Defense Acquisition Program Administration
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Leadership & Management
UBS names Credit Suisse Korea head as vice chair for Asia
UBS Group AG, a global investment bank, appointed Kyungin David Lee, chief of Credit Suisse Group AG’s Seoul branch, as vice chair for Asia an...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Dongwha Pharm to buy Vietnamese pharmacy chain at $30 mn
South Korea's Dongwha Pharm announced on Thursday that it signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in Trung Son Pharma, a leading pharmacy chain i...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Big Bang deregulation poised to bolster S.Korean ST market
South Korea’s fractional investment market is gearing up for a grand opening after the government earlier this year unveiled security token of...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Group puts savings bank on market, a clear succession path
Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, has put its non-core financial unit Hanwha Savings Bank up for sale, in a move ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s KFCC likely to see loss from London-based office investment
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. is slated to sell off a London-based office tower as the property value has plunged due to rate...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to launch K-Ricebelt project in Africa
South Korea has launched an official development assistance (ODA) project for a "K-Ricebelt" to produce rice for 30 million people every year in Afr...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
KTO releases 49 Korean Wave tourism products
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on Friday that it has selected 49 tourism routes developed by 19 different travel agencies, centered aroun...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries starts building next-gen Aegis-equipped ship
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., has embarked on the full-scale construction of the next...
Jul 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Indonesia yet to notify Korea of payment plan for joint fighter program
Indonesia has yet to provide South Korea with a timetable for payment on a joint fighter jet program as promised, undermining trust in Jakarta&rsquo...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai Rotem wins $917 mn Australian electric train project
Hyundai Rotem, a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it had won a major contract in Australia alongside...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KOTRA hosts ESG cooperation project in Baubau, Indonesia
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday that it conducts an "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Cooperation P...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Samsung, 4 Korean banks to foster financial software engineers
Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea’s four commercial banks – Shinhan, KB Kookmin, Hana and Woori – have agreed to help suppor...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto, Funding Nuclear Program
Last year an engineer working for the blockchain gaming company Sky Mavis thought he was on the cusp of a new job that would pay more money.A recrui...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI succeeds in localizing wing spar components for Israeli business jet
Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), a South Korean aerospace and defense company, announced on Friday that it held a commemorative event for the...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affirma Capital’s Korean MD Thomas Shim promoted to partner
Global private equity firm Affirma Capital has promoted Seoul-based Managing Director Min Hyun (Thomas) Shim to partner, investment banking sources ...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion puts Takeda’s assets up for sale after 3 years
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. has put its Japanese Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s primary care assets acquired in 2020 on sale as the biosimilar g...
Jun 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha to reveal S.Korean rocket Nuri, UAM techs in Paris
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to showcase its cutting-edge technology, specifically those applied to home...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom displays cutting-edge network tech for smart battleships
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. is taking part in this year's International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX), which ends Friday, at Busan...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI), the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., on Sunday said it will unveil its next-generati...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion’s Remsima SC praised in Europe as preferred biosimilar
MILAN – South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. is known in Europe for its biosimilar products such as autoimmune disease treat...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s heated debate on domestic helpers from Southeast Asia
South Korea is embroiled in a heated debate on a program to recruit domestic helpers from Southeast Asia at lower rates than those paid to their Kor...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korean Hanwha to spend $1 bn on US acquisitions, business
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to invest $1 billion in acquisitions of companies in the US and businesses ...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 secures $75 mn contract for KSIS military ground segment
South Korean aerospace manufacturer and defense company LIG Nex1 Co. announced on Wednesday a $75 million (99.1 billion won) contract with the count...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha aims to develop unmanned fighter jet engine within decade
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, aims to develop engines for unmanned aircraft within the next decade t...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI secures deal to export 18 FA-50 light fighters to Malaysia
South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., (KAI) has finalized a contract to supply Malaysia with eigh...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SpaceX pushes back Starlink's S.Korea launch to Q4
Starlink, low-orbit satellite internet constellation operated by the US aerospace company SpaceX, has delayed the launch of its South Korean service...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
MLB apparel by Korea's F&F finds favor in China
F&F Co., a South Korean outdoor fashion retailer, has notched a success selling US Major League Baseball (MLB) apparel in China. This comes desp...
May 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air-Asiana merger hits roadblock in US, Europe
The proposed merger between South Korea’s two largest airlines hit a roadblock in the West as a media outlet reported that the US government i...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's i-Sens buys US glucose-measuring device maker for $27 mn
South Korean maker of diabetes-related devices i-Sens Inc. on Wednesday announced its planned acquisition of AgaMatrix, an American manufacturer of ...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)