SA de CV, a Mexican medical specialty company, to ...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hyundai Department Store uses AI to write advertising copy
South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Co. on Sunday said it will officially introduce on Thursday an artificial intelligence (AI) copywriting syste...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Four Hyundai, Kia models win US IIHS top safety awards
Hyundai Motor Group’s four models earned the safest vehicle awards even with a tougher crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safet...
Feb 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
DB Insurance acquires Vietnam's 10th largest insurer VNI
DB Insurance has acquired Vietnam National Aviation Insurance (VNI), Vietnam's 10th-largest property and casualty(P&C) insurance company. With a...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
OLED tech leads trends on premium TV market
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) products account for over 30% of the global premium TV market, attesting to the technology's emergence as the st...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics plans sales blitz on US market for induction ranges
LG Electronics Inc. this year has launched an all-out sales offensive for induction ranges and cooktops in the US, the world's leading market for pr...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
S.Korea's SK Broadband moves into public DaaS market
South Korea's leading broadband Internet access provider SK Broadband is moving into the public desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) market.SK Broadband anno...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
S.Korean investors eye VC, growth equity in tech: Adams Street
Many investors are questioning whether private markets will stay bullish amid uncertainty in 2023. The markets will continue to generate interesting...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung maintains No.1 position in global TV market
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its No. 1 position in the global TV market in 2022, accounting for nearly 30% of TV sales, ac...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Smaller firms' successful IPOs fail to boost Korean listing market
South Korean companies are returning to the local initial public offering market this year, after failing their market debuts last year. But that ha...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Uplus to provide infotainment service for Toyota's RAV4 PHEV
South Korean mobile telecom carrier LG Uplus Corp. has announced on Tuesday its plans to install its integrated infotainment (IVI) platform, the Upl...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Koreans’ voracious appetite for pork belly extends to Canadian pork market
As South Korea prepares for Samgyeopsal Day, or Pork Belly Day, on March 3, the country has further upped pork imports from Canada – this afte...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches Galaxy S23 series in 55 markets worldwide
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday the release of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23 series, in 55 markets around the world, in...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Hwajin Medical gets FDA sales approval for syringes
HLB Therapeutics Co. announced Thursday that Sofjec, a syringe produced by its subsidiary Hwajin Medical, has been approved for sale by the US Food ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Korea's Daedong to speed up growth with smart farming machines
Daedong Corp., South Korea’s top agricultural machinery manufacturer, aims to accelerate growth based on new businesses such as smart machines...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung’s TV business launches customer marketing team
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is putting into action an age-old mantra that reflects the importance of customers in its bus...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Ssangyong Motor gets certification for cyber security in Europe
SsangYong Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it has received certification for its European cyber security management system (CSMS). This certific...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
POSCO Int'l's pharmaceutical biz in Sudan attains No. 2 market ranking
A pharmaceutical company in Sudan set up by South Korea's POSCO International to find business opportunities in and make social contributions to the...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 3 UCK Partners suggests Korean-style approach for buyout deals
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- 5 HD Hyundai to build int'l standards for carbon emissions