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Economy
Korea’s exports set to snap 12-month losing streak in October
South Korea may snap its 12-month-long losing streak in exports this month after it reported an on-year gain in exports in the first 20 days of Octo...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT ties up with Thai company for SE Asia hyperscale AI
KT Corp., South Korea’s No.2 mobile carrier, is set to foray into the large language model (LLM) sector in Southeast Asia amid the country's s...
Oct 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung eyes next-generation 5 nm eMRAM auto chip by 2027
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it aims to develop a next-generation 5-nanometer-processed aut...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korean airlines see 12.87 mn int’l passengers in Q3 2023
South Korean airlines’ international passenger traffic in the third quarter reached 85% of that over the same period in 2019, the year befor...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Tous Les Jours overseas stores surpass 400
CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday that its bakery brand Tous Les Jours has expanded its global footp...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai’s Supernal, Kia showcase flying car, military drones at ADEX 2023
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing the concept of its electric flying car and hydrogen-powered military drones unde...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Robot dog Spot patrols Kia auto plant late at night
South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. ’s plant in Hwaseong, a southern suburb of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, is guarded late at night by Spot, a fou...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean cars' gap vs. Japanese to narrow in UAE under CEPA
South Korean carmakers are expected to rapidly catch up to their Japanese rivals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after their home country and the ...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT, Hyundai Livart to pursue DX in home interior
South Korea’s KT Corp. and furniture and interior company Hyundai Livart Furniture are pursuing Premium Interior Digital Transformation (DX), ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea’s Gopizza to open branch at Singapore Changi airport
South Korean food tech startup Gopizza, known for its single-serving pizza prepared by robots, on Tuesday said it will open a branch on Nov. 1 at Si...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KakaoBank to acquire 10% stake in Super Bank Indonesia
South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. announced on Tuesday its decision to invest in Indonesia's digital banking entity PT Super Bank Indonesia.This move ...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Kona Hybrid beats Toyota in German test
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Friday that its crossover SUV, the Kona Hybrid, received higher scores than the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid in a vehi...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility announced on Thursday that it has started integrating its taxi service app Kakao T with overseas apps. Foreign to...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks go digital in Southeast Asia for non-interest gains
South Korea’s top four banks are strengthening their overseas operations, particularly in the digital banking business, to increase their non-...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to offer wireless support for Google, Apple vehicle SW
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Thursday that they will support wireless connectivity for the vehicle projection services...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS, IGIS to collaborate in new biz for digital transformation
South Korea's information and communications technology service provider LG CNS on Wednesday said it will cooperate with the Seoul-based IGIS Asset ...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Kakao Pay’s tie-up with Alipay spurs growth in China
BEIJING – Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is rapidly growing in China’s fintech...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolmar Global launches hangover reliever Condition in Singapore
South Korea's Kolmar Global, a subsidiary of Kolmar Korea Holdings, on Monday said it exported the domestic hangover reliever brand Condition to Sin...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem, Eni eye JV to build biofuel plant in Korea
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and Italy's energy giant Eni Sustainable Mobility (SM) have tentatively agreed to build a hydrotreated vegetable oi...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia
South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant has joined forces with Netspa, a Busan-based startup for recycling waste fishing nets, ...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports
South Korea has signed a free trade pact with the Philippines, which is expected to bolster Korean car exports to the Southeast Asian country with a...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis eyes over 30% growth in Europe through 2030
MUNICH, GERMANY – Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto part-making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, is targeting average annual sales growth of 30% in Europ...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia hope to turn Indians into EV consumers
CHENNAI, INDIA – When Hyundai Motor Co. decided to establish its operations in Chennai, India, 27 years ago, many of its executives in Seoul q...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
L'Oréal keeps door open for more K-beauty acquisitions
L'Oréal S.A., the leading global cosmetics maker, is considering more acquisitions and partnerships in the beauty sector of South Korea, the ...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s July factory output slows at fastest pace since February
South Korea’s factory output contracted at the fastest rate in six months last month on subdued global demand especially from China, while its...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Forbes selects nine S.Korean startups as Asia 100 to Watch
Nine South Korean startups have made it to the "Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2023" list.According to Forbes on Tuesday, the following companies were sel...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S.Korea exports Hanwoo beef to Cambodia for 1st time
The premium Korean beef Hanwoo was exported to Cambodia on Monday for the first time, marking the culmination of eight years of quarantine negotiati...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to self-develop EV chargers to slow Tesla’s ascent
Hyundai Motor Group will develop ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers with its proprietary technology to catch up to the world’s No. 1 EV make...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, LG Electronics gear up for IFA, IAA Mobility 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are set to attend Europe's biggest tech trade fair and biggest motor show, IFA and IAA Mobility, res...
Aug 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells expects windfall gain from Chinese rivals’ woes
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, is expected to enjoy a windfall gain from the US government’...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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