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Energy
S.Korea to raise nuclear power to one third of energy supply
South Korea plans to increase its proportion of nuclear power to 33% of the country’s energy generation by 2030, while slashing its proportion...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
South Korean gamers mobilize offline to make their voices heard
Angered by what they deem to be an unfair rewards system and poor customer service, South Korean players of Kakao Games Corp.’s Japan-created ...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has narrowed its technology gap in Level 3 self-driving vehicles with Tesla Inc. to one year, mo...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SoftBank-backed Tridge becomes South Korea’s first agriculture unicorn
South Korea’s agriculture and food trading platform Tridge Co. announced Thursday that it raised 50 billion won ($37.4 million) from DS Asset ...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK taps Korean PE for $1.5 bn after Carlyle's Lee quit
SK On Co. has turned to domestic private equity firms to raise up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) after talks with four big global funds have dried...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics, Samsung C&T extends investment in US biotech firms
The Life Science Fund, jointly launched by Samsung Biologics and Samsung C&T Corp., announced Wednesday it invested $15 million in US biotech fi...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor releases new glass micro saw
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s leading chip equipment maker, has launched a ‘full automation glass micro saw' dubbed GL2101 and ...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Home decoration app O!House launches a beta version in Japan
“Even though different countries have varying living conditions, we all share the common goal of decorating our spaces,” Jay Lee, CEO of...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Megazone Cloud receives $343 mn from MBK, IMM PE in Series C funding
Megazone Cloud Corp., South Korea’s largest managed cloud service provider (MSP), has completed its Series C funding round with a combined 450...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle CEO Lee’s sudden exit puts the PE’s Korea strategy in spotlight
The sudden resignation of The Carlyle Group Inc. Chief Executive Kewsong Lee has not just surprised the global investment community but raised quest...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion logs strong Q2 earnings powered by biosimilars
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical maker Celltrion Inc. on Friday reported strong quarterly earnings thanks to healthy demand for its biosimilar ...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks Korea faces its biggest challenge in 23 years
Starbucks Korea, the undisputed leader in South Korea’s coffee franchise landscape, is facing the biggest challenge of its 23-year history.&nb...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Fashion platform Brandi eyes unicorn status with $51 mn funding round
South Korean fashion e-commerce platform Brandi Inc. has embarked on a 67 billion won ($51 million) funding round, hoping for around 800 billion w...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Naver's Kream buys stake in Malaysian resale platform
Kream, the resale platform of South Korea’s online portal Naver Corp., has agreed to buy a stake in Malaysia’s biggest sneaker resale co...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment
Geekble, operator of the YouTube science channel of the same name, has raised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in bridge investment, the company said on...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung develops world’s fastest graphics DRAM chip
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a sample of the industry’s fastest graphics DRAM, designed to significantly advance the graphics ...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Blockchain game developer Planetarium Labs raises $32 mn
Planetarium Labs raised $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by Animoca Brands, and joined by Samsung Next, WeMade, and Krust Universe.The s...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
DeepBrain AI to bring back deceased loved ones – virtually
Perhaps we will soon not be remembering our loved ones only through photos.Imagine a virtual rendition of the deceased speaking at his or her memori...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Shares in oil refiners hit by windfall tax concerns
Two listed oil refining companies in South Korea saw a combined 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) wiped off their market cap on Wednesday, after the m...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai revs up car output amid signs of easing auto chip crunch
As the global chip supply shortage shows signs of easing, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is working down its order backlog by...
Jun 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Why Samsung didn't join race for S.Korea's air taxi project
Samsung, a name seen everywhere in South Korea from apartment complexes to home appliances, is missing on the list of bidders for the country’...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s luxury Genesis goes bespoke under One of One brand
Owning a luxury car with the design, interior finish or even engine power to one's liking is what drivers dream of but seems out of reach for most.G...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
VA Corp. to build Asia’s largest virtual studio with LG’s LED displays
VA Corp. (VAC), a South Korean visual effects production startup, is building Asia’s largest virtual studio complex equipped with super-large ...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S-Oil shuts processing units after one killed, nine injured in blast
ULSAN, South Korea -- S-Oil Corp., Saudi Aramco’s refining unit in South Korea, has shut some of its production facilities in a move that will...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
One Store becomes fifth Korean IPO dropout this year
One Store Co., South Korea's homegrown app store, on Wednesday canceled its initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, after its shares failed t...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korean app market One Store to venture into SE Asia
One Store Co., South Korea's homegrown app store, will venture into Taiwan and Southeast Asia within the year, aiming to crack Google and Apple's du...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung’s stock underlines cloudy outlook despite record Q1
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. fell to a fresh 52-week low on Thursday despite posting record sales for the third consecutive quarter as investor...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup accelerator Klim Ventures secures $4 mn in bridge capital
South Korea’s startup accelerator Klim Ventures announced Tuesday it has secured 5.5 billion won ($4 million) worth of bridge capital. ...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinsegae, IGIS bolster tie-ups to bid for IFC Seoul
South Korea's retail giant Shinsegae Group has joined forces with Seoul-based IGIS Asset Management Co. to bid for International Finance Center in S...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea, Lone Star brace for ruling on decade-long dispute
An international arbitrator is set to rule on a decade-long legal tussle between South Korea and Lone Star Funds as early as next month over the US ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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