Artificial Intelligence Grand Challenge
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Real estate
US multifamily market challenges create investment opportunities
There is potential distress in the U.S. multifamily housing sector today. we believe there is a window of opportunity over the next 12-18 mont...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean battery maker SK On expects business turnaround in H2
SK On Co., the battery unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., said on Monday it expects a business turnaround in the seco...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
K-pop: Pros and cons of HYBE's multi-label system
Disputes between HYBE Co. and its label behind popular girl group NewJeans has made headlines as an almost unheard-of conflict in the K-pop industry...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Brokerage firms' bonds draw investors amid rate cut hopes
South Korean brokerage firms are ramping up sales of long-term bonds to refinance their loans by repaying short-term debts in hopes of a rate cut by...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korea’s Orion to ship bottled water to China to challenge Evian
Orion Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s confectionary and snack maker Orion Corp., is set to export bottled water to China,...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
HD Hyundai Develon wins iF Design Award
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Thursday that its construction machinery brand Develon received the grand prize in the branding ...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Mohegan fuels casino, resort market rivalry in Korea
Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort on Yeongjong Island, near South Korea’s gateway Incheon International Airport, is attracting throngs of v...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has embarked on a business trip to the Middle East in his first overseas trip since a South Korean court...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s Lee to spur M&As, new growth with ‘lost decade’ behind him
Cleared of wrongdoing charges that shackled his leadership for years, Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee now will actively seek mergers and acquisition...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material
Cosmax Group, South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it has la...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Baidu’s AI Ernie to power Samsung Galaxy S24 in China
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest smartphone series Galaxy S24 to be released in China will feature Baidu Inc.’s Ernie Bot artificial intellige...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea unveils next-gen howitzer plans for defense exports
South Korea introduced plans for the development of next-generation self-propelled howitzers to its existing customers as the country aims to foster...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free holds grand reopening ceremony at Changi Airport
Lotte Duty Free held a grand opening ceremony for its Changi Airport store in Singapore, marking the official start of its 19 stores.Lotte Duty Free...
Jan 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Toss Bank launches commission-free foreign exchange services
South Korea’s fintech platform Toss Bank said on Thursday it has launched commission-free foreign exchange services for the first time as a do...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai N Vision 74 wins 2023 Good Design Award
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Thursday that its nine products across Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp., and premium brand Genesis have received top ...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tata Daewoo triumphs in global market with 40% export surge
South Korea's Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company (TDCV) achieved remarkable success last year by exporting 40% of its total sales, despite the g...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul kicks off Korea Grand Sale 2024 to double foreign tourists
South Korea on Thursday kicked off a push to nearly double the number of foreign tourists visiting the country this year to 20 million by hosting a ...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
South Korean LCCs soar as long-haul carriers struggle
South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCCs) are enjoying a surge in demand as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, while major carriers are st...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study
The South Korean government plans to issue non-professional employment (E-9) visas to 165,000 foreign workers this year. However, claims have arisen...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S-1 sees facial recognition AI as core trend in 2024
South Korea's system securities provider S-1 Corp. has forecasted a significant rise in the demand for AI-powered security solutions this year, pr...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Anushka Sen, global celebs to ring in New Year in Seoul
Thousands of global celebrity infuencers, including Indian TV actress and model Anushka Sen, are set to ring in the New Year at a content festival i...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
POSCO startup POSCORE wins grand prize at D.Camp All-Star League
POSCORE, an in-house startup of South Korean steel giant POSCO Group, won the grand prize during an annual startup demo day hosted Wednesday by star...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hancom to unveil document creator like Mircrosoft's Copilot
Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, is set to speed up its artificial intelligence business with a beta service of AI-po...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy may produce mid-nickel EV batteries from 2024
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to mass-produce mid-nickel, high-voltage lithium batteries as early as next year, one year ahead o...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver-invested Bering Lab tops at Huawei startup contest
South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) legal technology startup Bering Lab, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), receiv...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Nvidia challenger Sapeon unveils new AI chip for data centers
Sapeon Inc., a semiconductor startup backed by South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intel...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung Elec, Naver tie up for smart building business
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, and Naver Corp., South Korea’s online giant, have joined hands to develop...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to unveil 3D AI chip packaging tech SAINT to rival TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to unveil an advanced three-dimensional (3D) chip packaging technology ne...
Nov 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix bets on DRAM upturn with $7.6 bn spending; HBM in focus
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., is significantly increasing its capital spending on ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Coupang opens its second logistics center in Taiwan
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading e-commerce platform, has opened its second fulfillment center in Taiwan and plans to open a third one ther...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)