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Korean startups
SK Telecom, Hana Financial Group jointly nurture AI startups
SK Telecom Co. and Hana Financial Group are strengthening their collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). They are jointly fosteri...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s NPS bets on more local semiconductor stocks in Q2
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund with 975.6 trillion won ($754.2 billion) in assets under...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea chip exports to rebound in Oct; car, cell exports to stay firm
South Korea expected overseas sales of semiconductors, the country’s top export item, to rebound from October while the auto, secondary batter...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea logs current account surplus in May on brisk sales of goods
South Korea’s current account swung to the black in May from a deficit the prior month, thanks to a surplus in the goods account for the secon...
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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Bio & Pharma
SCM Lifescience kicks off anti-hair loss product exports to SE Asia
South Korea’s stem cell tech company SCM Lifescience on Wednesday said it has started full-scale exports to Southeast Asia of its hair loss ca...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS buys more Hyosung Heavy Industries, LS Electric shares in Q2
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea increased investments in local machinery, shipbuilding and semiconductor stocks in the second quarter ...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation at 21-month low; BOK may end rate hikes
South Korea’s headline inflation dropped for a fifth straight month to a 21-month low, adding to expectations that the central bank might not ...
Jul 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S.Korea exports halal-certified beef to Malaysia for 1st time
Halal-certified premium Korean beef Hanwoo was exported to Malaysia on Thursday, marking the culmination of seven years of quarantine negotiations f...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia invest extra $1.5 mn in automotive chip startup
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Wednesday that they have invested extra 2 billion won ($1.54 million) in BOS Semiconductors, a vehicle ...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s KHNP wins project for tritium removal plant in Romania
State-backed Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has won a €200 million order to build a tritium removal facility (TRF) at a nuclear pow...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea's military aircraft exports to NATO get major boost
South Korea has concluded a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on mutual recognition of certification of military aircraft airw...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
US beats China to become S.Korea’s No.1 export destination in 2022
South Korea last year exported most to the US thanks to brisk sales of the country’s cars in the world’s No. 1 economy, whereas trade wi...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Monthly exports set for growth in June for 1st time in 10 months
South Korea’s exports in the first 20 days of June rose from a year earlier, seeing growth in the period for the first time since last August....
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Singapore includes KS Standards in construction guidelines
KS standards have been included in Singapore's Class 1 Building and Construction guidelines (BC1). As a result, it is expected that steel exports to...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea's chip pioneer Amkor aims to rule packaging sector
The history of semiconductors in South Korea, a global tech powerhouse with the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co....
Jun 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Kooksoondang to export limited edition makgeolli to Japan in four years
Kooksoondang Co., a South Korean brewery that produces traditional rice-based wines, announced on Friday that it will export 100,000 bottles of the ...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Seoul Semiconductor beats Samsung Elec in LED market
Seoul Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s hidden tech champion, beat Samsung Electronics Co., a global electronics giant, in the world’s li...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s top pharmaceutical distributor buys 25% of No. 2 Baekje Pharma
South Korea’s top pharmaceutical distributor Geo-young Co. has acquired 25% of market No. 2 Baekje Pharmaceutical.Geo-young on Tuesday said th...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai
A large-scale business event was held in Dubai to support the expansion of Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the Middle East.Th...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Enemies at the door: Copycat Samsung plant in China
As Samsung Electronics Co. endeavors to cement its leadership in the semiconductor market, so its competitors are pulling out all the stops to toppl...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver expects to export ICT know-how to Middle Eest market
A high-ranking delegation from the royal family of Sharjah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, led by Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US emerges key to Korea’s nuclear power plants exports to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, which is seeking to build two 1.4 gigawatts (GW) nuclear power plants, is demanding that the US allow uranium enrichment, according to...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG, FuriosaAI to jointly develop next-generation AI chip
LG AI Research Institute announced on Wednesday its strategic alliance with FuriosaAI, South Korea’s fabless chip designer. The partnership ...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
S.Korea to seek expansion of healthcare package export
South Korean government has set a goal to expand medical service exports by attracting 700,000 foreign patients and receiving 70 applications of ove...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean carmakers' May sales grow for 9th straight month
South Korean carmakers marked sales growth for nine consecutive months as of end-May with the easing of the global semiconductor shortage and rising...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation at 19-mth low; casts doubts over rate hike
South Korea’s headline inflation fell for a fourth straight month in May to a 19-month low amid continuous signs of a slowdown in Asia’s...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Hanmi Semiconductor sets up local corporation in Vietnam
South Korean chip equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor Co. said on Wednesday that it has set up a local subsidiary, Hanmi Vietnam, in the Bac Ninh re...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korean chips’ heavy reliance on China, US poses risk to national economy
South Korea’s semiconductor industry is more vulnerable to economic and industrial shifts in its key export markets than those of its rivals T...
May 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI secures deal to export 18 FA-50 light fighters to Malaysia
South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., (KAI) has finalized a contract to supply Malaysia with eigh...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)