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Batteries
LG Energy Solution secures lithium concentrate in N.America
South Korea's battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Friday that it has signed a lithium concentrate supply contract with Australian c...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem secures exclusive deal for Israeli desalination project
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday that it has been awarded the exclusive contract as the sole supplier of reverse osmosis (RO) membran...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom develops quantum cryptography-based VPN
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that has completed the development of quantum key distribution (QKD) technology-based virtual pr...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NKMax submits US subsidiary's securities report to SEC
The listing in the US of NKGen Biotech, the American subsidiary of South Korean developer of natural killer (NK) cell therapy NKMax Co., is coming i...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities acquires European ETF market maker GHCO
Mirae Asset Securities UK, the UK corporation of South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities, announced on Monday that it has acquired GHCO, a market-makin...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea starts building Shin Hanul, reviving aim to be nuclear powerhouse
South Korea has begun construction of the main parts of the Shin Hanul nuclear reactors No. 3 and No. 4, reviving its goal of becoming a global nucl...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has been named the most reliable appliance brand by American consumers.According to Consumer Reports, a leading ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja acquires Israeli tourism tech company Go Global Travel
South Korea's tourism platform unicorn Yanolja has acquired Go Global Travel (GGT), an Israel-based company for global business-to-business (B2B) tr...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to apply private advanced tech to military weapons in 5 years
South Korea has approved a fast-track system that slashes complex administrative procedures for application of private technology to the military&rs...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Slowing economy slams S.Korean retailers; outlook dim
South Korean major retailers are suffering from a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, adding to concerns about weaker earnings in the c...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities joins Singapore Exchange's trading membership
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities has made history as the first Korean financial investment firm to join the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) trading...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus to open cyber security dept. at Soongsil Univ.
In a first for the company, South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. will set up a cyber security department that offers employment at Soongsil University...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's Air Premia, T'way compete for golden routes to Europe
South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCC) Air Premia and T'way Air Co. are competing to secure "golden routes" to Europe that Korean Air must give up to...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea’s Suprema wins order from Saudi Arabia's Neom city project
South Korea’s Suprema Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI)-based security company, on Wednesday said it won a large-scale project in Neom, a ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Multifamily emerges as Korean LPs’ top real estate pick for 2023
Multifamily housing has emerged as the most popular real estate segment for South Korean institutional investors, with senior secured loans picked as ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility secures place on US market for SMR
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Thursday said it discussed on Tuesday cooperation in areas like hydrogen production us...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT Submarine to install part of undersea cable for Google, Meta
South Korea’s undersea cable company KT Submarine Co. said on Thursday that it has signed a 9.2 billion won ($6.85 million) contract with Japa...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey
Foreign visitors to South Korea show different purchasing preferences by nationality, a survey found. A majority of Chinese travelers' top picks are...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US streaming giant Netflix is slated to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to boost its cont...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Ransomware attacks targeting S.Korean companies on sharp rise
Global hacker groups' ransomware attacks against domestic companies and organizations in the first quarter of this year have been revealed to total ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Elec gets open-source software security certification
South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it has been recognized as a company that complies with the "Internationa...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset Owners Report
S.Korean LPs to up exposure to private debt, infrastructure in 2023: Survey
South Korean institutional investors are eyeing private debt and infrastructure for stable income and to hedge against inflation, a survey by The Kore...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
High- and low-income S.Koreans alike reluctant to have babies: Survey
South Koreans in low- and high-income brackets alike are unwilling to have children due to either insufficient time or money, found a recent survey ...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korean fashion company LF relaunches 1990s-popular line Tipicosi
Tipicosi, a South Korean fashion brand popular in the 1990s, has seen a resurrection thanks to the domestic craze for "newtro," a trend combining th...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Specialty income by preferred securities, commercial MBS
With a hamstrung US Federal Reserve, the global outlook for 2023 is one of cautious optimism for fixed income. As the Fed is unable to readily rescu...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Preppy style attracts Korea's Gen Z, Alpha seeking retro trends
A licensed fashion brand from the University of Cambridge has entered South Korea as more young consumers are enthusiastic about the so-called Ivy L...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean economy unlikely to rebound in H2; BOK may keep rate
South Korea’s economy is unlikely to rebound in the second half as exports are expected to stay weak on the sluggish global semiconductor indu...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches AI-based email security solution to combat APT attacks
KT Corp. said on Tuesday that it has unveiled an email security solution based on artificial intelligence (AI) advanced persistent threat (APT) anal...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s debt-ridden public companies selling off overseas coal mines
South Korea’s debt-ridden public enterprises are selling off their stakes in overseas coal mines to improve their financial status and stay in...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: survey
A recent survey conducted by The Poll, a blockchain-based opinion poll company, has revealed that six out of ten Korean citizens are concerned...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)