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Travel & Leisure
Vietnamese tourists top in card spending in Korea in 2022
Vietnamese tourists splurged the most among foreign visitors to South Korea last year, filling the void left by Chinese travelers shunning Korea sin...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC mulls expanding assets in Asian emerging markets: CEO
NEW YORK – Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is considering expanding alternative investments in Asian emerging markets...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
More Korean LPs look to buyouts, special situations for private equity
Healthcare continued to be the preferred sector for South Korean institutional investors this year as it was last year, a survey found. Meanwhile, the...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK to hold rate on Tuesday as inflation, growth ease
South Korea’s central bank was widely expected to leave its policy interest rate unchanged this week as inflation slows amid fears of a recess...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai debuts possible final Sonata, Tesla joins 1st time: Seoul auto show
Hyundai Motor Co. may consider discontinuing its steady seller Sonata sedan after the latest edition's release, the company’s chief hinted at ...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn
South Korea's innerwear company Cowell Fashion Co. has acquired the Asian rights to the British fashion brand Superdry for $50 million and plans to ...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility wins back-to-back power plant deals in Central Asia
South Korean power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has secured a series of contracts in Central Asia, including orders in Uzbekistan and Kazakhs...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KB, Hana drive major S.Korean overseas banking profits lower
KB Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank led weaker earnings of the four largest South Korean lenders’ overseas units last year although their rivals Shi...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea confirms easing inflation; BOK to hold rate
South Korea confirmed that inflation eased while Asia’s fourth-largest economy continued to slow, adding to expectations that the government m...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Governor of Louisiana visits Kumho Tire HQ in Seoul
South Korea's leading tire manufacturer Kumho Tire Co., Inc. announced on Monday that Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards visited its headquarters i...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea-Indonesia central banks renew currency swap agreement
Central banks of South Korea and Indonesia renewed a bilateral local currency swap arrangement to keep supporting trade and financial cooperation fo...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean firms with focus on emerging Asia to shine
South Korean companies with a large proportion of sales to emerging Asia are expected to shine in the stock market this year as their revenue from t...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK holds rates as it lowers growth, inflation forecasts
South Korea’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday as it slashed forecasts for economic growth and inflation altho...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia
South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. held a conference for 100 local dealers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 10.The con...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG provides electronics service training to Cambodian youths
LG Electronics Inc. said on Sunday that it is offering technology training to help talented Cambodian youths become more self-reliant.For four days ...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air resumes daily flights to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vientiane
South Korea's low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co. said on Monday that it would run daily flights from Korea to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and V...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong receives approval for its GERD drug Fexuclue in Ecuador
Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Friday that it has obtained marketing authorization from Ecuador's National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and S...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's NIA to extend IT cooperation project with Kazakhstan
South Korea's state-run research institute National Information Society Agency (NIA) said on Friday that it had signed an agreement with Kazakhstan'...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NGeneBio to launch precision cancer test service in Thailand
South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. has partnered with MP Group, a large consignment testing agency in Thailand, to launch a precis...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
BC Card signs strategic partnership deal with Mongolian Central Bank
South Korea's credit card issuer BC Card said on Monday that it has signed a strategic partnership deal with the Bank of Mongolia.With this collabor...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung seeks to sell more smartphones in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is an attractive smartphone market for both heavyweights and mass-market players given the relatively large number of young people wh...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
DongKoo Bio signs MOU to move into SE Asian healthcare market
DongKoo Bio & Pharma Co. has built a bridgehead for expansion toward the world, including Southeast Asia by joining hands with LVMC Holdings, th...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs
For more than four decades, Japanese automakers, led by Toyota Motor Corp., have reigned as undisputed champions in the Southeast Asian auto marke...
Jan 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Danish wind turbine firm Vestas to invest $300 million in Korea
DAVOS, Switzerland – Danish wind turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems A/S has said it would invest $300 million in South Korea and positively ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
BC Card eyes Central Asian payment market entry this year
South Korea's financial services company BC Card said on Wednesday that it would seek to enter the Central Asian market this year on the back of its...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Bioneer forms diagnostic joint venture with Indonesian company
South Korea's biotech company Bioneer Corp. on Monday said it concluded a deal to form a joint venture with PT Indika Energy of Indonesia for busine...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana Airlines completes transforming cargo carriers to passenger planes
South Korean airline Asiana Airlines Inc. has returned all seven aircraft converted into cargo carriers during the COVID-19 pandemic to passenger pl...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit to export breast cancer detecting solutions to Hong Kong, Mongolia
South Korea's AI-based medical imaging equipment firm Lunit will export AI breast cancer diagnosis solutions to large hospitals in Hong Kong and Mon...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea must use Indonesia, Thailand as EV output-export bases: report
The Korea Automotive Technology Institute says the domestic auto industry should more proactively use Asean-region members like Indonesia and Thaila...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
IONIQ 5 named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-2023
Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday said its electric-powered sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 was named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-23 by th...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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