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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's Indian unit boosts retail brokerage services
South Korean brokerage house Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday that the number of its retail customer accounts in India, one of the world&r...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea announces measures to upvalue local shares
The South Korean financial regulator announced basic guidelines under the so-called corporate value-up program on Monday, with measures to boost the...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Caring raises $30 million in Series B funding
Caring Co., a South Korean startup offering senior care services, succeeded in raising 40 billion won ($30 million) in a series B funding round, e...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Paris Baguette opens first store in Hawaii
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, announced on Monday that it opened its first store in Hawaii, the US. The s...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank opens KB Prasac Bank in Cambodia
KB Kookmin Bank announced on Monday that it held an opening event for the integrated commercial bank KB Prasac Bank PLC in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on ...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea announces 1st local firm to issue multiple voting shares
South Korea announced on Wednesday that Colosseum Corporation Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered logistics services provider, has become the f...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Dept. Store, Siam Piwat to collaborate for K-content
South Korea’s Hyundai Department Store Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with Thailand’s retail giant Siam ...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Labor union
Samsung affiliate labor unions tie up amid dim outlook
Samsung Group affiliates’ unionized workers on Monday launched a joint organization to improve their bargaining power in terms of wages and we...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's EcoPro to seek local talent in Hungary
South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with the Debrecen Vocational Training Center in Debrece...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers
Dwindling demand for foreign beers and whiskeys in South Korea has led some local liquor importers to let go of some staff, spurring concerns about ...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG opens ‘Life’s Good’ experience space in Singapore
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Monday that it opened its "Life's Good" brand experience space in Singapore. Located in the upscale Millenia Walk m...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharm targets $311 mn for Cenobamate US sales
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals targeted 416 billion won ($311 million) for its epilepsy treatment Cenobamate in the US market this year. SK Bi...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment
South Korea’s job increases rose for a second straight month to a 10-month high in January thanks to higher employment of the older, although ...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's military fund, LIG Nex1, IBK to form $60 mn defense fund
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a retirement savings fund for military personnel, will create an 80 billion won ($60 mil...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down
GS Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group, on Wednesday provided a dismal business outloo...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea
German luxury carmaker BMW Group is installing domestic GPS navigation systems in models sold in South Korea, joining other imported car brands&rsqu...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Daewoong Biologics Indonesia has obtained a stem cell Lab Operational...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax targets Southeast Asia's halal perfume market
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Wednesday that it opened its new perf...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals targets US medical packaging market
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. is targeting the US medical packaging market with its circular recycling materials. Circular recycling is SK Chemical...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
SGC eTEC, OCIM to co-work for green biz in Malaysia
South Korea’s SGC eTEC E&C Co. said on Thursday that it signed an agreement with OCIM, OCI Holdings Co. 's Malaysian subsidiary, to join...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics, Saigon Co.op form partnership in Vietnam
South Korea’s CJ Logistics announced on Wednesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with Vietnamese state-owned retail chain giant ...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s next tech wave in music to mushroom culture
Investors on the hunt for the next big thing in South Korea explored the country’s next wave of technology at this year’s first demo day...
Jan 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
OCI to strengthen solar energy biz in Malaysia
OCI Holdings Co. announced on Thursday that it hosted a charity event in Sarawak, Malaysia, aiming to strengthen local ties in the region home to it...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s ELS market to stagnate after HSCEI debacle: KOFIA chairman
The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) will go all out to minimize any adverse effects on the South Korean financial market from an anti...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai unveils All-New Kona Electric N Line in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled 2024 The all-new KONA Electric N Line in the European market including the UK on Jan. 16., according to the company.&nb...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
China to stop broadcast of S.Korean LoL league
China will stop the official broadcast of League of Legends (LoL) Champions Korea (LCK), according to the South Korean game industry. “There w...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS picks tech, electronics as its favorite local stocks in 2023
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, picked information tech, electric and electronic s...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte Chem’s sale of Pakistani PTA unit falls through
Lotte Chemical Corp.'s plan to sell off its Pakistani PTA subsidiary to local chemicals producer Lucky Core Industries Ltd. has collapsed, a year af...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Rise of Korean activist investors at home
As the annual general shareholders’ meeting season is approaching fast, publicly traded companies in South Korea are readying for a swath of p...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea's Cosmax strengthens business in Middle East, Africa
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), is embarking on a full-scale entry in...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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