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Airlines
Korea airlines grounded by oil, currency, interest rates
South Korea’s airlines are suffering from surging oil prices, a weaker won and rising interest rates as the global border reopening has yet to...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KAIST develops brain-like, large-scale memory system
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), a prestigious South Korean university, has developed a highly-reliable, large-scal...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung aims to replicate Galaxy success with Bespoke home appliances
Samsung Electronics Co. aims to replicate the success of its Galaxy series of smartphones with other home appliances sold under its premium Bespoke ...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy completes LFP battery development for Tesla
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery producer, boosted its muscle to court industry leader China’s Con...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR to buy SK’s gas production facility for more than $785 mn
KKR & Co., a global private equity firm, is set to buy South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s industrial gas production facility at slightly...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean golf course price likely to set new record per hole
The price of a public golf course in South Korea has surged 35% in one and a half years to set the highest per-hole selling price for a Korean golf ...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Retail investment amount in startups triples on-year in Q1
South Korea’s retail investors are increasingly more bullish in startups than in manufacturing or retail firms. The Ministry of SMEs an...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai's self-sailing ship set for maiden cross-Pacific voyage
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with autonomous sailing systems will embark on an ocean voyage next month to become the world's first large au...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Korea lawmakers confirm IMF veteran as new BOK chief
South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK unexpectedly hikes interest rate as inflation accelerates
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its policy interest rate in a surprise move as accelerating inflation is feared to bite into gro...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kurly’s mounting losses spark controversy over planned IPO
South Korea’s Kurly Inc. nearly doubled its on-year losses on higher costs last year -- raising market controversy over its listing -- as the ...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Korean manufacturers brace for higher emission costs
The increase in the price of carbon emission rights is dealing another blow to South Korean companies reeling from soaring raw materials and logisti...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release
South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to wipe out hefty commi...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Shares of cement makers firm up despite higher coal prices
Shares in South Korean cement suppliers have performed well in a rangebound market, despite soaring prices of bituminous coal, their raw material.Co...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea to open temporary settlement lines for trade with Russia
South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help companies hit by multinationa...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
War in Ukraine: Risk and opportunity for Korean shipbuilders
The escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine is posing both a risk and an opportunity for South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, whic...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia refine profile with accolades, higher global rankings
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have worked for decades to refine their profil...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea Inc. revises business plans as rising oil prices hit economy
South Korean companies are revising their business plans for this year as soaring oil prices slam Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Inflation is ...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
APG urges Samsung, other Korean carbon emitters to take action
Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut the...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s 2021 current account surplus misses BOK forecast
South Korea’s current account surplus last year missed the central bank’s forecast as higher raw materials prices boosted imports of Asi...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Heavy's KSOE posts $1.1 bn loss in 2021
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), under Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, on Monday reported a bigger-than-expected operating ...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix ahead of rivals in 200-plus-layer NAND chips
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expected to lead rivals in the industry’s tran...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG overtakes Whirlpool as top appliance maker with record 2021 sales
LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top manufacturer of home, kitchen and laundry appliances after posting record...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia lead rivals in 2022 US best car awards
Hyundai Motor Group’s major auto brands have won a record number of best car awards by the U.S. News & World Report in recognition of thei...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek shares rise despite mixed brokerage views
LG Innotek Co. stocks have been on a rising trend over the past three months and are trading at their highest-ever prices. However, there are mixed ...
Jan 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Scandal-hit SillaJen faces higher delisting risk
South Korea's SillaJen Inc., once the largest stock on Kosdaq by market value, faces a higher risk of being kicked out of the country's junior stock...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean tire makers to raise prices on higher costs
South Korea’s three leading tire makers joined the global industry’s plans to raise product prices to maintain profitability amid higher...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung's Q4 operating profit jumps on server chips
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday reported a 52.5% jump in preliminary fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, powered by replacement d...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements are expected to drive high-performance chip demand higher, in particular from data center op...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea 2021 GNI per capita to top $35,000 to record high
South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita is expected to surpass $35,000 to a record high this year on strong economic growth, surg...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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