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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to enhance global biz with new exec for US IPO
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, aims to ramp up its global business with the appointment of a new executive ahead...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platform
Line Next Corp., a digital asset affiliate of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has attracted $140 million in a funding round led by Cre...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung C&T to join Oman's green ammonia project
South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Wednesday it will participate in the Salalah H2 green ammonia project in Oman, a major init...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant completes battery recycling plant in China
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant announced on Wednesday that it completed a battery recycling plant in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Develo...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE ranks fifth in global tour revenue in 2023
The global tour revenue of HYBE Co., home to BTS and Seventeen, reached 250 billion won ($190 million) over the year.According to Hybe on Tuesday, t...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million
South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has acquired Sharekhan Ltd., India’s 10th-largest brokerage firm, to enh...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s GC Cell targets global cell therapy CDMO business
GC Cell Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s major pharmaceutical company GC Biopharma Corp., is targeting the cell therapy contract developme...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LegoChem Bio mulls name change after defeat to Lego
South Korean biopharmaceutical company LegoChem Biosciences Inc. is seeking to change its name after it lost in a trademark infringement lawsuit fil...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
New 2024 E-Class soon to arrive in Korea, land of Mercedes-Benz
As with the launch of every new E-Class, the flagship model of luxury German car brand Mercedes-Benz, the phrase “evolution, not revolution&rd...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec joins governing body of SOAFEE
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it became the ninth member of the governing body of the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Apple ordered to compensate Korean users for iPhone slowdown
An appellate court of South Korea on Wednesday ordered Apple Inc. to pay 70,000 won ($53.3) each to seven Korean iPhone users for deliberately slowi...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Lotte Group’s 3rd-generation son comes to the fore
Shin Yoo-yeol, the eldest son of Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-Bin, was promoted to lead the group’s new division to be launched within its h...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets
Four major banks in South Korea are enjoying healthy earnings from overseas businesses, particularly in Asian emerging markets.KEB Hana Bank posted ...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO starts building industrial gas facilities in Pohang
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO started to construct an industrial gas production facility with a capacity of 250,000 tons at its seconda...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global NAND chip sales up in Q3 amid Samsung output cut
Global sales of NAND flash chips slightly grew in the third quarter as industry leaders such as Samsung Electronics Co. cut output, a report showed ...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis builds new electrification research center
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis announced on Tuesday that it opened the Electrification Research Center in Euiwang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochemical accelerates CCUS push with CO2 capture plant
Kumho Petrochemical Co., South Korean petrochemical major, is accelerating its inroads into the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) marke...
Dec 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal
South Korea and Japan on Friday revived their bilateral currency swap line to boost their dollar liquidity amid improved diplomatic relations.The tw...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments
South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai taps RCE to go global with used heavy machinery
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., the construction machinery provider under South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai Group, will ventu...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday the establishment of a South Korean pavilion at the upcoming SLUSH 2023, ...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
More Koreans seek high-yield bond funds, betting the Fed will end hikes
South Korean investors are growing more interested in global high-yield bond funds, betting that the US Federal Reserve is likely to end its interes...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hancom to unveil document creator like Mircrosoft's Copilot
Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, is set to speed up its artificial intelligence business with a beta service of AI-po...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver to launch global version of Whale browser in Q1 2024
Naver Cloud, the infrastructure subsidiary of South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp., plans to launch a global version of its Whale browser in...
Nov 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the global infrastructure ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Group to buy 537 GWh green power from SK E&S
South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group is accelerating its net zero transition with its affiliates agreeing to buy 537 gigawatts h...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Fine to invest $99 mn to up green materials sales by 6 times
Lotte Fine Chemical Co., South Korea’s largest ammonia producer, will spend a total of 129 billion won ($99 million) in an aim to become the w...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the I...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Compelling investment opportunity in US data center market: Principal
Current tenant demand for data centers has never been stronger and is growing at an unprecedented rate. Investors have started to take notice and ma...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S. Korea’s CU surpasses 500 global stores
South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Thursday that it surpassed 500 global stores, achieving an annual footfall of 100 million overs...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)