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Korean startups
NXN Labs aims to be Adobe of image generation AI
South Korean tech giant Naver Corp.-backed NXN Labs Inc., the developer of an artificial intelligence-powered image generation program, aspires to b...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity to transform top Korean car rental firms into mobility service providers
Affinity Equity Partners aims to develop leading South Korean car rental companies into mobility service providers to create additional profitabilit...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s OCI, US partner CPS Energy sign 20-year energy storage deal
South Korean solar cell company OCI Holdings Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a deal with US power supplier CPS Energy to jointly build a 120-megaw...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hong Kong-based PEF Affinity Equity to acquire control of Lotte Rental
Affinity Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, will acquire a controlling stake in South Korea’s No. 1 car rental and leasing co...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to ease rules for employment permit system
The South Korean government plans to revamp its employment authorization system to allow foreign workers to stay in the country longer. Foreign...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
NPS incurs $500 million in missed gains due to improper forex hedging
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, has likely in...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michi...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean companies’ cash reserves swell to record high
Cash holdings at South Korean companies have soared to a record-high level, data showed on Monday. Companies are stepping up efforts to raise cash t...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea’s LCCs to counter headwinds with exclusive routes, lower fares
South Korea’s budget airlines are gearing up to weather the sector’s downturn amid a weaker local currency and a sluggish domestic econo...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
China’s Alibaba acquires 5% of Ably in 1st equity investment in Korean firm
Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has invested 100 billion won ($71.4 million) in South Korea’s top women’s cloth...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang's Sobaba Chicken enters US, Japan
South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Wednesday its frozen fried chicken Sobaba Chicken entered Costco stores in the US and Japan.Sobaba Chicke...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
BlackRock names Lee Yoon Pyo as head of S.Korea business
BlackRock, the world's best-known asset manager, has appointed Lee Yoon Pyo as managing director and head of its South Korea operations, effective f...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches EV charging subscription in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday its launch of an electric vehicle (EV) charging subscription service for vehicle owners in IndonesiaSubscribers ...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Samsung to replace chiefs of 3 key posts: Memory, foundry, system LSI
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to replace the three key posts of its semiconductor business — memory, foundry and system LSI — as the Sou...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung C&T-Sumitomo consortium wins $3.7 billion Qatar project
An international consortium involving South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. and financial firms has won a $3.7 billion project to build a desali...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Triple-A rated SK Telecom, KT tap 10-year bond market
South Korean companies with top-notch credit ratings such as SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. are returning to the long-term bond market amid growing int...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korean gov't eases restrictions on Korean investment in overseas startups
The companies founded by South Korean nationals abroad will be recognized as domestic companies if they contribute to the Korean economy, making it ...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Global startup festival ComeUp to be held in December
The South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Monday that it will host the global startup festival ComeUp 2024 at COEX, Seoul on Decem...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air resumes Incheon-Kumamoto flights after 27 years
Korean Air Lines Co. said on Monday that it relaunched the Incheon–Kumamoto route on November 24, offering seven weekly services.The route, la...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hyosung TNC mulls takeover of chemical affiliate’s specialty gas unit
Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, is considering taking over the specialty gas business of its chemical affiliate, news of whi...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Group carries out modest management reshuffle
Cho Joo-wan will continue to lead LG Electronics Inc. as chief executive after its parent LG Group on Thursday carried out modest reshuffles in its ...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics, LG Uplus to jointly develop ixi-O AI smartphone
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has joined forces with mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. to unveil an AI smartphone embedded with a high...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Bering Lab eyes 7-fold jump in revenue in 5 years
Bering Lab Inc., a South Korea-based artificial intelligence technology-powered translation startup with specialties in legal, financial and intelle...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea mulls raising US oil imports to cope with Trump trade policies
South Korea, the world’s fourth-largest oil importer, is considering increasing US oil imports to ease potential pressure from President-elect...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia win US ALG Residual Value Awards
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Wednesday that Hyundai's electric compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) Kona EV and Kia's mid-size SUV Telluri...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics rises to global prominence in HVAC segment, ranks fifth
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has emerged as one of the world’s top five players in the heating, ventilati...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO shutters wire rod mill in Korea on supply glut
POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, said on Tuesday it has shut down a wire rod mill in South Korea as rising exports from China ha...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
US warehouse giant Costco outperforms peers in S.Korea
Membership fees couldn't keep cost-conscious South Korean consumers from rushing to Costco stores to buy big-box items at lower prices, leading the ...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures named Google Play's Best Game
"Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures", the globally popular mobile game of South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp., was selected the Best for Googl...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Alux's export contracts with US, Japan top $5 million
South Korean drone maker Alux Co. said on Monday its cumulative export contracts with the US and Japan have surpassed 7 billion won ($5 million). Th...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Seoul appeal: Korean art captivates Indonesia’s affluent connoisseurs
- 3 CJ CheilJedang scraps $3.5 bn green bio sale, shifts gears to expansion
- 4 Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions
- 5 Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google