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Earnings
SK Telecom logs higher quarterly profit on AI, lower costs
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, reported a higher quarterly profit as its cost-cutting and strong artificial intelligence (A...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-cost carrier Fly Gangwon rebranded as Parata Air
South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Fly Gangwon, based in Gangwon Province, has rebranded itself as Parata Air and is embarking on a new beginning....
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae buys low-cost cosmetics brand Amuse from Naver Snow
South Korea's Shinsegae International Inc. announced on Friday that it will acquire 100% of Amuse Corp., a cosmetics brand, for 71.3 billion won ($5...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
GS25 to challenge Daiso in low-cost cosmetics market
South Korean convenience store chain GS25 said on Sunday it would expand the lineup of affordable and small-pack basic cosmetic products, targeting ...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean commercial real estate market to show slow recovery in H2
South Korea’s commercial real estate market will post a slow recovery in the second half of this year due to rate cut delays and no big correc...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia to hike prices of low-cost EVs for profitability
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, plans to increase prices of the existing low-cost electric vehicles in the second hal...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Filipino caregivers come to Korea amid demographic crisis
Some 100 certified caregivers from the Philippines will come to South Korea in August to work as domestic helpers in a country struggling with the...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics unveils new smartphone image sensors
Samsung Electronics Co. has developed new image sensors -- ISOCELL HP9, ISOCELL JN5 and ISOCELL GNJ -- expected to enable smartphones to take cleare...
Jun 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen
POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province – POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is set to significantly reduce emissions in the produ...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jin Air earns Sustinvest ESG A grade
South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Jin Air announced on Wednesday that it received an A in the Sustinvest ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) ...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shein cracks Korea's ultra-low-cost online fashion market
Shein, a Chinese fast fashion online retailer, announced on Thursday its official debut in South Korea with the launch of its Korea-dedicated platfo...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy to cut emissions with combined heat power system
SK Energy Co., a unit of South Korean oil refiner and battery maker SK Innovation Co., has begun operation of its gas combined heat power (CHP) syst...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea Eximbank provides $1 bn in PF for Saudi Amiral project
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Thursday that it will provide $1 billion in project financing for the Amiral petrochemical f...
May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hanwha Ocean to adopt Kyocera founder Inamori’s amoeba management
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, said on Friday it has partnered with Japan’s Kyocera Commun...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung SDS unveils supply chain solution in US
South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. introduced a supplier relationship management (SRM) solution at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2024 in Orlando, Fl...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
South Korea to accept Indonesia’s KF-21 project cost cut proposal
South Korea plans to accept Indonesia’s request to cut its share of payments for a joint fighter jet development project to one-third of the o...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Overseas projects boost Korean builders’ earnings; GS profit cut in half
Large-scale overseas construction projects boosted major Korean builders’ quarterly results while lackluster domestic construction work, coupl...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Korea’s booming medical tourism: Skin care, plastic surgery in demand
The number of foreign patients visiting South Korea for medical tourism hit a record high last year, driven by those who traveled to Korea for skin ...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia logs record profit, revenue in Q1 on weak won
Kia Corp., the second-largest automaker in South Korea, posted record quarterly profit and revenue for the first three months of this year, backed b...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Toray Advanced Materials obtains AS9120 certification
Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. announced Wednesday that it attained the AS9120 certification for aerospace industry quality management systems ...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung releases 2024 lineup of smart monitors
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it released its 2024 lineup of smart monitors, focusing on enhancing home life usability.The new pr...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Innovation to adjust business portfolios for long-term growth
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, is slated to adjust its business portfolios for long-term growth while not planning to sl...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Carcinogens found in kids' goods sold on Chinese apps; Temu under probe
South Korea is looking into Chinese online shopping platforms as some products, including some for children, were found to contain cancer-causing su...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG OLED TV's new theme: Empathetic, personalized AI
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s No. 1 OLED TV producer, defines artificial intelligence as empathetic intelligence for customers. On Wednesda...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hyundai vows to cut costs, seek shift toward SDVs as EV uptake slows
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has vowed to sharpen its electric vehicle price competitiveness through tech advancement and eff...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Homegrown coffee chains emerge as strongest players in Korea
Competition in South Korea’s coffee market is intensifying with the rise of fast-growing local brands such as Mega Coffee and Compose Coffee, ...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Some 6 out of 10 working Korean women choose to be child-free
More than 60% of South Korean women from their mid-20s to their mid-40s who are currently working have no plan to have children although nearly all ...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung to launch its 1st Galaxy Ring in H2 2024
Samsung Electronics Co. will launch its first Galaxy Ring in the second half of this year as the South Korean tech giant is finalizing research and ...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 automaker, started a test operation of the first dedicated electric vehicle factory in South Korea to a...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Shareholder activism at the cost of facility investments
South Korea’s large business groups are in emergency mode to brace for proxy fights with activist funds at annual general meetings (AGMs) next...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)