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Bio & Pharma
Samsung begins new drug development for rare diseases
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biosimilar development unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, has begun its new drug development busines...
Mar 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Lotte Group to give more authority to outside directors
Food-to-retail conglomerate Lotte will expand the authority of outside directors by separating the roles of chief executives and board chairs at its...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IL Science enters UK silicon lens market
South Korea's IL Science Co. said on Monday that it signed a contract with the US-based automotive electronics company Polymer Optics to supply an i...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia’s volume model EV3 to spearhead its electrification push: CEO
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday its upcoming volume electric model EV3 will spearhead the company’s el...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
ISS backs Kumho Petrochem in family feud-triggered proxy war
Proxy advisory firm International Shareholder Services (ISS) has expressed its support for all of Kumho Petrochemical Co.'s proposals up for vote ...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai strengthens eco-friendly remodeling vessels
South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution said on Friday that it signed a contract with the Greece-based Neptune to deliver engine part load optimi...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable to supply UHV network to Balfour Beatty
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Thursday that it will supply an an ultra-high voltage (UHV) power network worth $38 mil...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Movex to supply smart logistics for EcoPro BM Canada plant
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co., the logistics automation solutions affiliate of Hyundai Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a 20 bil...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha seeks further legal action vs HD Hyundai amid Navy project rivalry
Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, is seeking new legal action against HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. over the bigger ...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE reaches 50% of order target in two months
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) announced on Monday that it signed shipbuilding contr...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean wins $257 mn for two VLCCs
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Friday that it has won an order for two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from a shipowner in Oceania, t...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Electronics puts focus on customers to drive growth
LG Electronics Inc., transitioning into a smart life solution platform company from a simple white goods manufacturer, will enhance its customer-cen...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Family feud at Kumho Petrochem set to reignite
Park Chul-whan, the nephew of Kumho Petrochemical Co.'s former Chairman Park Chan-koo, has launched a proxy fight jointly with an activist fund, fue...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Shortt gets 400 mn views in one year in SE Asian market
Shortt, a South Korean short form content company, announced on Wednesday that it has got a total of 400 million views of its campaigns for South Ko...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a commercial contract with ATX Medical Solutions, Australia's largest m...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
POSCO taps ex-President Chang In-hwa as its next group chairman
POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO, has nominated former President Chang In-hwa as its next group chair...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HD Hyundai to supply low carbon solution to POSCO
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship components manufacturer, said on Thursday it has agreed to supply an artificial intelligence- and big data-ba...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao inspects SM Entertainment’s management
Kakao Corp. has embarked on a special inspection of SM Entertainment Co.'s financial reporting for the first time since the South Korean internet gi...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to export three anticancer drugs to Europe
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it has secured supply contracts for three anticancer biosimilars in European countries...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Mojave Proving Ground: Backbone of Hyundai, Kia’s success in US
CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. – The Mojave Desert, known by locals as the "high desert," lies some 170 km northeast of Los Angeles, California. In t...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Qcells, Microsoft strike 12GW solar panel deal
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group also known as Qcells in overseas market...
Jan 09, 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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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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Aerospace & Defense
KAI secures $1.1 bn deal to mass-produce light-armed helicopters
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the sole military aircraft manufacturer in the country, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract ...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK On Vice Chair Chey Jae-won sees greater growth potential in 2024
Chey Jae-won, executive senior vice chairman of SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Thursday he expects the company’s gro...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Inc., the ...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha clinches $2.4 bn Australian armored vehicle deal
Hanwha Aerospace Co. has won a $2.4 billion armored vehicle supply deal to Australia, adding to expectations that the South Korean defense industry ...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion, Cyron to develop multi-specific antibody new drug
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it signed a joint research agreement with domestic startup ...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to export more K9 howitzer to Poland
Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Monday that it signed a $2.6 billion executive contract with the Polish State Armament Agency to export additional...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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