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Artificial intelligence
Upstage's AI beats global peers in benchmark math tests
South Korean artificial intelligence tech startup Upstage said on Monday that its math-specific large language model (LLM), jointly developed with l...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE wins $240 mn order for two ammonia carriers
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured its second shipbuilding contract of the year. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the shipbui...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Inventage Lab, Yuhan to co-work for obesity treatment
South Korea’s Inventage Lab Inc. announced on Friday that it has signed a joint development agreement with Yuhan Corp. for a long-acting inj...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG Elec to supply robot CLOi to SE Asian golf courses
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it signed a contract with the domestic golf service platform Smartscore to supply i...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem out-licenses obesity drug candidate to US firm
LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to license out a rare genetic obesity drug candidate in phase 2 clinical trials to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US biotech...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE wins $230 mn order for two VLGCs
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) on Friday said it has secured its first order this year for two very la...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW overtakes Mercedes-Benz as top-selling foreign carmaker in S.Korea
BMW has overtaken Mercedes-Benz in the South Korean market, regaining the top spot in the foreign automobile sales segment for the first time in eig...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Digital healthcare, robot, AI chip startups among VCs’ 2024 top picks
Startups that specialize in digital healthcare, robots and artificial intelligence chips are among South Korea-based venture capital firms’ to...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK names two partners as vice chairman, vice president
MBK Partners said on Wednesday it has named Moon Joo Ho, partner and head of South Korea for special situations, as the North Asia-focused private e...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI completes 1st batch of fighter jet exports to Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, completed its first batch of fighter jet exports to ...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korea to sell $3.6 bn stake in NXC via private offering
The South Korean government is seeking to sell a 4.71 trillion won ($3.6 billion) stake in gaming giant NXC Corp. via private placement as the autho...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Taeyoung files for debt workout; offers to sell stake in KKR JV
South Korea’s Taeyoung Group, saddled with 5.6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) in debt and loans it has guaranteed, filed for a debt workout progr...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
HD Hyundai Oilbank launches dedicated EV lubricant
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Oilbank said on Thursday that it launched a new dedicated electric vehicle (EV) lubricant brand the Hyundai XTeer EVF...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins $240 mn order for two VLACs
South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a 310.8 billion won ($240 million) order for two very la...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai Construction, Infracore to use integrated machinery platform
HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate, is building an integrated equipment manufacturing platform for its two const...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Grandeur regains Korean sedan crown after two-year hiatus
Hyundai Motor Co.'s Grandeur mid-to-large-sized sedan is poised to reclaim its crown as the best-selling Korean car in the domestic passenger car se...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung, HK inno.N to co-market Kanarb, K-CAB
South Korea’s pharmaceutical companies Boryung Corp. and HK inno.N announced on Wednesday that they will start co-marketing for their respec...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Fintech platform operator Viva Republica revives IPO plan
Viva Republica Inc., the operator of South Korea’s fintech platform Toss, has revived plans to go public after pushing back its stock market d...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to sell Russian car plants at about $100 for exit
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top carmaker, has decided to sell its plants in Russia for only about $100 to a local company although it has...
Dec 19, 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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Electric vehicles
Hyundai's Kona included on French EV subsidy eligibility list
Hyundai Motor Co.'s sports utility vehicle Kona is the only Korean EV included on a list of 78 electric vehicle models eligible for French subsidies...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million
South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has acquired Sharekhan Ltd., India’s 10th-largest brokerage firm, to enh...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia unveil snow tire-transforming technology
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. unveiled a tire technology that can transform regular tires into snow tires with the simple push of a button, the co...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean current account surplus at 19-month high on exports recovery
South Korea’s current account surplus hit a 19-month high in October as goods exports reported their first on-year growth in 14 months amid si...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia support Korean exports hit by weak chip sales
Two affiliates of Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker by sales, ranked as the top South Korean exporters in the one-year ...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in
The sibling rivalry for management control of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, has taken another turn as the e...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and BNP Paribas CIB have been reported to South Korean public prosecutors in violation of ...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to build huge two-ring Ferris wheel for $700 mn
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday unveiled the design of a Ferris wheel, tentatively named Seoul Twin Eye, which it plans to complete by 2...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal
South Korea and Japan on Friday revived their bilateral currency swap line to boost their dollar liquidity amid improved diplomatic relations.The tw...
Dec 01, 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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