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Batteries
LG Energy Solution clinches multibillion-dollar ESS deals in Japan, Europe
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has secured a string of billion-dollar energy storage system (ESS) deals in Japan and Europe, outmaneuvering Chinese rivals ...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Glenwood PE to increase blind fund to $1 bn on pension funds’ interest
South Korea’s Glenwood Private Equity Co. is set to increase a blind fund to 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) as pension funds at home and abroad...
Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung, Celltrion lead biosimilar market in Europe, US
Samsung Bioepis Co. and Celltrion Inc. are outpacing long-established global drug manufacturers such as Amgen Inc. and Sandoz in the antibody biosim...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia ready to ramp up EV output in Europe, US
South Korea’s top two automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are expected to ramp up electric vehicle production in Europe and the US to b...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
European student housing is top of the class: Savills IM
The appeal of European purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) to real estate investors is growing rapidly. In the recent 2025 INREV Investor Int...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe
TARRAGONA, Spain – Despite a temporary slowdown in electric vehicle demand and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers, Kia Corp. rem...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion wins EU approval for autoimmune disease treatment Avtozma
Celltrion Inc.’s Avtozma, a biosimilar to Roche’s autoimmune disease treatment Actemra, has won approval from the European Commission, f...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC explores Europe middle-market private equity opportunities
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Monday explored investment opportunities in Europe’s middle-market private equity sector with other ...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medical devices
Middle East: New land of opportunity for Korean medical devices
South Korea is making inroads into the Middle East's medical device market dominated by the US and Europe, aiming to leverage the region’s str...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion’s Vegzelma: Most-prescribed cancer treatment in Europe
South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer Celltrion Inc.'s Vegzelma, a cancer drug referencing global biopharma Roche’s Avastin, h...
Feb 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy, Korea’s first refiner to export sustainable aviation fuel to Europe
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, said on Sunday it has shipped its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Europe, ...
Jan 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean drugmakers control more than half of European biosimilar market
South Korea’s two leading drugmakers, Celltrion Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co., have achieved a significant milestone in the European biosimilar...
Jan 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Yuhan’s lung cancer drug gets OK in Europe
Leclaza (ingredient: lazertinib), a new lung cancer treatment developed by South Korea’s Yuhan Corp. secured approval from the European Commis...
Dec 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's office cafeteria firms expand into overseas markets
South Korea's office cafeteria companies, including Hyundai Green Food Co., Ourhome, and Samsung Welstory plan to expand overseas markets with the p...
Dec 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fleetune continues evolving for smarter route optimization
Fleetune Inc., a South Korean transportation management service (TMS) platform-developing startup, is gearing up for a big leap next year with relen...
Dec 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia aims to reclaim Europe with EV2, keeps K4 output unchanged in Mexico
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, will start producing its entry-level electrified model EV2 from its plant in Slovakia next y...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
BOK to buy repos to counter martial law-driven market tantrum
South Korea’s central bank will provide "unlimited" liquidity to the country’s financial markets by purchasing repurchase agreements, or...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea’s LCCs to counter headwinds with exclusive routes, lower fares
South Korea’s budget airlines are gearing up to weather the sector’s downturn amid a weaker local currency and a sluggish domestic econo...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air resumes Incheon-Kumamoto flights after 27 years
Korean Air Lines Co. said on Monday that it relaunched the Incheon–Kumamoto route on November 24, offering seven weekly services.The route, la...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels
South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Bering Lab eyes 7-fold jump in revenue in 5 years
Bering Lab Inc., a South Korea-based artificial intelligence technology-powered translation startup with specialties in legal, financial and intelle...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to invest $584 mn to build food factories in Europe, US
CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, will spend a total of $584 million to build new food-manufacturing factories in Euro...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG unveils AI-powered commercial washers, dryers in renewed B2B push
South Korean home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. is stepping up efforts to enhance its presence in the global business-to-business (B2B) marke...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion releases Steqeyma in Europe
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said on Monday it released Steqeyma (ustekinumab) in Europe, the biosimilar of autoimmune disease treatment Stelara.T...
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Bioepis Q1 sales surpass $362 mn in US, Europe
Samsung Bioepis Co. reported that its quarterly overseas sales of key biosimilars exceeded 500 billion won ($362 million), according to figures re...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korean food appliance makers witness K-food fever in Europe
VIENNA – South Korea's small cooking appliance and beauty product makers gained certitude of their product quality and were convinced of...
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to launch Euro 7-compliant car in Europe next year
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to introduce a tougher emissions standards-compliant model in Europe next year ahead of...
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, said on Sunday the opening of its Europe Innovation Center in F...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korean food makers set sights on Europe with vegan, sugar-free offerings
PARIS – South Korean food companies such as Pulmuone Corp., Lotte Wellfood Co., Ottogi Corp. and Maeil Dairies Co. are gearing up for their ex...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Zero-sum fears arise in S.Korean airlines’ game of chicken
South Korea’s air carriers are fiercely vying for lucrative or untapped routes in a game of chicken to shore up their falling profit, raising ...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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