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E-commerce
JD.com opens Korean logistics centers, preluding C-commerce invasion
JD.com, often dubbed China’s answer to Amazon.com, has opened its own logistics centers in South Korea, becoming the first Chinese e-commerce ...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS breaks into US smart city market
LG CNS Co., the information technology service unit of South Korea’s LG Group, has won its first public-sector smart city contracts in the US,...
Apr 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Google to unveil smart glasses next year in deeper AI alliance
Samsung Electronics Co. and Google LLC are strengthening their long-standing alliance as the artificial intelligence (AI) era redefines the balance ...
Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Wycombe Abbey to establish 1st Korean campus in Incheon’s Midan City
Wycombe Abbey, one of the UK’s leading independent boarding schools, has been chosen as the top bidder to establish an international school in...
Mar 31, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
LF to open Korea’s 1st standalone fashion outlet in India
LF Corp., a leading South Korean clothing company, will foray into India with its flagship brand Hazzys to build its presence in the rapidly growing...
Mar 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter County was bustling with activity on Feb. 25.A team of engineers oversaw the drilli...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae to double down on hypermarkets as Homeplus falters
Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin has unveiled aggressive growth plans that include opening more E-Mart Inc. hypermarket outlets, defying the ...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
China's Xiaomi establishes S.Korean branch
China's IT giant Xiaomi has entered the South Korean market. Xiaomi said on Monday it established its South Korean branch, Xiaomi Korea, and wi...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea sharply cuts 2025 growth forecast, opens door for extra budget
South Korea sharply lowered its economic growth forecast for this year amid the prolonged political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol’...
Jan 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea-Philippines FTA to boost car and food exports
South Korea and the Philippines free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to increase exports to the Philippines, especially cars and parts, which will...
Dec 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics brings AI heat pump EHS to US HVAC market
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is unveiling an AI-powered home heat pump system at the upcoming CES 2025 event as it strives to boo...
Dec 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
GIC to open 2nd tender for Seoul landmark building sale as bids disappoint
Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund, is set to seek more proposals from bidders to sell a land...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha's financial companies open AI center in San Franciso
South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate’s financial companies have opened a joint artificial intelligence center in San Francisco, a ...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Asan Nanum to offer Silicon Valley residence to Korean startups
The Asan Nanum Foundation, a South Korean startup accelerator program operator, said on Thursday it will open a residency space for Korean venture f...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS to enter US smart building biz
South Korea's LG CNS said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based real estate management SomeraRoad and Mastern A...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Land sets sights on Vietnam as its next China, to open 10 outlets by 2025
South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has set its sights on Vietnam as its next target market after China, planning to open 10 outlets there...
Dec 02, 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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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shilla Duty Free opens Guerlain Ultimate Boutique at Incheon Airport
South Korea's Shilla Duty Free Shop announced on Tuesday it opened the Guerlain Ultimate Boutique, the first flagship store in a global airport, at ...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
US private equity giant Apollo opens Seoul office for APAC expansion
Apollo Global Management Inc., a US private equity powerhouse, said on Monday it has opened an office in Seoul to expand its business in the Asia Pa...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
L’Oréal opens SkinCeuticals second global store in S.Korea
L’Oréal Group, the world’s largest beauty company, said on Monday it opened its second global SkinCeuticals store at Lotte Depart...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin to open Mexico subsidiary
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Friday it will establish a subsidiary in Mexico this year to expand its logistics market in Latin Americ...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanmi Bank rises from Koreatown lender to regional bank
It began in 1982 as a small community bank for Korean immigrants in Los Angeles, California. Today, Hanmi Bank, under Nasdaq-listed Hanmi Financial ...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics opens cold-chain logistics center in Georgia
South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it completed the construction of a large-scale cold-chain logistics center in the US and has begu...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Hotel Shilla to open 16th Shilla Stay in Jeonju
South Korea’s Hotel Shilla, said on Thursday that it will open its 16th Shilla Stay hotel in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on December 10.&nb...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
GS Group, Notion to team up on AI capabilities
South Korea's GS Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Notion, the US-based popular collaboration software company to enhance its ...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Daedong opens autonomous robot subsidiary Daedong Robotics
Daedong Group, South Korea's leading agricultural machinery manufacturer, said on Monday it established Daedong Robotics, an intelligent autonomous ...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KakaoBank, SCBX to open internet bank in Thailand
South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. said on Sunday it partnered with Thailand’s financial giant SCBX to establish a local virtual bank. ...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS Jin to open pop-up for solo album release
BTS Jin will open a pop-up titled “Running Wild to Happiness” from November 19 to December 1 at The Hyundai Seoul, marking the release o...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027
South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to enhance the global competitiveness of Korea's seaweed industry by establishing "Gim” ...
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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