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K-pop
K-pop group aespa to premiere ‘Better Things’ single in LA
K-pop girl group aespa will hold a concert "aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 - SYNK: HYPER LINE" at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, US, on August 13, their...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea exports down the most in 3 years; BOK may keep rates
South Korea’s exports declined at their steepest pace in more than three years last month, data showed on Tuesday, adding to expectations that...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
S.Korea’s overseas online shopping surpasses $1.3 bn in Q2 2023
South Korea's overseas online shopping through Chinese malls in the second quarter of this year has more than doubled compared to a year ago. Accor...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem to make first domestic 6-in-1 vaccine for infants
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. will produce the nation's first homegrown six-in-one vaccine for infants, something that the country is entirely reliant ...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Super-large screens account for one third of Samsung’s TV sales
Samsung Electronics Co. announced that one out of every three of its Neo QLED and QLED TVs sold in South Korea between January and July this year fe...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
S.Korea sees fever for luxury goods wane in post-COVID-19 era
South Korea is seeing a gradual decline in the open run, or the practice of customers standing in line before a brand's opening at a department stor...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Pharm to develop obesity drug customized for S.Korean
South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. plans to develop the GLP-1 class "Epeglenatide," which it received as a technology return from Sanofi S.A., i...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung TV Plus to feature free FIFA+ channel content
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday that it will offer the FIFA+ channel's content for free on Samsung TV Plus, expanding the sports offeri...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia firm up ranking as world's 3rd; first-half profits improve
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group solidified its position as the world’s third-largest carmaker with improved profit margi...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea
Goyard outlets in Seoul bustled with shoppers on Friday, especially from Southeast Asia, looking for the French luxury brand’s popular bags: G...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
N.Korea's GNI lower than S.Korea's minimum monthly wage in 2022
It is estimated that North Korea's economic growth rate recorded -0.2% last year. This marks the third consecutive year of negative growth since the...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon Pharma, Dongbang Medical to export medical threads to Brazil
Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with Dongbang...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l wins Indonesia gas exploration project
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. is poised to secure rights worth several billion dollars to explore and produce natural gas in Indones...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Innocean releases brand film of Kia Sportage’s 30th anniversary
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, has rolled out a brand film to mark the 30th anniversary of Kia Corp.'s Sportage, the...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai Infracore to sell excavator on TV home shopping
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Infracore Co. will be the nation’s first to sell an excavator, a piece of heavy equipment weighing nearly two...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Nearly all HMM ships meet int'l CO2 rules
South Korea’s No. 1 container transportation and shipping service HMM Co., Ltd on Monday said the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), which meas...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS member Jungkook’s solo single ‘Seven’ tops Billboard Hot 100
BTS member Jungkook's first solo single, "Seven," has debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.This is only the second time in K-pop...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV6, GV60 outperform global peers in Auto Bild’s EV tests
Hyundai Motor Group’s electrification push under the direction of its Chairman Chung Euisun is more than paying off, with a slew of worldwide ...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Solidigm launches world's largest capacity SSD for data centers
Solidigm, the NAND flash-making subsidiary of South Korea's semiconductor titan SK Hynix Inc., on Monday announced the release of its solid state dr...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M spurs single-crystal cathode production
GWANGYANG – POSCO Future M Co., the battery materials unit under South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is spurring production of singl...
Jul 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NKMax to supply health functional food to Chinese company
South Korean natural killer cell drug maker NKMax Co. announced in a regulatory filing on Friday that it has signed a supply contract with China's S...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao Piccoma tops in Japanese app market sales in H1 2023
Kakao Piccoma, a Japanese subsidiary of Kakao Japan Corp. and the global leading webtoon platform achieved the top position in the first half of 202...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HMM officially put on sale with CB conversion shares
The privatization of South Korea’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. has gained traction after an official announcement of its stake sale. But th...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys installs EV-customized seats on Kia EV9
South Korea's auto components maker Hyundai Transys on Thursday said it applied electric vehicle (EV) seat technology customized for electrification...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to feature Warner Bros. film trailers via Neo QLED 8K TV
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, will feature Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.’s new movie trailers through its hig...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP develops world's first accident monitoring system for nuclear reactors
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced on Wednesday that it has successfully developed the Technical Specification Operator Support System...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures order for world's largest liquefied CO2 carrier
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), an intermediate subsidiary of HD Hyundai Co., has successfully won a contract to build t...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharm eyes Asia's No.1 spot in radioactive drug market
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. is aiming to triple its enterprise value to $15 billion by 2026 with the goal of rising to the top run...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries gets early jump on green vessel market
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. by late next year will develop mid-size engines for ammonia-powered ships using its own technology and...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO Holdings posts operating profit of $790 million in Q1
South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. has returned to the level of 1 trillion won ($790.5 million) in quarterly operating profit after a year and sales ...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)