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Economy
Seoul ranks 7th in city competitiveness assessed by Japanese Institute
Seoul's urban competitiveness rebounded after five years, ranking seventh in the world. It was due to the fact that the ranking of the economy categ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KEXIM bank issues $3.5 billion in foreign currency bonds
The Export-Import Bank of Korea on Thursday said it issued a record-high $3.5 billion in global bonds to investors worldwide.The government-run bank...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon signs MOU with Hanyang Univ. to develop gene therapy treatments
Kolon Industries Inc.'s Future Technology Institute said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hanyang University In...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Sejong kicks off private 5G business for exclusive use for industrial safety
Sejong Telecom, Inc. a mid-sized facilities-based telecommunications business and ICT platform company in South Korea, will launch a private 5G bu...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HLB confirms ophthalmic disease treatment in phase 3 clinical trials
South Korea’s biomedicine startup HLB Therapeutics Co. said on Monday that its Neurotrophic Keratopathy (NK) treatment RGN-259 proved effectiv...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Silvia Health attracts investment through pre-Series A funding
Silvia Health Inc., an age-tech startup based in Seoul, South Korea said on Monday that it has completed a pre-Series A investment with the particip...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medicox, Oramed sign MOU to enlist more institutional investors
South Korea's biomedicine firm Medicox Co. said on Monday that it had signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oramed Pharmaceutica...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS will intensify shareholder engagement, new CIO says
Seo Won-joo, the new chief investment officer of the National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, said on Dec. 27 that the pension fund will stren...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha takes over satellite technology from gov't institute
The state-run Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) said on Monday it had transferred to Hanwha Systems Co. the technology for satellit...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
85% of S.Korea's Gen MZ have contactless savings accounts
A study finds 90% of South Korea's Generation MZ, a demographic comprising millennials and Generation Z members born between 1981 and 2010, use cont...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
South Korea doubles gov't fintech innovation fund to $781 million
The South Korean government will double the value of its Fintech Innovation Fund, a source of financial support for the financial technology or fint...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Korean think tank urges focus on 'yold' demographic in clothing market
South Korea's Samsung Fashion Institute on Thursday announced "Dive In" as the keyword for next year's trends in the fashion industry, meaning that ...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis electrified G80 receives highest grade in IIHS crash test
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday that its G80 electric vehicle model received the highest rating of Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+) in a crash test d...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
More S.Koreans buy, sell homes online without realtors
South Korea’s top online flea market Danggeun Market and other platforms are growing more popular for property deals as home sellers look for ...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Mirae Asset introduces AI investment info service
Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday it had introduced two domestic stock artificial intelligence (AI) reporting services through its mobile t...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea must use Indonesia, Thailand as EV output-export bases: report
The Korea Automotive Technology Institute says the domestic auto industry should more proactively use Asean-region members like Indonesia and Thaila...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma confirms safety of flu vaccine in phase 1 trial
South Korea's leading pharmaceutical company GC Biopharma Corp. said on Thursday that it has confirmed the safety and immunogenicity of the patch-ty...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Dajia Insurance likely to put Korea's ABL Life up for sale again
China’s Dajia Insurance Group Co. seeks to divest of a full stake in its South Korean subsidiary ABL Life Insurance Co. with an estimated valu...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Kyobo Life seeks to transition into financial holding company
South Korean life insurance behemoth Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is seeking to transition into a financial holding company to expand its business footh...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SK Car Rental acquires ISO 45001 for safety, health management system
SK Car Rental said on Wednesday that it has obtained the safety and health management system (ISO45001) certification from the British Standards Ins...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Gas achieves milestone of zero accidents for 28 consecutive years
SK Gas said on Monday that its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import terminal in Pyeongtaek had achieved a record of no accidents for 28 consecutive ...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C creates world's first children's playground using 3D printing
Hyundai Engineering & Construction said on Thursday it has installed children's playground equipment it made using 3D printing technology at Hil...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's KDB to sell off its life insurer for fifth time
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is poised to accelerate the selling off of its affiliate KDB Life Insurance Co. next week...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
D.Day X D.Camp All Star event aims to narrow gap between VC and startup
Come this Thursday, D.Camp operated by the Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs will host the biggest demo day of the year, in collaboration wit...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CJ CheilJedang to strengthen R&D for bio and healthcare businesses
CJ Corp. announced it will strengthen its research and development (R&D) efforts in the bio and healthcare sectors. CJ CheilJedang Corp. ...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean life insurer eases bond market woes with buyback
A South Korean small insurer will buy back dollar perpetual bonds as scheduled, reversing its earlier decision not to recall the notes, to ease conc...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to introduce new planes, spend $1.7 bn on safety
Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s flag carrier, plans to bring in new airplanes and spend $1.7 billion on safety measures after a recent spa...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Small Korean life insurer further rattles bond market
A South Korean small insurer has made a rare decision not to buy back dollar perpetual bonds, in the first such case for the country’s issuers...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies
Korea Post’s insurance bureau will maintain its core-satellite strategy in private equity and debt investments for both stable revenue streams...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean corporate bond issuance hits 2022 monthly low in September
South Korean corporate bond issuance in September hit a monthly low this year on souring investor sentiment due to interest rate hikes.Corporate bon...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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