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  • Infrastructure
    Macquarie Korea Asset Management confirms two nominees

    Macquarie Group has named two executives at its Seoul-based real asset investment unit, which manages the main Kospi-listed Macq...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean food
    Overseas Korean food fans choose soju, bibimbap as favorites

    South Korea’s soju and bibimbap are respectively the most popular liquor and food among foreigners, according to survey re...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Beauty & Cosmetics
    Beauty store chain CJ Olive Young to launch Japan unit

    CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s largest beauty store chain, will set up a subsidiary in Japan in the first half of thi...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    Samsung hits highest US smartphone market share in 4 years

    Samsung Electronics Co. has achieved its highest market share in the US smartphone market in four years, thanks to its first AI ...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Corporate investment
    Shinhan, POSCO invest $20 mn in Australian hydrogen startup Hysata

    South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. and banking conglomerate Shinhan Financial Group have invested a combined US$20 mil...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    DeepX attracts $80 mn new investment

    DeepX, South Korea's homegrown neural network and AI chip developer, announced on Friday that it finalized attracting an investm...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Energy
    KEPCO teams up with Kyrgyzstan for new energy technology

    Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, has joined hands with Kyrgyzstan for new energy businesses in...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Shareholder value
    Korea Inc. ups dividend payouts despite falling net income

    South Korean companies listed on the main bourse Kospi raised their dividend payouts between 2021 and 2023 despite falling net i...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Airlines
    Jin Air to resume Incheon-Hong Kong route in July

    South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will resume flights on the Incheon to Hong Kong route on July...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • The KED View
    Korea: Underrated as seat of commercial arbitration

    South Korean companies prefer seats of arbitration in other countries over domestic ones to resolve disputes even for the cases ...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • K-pop
    Innocean, HYBE opens BTS pop-up store in Bangkok

    Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Friday that it opened a la...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Retail
    E-Land Retail to enter convenience store market

    South Korea's E-Land Retail, the operator of Kim's Club, NC Department Store, and New Core Outlet operator, plans to enter the c...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    Samsung SDS unveils supply chain solution in US

    South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. introduced a supplier relationship management (SRM) solution at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Entertainment
    Netmarble sells stake in BTS label HYBE for $161 mn

    South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is selling a stake in HYBE Co., the label behind global K-pop sensation BTS, for 219...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • The KED View
    Japan’s heavy hand with Naver: Uneasy sign for market economy

    Recent actions by the Japanese government and chief executives of LY Corp. and SoftBank Corp. are raising eyebrows, leading many...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Business & Politics
    South Korea Plans $7 Billion Push to Pivot EV Battery Industry Away From China

    South Korea is dedicating around $7 billion to help wean its electric-vehicle battery supply chain away from China and align mor...

    May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)