Milan Design Week
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Airlines
Asiana Airlines suspends selling seats next to emergency exit doors
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines Inc., which had an incident of landing with the emergency exit door open, will not sell seats next to the emerge...
May 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Festival celebrating BTS’ 10th anniversary to be held in Seoul in June
BTS Festa 2023, a festival celebrating the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut, will take place June 12-25 across Seoul, their agency Big Hit Music annou...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s N Vision 74 praised at Italy’s classic-concept car show
Hyundai Motor Co., which has stunned the auto industry with its rebuilt 1974 Pony Coupe concept, has again enthralled car enthusiasts with its ...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreigners gobble up chip stocks in S.Korea, buoying overall Kospi
Foreign investors' appetite for South Korean stocks remains insatiable, mainly for semiconductor heavyweights, underscoring their high expectations ...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s design inspiration: Pony Concept restored after 50 years
For Hyundai Motor Co., the Pony – its first car – is a bittersweet memory.When Hyundai set its sights on car manufacturing back in 1974,...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Designer of 2018 Winter Olympic cauldron returns with solo golf cart
Personal space has become more important since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, and one South Korean-led industrial design company has develop...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen fuel cell tram wins iF Design Award
Hyundai Rotem is South Korea's first rail company to win a global design award, with its hydrogen fuel cell tram claiming the main prize in the pr...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C apologizes for collapse of apartment parking lot
GS Engineering & Construction Co. made an official apology on Tuesday for the collapse of a structure in an underground parking lot of a new apa...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy Industries develops next-generation FLNG
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a new model for its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) production facility, aimed...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung Heavy forms int'l consortium to make nuclear plants at sea
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Denmark's Seaborg Technologies on Friday announced their...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean firms applies for record-high 76,592 patents abroad in 2022
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on Thursday said the number of patents filed overseas by domestic companies last year set a record-hi...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon Games’ Blue Archive surpasses 1 million pre-registrants in China
South Korea’s Nexon Games Co. on Wednesday said the number of pre-registrants for its strategy role-playing game Blue Archive exceeded one mil...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Welt gets second digital therapeutic device approval in S. Korea
South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on Wednesday that it has approved the cognitive therapy software "WELT-I" developed by We...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Robotics launches collaborative robot dedicated to F&B
Doosan Robotics, a robot solution subsidiary of South Korea's Doosan Group, announced on Monday the release of its E series collaborative robot, des...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Bespoke Infinite appliance wins iF Design Awards
Samsung Electronics co. has received a total of 80 awards, including one gold award, in 2023 iF Design Awards, an international design competition h...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award
South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology said on Thursday that its electric vehicle (EV) exclusive tire brand, "iON," has secured four ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Department Store plans to open Line Friends pop-up store
South Korea's Lotte Department Store seeks to attract foreign tourists amid Golden Week holidays in Southeast Asia.Tourists from the region are expe...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
ASICLAND, TSMC’s sole Korean partner, eyes 2023 IPO
ASICLAND Co. is the only South Korean semiconductor design house for the world’s largest foundry TSMC Co., which manufactures chips for about ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s debt-ridden public companies selling off overseas coal mines
South Korea’s debt-ridden public enterprises are selling off their stakes in overseas coal mines to improve their financial status and stay in...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Verismo's CAR-T therapy designated fast-track status by FDA
Verismo Therapeutics, a US affiliate of South Korean pharmaceutical firm HLB Co., has received fast-track designation from the US Food and Drug Admi...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korean Openedges’ chip IP licensed by Toyota affiliate Aisin
Openedges Technology, South Korean semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) platform, announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a vehic...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor wins Newsweek World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors Awards
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it won two categories at the "World's Greatest Auto Disruptors 2023" awards ceremony by Newsweek, a ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Saramin launches AI interview coaching service for job seekers
South Korean career matching platform Saramin (formerly SaraminHR Co.) said on Tuesday that it has unveiled an AI interview coaching service t...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics' OLED Flex wins top Red Dot Design Award
LG Electronics Inc., said on Sunday that it has won a total of 24 awards at the prestigious "Red Dot Design Award." Among the accolades, LG El...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan Mobility Innovation, MIT to develop hydrogen motorcycle
South Korea's Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a hydrogen fuel cell-making subsidiary of Doosan Corp., on Thursday announced a partnership with the...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
CJ OliveNetworks launches API marketplace platform API Plex
CJ OliveNetworks, an ICT subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, said on Tuesday that it has launched an application programming interface (API) marke...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea's Cafe24 launches customized enterprise service
South Korea's global e-commerce platform Cafe24 Corp. announced on Tuesday the launch of a new page called "Cafe24 Enterprise Service," which is des...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Eastar Jet resumes operations with sold-out flights after three-year hiatus
South Korean low-cost airline Eastar Jet Co. has recommenced commercial operations after a three-year suspension, with a flight from Gimpo to Jeju t...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM's SUV Trax Crossover gets 6,000 preorders in 3 days
The Chevrolet Trax Crossover, a utility vehicle mass produced by General Motors Korea, is soon expected to exceed 10,000 preorders amid greater-than...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility wins back-to-back power plant deals in Central Asia
South Korean power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has secured a series of contracts in Central Asia, including orders in Uzbekistan and Kazakhs...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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