Q1 earnings
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Korean games
Krafton’s PUBG tops in global game market
“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), South Korea’s game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. ’s mega-hit ga...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Disappointing LG Energy earnings dim outlook amid weak EVs
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, disappointed investors with quarterly earnings on the sluggish global elect...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DRAM prices to rise up to 18% in Q1 2024: report
Memory chip prices are poised for a significant jump in the first quarter of 2024, with mobile DRAM spearheading the increase, according to research...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics posts record 2023 sales, Q4 profit misses forecasts
LG Electronics Inc. on Monday posted record-high 2023 revenue thanks to robust sales of home appliances and vehicle components, although its fourth-...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Kurly’s earnings rebound may put IPO back on track
Kurly Inc., South Korea’s dawn delivery pioneer of fresh produce, appears to be getting its delayed initial public offering back on track...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Memory chipmaker SK Hynix to raise $1 bn in dollar bonds
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, is seeking to raise about $1 billion in dollar bonds.The chipm...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean office, warehouse transactions plunge in Q1-Q3
The South Korean commercial real estate market saw its transaction value during the first three quarters of this year reach 10.9 trillion won ($8.4 ...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
DL E&C’s 1915 Çanakkale Bridge named Project of the Year
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Türkiye, completed by the company, received th...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget
Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has listed its MBX token on the global...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Elantra, Tucson selected among safest cars by IIHS
Hyundai Motor Co.'s passenger car Avante (name in the US: Elantra) and compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) Tucson earned the Top Safety Pick Plus ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte extends Brisbane Airport duty-free shop operations until 2034
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, said on Sunday it has extended its operating rights for a duty-free shop a...
Dec 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia EV9 selected safest car in Europe
Kia EV9, the flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker Kia Corp., received five stars in the Eu...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets
Four major banks in South Korea are enjoying healthy earnings from overseas businesses, particularly in Asian emerging markets.KEB Hana Bank posted ...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix expect high 2024 profits as memory market returns
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, expect to post decent chip profits next year as DRAM pri...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS logs 8.7% return in Q1-Q3 on stock boom, strong dollar
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea posted an 8.66% investment return from January to September of this year with assets under management ...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver to launch global version of Whale browser in Q1 2024
Naver Cloud, the infrastructure subsidiary of South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp., plans to launch a global version of its Whale browser in...
Nov 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCC T’way enjoys healthy earnings on preemptive investment
South Korean budget airline T'way Air Co. reported strong earnings as it benefited from its preemptive move of introducing new aircraft to increase ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte Hotels & Resorts ups ante in kimchi business
South Korea’s largest hotel group Lotte Hotels & Resorts is pinning high hopes on kimchi as a new revenue source amid intensifying competi...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit gets FDA approval for AI cancer diagnosis solution
South Korean medical AI company Lunit said on Tuesday its Lunit Insight DBT, an AI imaging diagnosis solution aiding in breast cancer diagnosis, has...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Disgruntled investors accuse Fadu of blowing smoke
Fadu Inc., the first unicorn in the South Korean semiconductor sector, which had a triumphant market debut three months ago, is facing the backlash ...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
PUBG’s glorious comeback in India boon to Krafton
South Korea’s game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. boasted the local gaming industry’s highest operating margin, above 40%,...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Automotive supplier Hanon Systems delivers Q3 earnings shock
South Korea's Hanon Systems Corp., a world-leading heat pump systems maker for automobiles, on Thursday reported worse-than-expected results in the ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
VCs give thumbs up to EV, parts/materials, travel tech
The venture capital funding crunch has continued through this year in South Korea but VCs have raised their stakes in select companies in the electr...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion enjoys record earnings on healthy biosimilar biz
South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. logged record quarterly earnings on the strong performance of its key biosimilar products while exp...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation targets profit from EV battery unit in Q4
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, said its electric vehicle (EV) battery subsidiary aims to turn to the black in the fourth...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea sees record of beverage exports in Q1~Q3
South Korea's exports of beverages from Jan. to Sept. this year exceeded $500 million to break all-time record.Export data released on Thursday by t...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Harman’s record profits prop up Samsung's Q3 earnings
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, on Tuesday reported a triple-digit quarterly increase in third-quarter profit ...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Seesawing refining margins cloud Korean refiners’ earnings
The outlook on South Korean oil refiners' earnings in the fourth quarter has turned murky as oil refining margins are back on a downward trend ami...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung beats Apple, Google to earn title as world’s best employer
Samsung Electronics Co. has retained the world’s best employer title this year for the fourth consecutive year, according to US business magaz...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec beats earnings estimates on healthy automotive biz
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to the strong automotive busin...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)