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E-commerce
Coupang's PB SMEs in S.Korea triple in five years
Coupang Inc., South Korea's leading e-commerce platform, announced on Sunday that the number of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) manufacturer...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Ably launches virtual fitting AI service
South Korean fashion commerce platform Ably Corp. announced on Friday that it launched a new service The Shopping Mall-Specific Artificial Intellige...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Hyosung TNC to invest $1 bn in new bio-fiber plants in Vietnam
Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, plans to invest $1 billion in new bio-textile materials plants in Vietnam to accelerate its ...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem, Ansan City to team up for waste vinyl recycling
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. has decided to recycle waste vinyl generated in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, into plastic raw materials. The company announc...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox to supply $73 mn botulinum toxin to Brazilian firm
South Korea's biopharmaceutical firm Medytox Inc. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract with Brazilian pharmaceutical company Blau Farmaceu...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics introduces LoIS Parcel system
South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Tuesday that it completed the nationwide implementation of its next-generation parcel system LoIS Parcel.T...
Mar 26, 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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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea’s Liner, the world’s No. 4 generative AI web product
South Korea’s home-grown artificial intelligence service Liner was ranked the world’s fourth-most popular generative AI web product as t...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines
In South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, people can’t live without social networking services for everyday communication...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai L&C targets US, India with premium finishing material
Hyundai L&C, South Korea’s Hyundai Department Store Group’s building materials unit, said on Tuesday that it will increase the propo...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan wins $114 mn Saudi power plant equipment order
Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Monday it has bagged an order worth 150 billion won ($114 million) to supply turbines and generators for two combined ...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's CU opens first store in Kazakhstan
South Korea's BGF Retail, the operator of the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in K...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Koreans watch YouTube over 40 hours a month
South Koreans spend more than 40 hours per month on YouTube, according to the study on Monday.Wiseapp·Retail·Goods, the domestic appli...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT teams up with Amazon to bolster B2B generative AI
BARCELONA -- KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecom services provider, said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership with Amazon Web...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Kakao Ventures invests in AI optimization startup Omelet
Kakao Ventures Corp. has made an undisclosed amount of seed investment into Omelet, a South Korean early stage startup developing industrial operati...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove, UK’s Iceotope to develop coolant for SK Telecom’s data center
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. has partnered with UK-based precision liquid cooling system specialist Iceotope Technologies Ltd. t...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace, home of Korea’s next-generation space industry
CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province – South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. aims to establish a foothold in the global rocket industry domi...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy expedites LFP battery supply chain expansion
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has secured enough lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode ma...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG Electronics to develop hotel-exclusive robots
LG Electronics Inc. will develop hospitality robots jointly with South Korea’s luxury hotel chain operator Josun Hotels & Resorts Co. to m...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT to participate in MWC 2024 with five Korean startup partners
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the world's largest mobile exhibition MWC 2024 to be held in Barcelona...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea
India equity funds registered in South Korea have doubled their investors' wealth over the past five years, luring high-net-worth individuals lookin...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms
South Korean financial service companies are seeing increased losses in global real estate amid the commercial property value plunge and concerns ar...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean bank branch closures accelerate as online deals grow
South Korean banks are accelerating moves to close branches given the growth in digital transactions and decline in offline customers but financial ...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT’s 2023 sales rise to all-time yearly high on wireless, internet business
South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. on Thursday posted record annual sales revenue for 2023, buoyed by steady growth in ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Kia rides defense sector boom with military vehicles
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled its next-generation military vehicle technologies at the largest defense exhib...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Naver Cloud launches real-time streaming feature
South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Friday that it has launched a "real-time streaming" feature for "CLO...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart24 to open 1st convenience store in Cambodia in June
E-Mart24 Inc., a leading South Korean convenience store chain, announced on Friday plans to enter the Cambodian market, aiming to open its first sto...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean LPs seek private equity secondaries amid liquidity crunch
Secondary strategy is South Korean institutional investors’ top pick for private equity investments for two straight years, a survey showed. Man...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Daewoo E&C teams up with Chinese company on wind power generation
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with China Communications Construction Compa...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Huneed, DTC to co-work for military radio equipment
South Korea's Huneed Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has signed a teaming agreement with the UK-based Codan Communications DTC. The two c...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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