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Business & Politics
US tariffs add risk premium to dollar assets: Maurice Obstfeld
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US tariff increases are adding risk premiums to dollar-denominated assets, undermining the dollar’s role as a glo...
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul, Washington agree on July tariff deal framework in '2+2' trade talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and the US have agreed to work together to craft a comprehensive tariff-liberalization package by July 8, marki...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan to lead financing for battery storage project in Japan
Shinhan Financial Group will lead 4.9 billion yen ($35 million) in financing for a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) construction pro...
Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, Hanwha Ocean to usher in battery-driven submarine era
Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung SDI Co. will start evaluating their jointly developed lithium-ion battery system for a submarine with South Korea&rsquo...
Apr 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung fends off Apple to reclaim global smartphone crown in Q1
Samsung Electronics Co. has regained its position as the world’s top smartphone vendor in the first quarter, outpacing Apple Inc. despite the ...
Apr 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS breaks into US smart city market
LG CNS Co., the information technology service unit of South Korea’s LG Group, has won its first public-sector smart city contracts in the US,...
Apr 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
South Korean defense industry thriving on strong overseas demand
The South Korean defense industry's current heyday is expected to continue for a while as global demand for Korean-made weapons and combat systems h...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
NPS pours $3.9 bn to buttress Korean stock market
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the country’s largest institutional investor, has come to the rescue of the domestic stock marke...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace signs $254 million deal to supply K9 howitzers to India
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it has signed a 370 billion won ($254 million) deal to supply K9 self...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air purchases GE engines for new Boeing aircraft
Korean Air Lines Co. has agreed to buy engines from GE Aerospace to power its new Boeing aircraft, GE Aerospace said on Wednesday.Under the agreemen...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to finalize $32.7 bn deals with Boeing, GE Aerospace
Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s top full-service carrier, is set to soon finalize $32.7 billion deals with Boeing Co. and GE Aerospace for...
Mar 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace plans record $2.5 bn rights offering for plant expansion
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it is raising 3.6 trillion won ($2.5 billion) in new capital through ...
Mar 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea’s Hanwha acquires 9.9% in Australia’s Austal
South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group has taken a 9.9% stake in Austal Ltd., an Australian shipbuilder, for 183.3 million Aust...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung in 'do or die' situation'; Lee sounds crisis alarm
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong has warned the company's executives that the South Korean tech giant has lost its characteristic "rele...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to mull responsible investment system for alternative investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to consider expanding its responsible in...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, has undergone a major makeover of its corporate identity (CI) for the first ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Palantir chiefs discuss AI shipyard, defense technology
Chung Kisun, executive vice chairman of the world’s largest shipbuilder HD Hyundai Co., has met with Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies I...
Mar 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s system chip, foundry business under close scrutiny for overhaul
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has put its system chip and foundry businesses under tight scrutiny for a possi...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Asia’s defense stocks climb on hopes of more European arms spending
Defense stocks in key Asian markets jumped on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations that European nations will boost security spending amid fears that the...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Sono Hospitality becomes new owner of Korean budget carrier T’way Air
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono Hospitality Group has emerged as the new owner of budget carrier T’way Air Co. by acquiring ...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is arranging a visit to South Korea next month to inspect shipyards and discuss cooperation on naval vessel constr...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s Hanwha eyes L-SAM exports with UAE’s EDGE
Hanwha Group’s Vice Chairman and heir apparent Kim Dong-kwan is on the front line to export South Korea's latest homegrown air defense system ...
Feb 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s defense order backlog reaches record $73.1 billion at end-2024
South Korea’s seven major defense companies saw their combined order backlog reach a record 105.6 trillion won ($73.1 billion) at the end of 2...
Feb 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha agrees to buy 60% stake in Ourhome for $599 mn
South Korea’s Hanwha Group, which is seeking to re-enter the catering market five years after leaving the sector, has agreed to buy a nearly 6...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hanwha Systems posts record earnings in 2024 on brisk defense sales
Hanwha Systems Co., a leading South Korean defense company, reported its best-ever earnings last year thanks to brisk sales of its defense systems i...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Sono Hospitality heralds proxy fight to control T’way Air
Sono Hospitality Group, South Korea’s top resort operator, has vowed to more actively horn in on the business of T'way Air Co., portending a p...
Jan 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
DIG Airgas, Air Products Korea: Two Korean megadeals in the offing
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is gearing up for two megadeals involving specialty gas makers, worth 5 trillion won ($3.4 billi...
Jan 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai starts to construct Peruvian Navy warships
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. officially launched the Peruvian navy's four warship project on January 10. The Peru Warship Pr...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc, MBK-Young Poong alliance to fight over cumulative voting
The battle over Korea Zinc Inc.'s management control between Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-birm and the Young Poong Corp.-MBK Partners alliance has n...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Imagoworks raises $15.6 mn in Series C funding
Imagoworks, South Korea's AI-based digital dental service startup, said on Tuesday it raised 23 billion won ($15.6 million) in Series C funding.Foun...
Dec 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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