FA-50 light attack aircraft
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 to work with Romanian state-run defense supplier
South Korea's defense contractor LIG Nex1 Co. will join hands with ROMARM, a Romanian state-run defense company, to develop anti-aircraft missiles a...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec eyes profit from EV powertrain, car lighting biz
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, aims to take profit from the electric vehicle powertrain and car lighting units...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Una Stella secures $4.4 mn pre-Series A funding
South Korean start-up Una Stella announced on Monday that it has secured 5.5 billion won ($4.4 million) in pre-Series A funding, led by Strong Ventu...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to ramp up capital expenditure by more than half thi...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI signs agreement with Northrop Grumman to develop UAVs
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in relation to "technical cooperation on verti...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean fighter jet KF-21 makes first supersonic flight
The first prototype of the South Korean fighter jet KF-21 Boramae on Tuesday made its first supersonic flight six months since its inaugural trip to...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils 200-megapixel image sensor for Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday unveiled its latest image sensor, the ISOCELL HP2, with improved pixel technology, which is widely expected to ...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea eyes removal of pre-reporting for forex transactions
South Korea as early as the second half of next year could lift regulations on money transfers abroad that exceed $50,000 per year.Daily foreign cur...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung SDS calls attacks on cloud biggest threat to cyber security
Cloud protection is the top cyber security concern for companies this year, a study says.Samsung SDS Co. on Thursday said this in its report "Top Fi...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Orchestra PE acquires KFC Korea for about $50 mn
Asia-focused Orchestra Private Equity agreed on Wednesday to buy a 100% stake in the South Korean operations of fast food chain KFC for around 60 bi...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Networks completes acquisition of local EV charging platform operator
SK Networks Co., a South Korean general trading firm, said on Jan. 3 it has completed the acquisition of SS Charger Co., a leading electric car char...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI, KARI collaborate in developing Korean UAM
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) has signed an agreement with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to help KARI perform a dry run test...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Tucson named BBC Top Gear's Best Family Car
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday that its Tucson SUV has been selected as the "best family car" by the British motoring TV show Top Gear.In the rece...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to develop Korea's first mine-sweeper helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) is poised to start R&D on a minesweeper helicopter that specializes in removing underwater mines.The compa...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea to introduce mandatory offer for takeover deals
South Korea is set to require a takeover bidder for a listed company to buy stakes held by small shareholders at the same price to be paid to a majo...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to develop drone for reconnaissance, attack
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Wednesday said it is developing a small multi-purpose drone with reconnaissance and attack functions like t...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Bionote slashs IPO price to 9,000 won, 50% lower than previous valuation
Everybody is aware that investment fever on biotech firms has already cooled due to rising interest rates and concerns over the fizzling economy, an...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korean military aircraft maker KAI to spend $1.1 bn on R&D
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, is poised to invest 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in re...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Rotem delivers first batch of K2 tanks to Poland in $3.4 bn deal
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense equipment maker, said on Wednesday it has delivered the first batch of its battle tanks to Poland as part ...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Imported auto sales jump 50% in November
The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) announced on Monday that along with the easing of a supply shortage of auto se...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, GM to inject another $275 mn in Tennessee plant
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co. plan to inject an additional $275 million in a US electric vehicle battery...
Dec 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec expands 5G network solution supply to NTT Docomo
Samsung Electronics Co. is expanding its presence in Japan’s telecommunications market with a supply of 5G network equipment to NTT Docomo Inc...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Nexon named preferred bidder for 50% of office tower from KTCU
Gaming giant Nexon Co. is set to acquire a 50% stake in the Autoway Tower, an office building in Seoul's Gangnam business district, from the Korean ...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK may raise rates by 50 bps again on Fed, inflation
South Korea’s central bank may increase interest rates by 50 basis points again as the US Federal Reserve continued to aggressively tighten mo...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s 1st export decline in 2 years dims BOK’s big-step rate hike outlook
South Korea’s exports fell for the first time in two years in October, posting a trade deficit for seven months in a row – the clearest ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea to face more headwinds after Q3 growth hits 1-yr low
The South Korean economy grew at its slowest pace of the year in the third quarter on weak net exports, adding to concerns over a further slowdown i...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK takes another big step hike as weak won lifts prices
South Korea’s central bank on Wednesday delivered its second 50-basis-point policy interest rate hike as the ailing won currency adds to infla...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders regain top post, to profit from higher ship prices
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have regained the world’s No. 1 title in terms of ship orders and are expected to swing to profit...
Oct 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK mulls 50-bp rate hike despite slower Sept inflation
South Korea’s headline inflation slowed in September for a second straight month on lower oil prices, but the central bank is still predicted ...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Malaysian officials to visit KAI plant for fighter jet deal
Malaysian government officials are scheduled to visit Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) next month for a light fighter jet contract, media repor...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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