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Batteries
LG Energy wins estimated $1 bn ESS battery deal from Qcells
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, won an estimated $1 billion energy storage system (ESS) deal from the US uni...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korea’s LX Pantos, China’s Sinotrans agree to launch logistics JV
LX Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Thursday it will launch a multimodal transport joint venture with Sinotra...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha wins fighter jet radar antenna deal from Leonardo
South Korean aerospace and defense contractor Hanwha Systems Co. is set to supply antennas for active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars to ...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha buys S’pore Dyna-Mac’s stake for $73.8 mn from Keppel
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group bought a stake in Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd., a Singaporean floating facility designe...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Land Retail to enter convenience store market
South Korea's E-Land Retail, the operator of Kim's Club, NC Department Store, and New Core Outlet operator, plans to enter the convenience store mar...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S builds world’s largest hydrogen liquefaction plant
SK E&S Co., a South Korean liquefied natural gas importer, has built the world’s largest hydrogen liquefaction plant in Incheon, west of S...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver D2SF invests in image generation AI startup
South Korea's top online portal Naver Corp. announced on Wednesday that its startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in the...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang to keep investing against Chinese players despite loss
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s No. 1 e-commerce platform facing fierce competition from Chinese rivals, dipped into the red in the first quarter,...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, ABS to set standards for e-propulsion ships
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., partnered with the American Bureau...
May 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Taeyoung E&C kickstarts debt workout with loan sale to IGIS
Creditors to Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C) gave the go-ahead to a debt workout program for the cash-strapped South ...
May 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to build Jeju Hanwha Space Center
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. announced plans on Monday that it plans to establish the Jeju Hanwha Space Center in Jeju Special Self-Governing Pr...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
MBK to delist Korean e-commerce Connectwave after tender offer
MBK Partners, one of the largest Asian private equity firms, is set to delist South Korea’s leading e-commerce operator Connectwave Co. from t...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Hanwha Vision joins UNGC
South Korea's Hanwha Vision Co. announced on Monday that it joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), an international initiative for corpora...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace, Poland sign $1.6 billion Chunmoo rocket launcher deal
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, on Thursday signed a $1.64 billion deal to supply 72 units of Chunmoo multiple launch ...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha Life to buy stake in Indonesia's Lippo-owned bank
South Korea’s second-largest insurer Hanwha Life Insurance Co., with 109 trillion won ($79.4 billion) in total assets as of end-September 2023...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hanwha Ocean’s Q1 turnaround brightens earnings outlook
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, turned to the black in the first quarter powered by increasing sales of higher-end ...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Alibaba eyes 1st investment in Korean e-commerce platform
China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is likely to make its first investment in a South Korean online shopping platform as it aims to gain a competitiv...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Taeyoung E&C lets chairmen go as part of restructuring
Belt-tightening Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C), the 16th-largest construction company in South Korea and undergoing ...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics, Ninja Van to co-work for cross-border e-commerce
South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Thursday that it signed a customs clearance and delivery service contract with Singapore-based Ninja Van t...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hanwha Vision unveils cloud, AI security techs in US
South Korea's Hanwha Vision Co. announced on Friday that it participated in the International Security Conference & Exposition (ISC) 2024, the l...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Corporate restructuring
Hanwha's holding firm to hive off non-core businesses
Hanwha Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, will hive off its wind power and offshore plant building...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Blight of failing e-commerce startups in South Korea
Linkshops, once touted as a future unicorn candidate in South Korea, declared bankruptcy last month even after garnering 15.4 billion won ($11.4 mil...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha committed to Austal takeover deal despite rejected bid
Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said on Tuesday it made a takeover bid for Austal and negotiated the price and terms...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hanwha Aerospace to spin off non-core units to focus on defense business
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is spinning off its non-core units to focus on defense and aerospace b...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Korea’s Shinsegae replaces building unit chief amid property downturn
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group on Tuesday replaced the head of its construction unit amid the sluggish property market, adding to ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha, 1st Korean insurer to earn dividends from overseas unit
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. is set to earn dividends from its Vietnamese subsidiary, reporting a cumulative profit after 15 years, becoming South Kore...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
LF’s fashion brand Dunst teams up with E-Land for China push
South Korean clothing company LF Corp. said on Monday that its street fashion brand Dunst will build an offline presence in China in partnership wit...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Qoo10 buys Korean department store AK’s e-commerce unit
Southeast Asia-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. has signed an agreement to acquire South Korean department store chain AK Plaza’s online s...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hanwha Ocean develops VR-based special vehicle simulator
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Tuesday that it has developed the world's first virtual realit...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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