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Bio & Pharma
DNA testing kit maker Celemics eyes foray into US, India
Celemics Inc., a South Korean diagnostic reagent producer, is gearing up for its foray into the US and India next year in its first step toward glob...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
IT device recovery to power Korean parts makers in 2024
Global sales of consumer information technology electronics such as smartphones, PCs and TVs are expected to rebound in 2024, fueling hopes of an ea...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in
The sibling rivalry for management control of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, has taken another turn as the e...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul office leasing turns lender’s market as vacancy rates at 2023 low
Office vacancy rates in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul fell to their lowest level this year last month as people returned to work follo...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea turns more upbeat about economic recovery
South Korea is more hopeful about a gradual recovery in the economy, driven largely by revived global demand for its mainstay export semiconductors,...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung joins Swedish smartcity net zero home project
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday it will provide its Net Zero Home solutions for the upcoming Brobyholm Smartcity near Stockholm, Swede...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion’s approved merger removes hurdle to three-way combination
South Korea’s biosimilar drugmaker Celltrion group on Monday moved one step closer to the planned combination of its three major affiliates wi...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea Inc.’s record short-term borrowing raises specter of debt overhang
South Korea’s short-term corporate loan growth is picking up at a fast pace, stirring concern among some analysts who see parallels to the 200...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK C&C invests in US startup Glassdome
South Korea's SK C&C announced on Thursday that it has made a new investment in Glassdome, a US carbon emission management solution startup.&nbs...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Net-zero by 2050 will hit S.Korea’s economic growth: BOK
The net zero emission target by 2050 is forecast to lower South Korea’s economic growth rate by an average of 0.6 percentage point per year ...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung SDI gets top int'l grade for zero-waste landfills
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. on Wednesday said all of its domestic business sites received the highest grade of Platinum in the Zero Waste to...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s canine love rewarded as its guide dog school turns 30
Back in the 1990s, South Korea was internationally denounced as a country where people eat dog meat.People hardly recognized nor paid attention to t...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Chairman Chey vows to turn Ulsan into green energy, AI hub
Chey Tae-won, chairman of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, has vowed to turn the industrial city of Ulsan, where SK’s...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery cell prices plummet amid supply glut in China, weak EV demand
The competition among automakers to cut prices of electric vehicles is expected to intensify with battery cell prices falling at a fast pace due to ...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette to open nine new North American stores in Sept.
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Wednesday that it plans to open nine new stores in North America this...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean recognized for eco-friendly tech at Gastech 2023
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Friday that it had received key environmental certifications from two leading maritime classification societi...
Sep 08, 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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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia hope to turn Indians into EV consumers
CHENNAI, INDIA – When Hyundai Motor Co. decided to establish its operations in Chennai, India, 27 years ago, many of its executives in Seoul q...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung offers guide to greener, smarter life with SmartThings
BERLIN – Concerned about extreme weather and skyrocketing energy bills? “Keep calm” and head to Berlin where Samsung Electronics C...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Gucci cedes throne to Chanel in Korean used luxury market
Italian luxury brand Gucci gave up the throne to French fashion powerhouse Chanel in the South Korean used designer goods market as more customers a...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Indonesia, Vietnam boost Korean banks’ overseas profits
South Korea’s top four banks posted sharp earnings growth in overseas operations in the first half of this year, buoyed by solid profits in In...
Aug 24, 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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Business & Politics
Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the voice of the conglomerates that formed the engine of the South Korean economy for more than five deca...
Aug 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom to host global AI hackathon in Seoul with OpenAI
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. will hold next month an artificial intelligence contest with OpenAI, the American information and communications techno...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Budget carriers turn around with highest-ever profits in Q2
South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) posted their highest-ever quarterly profits on the back of a surge in international travel as the indus...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s duty-free sales skid despite China border reopening
South Korea’s duty-free shops suffered a sharp decline in sales in June, when the number of Chinese visitors jumped more than three times that...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Electronics reduces 220,000 tons of CO2 emissions in 2022
LG Electronics Inc. reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 220,000 tons compared to the previous year at both domestic and overseas facilities. The...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Arts
Hanwha to turn Seoul landmark into modern art hub
Standing 249 meters (817 feet) high, 63 SQUARE, well known as the 63 Building to older generations, was once the tallest building in Seoul until it ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel to open carbon-neutral steel lab by 2023
Hyundai Steel Co., a unit under South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group, is set to kick off research on hydrogen-based steelmaking as its new la...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec Q2 profit misses forecast on costs; stocks tumble
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, missed quarterly profit projections due to one-time costs related to job cuts, ...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)