series C investment
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Bio & Pharma
SK C&C to provide corporate employee healthcare
South Korea’s SK C&C on Tuesday signed an agreement to offer employee healthcare management programs to companies with digital healthcare ...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
KT&G to build new factory in Indonesia
South Korea's KT&G Corp. has received a commitment of active investment support from the Indonesian government for building a local new factory....
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea's KT invests in domestic startups Upstage, Qanda
South Korea's KT Corp. has invested 20 billion won ($15 million) in two domestic artificial intelligence (AI) startups. For the second time in ...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Ecoplant to build data center linked to landing station in Pohang
South Korea's SK Ecoplant is set to establish, for the first time in South Korea, a global data center linked to a landing station in Pohang, North ...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea's Eximbank, Australia's EFA sign MOU on mineral supply chains
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) on Thursday in Seoul signed a memorandum of understanding with Export Finance Australia (EFA) on cooperat...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK C&C, Yonsei Univ. to develop digital manufacturing experts
South Korea's digital solutions provider SK C&C will open a master’s degree program at Yonsei University in Seoul to develop experts in di...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea's Lotte Group helps SMEs penetrate Indonesian market
South Korea's Lotte Group through Friday is holding the event Korea Expo in Jakarta in the Indonesian capital with the Korea Trade-Investment Promot...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Disney Plus movin’ on up in Korea with hit K-drama series 'Moving'
Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) streaming service provider, is rapidly enhancing its presence in South Korea, with its latest original seri...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korean gov't to invest $827 mn in cyber security sector by 2027
South Korea will invest 1.1 trillion won ($827.1 million) in the information security sector by 2027, nearly double its combined budget of 556.9 bil...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US
Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest over 50 billion won ($37 million) in its firs...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Australia’s renewables speeding toward net zero: Palisade
Australia, among the largest carbon emitters globally, is embarking on a once-in-a-generation shift from heavy dependence on fossil fuels to the ele...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG to spend combined $7.6 bn to build EV, battery plants in US
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will spend a combined $7.59 billion to build electric vehicle and battery cell plants in Georgia, th...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy Z foldables set early sales record in Europe
Samsung Electronics Co. 's Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 smartphones have set early sales records in Europe, with annual sales of the company's folda...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Engineering to produce offshore wind power on Chuja Islands
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering on Thursday said it signed the day before a memorandum of understanding with Equinor Korea, LG Chem Ltd., PO...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s July factory output slows at fastest pace since February
South Korea’s factory output contracted at the fastest rate in six months last month on subdued global demand especially from China, while its...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai to invest $398 mn in Korea Zinc for battery materials
Hyundai Motor Group, the global No. 3 automaker, is set to invest $398 million in Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, for ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea to invest in Korean-owned overseas startups
South Korea will expand startup nurturing programs into overseas venture companies launched by Koreans from next year as the country is stepping up ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Sapeon completes $45 mn series A funding
Sapeon, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company, announced on Wednesday that it has concluded a Series A funding round, ra...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C ranks 11th on global construction market
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction on Tuesday said it ranks 11th in the world in overseas sales in the annual rankings of ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's Kumho HT to set up local subsidiary in India
South Korea's automotive lighting device maker Kumho HT, Inc. announced on Monday its strategy to set up an India corporation, capitalizing on the b...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus’ platform push gains traction with active venture funding
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, which has joined its two bigger local rivals in a race to expand non-telecom servi...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS likely to give full rights on asset managment to experts
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to give investment experts full rights ...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO E&C to build offshore wind power plant with Norwegian firm
South Korea’s POSCO E&C, formerly POSCO Engineering and Construction, and a Norwegian company are promoting the Ulsan Firefly project, the...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HLB signs with Japan's OSCL for exclusive supply of C-Trelin ingredient
South Korea's pharmaceutical company HLB Therapeutics Co. announced on Thursday that it has entered into a business agreement with Japan's Osaka Syn...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
K-tourism video ads with Lee Jung-jae exceed 510 mn views
The four-video Challenge Korea series promoting tourism in South Korea with "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-jae has surpassed half a billion views in ju...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Schindler-invested Hyundai Elevator faces S.Korean activism
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., the No. 2 shareholder of which is Schindler Holding AG, has faced a request from a local activist investor...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove partners with Dell, GRC for data center coolant business
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. has partnered with US computer maker Dell Technologies Inc. and data center cooling system provider...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
POSCO E&C, LG to develop customized home appliances for remodeling
South Korea's POSCO E&C, formerly POSCO Engineering and Construction, will develop customized products for apartment remodeling through cooperat...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung weighs retooling Galaxy S series with Exynos chipsets
Samsung Electronics Co. is seeking to switch the application processors (APs) of some Galaxy S models to its Exynos chipsets next year to lower its ...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
CJ Foodville picks Arges PE as preferred negotiator to attract investment
Arges Private Equity has been chosen as the preferred negotiator for attracting investment in CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Kor...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)