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Korean startups
KB Financial launches $193 million fund to invest in global startups
South Korea’s second-largest financial institution KB Financial Group will launch a 250 billion won ($193 million) fund to invest in startups ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Shopping: Resurrected in Indonesia after death in China
JAKARTA – On a hot spring day in March, Lotte Mart’s Gandaria City Mall hypermarket was as bustling with shopping Indonesians as usual.I...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Alarm bells ring for S.Korean IT firms' ChatGPT craze
The global popularity of ChatGPT is driving South Korean startups to launch a string of new services linked to the artificial intelligence-powered l...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Biosimilar giant Celltrion to transform into drug developer
South Korean biosimilar giant Celltrion Group aims to transform into a drug developer by generating 40% of sales from new medicines by 2030 as it is...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Glass Lewis votes for Tcha Partners' proposal to change Namyang auditor
Global proxy advisory giant Glass, Lewis & Co. has voted for three out of the four proposals made by Seoul-based Tcha Partners Asset Management ...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung sets ambitious sales target for home appliances
Samsung Electronics Co. has beefed up its lineup of premium Bespoke home appliances with improved energy efficiency, artificial intelligence-enabled...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
LG Elec, Bayada strengthen cooperation on home care medical devices
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it had signed a business agreement with Bayada Home Healthcare, a US-based company specializing in hom...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Samsung Electronics’ new C-Lab Outside center opens in Gwangju
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday opened its second regional C-Lab Outside center in Gwangju about a month after opening the first regional startup ...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's Naver gets global compliance certification
South Korea’s top search portal Naver Corp. said on Friday that it had received a global certification for its compliance management system fr...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung raises Rainbow Robotics stake, eyes management control
Samsung Electronics Co. is looking to own a controlling stake in Rainbow Robotics Co., a South Korean collaborative robot maker, as the tech giant h...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim lands deal to export smart farms to Saudi Arabia
South Korea's food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. will export smart farms to Saudi Arabia, following a similar deal with the United Arab Emirates (...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone looks to enter US plant-based convenience food market
Pulmuone, a leading South Korean producer of plant-based foods such as tofu and bean sprouts, is trying to expand the K-food territory in the global...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
System on chips: Samsung’s new high-stakes foundry business
Samsung Electronics Co. is setting its sights on system on chips (SoCs) to continue to drive growth in its foundry business amid a protracted slowdo...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG ups ante to counter Samsung's OLED TV return; expects profit in Q1
LG Electronics Inc. has released its highest-ever number of new organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV models in a bid to maintain its supremacy in ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
US burger giant Five Guys set for June S.Korea debut
Five Guys, one of the top three burger brands in the US, will open in June its first branch in South Korea in Seoul’s posh Gangnam District. W...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics wins US air conditioning award for 7th year
LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday that it has won a performance award from the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), a US...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion ex-Chairman Seo set to return to management; group stocks rally
South Korea’s biosimilar giant Celltrion Group’s founder and Honorary Chairman Seo Jung-jin is readying to return to management just two...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s DRAM market share rises amid industrywide revenue drop
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, saw its DRAM market share rise in the fourth quarter of last year despite a sig...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea's K Bank posts highest net profit in 2022
K Bank, a South Korean Internet-only bank, reported a net profit of 83.6 billion won ($63.6 million) in 2022, which nearly quadrupled compared to th...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics bags $183 million CMO order from Pfizer
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s No. 1 contract drug maker in terms of production capacity, has won a $182.7 million contract manufacturing ...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean e-commerce Coupang logs profits in Q3-Q4 2022
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. achieved record-high yearly revenue and operating profits for two consecutive quarters between July to De...
Mar 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion teams up with bio venture to develop new anti-cancer drug
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. will develop an anti-cancer drug that combines oncolytic virus technology with biosimilars un...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
EQT Partners to acquire S.Korea’s SK Shieldus for $2.3 bn
EQT Partners AB, the world’s third-largest private equity firm, is poised to buy a controlling stake in South Korean security service provider...
Feb 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics plans sales blitz on US market for induction ranges
LG Electronics Inc. this year has launched an all-out sales offensive for induction ranges and cooktops in the US, the world's leading market for pr...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT’s global digital push deepens with Singtel partnership
KT Corp. has joined hands with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) to export its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, as wel...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung eyes wider foundry client base with Ambarella deal
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it will manufacture automotive chips for US chip designer Ambar...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches Galaxy S23 series in 55 markets worldwide
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday the release of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S23 series, in 55 markets around the world, in...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI medical software company Lunit to open subsidiary in Europe
South Korea's Lunit, an artificial intelligence (AI) medical software company, on Friday said its board meeting held on the previous day decided to ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix: key beneficiaries of ChatGPT fever
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, stand to benefit from the global popularity of ChatGPT. ...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korean builders to ramp up overseas business in 2023
Major South Korean construction firms are set to expand their overseas business while reducing domestic projects this year to boost profitability. T...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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