Busan Mobility Show
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E-commerce
CJ Onstyle boosts live commerce unit
South Korea's CJ OnStyle announced on Wednesday that it broadened its mobile live commerce division by introducing programming, marketing, and new...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Licensed casual apparel brands' luster fades in Korea
The fad for licensed casual fashion brands appears to be cooling in South Korea, where American sports clubs, broadcasting networks and documentary ...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung seeks to launch new super mobile banking app with a local bank
Samsung Financial Networks, a union of Samsung Group’s four financial affiliates, is seeking to launch a super mobile banking app in partnersh...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Red Sea Global agree on EV, AAM projects in Saudi luxury resorts
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has agreed with Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored developer Red Sea Globa...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Interpark Triple launches travel platform Triple Korea
South Korea's retail and travel platform Interpark Triple announced on Tuesday that it launched the travel platform Triple Korea for foreign touri...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines
In South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, people can’t live without social networking services for everyday communication...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's BC Card launches Trip.Pass for foreign visitors
South Korea's BC Card announced on Tuesday that it launched a "Trip.Pass Card" and "Trip.Pass QR Payment Service" for foreign tourists with the dome...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes
South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will offer various benefits to passengers on its Japan routes until Mar. 24.Jin A...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s bond sales up in February; corporate bonds remain buoyant
Bond sales in South Korea amounted to 71.8 trillion won ($54.4 billion) in February, 12.4% up from a month prior, according to a report from the Kor...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility unveils premium SUV Rexton Summit
South Korea's automaker KG Mobility Corp. announced on Friday that it launched the large-sized premium sport utility vehicle (SUV) Rexton Summ...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to develop future aerial mobility, single-seat aircraft
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, plans to develop future aerial mobility to secure a ...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis applies 1,200 future mobility patents in 2023
Hyundai Mobis has strengthened its competitiveness in future mobility by filing numerous patents in the electric and autonomous driving fields.The c...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
EVSIS completes new smart factory in Cheongju
EVSIS, Lotte Data Communication Co. 's electric vehicle (EV) charging subsidiary, announced on Thursday that it held the completion ceremony for i...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to reignite Brazil’s mobility push with $1.1 billion investment
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday it will invest $1.1 billion in Brazil to reinvigorate the South American country&...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab Active5 enterprise version
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday that its enterprise version of the tablet Galaxy Tab Active5 started to sell on business-to-business (...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s mobile AI journey ‘just getting started’: TM Roh
For Samsung Electronics Co., the Galaxy S24 series is not just an upgrade to its previous flagship models. It’s an evolution that opens a new ...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI, Hyundai Rotem start space mobility working group
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hyundai Rotem Co. announced on Friday that they held a kickoff meeting for a working group on the commerci...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Not a penny for Samsung Sec in failed HMM deal, and little sympathy
After the planned $5 billion sale of HMM Co., South Korea’s largest container shipper, to poultry processor Harim Co. fell through this week, ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to sell 7-Eleven’s ATM unit in Korea for around $38 mn
Lotte Group is set to sell the automated teller machine (ATM) business of Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, will expedite its transition into an artificial intelligence company this year after its...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon's DnF Mobile obtains Chinese game service license
South Korean online game developer Nexon Korea Corp.'s "Dungeon & Fighter Mobile" has obtained a banhao (game service license) from the Chinese ...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat showcases hydrogen-powered forklift in S.Korea
Doosan Bobcat, the construction and agricultural machine manufacturer of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has commercialized hydrogen-powered forkl...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia posts record 2023 sales, profit with bold 2024 business targets
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Thursday posted record 2023 profit and sales revenue, driven by strong sales of pricey m...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor units join hands for logistics solutions
Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous driving technology arm 42dot Inc. has joined hands with its sister companies Hyundai Glovis Co. and Hyundai C...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEs exit Korean assets at average 2.5 times purchase price
Global private equity firms, which recover their principal investment in South Korea, sell their assets for 2.5 times the purchase price on average,...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung AI features on 100 mn Galaxy phones by year-end: mobile chief
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday it aims to have at least 100 million units of its flagship Galaxy line of smartp...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy S24 heralds dawning of AI smartphone era
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S24 series, which it calls an “AI...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to launch advanced vehicle platform R&D division
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group will launch an advanced vehicle platform (AVP) research and development division, combining it...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit to supply AI image analysis solutions to Samsung Electronics
South Korean medical AI company Lunit has secured a significant partnership with tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., signing a three-year, $1.86 mil...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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