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Foreign exchange
Korean won seen rebounding after Yoon’s impeachment
The South Korean won is expected to stage a rebound from its two-year low against the US dollar and hold steady in 2025 after the impeachment of Sou...
Dec 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Opposition-controlled Korean Parliament passes slashed $470 bn budget
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday passed a government budget bill for 2025, slashed from the government's proposal am...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
LG CNS to use IPO proceeds to buy foreign IT firm
LG CNS Co., the information technology service unit of South Korea’s LG Group, plans to acquire a foreign IT company with the proceeds from it...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Sono International seeks IPO in 2025 with $2.1 billion in corporate value
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. is seeking an initial public offering of its shares on the Korean market next year, r...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Celltrion to retire $400 mn treasury stock in January
South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. on Wednesday announced a plan to retire about a quarter of its treasury stock worth 563 billion ...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to produce HBM4 on 3 nm foundry process in 2025
SK Hynix Inc. will adopt the 3-nanometer process, the most advanced foundry technology available, to produce customized HBM4 chips in the second hal...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Land sets sights on Vietnam as its next China, to open 10 outlets by 2025
South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has set its sights on Vietnam as its next target market after China, planning to open 10 outlets there...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean, Babcock to team up for submarine exports
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Friday it signed a strategic partnership with the UK-based global defense industry giant Babcock Internationa...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK makes 1st back-to-back rate cut since 2009 global crisis
South Korea’s central bank lowered interest rates for a second straight meeting on Thursday in a surprise move and left the door open for anot...
Nov 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
DeepBrain AI to introduce AI anchor for Japanese terrestrial TV
South Korea's generative AI startup DeepBrain AI said on Thursday it partnered with Japan-based Nippon Electric Company (NEC) to introduce AI anch...
Nov 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to break ground on CDMO plant in 2025: Chairman Seo
South Korea’s leading biosimilar developer Celltrion Inc. will break ground on its first contract development and manufacturing organization (...
Nov 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Hyundai Motor to buy back $720 mn in shares
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it will buy back 1 trillion won ($720 million) in shares in line with the government campaign to unlock corporat...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to invest $479 million in Malaysia
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it plans to invest $479 million in Malaysia over five years, starting in 2025.The South Korean automaker stat...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro sees annual soju exports to Cambodia grow 31%
HiteJinro Co., South Korea’s leading soju maker, resumed its Jinro EDM Festival at Cambodia’s Bon Om Tuk water festival after a four-y...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Corstone Asia, Q Capital Partners to sell Norang Tongdak
South Korean private equity firms (PEF) Corstone Asia and Q Capital Partners plan to sell Norang Tongdak, the Korean-style fried chicken franchise.&...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels
South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Apple supplier LG Innotek to invest $268.4 mn in Vietnam in 2025
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co., a major contractor for Apple Inc., said on Thursday it plans to spend 375.9 billion won ($268.4 million) next ye...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Gaon Cable takes over LS Cable & System's US arm
Gaon Cable Co. said on Tuesday it has taken over the US arm of parent company LS Cable & System Ltd. to beef up its business of mid-to-low volta...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Macrogen's GenTok to feature on Samsung Health app
South Korea's biotech company Macrogen, Inc. signed a supply agreement to integrate its genome analysis platform, GenTok, into the Samsung Health ap...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Alux's export contracts with US, Japan top $5 million
South Korean drone maker Alux Co. said on Monday its cumulative export contracts with the US and Japan have surpassed 7 billion won ($5 million). Th...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Bespoke AI Combo targets European market
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Sunday it held the showcase for launching its all-in-one washer-dryer, Bespoke AI Combo, in Berlin, Germany on Nov...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix affiliate Solidigm unveils industry’s highest-capacity 122TB eSSD
Solidigm, the NAND flash-making subsidiary of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc., said on Wednesday it has launched a 122-terabyte (TB) enterprise...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
AmorePacific to rebalance China-heavy global business
AmorePacific Corp., South Korea’s No. 1 cosmetics group, will rebalance its China-heavy global business to focus on the US and Europe while lo...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
BYD to debut passenger EVs in South Korea in 2025
China’s electric vehicle giant BYD Co. will debut in the South Korean passenger car market next year with premium models in hopes of becoming ...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Paradise targets Taiwanese MICE market
Paradise Co., a South Korean casino operator, said on Tuesday it held the 2024 Paradise Taipei MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibiti...
Nov 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Bibigo enters Australian supermarket chain Coles
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Monday that its Bibigo products will be sold in Coles, Australia’s second-largest superma...
Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Naver to lead hyper-personalized shopping trends with super app
Naver Corp., South Korea's largest internet portal, will launch an AI-driven shopping app in the first half of 2025 to boost its lackluster e-commer...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Genesis partners with Tate Modern in London
Hyundai Motor Co. 's premium brand Genesis announced on Friday that it partnered with the Tate Modern Art Museum in London and will sponsor "The Gen...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Mart to launch grocery shopping app
South Korea's Lotte Mart and Lotte Super will introduce a grocery-focused app, Lotte Mart Zeta, in the first half of next year to expand its digital...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HYBE Q3 profit down; foresees better 2025 after BTS’ military discharges
HYBE Co., the K-pop behemoth behind BTS, suffered a double-digit profit fall in the third quarter amid an ongoing feud with Min Hee-jin, the creativ...
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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