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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung's Galaxy Studio Photo surpasses 100,000 visitors
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that the Galaxy Studio Photo at South Korea's theme park Everland has surpassed 100,000 visitors. The Gal...
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Artificial intelligence
Conversational AI startup Rapeech attracts $4.4 mn investment
South Korean conversational artificial intelligence (AI) startup Rapeech announced on Sunday that it attracted an investment of 6 billion won ($4.42...
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Corporate investment
SK seeks to sell 13.3% stake in Chinese food firm Joyvio
SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s second-largest business group SK, is in talks with Joyvio Group to sell its entire 13.3% stake in...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG ends XR partnership with Meta; Amazon emerges as new partner
South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. has ended its extended reality (XR) partnership with Meta Platforms Inc. three months after they agreed t...
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E-commerce
Korea scraps ban on 80-item online purchase from abroad
South Korea has scrapped a plan to ban direct purchases of some 80 items from overseas e-commerce platforms, a government office said on Sunday, afte...
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Bio & Pharma
Investors dump Korean biotech HLB stocks on FDA rejection
HLB Co. and its affiliate stocks tumbled on Friday on news that the South Korean biotech group’s highly anticipated new cancer treatment Rivoce...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samyang tops Korean ramen makers by market cap, beating Nongshim
South Korean food maker Samyang Foods Co., globally renowned for its Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, saw its stock hit a record high on Friday after it del...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korean startups' Tokyo fever sizzles
Despite the recent Line-Yahoo cacophony, South Korean entrepreneurs are continuing their advance into Japan to find the next big market.On Thursday, ...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hanwha Ocean to adopt Kyocera founder Inamori’s amoeba management
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, said on Friday it has partnered with Japan’s Kyocera Communi...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung releases new Bespoke AI Family Hub product
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday the launch of a new "Bespoke AI Family Hub" refrigerator, designed to offer new AI experiences in everyda...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
EuBiologics gets WHO certification for cholera vaccine facility
South Korea's EuBiologics Co. announced on Friday that the vaccine bulk production facility at its Chuncheon Plant No. 2 for the oral cholera vaccin...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy wins estimated $1 bn ESS battery deal from Qcells
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, won an estimated $1 billion energy storage system (ESS) deal from the US unit...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean beauty brands show signs of turnaround in China
South Korean cosmetics brands are showing signs of a turnaround in China, with their sales in the neighboring country recovering from the slump over ...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank, Cambodian Central Bank to build payment system
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Bank of Cambodia to establish ...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Lotte Wellfood, Studio Dragon to collaborate on K-contents
South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with K-drama producer Studio Dragon to colla...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Tata, Korea's Woori to expand car financing services in Asia
Woori Financial Group Inc., the fourth-largest financial holding group in South Korea, and India’s top commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors Ltd...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Eximbank provides $120 mn credit to Cambodia
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said on Friday that it signed an agreement with the Ministry of Finance of Cambodia to provide a foreign e...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
NewJeans' Ditto hits 600 mn streams on Spotify
Ditto by K-pop girl group NewJeans has surpassed 600 million streams on Spotify.Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, announced on F...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
South Korea to ban Chinese online products without KC certification
South Korea will ban products purchased online through overseas shopping platforms but without the KC certification amid growing concerns about produ...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
SeAH to invest $155.3 mn to build special alloy plant in US
SeAH Group, South Korea’s major steel group said to be a steel supplier to SpaceX, is set to foray deeper into the US, the world’s bigges...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy unveils eco-friendly ships, AI tech in Europe
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s second-largest shipbuilder, showcased new eco-friendly ships and digital vessel technology to ride ...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean biotech Xcell Therapeutics eyes June IPO
South Korean biotech Xcell Therapeutics Inc., a developer of chemically defined media for in vitro cell culture, is aiming for a junior bourse Kosdaq...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KCCI to support Korean companies expanding into US
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) partnered with the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles (KACCLA) to address the chal...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korea’s LX Pantos, China’s Sinotrans agree to launch logistics JV
LX Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Thursday it will launch a multimodal transport joint venture with Sinotran...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s Eduwill suffers credit-rating cuts, capital erosion
Eduwill Corp., South Korea’s leading provider of online and offline test prep courses for adults, has taken a hit from a series of credit-ratin...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Signet to supply EV chargers to Gilbarco
SK Signet Inc., South Korea's electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it partnered with Gilbarco Veeder-Root, the worl...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
HL Mando, Kakao Mobility to develop autonomous parking robots
HL Mando Corp., an electric vehicle and self-driving system developing unit of South Korea's HL Group, announced on Thursday that it signed a busines...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Galaxy 5G phone tops ACSI in US
Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy smartphone caught Apple in the cell phone manufacturer lead, taking the top spot among 5G phones, according to The A...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Glovis to build waste battery management in Jeju
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. will establish a management system for used electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Jeju Island. The company announced o...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hidden Champions
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DCM
Published: Dec 09, 2022
Last updated: Jan 30, 2023
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Point Mobile
Published: Sep 14, 2021
Last updated: May 10, 2022
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3G Technologies
Published: Sep 25, 2020
Last updated: Jul 06, 2021
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T-Robotics
Published: Mar 25, 2021
Last updated: Jan 30, 2023
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Koh Young Technology Inc
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Last updated: Jan 20, 2023
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