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Korean stock market
Funds with high exposure to Nvidia, Samsung yield higher returns
It's time again to snap up semiconductor stocks – the market darlings these days.Just like its global peers, including the New York Stock Exch...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO readies for leap to carbon-neutral steel
South Korea’s POSCO Group is preparing to produce carbon-neutral steel, using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, w...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor union demands higher wages on record earnings
Historically, Hyundai Motor Co.'s labor union has been among the most hardline in South Korea's corporate wage negotiations.Despite the relatively l...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem aims higher for battery materials with diverse portfolio
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday revised up its 2030 sales goal for battery materials by 45% after it delivered stronger-than-expected re...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen fuel cell tram wins iF Design Award
Hyundai Rotem is South Korea's first rail company to win a global design award, with its hydrogen fuel cell tram claiming the main prize in the pr...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Doosan begins pre-IPO funding round for US fuel cell unit HyAxiom
Doosan Corp., the holding company of South Korean plant-to-machinery conglomerate Doosan Group, is slated to attract $200 million for its hydrogen f...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's leading low-cost carrier Jeju Air posts record-high Q1 results
South Korea's leading low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. posted record-high performance in the first quarter. Industry analysts say domestic LCCs w...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Intense competition in S.Korea's LCC sector fuels zero-won tickets
South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCCs) since last month have waged an intense competition with the recovery of the overseas travel market. They boos...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Money moves from US, China to India for higher returns
For investors looking for higher returns in emerging markets, India is undoubtedly a market darling.The Asian country, widely expected to become the...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor drives software unit's Q1 sales higher
Record-setting earnings at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group have driven its vehicle software platform’s sales sharply higher and painte...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's Air Premia, T'way compete for golden routes to Europe
South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCC) Air Premia and T'way Air Co. are competing to secure "golden routes" to Europe that Korean Air must give up to...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung, Hyundai, others to use hydrogen buses for commute
Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co., SK Hynix Inc., POSCO Holdings Inc., SK E&S, POSCO E&C and SK Siltron have agreed to replace thei...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro BM share drops as falling material costs forecast to hurt revenue
EcoPro BM Co., the top stock on South Korea’s junior bourse Kosdaq, declined on Wednesday as some brokerage houses have downgraded the shares ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor unveils XCIENT fuel cell tractor in N.America
Hyundai Motor Co. showcased the mass-production model of its XCIENT Fuel Cell Tractor, a 37.2-ton 6x4 truck specifically designed for long-distance ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean retail investors net buy bonds at record $3.2 bn in April
South Korean individual investors flocked to the bond market with net purchases of 4.25 trillion won ($3.2 billion) in April, the highest record on ...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s public spending on maternity, child care falls short of OECD average
South Korea’s government budget for tackling the nation's low birth rate has risen to 2.25% of GDP, but housing support accounts for a major p...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc
The South Korean financial authorities will investigate whether unfair trading practices are behind leverage trading after massive margin call reque...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Number of travelers on S.Korea's LCCs jumped 104-fold in Q1
Demand for overseas flights in South Korea has exploded since the resumption of air travel operations amid the substantial easing of COVID-19 restri...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Ecoplant aims to cut CO2 emissions from fuel cell power generation
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. on Monday said it is conducting a project to recycle a small amount of carbon generated when a fuel cell produces elec...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to spend $352 million to mass produce solid-state batteries by 2028
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said on Monday it will spend 470 billion won ($352 million) to begin mass production in 2028 of solid-state bat...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset Owners Report
S.Korean LPs to up exposure to private debt, infrastructure in 2023: Survey
South Korean institutional investors are eyeing private debt and infrastructure for stable income and to hedge against inflation, a survey by The Kore...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai develops S.Korea's first offshore supply base for ammonia
HD Hyundai Co., the largest shipbuilding conglomerate in South Korea on Wednesday said it developed for the first time in the country a vessel for s...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airlines boosting staff amid recovering demand for overseas travel
South Korea's airlines are opening their hiring doors wide open with the resumption of international flights amid demand for overseas travel recover...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korean low-cost carriers keep expanding routes to SE Asia
South Korean low-cost airlines have started expanding their flight routes. It is based on the expectation that there will be a significant incre...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy S23 sales beat S22, enticing MZers
The Galaxy S23 series of Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones have beaten their predecessor Galaxy S22 smartphones in sales volume, less than two mon...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hanwha Solutions signs MOU with 7 companies for bio PVC biz
Hanwha Solutions Corp., a South Korean petrochemical company, is partnering with domestic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) companies to promote the commerci...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia steps up electrification efforts with higher sales targets
Kia Corp., under South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, is gearing up to produce even more electric and other eco-friendly vehicles in the coming ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea to allow actual construction of hydrogen-powered ship
South Korea's the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that it has established "tentative standards for ship hydrogen fuel cell e...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Falling freight rates set to boost LG, Hyundai’s earnings
The significant fall in seaborne freight rates of late is expected to boost earnings prospects for South Korea’s major companies, benefitting ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Energy storage devices firm LS Materials launches IPO process
South Korea’s energy storage devices maker LS Materials Co. began the process for an initial public offering later this year as it aims to dev...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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