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K-pop
BTS Forest created in Seoul by fans' donations
“BTS Forest” has been created in Seoul’s Nanji Hangang Park, South Korea’s largest music streaming service Melon announced o...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS' 'Fake Love' video tops 1.2 bn views on YouTube
BTS’ “Fake Love” music video has surpassed 1.2 billion views on YouTube on Monday, its record label Big Hit Music announced. ...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS' Suga releases his first solo album D-DAY
Suga of K-pop sensation BTS released his first solo album, “D-DAY”, on Friday, Bit Hit Music announced.This album is Suga’s first ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Aespa, other SM artists to join BTS' K-pop fan platform
SM Entertainment Co.'s artists such as aespa and NCT are set to join HYBE Co.'s fan engagement service., boosting the competitiveness of the platfor...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS' Jimin tops US Billboard singles chart with 1st solo release
Jimin of K-pop sensation BTS is the first South Korean solo act to hit No. 1 on Billboard's main singles chart Hot 100.The American music and entert...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korean aircraft maker KAI earmarks $3.4 bn in R&D investment by 2032
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, is set to pour 4.5 trillion won ($3.4 billion) into ...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE to buy 2 labels in the Americas after dropping SM bid
HYBE Co., the company behind global sensation BTS, plans to acquire at least two prominent labels in the Americas this year as it aims to become a m...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE to raise up to $769 mn, new twist on battle with Kakao for SM
HYBE Co. is tightening the reins in its fight against Kakao Corp. for control of SM Entertainment Co. by raising up to 1 trillion won ($768.6 millio...
Mar 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea's KAI signs $105 mn deal to supply parts for Boeing aircraft
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, said on Tuesday it has signed a deal to produce and suppl...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SM puts cash cows up for sale as conflict with founder heats up
SM Entertainment Co., mired in conflict with its founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man, is seeking to sell its shares in three key arms, wor...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS label HYBE seeks takeover of K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment
HYBE Co., the music label behind K-pop sensation BTS, is poised to acquire a controlling stake in its South Korean rival SM Entertainment Co. with m...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI signs agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop UAVs
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in relation to "technical cooperation on verti...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 signs contract for next-gen military radio system
LIG Nex1 Co. said on Thursday it has signed a contract worth 80 billion won ($63.1 million) with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration for ...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI, KARI collaborate in developing Korean UAM
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) has signed an agreement with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to help KARI perform a dry run test...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to develop Korea's first mine-sweeper helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) is poised to start R&D on a minesweeper helicopter that specializes in removing underwater mines.The compa...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korean military aircraft maker KAI to spend $1.1 bn on R&D
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, is poised to invest 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in re...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean President Yoon to lead national space policy
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to lead the National Space Council, the country’s top control tower for space development, in a bi...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS Jin's solo debut album sells over 1 mn copies in 16 days
"The Astronaut," the first solo album of K-pop megaband BTS member Jin, has sold over 1 million copies in the 16 days since its launch.Released on O...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Jin from BTS becomes new face of Ottogi Jin Ramen
South Korea’s food manufacturing giant Ottogi Co. has selected Jin from K-pop band BTS as its new face of the uber-popular Jin Ramen line.&nbs...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean lunar orbiter sends 'Dynamite' BTS video to Earth
South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri has sent texts and images from space to Earth, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced Monday. Da...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop megaband BTS to serve military duty, agency says
Members of K-pop boy band BTS will fulfill South Korea’s national military duty, starting with its oldest member Jin, their agency HYBE Co. an...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Malaysian officials to visit KAI plant for fighter jet deal
Malaysian government officials are scheduled to visit Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) next month for a light fighter jet contract, media repor...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK’s Chey says survival is now top priority over profits
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says that survival now takes top priority over profits and management efficiency as escalating tensions between the U...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI signs $3 bn fighter jet export contract with Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, has inked a formal deal worth $3 billion to export light ...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
S.Korea mulls public survey to decide on BTS' military service exemption
The issue of allowing K-pop megaband BTS to fulfill alternative service to active military duty resurfaced again on Thursday, with government offici...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Seoul kicks off efforts to sell submarines to Australia
South Korea has embarked on efforts to export domestically designed submarines weighing more than 3,000 tons to Australia, while also in the final s...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Seoul leans toward alternative military service for BTS
South Korea is leaning toward allowing the K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill alternative service instead of active military duty, the country’s mi...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is kickstarting efforts to attract foreign visitors with new tour programs and a promotional video featuring the ...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Disney+ to run two BTS shows in HYBE's 1st global content collaboration
HYBE Co., the K-pop label best known for BTS, signed an agreement with Walt Disney Company in its first collaboration with an international content ...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Military fund to raise payouts with interest rate increases
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has decided to raise the interest rates of the members’ savings products by 25 to 4...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)