Golden Hour: Part 2
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Petrochemicals
HD Hyundai Oilbank to supply ultra-low sulfur diesel to Guam
HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., South Korea’s refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, announced on Wednesday that it secured a contract to supply 7.2 million ...
May 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
MBK, Air Premia team up for Asiana’s cargo unit; Jeju Air exits
South Korea's low-cost carrier Air Premia Inc. has teamed up with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to win Asiana Airlines Inc.'s ...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace, Poland sign $1.6 billion Chunmoo rocket launcher deal
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, on Thursday signed a $1.64 billion deal to supply 72 units of Chunmoo multiple launch ...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
KT&G faces $2 bn damages suit over heated tobacco invention
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, is facing a $2 billion damages suit from a former employee who claimed the South Kore...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to build battery pack plant in Spain for Volkswagen
NAVARRA, Spain -- Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Wednesday it has broken ground for an electric vehicle battery pack plant in Spain for stable supply to ...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Krafton shares sink as SK Square taps 2.2% block trade
Shares of Krafton Inc., South Korea’s gaming behemoth, lost about 8% on Tuesday on news that SK Square Co., an investment arm of the country&r...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai Infracore to participate in INTERMAT 2024
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Monday that it will participate in INTERMAT 2024 which will be held from April 24 to 27 at Parc ...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW to support Korean automotive startups at new R&D center
German luxury carmaker BMW Group is set to support South Korean automotive startups in their overseas expansion as it on Monday opened a new researc...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korea's LX opens Hungary terminal for Europe EV, battery logistics
LX Pantos, one of the top logistics firms in South Korea, has launched a railway terminal in Hungary for the electric vehicle and battery logistics ...
Apr 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS loses $1.2 bn in local stocks in Q1 on weak battery shares
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, lost 1.66 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in domestic stock ...
Apr 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Taeyoung E&C lets chairmen go as part of restructuring
Belt-tightening Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C), the 16th-largest construction company in South Korea and undergoing ...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials
Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fi...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea to offer $5 bn insurance for defense exports
South Korea will provide more than 7 trillion won ($5 billion) in insurance this year for domestic defense companies' exports as the country aims to...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
LH issues $193 mn Brazilian bonds
Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) announced on Tuesday that it had issued Brazilian real-denominated bonds worth approximately 270 billion w...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI inks $723 mn eVTOL aircraft parts deal with Brazil’s Eve
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, said it signed a 1 trillion won ($723 million) deal ...
Apr 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang to raise membership fees, 1st hike in over 2 years
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, said on Friday it will raise membership fees 58.1% to 7,890 won ($5.7) per month as i...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s HD Hyundai ties up with GE, L3Harris for warship exports
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is joining hands with major US defense technology firms to expand its presence i...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire to supply premium tires to Jeep, Peugeot in Korea
Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, announced on Tuesday that it will supply tires to 33 official service centers nationwide for J...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine Solution aims for top spot in global ship repair market
When the global shipbuilding industry was reeling from the economic slowdown in recent years, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung, GS win $7.2 bn gas plant project in Saudi
South Korea’s Samsung Engineering (new name: Samsung E&A) and GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) won a $7.2 billion co...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
EVs in S.Korea exceed 500,000
The cumulative number of electric vehicles (EVs) registered in South Korea exceeded 500,000 last year.The number of EV chargers supplied domesticall...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s rate cut hope wanes with inflation above 3% in March
South Korea’s headline inflation stayed above 3% for two straight months in March on a surge in fruit and vegetable prices coupled with higher...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Money pours in for technology to reshape Korean restaurants
Investors are betting big on food service technology startups in South Korea as the adoption of self-service systems in the country’s food and...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor opens N brand tuning online shop
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Friday that it opened an online shop for its high-performance car N brand's tuning, The N Performance Shop. The ...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Ssangyong E&C wins deals for two Dubai luxury residences
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Monday that it secured two luxury residence construction projects in Dubai, United Arab Em...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Red Sea Global agree on EV, AAM projects in Saudi luxury resorts
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has agreed with Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored developer Red Sea Globa...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SM Entertainment founder invests $5.2 million in Mindlogic
K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co.'s founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man is expected to invest up to 10 billion won ($7.5 million) in Mind...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
MBK secures $1 bn refinancing on Homeplus from Meritz
MBK Partners, the North Asia-focused private equity firm, has refinanced all of its 1.3 trillion won ($1 billion) loans on Homeplus with a new one f...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia's European sales reach 79,000 units in February
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. reported a 2.3% rise in European sales in February, selling a combined total of 79,130 vehicles, according to data f...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's drone market set for takeoff, led by startups
Starting in May, drones, not boats, will deliver parcels and even fried chicken to residents living on some of South Korea's remote islands unreacha...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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