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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE loses 1st battle against Kakao for SM Entertainment
South Korea’s HYBE Co. lost its first battle against dominant local mobile platform Kakao Corp. over SM Entertainment Co. as the label behind ...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte to produce clean ammonia in US with CF Industries
Lotte Chemical Corp., a major South Korean petrochemical manufacturer, joined hands with CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest ammo...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
China's CDFG targets duty free operation at Incheon Airport
China Duty Free Group Co. (CDFG), the only state-owned duty free business manager in China, has joined a bid alongside four South Korean retail gian...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics, Yonsei Univ. develop talent for smart TV platforms
LG Electronics Inc. and South Korea’s Yonsei University are searching for talented human resources to build software platforms for smart TVs.T...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE cries foul over SM, Kakao’s undisclosed deal
HYBE Co., the label behind the global sensation BTS, is considering legal action to invalidate an undisclosed deal between SM Entertainment Co. and ...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
S.Korea's SK Broadband moves into public DaaS market
South Korea's leading broadband Internet access provider SK Broadband is moving into the public desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) market.SK Broadband anno...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
S.Korea's LG Uplus opens children-specialized metaverse Kidstopia
LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it will be launching an open beta service of its metaverse "Kidstopia" at the end of this month. The servi...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's ETRI creates software for faster 5G using small cells
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), a non-profit government-funded research institute in South Korea, said on Tuesday ...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE not to raise tender offer price for SM Entertainment
HYBE Co., the label behind the world’s top boyband BTS, said it does not plan to raise its buying price for SM Entertainment Co., denting hope...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Three provincial airports in S.Korea offer direct flights to Mongolia
South Korea is expanding its number of flight connections with Mongolia.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Sunday said it agreed ...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean shipbuilding, defense sectors offer bright 2023 outlook
South Korea’s major companies in shipbuilding, defense and construction industries expect strong earnings this year, despite growing concerns ...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to lure global talent with high pay for space agency
South Korea is set to attract global talent with high salaries for a planned government space agency as the country aims to boost long-term growth i...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec launches motor HR development track with sci-tech school
Samsung Electronics Co. and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) will jointly develop human resources to advance motor technology, the...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor offers Bluelink free to new customers in US
Hyundai Motor Co. in a world first is offering lifetime membership of its connected car care service Bluelink free to new customers in the US, judgi...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS label HYBE seeks takeover of K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment
HYBE Co., the music label behind K-pop sensation BTS, is poised to acquire a controlling stake in its South Korean rival SM Entertainment Co. with m...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
S.Korean firms showcase hydrogen offerings in United States
South Korean energy ministry and major Korean companies including Hyundai Motor Co., SK E&S, and Korea Zinc Co. participated in the Hydrogen &am...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's InnoGene sets its public offering price at 3,000 won
InnoGene, which is seeking to be listed on the Kosdaq market at the end of this month, said on Wednesday that it has confirmed its offering price at...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korean firms offer aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey
South Korean companies are joining the international effort to aid Turkey in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.Doosan Group announced on Wed...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Chong Kun Dang, Synaffix ink deal to introduce ADC technology
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. said on Monday that it has signed a contract with Dutch biotechnology firm Synaffix B.V for the use of antibody-...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan to offer 4 daily flights on Busan-Osaka route
Starting Feb. 1, South Korea's budget carrier Air Busan Co. will add a daily flight to its route linking the nation's biggest port city of Busan to ...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK, Unison agree on tender offer for Korea’s Osstem Implant
MBK Partners, a leading Asian private equity firm, and Unison Capital Korea agreed on a tender offer to acquire management rights of Osstem Implant ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean stock issuance volume declines 24% in 2022
The volume of stock issuance in South Korea declined sharply last year due to the softening stock market. Amid rising interest rates, the amount of ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT Skylife offers Disney Plus service via its channel
KT Skylife Co.,the satellite TV service subsidiary of South Korea's telecommunications-oriented KT Group, said on Wednesday that it is offering Disn...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion applies for EMA approval of smaller dose formulation of Yuflyma
Celltrion Inc. announced on Monday it applied to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for approval of a 20 mg/0.2 mL formulation of Yuflyma, a biosim...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
PE firm VIG Partners takes over Korean low-cost carrier Eastar
South Korean private equity firm VIG Partners has acquired a 100% stake in low-cost carrier (LCC) Eastar Jet Co., the asset manager said on Jan. 6. ...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Golfzon to showcase portable golf simulator at CES 2023
Golfzon Co., a global indoor golf equipment maker, will participate in CES 2023 in Las Vegas to showcase its "Wave Play" product line, which targets...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Applied Materials injects $40 mn in glass substrate maker Absolics
Applied Materials Inc., a global leading equipment and software supplier to semiconductor makers, has invested 51 billion won ($40.2 million) in Abs...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kosdaq listings number 129, highest since 2002 IT bubble
Depression in equity markets in the wake of global rate hikes this year has not prevented Korean companies from rushing into Kosdaq, South Korea's m...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches cloud-based communication platform
South Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. on Tuesday said it launched a communication platform service (CPasS) that integrates and manages communication ...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
TIGER KEDI30 ETF tops Korean retail investors’ themed stock buy list
The TIGER KEDI30 ETF has topped the list of the most purchased exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by South Korea’s individual investors in the theme...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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