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Automobiles
BMW retains throne in South Korea’s imported car market
German luxury carmaker BMW claimed the mantle of top imported car brand in South Korea for a second consecutive year in 2024, beating out rival Merc...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor to introduce 10 startups in robotics, AI at CES 2025
Hyundai Motor Group, which has been promoting open innovation through generous investment in startups with promising technologies, will lead 10 cher...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia sell 7.23 mn units together in 2024, eye more sales in 2025
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Corp. have set a target to sell a combined 7.39 million units around the globe this year with greater focus on...
Jan 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi to move in 2,350-3,200 range in 2025: brokerages
South Korean stocks are expected to bounce back in the new year as their extremely low valuation following investors’ massive sell-offs in 202...
Dec 31, 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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Automobiles
S.Korea's personal mobilities firm GCoo enters Africa
South Korean personal mobility (PM) company Gbike, the operator of PM sharing service platform Gcoo, said on Wednesday it started the electric kick ...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
S.Korea’s c.bank chief sees limited impact of political turmoil on economy
South Korea’s central bank chief said on Wednesday the impact of political turmoil caused by martial law on Asia’s fourth-largest econom...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion BioSolutions launched to venture into CDMO
Celltrion Inc. on Tuesday launched its contract development and manufacturing organization unit Celltrion BioSolutions Co. in its foray into the CDM...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests $3 mn in AI-powered video analysis startup Twelve Labs
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said on Friday it will invest $3 million in Twelve Labs Inc., a Korean AI-powered video analys...
Dec 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S&P downplays martial law impact on S.Korean economy
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday "the introduction and swift revocation of martial law in South Korea ...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s inflation stays at 1% level for 3rd straight month
South Korea’s consumer prices remained steady at the 1% level for the third straight month in November thanks to a drop in oil prices. But eco...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to produce HBM4 on 3 nm foundry process in 2025
SK Hynix Inc. will adopt the 3-nanometer process, the most advanced foundry technology available, to produce customized HBM4 chips in the second hal...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS enjoys 9.2% return as of Q3 on bullish US stocks
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s largest institutional investor, reported a preliminary 9.18% return from investments, equiva...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Samsung to replace chiefs of 3 key posts: Memory, foundry, system LSI
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to replace the three key posts of its semiconductor business — memory, foundry and system LSI — as the Sou...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung C&T-Sumitomo consortium wins $3.7 billion Qatar project
An international consortium involving South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. and financial firms has won a $3.7 billion project to build a desali...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK to keep rate at 3.25% in Nov despite dim GDP outlook: survey
South Korea’s central bank is expected to freeze its policy rate at 3.25% during its last monetary policy meeting of the year to prevent any f...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank to arrange $3.7 bn for Qatar desalination, power plant
South Korea's Woori Bank said on Tuesday it will arrange the Qatar Ras Abu Fontas desalination and power plant project, estimated to cost $3.7 billi...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Cable, Denmark's CIP sign LOI for floating offshore wind
South Korea's LS Cable & System Ltd. said on Wednesday that it signed a letter of intent (LOI) for offshore wind cooperation with Copenhagen Inf...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics gets European certification for camera SW
South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Wednesday it obtained Automotive SPICE (A-SPICE) Level 3 certification for its vehicle camera modu...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
BYD to debut passenger EVs in South Korea in 2025
China’s electric vehicle giant BYD Co. will debut in the South Korean passenger car market next year with premium models in hopes of becoming ...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s HD Hyundai, Hanwha fail to win $7.3 bn Australian navy deal
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co. failed to win a $7.3 billion deal to build frigates for the Australian Navy, industry sources a...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, saw a rebound in US auto sales last month thanks to surges in demand for its hybrid ...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s household debt sees ‘balloon effect’ as rules tightened in Seoul
South Korea’s household lending market is witnessing a balloon effect as tighter government lending rules for Seoul and its surrounding metrop...
Nov 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS commits $436 mn to Koramco, Hana Alternative for real estate lending
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s largest institutional investor, has selected Koramco Asset Management Co. and Hana Alternati...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest battery maker, continues to grapple with dwindling battery demand from the electric vehicle industr...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Cuckoo eyes $172 mn IPO of Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur: Bloomberg
South Korea’s leading rice cooker and small appliance maker Cuckoo Holdings Co. is said to be seeking to list its Malaysian unit in the Southe...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Toyota, Hyundai agree to deepen ties in hydrogen, robotics
Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Group agreed to deepen their partnership in developing future mobility technology, especially in hydrogen fuel-...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor logs highest-ever Q3 revenue; margin drops
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profit margin for this year, despite delivering its highest-ever revenue for a third quar...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble’s RPG ‘Solo Leveling’ reaches 50 mn cumulative users
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. announced on Tuesday that the action role-playing game (RPG) “Solo Leveling: Arise” has reac...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai AutoEver SW platform gets A-SPICE level 3 certification
South Korea's Hyundai AutoEver Corp. said on Tuesday that its Mobilgene Classic 2.0 software platform has become the first in South Korea to receive...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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