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Korean startups
Korean startup Perigee aspires to become Asia's SpaceX, MOU with PhilSA
Daejeon-based Perigee Aerospace Inc. has taken a number of steps with the aim of becoming the next Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), th...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Sale of Korean dental scanner maker Medit fails
The sale of South Korea's dental scanner manufacturer Medit will undergo a reset as the preferred bidder, a consortium led by GS Holdings and the US...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis signs $796 million shipping deal with global automaker
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday it has clinched a 1.05 trillion won ($796 million)...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility signs $1.2 billion deal to build nuclear plant in Egypt
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Thursday it has clinched a 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) deal to become a co...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
POSCO International, Netherlands’ Hardt sign deal on hyperloop project
POSCO International Corp., the general trading arm of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday it is entering the hyperl...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's Samsung Biologics signs $296 mn CMO deal with GSK
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. has signed a $296.1 million deal to supply biopharmaceutical products to UK-based multinational pharma gia...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s KHNP likely to sign nuclear power plant deal with Poland
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) is expected to sign an initial agreement to build a nuclear power plant in Poland, separate from a three-wa...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
LG Elec speeds up robot biz expansion in logistics sector
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, has ramped up expansion of robot applications in the smart logistics sector with it...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On inks lithium deal with Australian firm for US tax credit
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has signed a deal with an Australian lithium producer. Securing the core ...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea ramen packet maker inks $1 bn battery material deal
A South Korean instant noodle packet maker has secured a $1 billion deal to supply battery materials to a joint venture between General Motors Co. a...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Rotem signs defense deal with Norway’s Kongsberg
South Korean arms maker Hyundai Rotem Co. has clinched a strategic partnership with Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS to jointly d...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI signs $3 bn fighter jet export contract with Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, has inked a formal deal worth $3 billion to export light ...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom-led consortium to commercialize air taxis on Jeju Island
Come 2025, visitors to South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will be able to hail air taxis while there – thanks to special air routes ded...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Seoul ordered to fork over $230 mn to Lone Star over KEB deal
An international tribunal delivered a ruling in favor of Lone Star on Wednesday over a dispute with South Korea relating to its 3.9 trillion won ($3...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai, Ultra Safe Nuclear sign micro reactor procurement agreement
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Friday that it signed a framework agreement...
Aug 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Group invests $250 mn in Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor firm TerraPower
South Korea’s SK Group said on Monday it invested $250 million in TerraPower, a US venture founded by billionaire Bill Gates. The holdi...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Broadcom applies for consent order on unfair deals with Samsung
US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. applied for a consent order to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFT) in July against allegations that it forced Samsung E...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO, Krakatau to expand Indonesia steel mill for $3.5 bn
South Korea’s POSCO Group and Indonesia’s state-run Krakatau Steel plan to jointly invest $3.5 billion in building a blast furnace and a...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals signs epilepsy drug deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has signed a deal to license out its technology for Cenobamate, an antiepileptic drug, to Brazil&rsquo...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Disney+ to run two BTS shows in HYBE's 1st global content collaboration
HYBE Co., the K-pop label best known for BTS, signed an agreement with Walt Disney Company in its first collaboration with an international content ...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Samsung Elec. showcases virtual playground on Roblox
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a virtual playground within Roblox, the world’s top metaverse game platform with 54 million users a day, as t...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korean convenience stores extend rivalry to Malaysia
South Korea’s two largest convenience store chains GS25 and CU are branching out into Malaysia in search of new growth markets.GS Retail Co., ...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Cosmax to conduct joint research with Universitas Indonesia
Cosmax Inc. announced Tuesday it recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Universitas Indonesia’s Department of Pharmacy to co...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical, Britishvolt sign initial deal for battery materials
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s top steel maker, and UK electric vehicle startup Britishvolt Ltd. have signed an initial agreement...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility, Siemens' affiliate sign MOU for wind power business
Doosan Enerbility Co. announced Sunday it has signed an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. (SGRE) i...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis’ smart cabin: Healthcare center on the move
Many traffic accidents are caused by drowsy driving, fatigue or the driver’s abnormal health conditions.Automakers around the world have str...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics signs $81 mn CMO deal with Novartis
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. has inked an $81 million contract manufacturing deal with Novartis, the world’s fifth-largest pharma...
Jun 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai revs up car output amid signs of easing auto chip crunch
As the global chip supply shortage shows signs of easing, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is working down its order backlog by...
Jun 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon, Biden highlight 'economic security alliance' following Samsung tour
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and visiting US President Joe Biden emphasized the two countries' iron-clad commitment to economic security all...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant to invest $80 mn in Malaysia for SE Asia biz
South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co. is set to expand its business in Southeast Asia with an $80 million investment in M...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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