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Retail
E-Mart to open first Korean supermarket chain in Laos
E-Mart Inc. said on Friday it will become the first South Korean supermarket company to open a chain store in Laos in its push to expand into Southe...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea announces 1st local firm to issue multiple voting shares
South Korea announced on Wednesday that Colosseum Corporation Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered logistics services provider, has become the f...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Altos Ventures invests $9.4 mn in Techtaka
South Korea's Altos Ventures announced on Tuesday that it has invested 12.6 billion won ($9.4 million) in the software-centric fulfillment company T...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Chemical completes HEC plant in Yeosu
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. announced on Monday its commencement of commercial production at the plant of Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose (prod...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung foldable panel gets US military certification
Samsung Display announced on Monday that its 7-inch foldable panel, used in the latest generation of foldable phones, completed the demanding MIL-ST...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms
South Korean financial service companies are seeing increased losses in global real estate amid the commercial property value plunge and concerns ar...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment
South Korea’s job increases rose for a second straight month to a 10-month high in January thanks to higher employment of the older, although ...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung Engineering to be rebranded as Samsung E&A
Samsung Engineering Co. will change its name to Samsung E&A Co. upon approval at a shareholders' meeting on March 21.The letter E in the propose...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Shinsegae E&C to sell leisure unit to reduce debt
South Korea’s Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co. (Shinsegae E&C) announced on Wednesday that it will sell its leisure unit Jos...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hypermarket chain E-Mart posts first annual loss in 2023
South Korea’s top supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. announced on Thursday that it provisionally recorded a consolidated operating loss of 46.9 bil...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Qoo10 buys US e-commerce platform Wish for $173 mn
Southeast Asia-focused e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. has agreed to acquire Wish, a US online marketplace, for $173 million from Nasdaq-listed Conte...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Arts
Hyundai Motor to sponsor Whitney Museum for 10 years
Hyundai Motor Co. and The Whitney Museum of American Art announced a new 10-year partnership that enables artists to test their aspirations and in...
Feb 06, 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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Earnings
Naver logs record earnings on e-commerce, content; stocks up
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported record earnings on strong performances of its e-commerce and content businesses, sending its s...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects
Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction unit and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. stood out with increased profits last year on overseas proj...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart24 to open 1st convenience store in Cambodia in June
E-Mart24 Inc., a leading South Korean convenience store chain, announced on Friday plans to enter the Cambodian market, aiming to open its first sto...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C banned from new construction deals for 8 months
The South Korean government said on Thursday it has ordered GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) and four smaller builders to halt t...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Daewoo E&C teams up with Chinese company on wind power generation
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with China Communications Construction Compa...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean LPs eye industrial, logistics amid e-commerce growth
Global real estate will be the least-chosen asset class for South Korean institutional investors this year, according to a recent survey. Despite curr...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Bando E&C commences second housing project in US
South Korea's Bando Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Tuesday that it has embarked on its second housing development project, "The Bor...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Taihan Cable sees strong US business in January
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it has surpassed a cumulative order in the US amount of $32 million (42.8 bil...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Daewoo E&C completes India's longest sea bridge
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) announced on January 23, 2024, that it has completed the construction of the Mumbai Trans...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
POSCO E&C develops solution for detecting wall cracks by drones
South Korea's POSCO E&C has developed a solution for apartment exterior wall maintenance using drones.The company announced on Tuesday that it h...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Shinsegae E&C issues $150 mn bond to calm liquidity concerns
South Korea’s Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co. (Shinsegae E&C) said on Friday it has raised 200 billion won ($150 million) thr...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Mercedes-Benz unveils New E-Class in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz Korea on Friday unveiled the 11th generation of its fully redesigned mid-sized The New E-Class sedan in South Korea.This latest iterat...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korean securities downgrades GS E&C’s investment opinion
Hyundai Motor Securities downgraded its investment opinion on GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) from "Buy" to "Market Perform" on...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hanwha bond bookbuilding 10 times oversubscribed
Hanwha Corp., the parent company of Hanwha Group, announced on Thursday that it had received orders totaling 1.49 trillion won ($1.14 billion) in it...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial to bolster private banking service: chairman
Woori Financial Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest financial holding company, will reinforce its wealth management service for high-net-worth...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem sees up to 25% battery sector growth in 2024: report
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., the parent of the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects up ...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
China to stop broadcast of S.Korean LoL league
China will stop the official broadcast of League of Legends (LoL) Champions Korea (LCK), according to the South Korean game industry. “There w...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)