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Korea struggles with surging copper scrap exports to China

South Korea’s nonferrous metal industry is scrambling for the procurement of copper scrap as China, the world’s top copper consumer, has taken advantage of a Korean tax loophole to aggressively import the valuable scrap metal from the peninsula. Copper scrap expo

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Celltrion debuts autoimmune disease drug Zymfentra in US

South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. said on March 17 that it has launched its new autoimmune disease treatment Zymfentra in the US market. The drug is a subcutaneous injection of Celltrion’s infliximab Remsima, a treatment for adults with ulcerative colitis

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Reversing age is possible in a decade: Harvard Prof. Sinclair

Humans will be able to control biological age and reverse their age in 10 years with advancements in medical science and live up to around 120, about 40 years longer than the current average age of death, said renowned Harvard University geneticist and longevity researcher and Pr

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Samsung faces dubious US patent troll suit every 5 days
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Samsung faces dubious US patent troll suit every 5 days

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is battling an increasing number of patent infringement litigation cases from US patent trolls, the motives of which analysts say are dubious.Samsung has become the No. 1 target among major tech companies given its variety of products ranging from semiconductors, smartphones, TVs and communications equipment that use a growing list of patents, industry officials said.On Feb. 19, KP Innovations 2 LLC

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  • Incheon Airport Corp. signs $3 bn deal to run Manila airport
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    Incheon Airport Corp. signs $3 bn deal to run Manila airport

    South Korea's state-run Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) has signed a $3 billion deal to operate the Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Philippines’ main gateway, over the next 25 years.The Korean airport operator a

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  • IL Science enters UK silicon lens market
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    IL Science enters UK silicon lens market

    South Korea's IL Science Co. said on Monday that it signed a contract with the US-based automotive electronics company Polymer Optics to supply an initial 3,000 units to a European motorcycle manufacturer. The agreement follows a memorandum of unders

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  • Hyundai E&C wins $132 mn biogas facility project
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    Hyundai E&C wins $132 mn biogas facility project

    Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Monday that it was selected as the preferred bidder for a private investment project of a metropolitan integrated biogas facility in Gumi City, North Gyeongsang Province, South

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  • Samsung tops global soundbar market for 10th consecutive year
    Electronics
    Samsung tops global soundbar market for 10th consecutive year

    Samsung Electronics Co. has held its ground as the leader in the global soundbar market for ten consecutive years, from 2014 through 2023, according to the annual report from FutureSource Consulting. The company announced on Monday that it topped the

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Real estate firms up for sale amid lasting market downturn
Real estate
Real estate firms up for sale amid lasting market downturn

A growing number of private real estate firms are being put up for sale in South Korea amid a prolonged market downturn and increasing delinquencies in property development project finance. Fastfive Co., a co-working space operator, sold a 100% stak

Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Goldman Sachs Korea co-head Chung to move to Hyundai Capital

Goldman Sachs’ Chung Hyung-Jin, co-head of the Seoul office and the leader of the firm’s investment banking (IB) business in South Korea, will resign from the company and become Hyundai Capital chief executive in June, The Korea Economic

Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Seoul landmark Donuimun D Tower put up for sale

South Korean real estate firm Mastern Investment Management is set to sell off Donuimun D Tower, a landmark office building in Seoul, for about 900 billion won ($684 million), people familiar with the matter said on Friday.Mastern will inform its lim

Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Brookfield taps ARA as preferred bidder for Conrad Seoul

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. has selected Seoul-based real estate manager ARA Korea Ltd. as the preferred bidder for five-star hotel Conrad Seoul for around 430 billion won ($324.5 million), banking sources said on Thursday.With th

Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Australian real estate debt, capitalizing on growth: Savills IM

The commercial real estate (CRE) debt market in Australia has grown rapidly over the last decade. According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the market expanded from A$200 billion in 2012 to A$357 billion by 2022, a circa 6% compoun

Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Korea eyes $1.5 bn injection in KDB for chip, battery sectors

    South Korea may inject some 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) into Korea Development Bank (KDB) by the end of this month to support the state-run bank's financing plans focused on the chip and secondary battery industries, according to the government on Monday.KDB and other state-owned financial institutes such as Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) and Kor

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    Samsung C&T defeats activist funds in proxy battle

    Activist funds arm in arm to demand higher dividends from Samsung C&T Corp. got defeated in a proxy fight against the de facto holding firm of Samsung Group as the lion’s share of its shareholders sided with the company. During Samsung C&T’s annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday, 77% of voting shares gave the nod to the c

    Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    KASA, Korea’s NASA, embarks on hunt for space talent

    South Korea seeking to join the global space power club is set to recruit about 120 local and foreign space experts for the country’s space agency, which will orchestrate national space programs like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US, from May. According to Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday

    Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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South Korea, odd one out in new global gold rush
Central bank
South Korea, odd one out in new global gold rush

South Korea has remained muted to a new gold rush fueled by various central banks across the world gobbling up the precious metal, raising concerns that Asia’s fourth-largest economy is one of a handful of nations missing out on the great profit-making opportunity. According to the World Gold Council on Tuesday, total gold holdings by central

Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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