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Earnings
SoftBank-backed Coupang posts 1st-ever annual profit in 2023
South Korea’s leading e-commerce platform Coupang Inc. on Wednesday posted its first-ever operating profit of $473 million in 2023, driven by ...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek establishes $108 mn win-win growth fund
South Korea's LG Innotek announced on Friday that it held the 2024 Win-win Growth Partnership Day on the previous day.LG Innotek signed the 2024 Fai...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK likely to keep base rate unchanged until June: chief
South Korea’s central bank held its policy rate flat at 3.5% for a ninth straight session on Thursday as it was deemed too early for a rate cu...
Feb 22, 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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Artificial intelligence
SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading and rental company actively investing in tech firms in recent years, will step up its efforts to transform i...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment
South Korea’s job increases rose for a second straight month to a 10-month high in January thanks to higher employment of the older, although ...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Kang Shin-ho returns as CJ CheilJedang CEO to revive sagging sales
South Korea’s CJ Group, which operates the country’s largest food and beverage company CJ CheilJedang Corp. and entertainment giant CJ E...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business
South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang overseas food sales surpasses domestic market
South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that its overseas food sales surpassed the domestic market in the fourth quarter performan...
Feb 14, 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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Energy
SK Earthon sells Peru LNG stake for $257 mn to MidOcean
SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., sold a stake in Peru LNG Co. LLC f...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KB Financial posts record-high profit on loan growth
KB Financial Group and Kakao Bank, top players in South Korea’s offline and mobile banking sector, respectively, achieved their highest-ever p...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s telemedicine startups seek growth abroad
South Korea’s telemedicine startups are seeking growth opportunities abroad in the face of regulations such as drug delivery restrictions that...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to sell 7-Eleven’s ATM unit in Korea for around $38 mn
Lotte Group is set to sell the automated teller machine (ATM) business of Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s Lee to spur M&As, new growth with ‘lost decade’ behind him
Cleared of wrongdoing charges that shackled his leadership for years, Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee now will actively seek mergers and acquisition...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean LPs eye industrial, logistics amid e-commerce growth
Global real estate will be the least-chosen asset class for South Korean institutional investors this year, according to a recent survey. Despite curr...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Fashion Group Hyungji's profit surges 145% in 2023
South Korea's Fashion Group Hyungji reported on Tuesday a preliminary 30 billion won ($22.5 million) in earnings for 2023, a staggering 145% jump fr...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyosung Advanced Materials' operating profit down 45% in 2023
Hyosung Advanced Materials announced on Monday that its operating profit for last year on a consolidated basis was 172.4 billion won ($129 million),...
Jan 29, 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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Markets
S.Korean securities downgrades GS E&C’s investment opinion
Hyundai Motor Securities downgraded its investment opinion on GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) from "Buy" to "Market Perform" on...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders tighten grip on ammonia carrier market
South Korean shipbuilders continued to win very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) orders, expanding their shares in the global eco-friendly vessel market...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Naver, Com2uS slash workforce to downsize new businesses
South Korea’s leading online platforms and gaming publishers such as Naver Corp., Com2uS Corp. and Kakao Corp. have joined global Big Tech com...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem sees up to 25% battery sector growth in 2024: report
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., the parent of the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects up ...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
S.Korea’s Hyosung to expand tire cord business to India
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Hyosung Group, a South Korean textile-to-chemicals conglomerate, plans to expand its tire cord business to India, the world's ...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tata Daewoo triumphs in global market with 40% export surge
South Korea's Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company (TDCV) achieved remarkable success last year by exporting 40% of its total sales, despite the g...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
S.Korea ranks fourth in global mobile app market
The size of the South Korean mobile app market has exceeded 10 trillion won ($761 million).Data.ai, an app market analysis platform, released the 20...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Boryung, Axiom Space launch joint venture in Korea
Boryung Corp., a South Korean healthcare investment company, said on Thursday it has officially launched a joint venture with Axiom Space, a US comm...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Koreans’ yen savings snap growth streak despite BOJ exit talk
Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea slid for the first time in eight months as local investors took profits from the recent gains in the major c...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics posts record 2023 sales, Q4 profit misses forecasts
LG Electronics Inc. on Monday posted record-high 2023 revenue thanks to robust sales of home appliances and vehicle components, although its fourth-...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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