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Korean startups
Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets
South Korea’s startup minister Lee Young vowed to support the country’s startup ecosystem on Sunday, during her tour to the United State...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis receives $1.6 bn order from global carmaker
Hyundai Glovis announced on Wednesday that it received an order worth 2.2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) from a global carmaker, a record-high vehicle ...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 logs record pre-orders in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, announced on Tuesday that its first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 is enjoying record pre-orders...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea’s mounting trade deficit knocks won to 13-year low
South Korea’s won has hit the weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on a mounting trade deficit while growing concerns over ...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion gains sales approval for biosimilar Vegzelma in Europe
Celltrion Healthcare Co., South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.'s global marketing affiliate, said on Friday it has obtained the Europ...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT delays key game launches, darkening H2 outlook
NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s leading games developer, postponed the releases of key games that could attract new users, clouding its business o...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's Vestas launches second $231 mn European warehouse fund
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. has created a 300 billion won ($231.2 million) blind pool fund for Europe-based logistics cente...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is kickstarting efforts to attract foreign visitors with new tour programs and a promotional video featuring the ...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won may head to 1,400 against the dollar for 1st time since 2008-09 crisis
The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC breaks ground on Europe’s largest copper foil plant in Poland
SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Friday it has begun construction of a 900 billion ...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to rev up Korean food sales in Europe
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to accelerate the expansion of its Korean food business in Europe. It aims to increase annual fo...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S to launch London office in view of growth opportunities in Europe
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is preparing to open a business office in London as it sees growth op...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom gears up for global launch of metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. took steps to launch its metaverse platform in other countries as it aims to seek a future gro...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Residential, urban logistics in Europe are attractive: Patrizia
Despite a number of global market uncertainties, there is value in real assets where rental income grows faster than inflation, Mahdi Mokrane, head ...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Tour sees turnaround on higher property value
South Korea's Lotte Tour Development Co. has decided to book 568 billion won ($440 million) in valuation gains from its stake ownership of the land ...
Jun 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung holds emergency CEO meeting on technology, risk
Chief executives of Samsung Group’s technology units, led by Samsung Electronics Co., held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss new techn...
Jun 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to end hatchback coupe Veloster as Kona, Avante N favored
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will discontinue the production of its hatchback coupe Veloster to focus on the more popular hig...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kids animation creator SAMG eyes IPO in H2
South Korea’s SAMG Entertainment Co., a media production firm well known for animation Mini Force, is aiming for listing on the secondary bour...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia speed up expansion in European EV market
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, are expanding their presence in Europe, the world’s second-largest el...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air vows to get nod from all antitrust bodies for Asiana merger
Korean Air Lines Co., which is putting the final touches on its acquisition of crosstown rival Asiana Airlines Inc., said on Monday it expects to ob...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon, Biden highlight 'economic security alliance' following Samsung tour
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and visiting US President Joe Biden emphasized the two countries' iron-clad commitment to economic security all...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s Iljin to build $391 mn battery materials plant in Spain
South Korea’s Iljin Materials Co. plans to invest 500 billion won ($391.2 million) in a battery materials plant in Spain, its first production...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to take Korean ondol heating system to GV90
In the era of autonomous driving, the definition of the space inside a car is expanded into a moving living space, and Hyundai Motor Co. aims to tak...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to sell biosimilar products via its own channel in Europe
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. plans to sell all of its biosimilar products through its own sales channels in Europe to impr...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom to launch metaverse platform in Europe
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and its spin-off investment firm SK Square Co. joined hands with Europe’s largest teleco...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to hire two GPs for global infrastructure debt
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 14 that its insurance arm will select two asset managers for a maxi...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
JYP Entertainment stocks skyrocket 70% in three months
Shares of JYP Entertainment Inc. have been skyrocketing in recent months. The record label stocks jumped more than 70% from its lowest price point s...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions wins France's solar farm project
Q Cells, a renewable energy division of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., has clinched a large-scale solar energy project in France, acceleratin...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Europe emerges as battleground for webtoon dominance
South Korea’s tech behemoths Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. are intensifying competition over who will dominate the global webtoon market. ...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, Ford to set up battery JV in Turkey for Europe
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. will set up a joint venture to produce electric vehicle batteries in Turkey with a local com...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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