mid-sized gas carrier
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Artificial intelligence
NCSOFT gears up to take on Naver, Kakao for AI language model
NCSOFT Corp. has unveiled a large-scale Korean language model as the first South Korean game developer to advance into the local-language generative...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia releases restyled mid-sized SUV, its facelifted 'new Sorento'
Kia Corp. has unveiled its new Sorento, a facelift of its fourth-generation sport utility vehicle (SUV). The company announced on Thursday that it w...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical sells off debt-ridden JV to China's Sanjiang
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has divested all shares it owns in Chinese joint venture Lotte Sanjiang Chemical Co., according to people f...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air to buy 40 fuel-efficient Boeing passenger planes
South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co. will buy 40 next-generation passenger planes and lease 10 other new aircraft from Boeing Co. wit...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales
Genesis, the luxury car brand of Hyundai Motor Co., is on the verge of breaking the million mark in cumulative global sales this month in seven year...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Group gears up for foray into aviation industry
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group is preparing a bid for domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) Fly Gangwon under court pr...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's all-new Santa Fe to hit Korean market mid-August
Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-new Santa Fe will finally hit the market with presales to take place this Saturday in South Korea, where the mid-size sport ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Affiliate of S.Korea's POSCO Int'l to supply natural gas in Australia
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. on Thursday said Senex Energy, its Australia-based natural gas subsidiary, will supply natural gas to seven ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Budget carriers turn around with highest-ever profits in Q2
South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) posted their highest-ever quarterly profits on the back of a surge in international travel as the indus...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Santa Fe, Sorento, Torres to lead mid-sized SUV sales war in Korea
Three leading South Korean automakers – Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp. and KG Mobility Corp. – are upping the ante in their fight to garne...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE wins order for 2 LNG carriers
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) on Thursday said it landed a deal to build two liquefied natural gas (L...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air’s operating profit falls to $360 mn in Q2 2023
Korean Air Lines Co.’s operating profit in the second quarter fell over 30% from the same period last year in line with market consensus.Consi...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea's HD KSOE to buy 35% stake in marine engine maker STX
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) is slated to acquire STX Heavy Industries Co. to make large engines for small-to-mid-siz...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea's shipbuilders near $9.4 bn in LNG carrier orders from Qatar
South Korea's top three shipbuilders -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries -- as early as September wi...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l wins Indonesia gas exploration project
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. is poised to secure rights worth several billion dollars to explore and produce natural gas in Indones...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures order for world's largest liquefied CO2 carrier
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), an intermediate subsidiary of HD Hyundai Co., has successfully won a contract to build t...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Santa Fe’s full makeover yields boxier look
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday premiered a new look for its steady-selling SUV Santa Fe. The complete transformation — its first in five years &...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea Zinc ties up with SK, Hanwha for Aussie green ammonia
Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, has joined hands with SK Gas Ltd. and Hanwha Impact Corp. for the green ammonia bu...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C to commercialize CCS for the first time in S.Korea
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced that it has won the contract for the preliminary front-end engineering and design (Pr...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free opens store at Australia's Melbourne Airport
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free announced on Thursday that it is opening a new store at Melbourne Airport in Australia and entering full-scale opera...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV9 SUV to be Kia’s 1st EV assembled in US
Kia Corp. will spend over $200 million to transform part of its assembly plant in the US state of Georgia to manufacture its second all-electric SUV...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Secondhand LNG carrier prices hit record high; prospects rosy
Prices of secondhand liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are flying high, close to new LNG ship prices, amid tighter environmental regulations and ...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks to offer super-size Trenta drinks in S.Korea
Starbucks will roll out its biggest size for iced drinks, the Trenta, next week in South Korea, which was chosen as its first overseas market to int...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
HD Hyundai Infracore to develop hydrogen gas turbine engine
HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment unit of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
S.Korea’s contents export size surpasses home appliances, textiles
South Korea's contents export size recorded $13.3 billion last year, surpassing the export values of home appliances ($8 billion) and textile produc...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC to invest $3.8 bn in secondary battery materials by 2025
South Korea's chemical material maker SKC will invest over 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in three sectors -- secondary batteries, semiconductors and...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air becomes 1st S.Korean LCC to surpass 100 mn passenger mark
South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. on Sunday said its cumulative number of passengers exceeded 100 million 17 years after the company...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom adds ChatGPT-based services to A Dot
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Friday that it has completely revamped the user experience (UX) and added ChatT, based on ChatGPT, to allo...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan inks $214 mn deal for Korea combined cycle power plant
Major South Korean power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. won a 280 billion won ($214.5 million) deal to supply key components such as a gas tu...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KOGAS, Vietnamese firms to jointly undertake major infra projects
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) has announced a partnership with Vietnamese firms, kickstarting a major infrastructure project follo...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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