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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils UltraGear OLED gaming monitors
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Monday that it unveiled LG UltraGear gaming monitors that can switch resolution and refresh rate according to conte...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Hanmi Science-OCI merger may gain traction with NPS' support
The merger of South Korea’s pharmaceutical holding firm Hanmi Science Co. and chemicals giant OCI Holdings Co. is likely to gain momentum as N...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea needs population growth for sustainability: World Bank chief
World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Thursday that South Korea needs to boost population growth by easing the fierce competition in education and...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean newly married couples’ birth rate at record low
South Korea’s fertility rate among newly married couples, who account for most of the country’s newborns, hit a trough last year, adding...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to add India, Lithuania to list of nations eligible for E-9 visa
South Korea plans to allow non-professional workers from India and Lithuania to apply for the E-9 visa as the country struggles with a shrinking wor...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Samyang Foods launches TomYum Buldak Ramen in US
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Friday it began to release the new export-exclusive product of Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or Buldak Rame...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Red ginseng proven to treat drug addiction: Research
It has been revealed that red ginseng significantly improves drug addiction and withdrawal symptoms caused by substance abuse. The research results ...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
K-pop without ‘K’ nurtured to evolve into global mainstream genre
Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse HYBE Co., has been leading a global girl group audition program i...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Korea’s heavy dependence on China for raw materials deepens
While the urea crisis in 2021 laid bare South Korea’s heavy dependence on China for basic raw materials, concerns are growing that Korea&rsquo...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
India, LG’s land of promise with young, rich population
NOIDA, India -- LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, plans to build a new electronics plant in India to cement its dominant...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam
Hanwha Life Insurance Co.’s Vietnamese subsidiary has reported a cumulative profit in 15 years, marking the first South Korean insurers’...
Aug 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
1% reduction in working-age population reduces GDP by 0.59%: report
A study has revealed that a decrease in the working-age population due to low birth rates and an aging population, coupled with an increase in the d...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea's elderly population to exceed 10 million in 2024
The number of people in South Korea aged 65 or over next year is expected to break 10 million, with the country to enter an era in which 20% of the ...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's ETRI creates software for faster 5G using small cells
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), a non-profit government-funded research institute in South Korea, said on Tuesday ...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group ranks first in US vehicle dependability study
Hyundai Motor Group has once again topped the U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) conducted by J.D. Power, ranking first among 16 global automoti...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK to buy Japanese nursing home and care service for $300 mn
MBK Partners, the largest private equity firm in Northeast Asia, is set to acquire Japanese senior nursing care service company Unimat Retirement Co...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Inventage Lab launches clinical trials for addiction treatment in Australia
South Korea's Inventage Lab, a developer of a drug delivery system platform, on Wednesday said it received approval from the Human Research Ethics C...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Hyosung Chemical fails to sell any bonds in demand forecast
South Korea's Hyosung Chemical has failed to receive a single purchase order in its demand forecast for corporate bond issuance.Investment banking s...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to consider EV assembly plant in Saudi Arabia
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, plans to consider building an assembly plant for electric vehicles and internal combustion e...
Jan 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Whisky imports up 62%, projected to be popular next year and beyond
As whisky became more popular in Korea, the amount of whisky imported for 10 months until October this year increased about 62% compared to the same...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea's total fertility rate falls under 0.8 in 3rd quarter
South Korea's birth rate in the third quarter this year set another all-time low of under 0.8, and the national population consequently declined f...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Math app Qanda enjoys surge in popularity with 74 mn subscribers
The number of subscribers to the mathematics education app Qanda exceeded 74 million as of earlier this month. It is rare for an app developed ...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Superpowers without dignity as China-US tensions grow
“The greatest danger that can befall us in coping with this problem of Soviet Communism is that we allow ourselves to become like those with w...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea forecast to have world's oldest population by 2070
South Korea is expected to become the world’s most elderly country with about half of its population aged 65 or older by 2070, the government ...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean chip exports to China rise thirteenfold in 21 years
China was South Korea’s top semiconductor buyer, purchasing 39.7% of overall Korean chip exports in 2021. The percentage increased 13 times ...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Korean manufacturers’ dependence on China intensifies
South Korean manufacturers are importing even more key industrial raw materials from China, deepening concerns over the dependence of Asia’s f...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global
Infrastructure is stronger than ever amid the current macroeconomic risks, and investors will see greater opportunities in the ...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea may be backpedaling in semiconductor push: Lawmaker
A sudden surge in demand for semiconductors post-pandemic, coupled with a prolonged chip shortage, has forced policymakers worldwide to revisit poli...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi stands out with own drugs as Korean rivals sell imports
South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. generated sales of more than 1 trillion won ($812.3 million) from its own medicines last year on strong...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea to report first-ever population drop in 2021
South Korea's total population in 2021 is set to decline for the first time since the country began collecting census data, hit by a sharp fall in b...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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