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Automobiles
S.Korea ranks fifth in global auto output for third straight year
South Korea’s auto production last year ranked fifth worldwide for the third year in a row.A report on world automotive output from the Korea ...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
DB Insurance acquires Vietnam's 10th largest insurer VNI
DB Insurance has acquired Vietnam National Aviation Insurance (VNI), Vietnam's 10th-largest property and casualty(P&C) insurance company. With a...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LowCarbon, Space Florida sign agreement to build hydrogen hub
LowCarbon, South Korea's climate tech company, has signed an agreement on Thursday with Space Florida and Ocean Green Hydrogen, a Tampa-based climat...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean firms with focus on emerging Asia to shine
South Korean companies with a large proportion of sales to emerging Asia are expected to shine in the stock market this year as their revenue from t...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
AmCham pledges to make S.Korea Asia's top biz hub
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in South Korea on Thursday said it seeks to make the nation Asia's top business hub on the 70th anniversar...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Heavy to develop core technology for seawater electrolysis system
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. signed a business agreement for jointly developing seawater electrolysis system core technology at the Korea Institute ...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's Samsung C&T wins 2023 Asia Design Prize
On Monday, Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction division announced that Dongrae Raemian iPark in Busan, South Korea, a project in which it participa...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches Galaxy S23 series in 55 markets worldwide
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday the release of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23 series, in 55 markets around the world, in...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to lure global talent with high pay for space agency
South Korea is set to attract global talent with high salaries for a planned government space agency as the country aims to boost long-term growth i...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Zigbang signs agreement with Saudi's National Housing Company
On Monday, South Korean proptech company Zigbang announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia's National Housing Company with the goal of digitalizing ...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG provides electronics service training to Cambodian youths
LG Electronics Inc. said on Sunday that it is offering technology training to help talented Cambodian youths become more self-reliant.For four days ...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
KAL introduces self-service bag drop for domestic flights
South Korea's flagship carrier Korean Air Lines Co. is the first airline in the country to adopt self-service bag drop on domestic flights.The compa...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's Woowa Brothers launches professional service robot affiliate
Woowa Brothers, the parent company of South Korea's food delivery app Baedal Minjok, on Wednesday spun off its professional service robot unit into ...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's fisheries ministry to transfer tech on Napoleon fish to SE Asia
South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will transfer technology to Indonesia on farming the tropical Napoleon fish and reduce sea pollution ...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KISA launches ASEAN Cyber Shield project for strengthening cyber security
The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Monday has announced the launch of the "ASEAN Cyber Shield" project, a major international cooper...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Mobile Living Space: Hyundai’s new future mobility concept
A self-driving vehicle taking a passenger home and then docking into the building so that they can enter the house without being exposed to the outs...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
LS Electric builds rail signal system in Taiwan for $39.8 million
South Korea's LS Electric Co. on Friday said the Railway Bureau of the Taiwanese Ministry of Transportation and Communications named the company the...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to open Galaxy Experience Spaces for Galaxy Unpacked
Samsung Electronics Co. will open 29 interactive Galaxy Experience Spaces in 24 locations in 19 countries, following the Galaxy Unpacked event to be...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Kolon Global secures patent for Kankan Smart Space technology
South Korea's construction engineering company Kolon Global Corp. said on Monday that it has obtained a technology patent for the multi-purpose syst...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean government to finance $625 million for K-content in 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized on Thursday the importance of K-content, saying content will become the most important industry to s...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hilton Seoul to close business for redevelopment project
Millennium Hilton Seoul, founded in 1983, will close down for business on Dec. 31 due to redevelopment plans for the property.The five-star hotel ...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
POSCO Gwangyang Works obtains green data center certificiation
POSCO Gwangyang Works, one of the two pillar steel mills of POSCO Holdings Inc. together with Pohang Works, obtained a Green Data Center Bronze Grad...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor transforms buses into mobile office spaces
South Korea's automaking giant Hyundai Motor Co. said on Monday it had launched the country's first mass-produced mobile office bus: the "Universe M...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korean Air newly incorporated into 2022 DJSI Korea
Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Wednesday that it has been newly included in the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) Korea announced ...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility gets int'l certification for offshore wind power system
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Monday said it is Korea's first to receive international certification for an eight-me...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Energy buys stake in subscription car wash service
South Korea is seeing growth in the variety of services for the rising number of eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) on the nation's roads.Industry...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung holds Care-in-Space Challenge in US for space healthcare startups
South Korea's pharmaceutical company Boryeong said on Friday that it held the first "Care-in-Space Challenge" event, a new space healthcare startup ...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Shinhan Financial taps banking unit head as group CEO
Shinhan Financial Group appointed the head of its flagship banking unit as the group’s next chief executive officer as the major South Korean ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
MDimune signs research agreement with Australian National University
MDimune, a South Korean biotech company, said on Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with the Clear Vision Research (CVR) Lab, a research grou...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea's foreign exchange reserves last month see first rise in 4 months
Korea last month saw its first rise in foreign exchange reserves in four months amid monetary authorities selling the greenback to avert a sharp dep...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)