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Earnings
SK Telecom to further develop AI, its growth driver in Q1
SK Telecom Co. beat market expectations for its first-quarter earnings thanks to its robust non-telecom businesses and vowed to continue to bolster ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Bertis releases two academic findings at AOHUPO conference
Bertis, South Korean company specializing in the development of proteomics-based precision medicine technology, announced on Monday that it presente...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to overtake TSMC within 5 years: chip president
DAEJEON – Samsung Electronics Co. will be able to overtake bigger foundry rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) at the leading e...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea’s Suprema wins order from Saudi Arabia's Neom city project
South Korea’s Suprema Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI)-based security company, on Wednesday said it won a large-scale project in Neom, a ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in Europe for biosimilar
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. is speeding up global clinical trials of its biosimilar of the multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment Ocrevus (active ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HYBE logs record-high Q1 profit despite BTS break
South Korea’s HYBE Co. behind global sensation BTS on Tuesday reported a 41.5% surge in first-quarter profit, driven by BTS members’ out...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR to buy Namsan Green Building in Seoul for $186.7 million
KKR & Co. Inc. has agreed to buy Namsan Green Building in a central office district in Seoul for an estimated 250 billion won ($186.7 million).T...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC mulls expanding assets in Asian emerging markets: CEO
NEW YORK – Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is considering expanding alternative investments in Asian emerging markets...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Bionote, Covetrus sign distribution agreement diagnostic products for animals
BioNote, South Korean developer of diagnostic reagents for animals, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a supply contract with Covetrus, a US-ba...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean auto parts makers’ earnings ride on electrification push
South Korea’s major automotive parts makers are expected to post decent growth in their first-quarter sales and earnings on the back of their ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches AI-enabled freight info service Brokarry 2.0
Lolab Co. Ltd., KT's digital logistics subsidiary, released its Brokarry 2.0 freight brokerage and transportation service, which incorporates artifi...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to spend $352 million to mass produce solid-state batteries by 2028
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said on Monday it will spend 470 billion won ($352 million) to begin mass production in 2028 of solid-state bat...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean E-Land unites fast fashion units for China biz growth
South Korea’s major retailer E-Land Group has consolidated one of its fast fashion brand's operations at home and in China to accelerate growt...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung faces $303 mn jury verdict in memory patent lawsuit in US
Samsung Electronics Co. lost a semiconductor patent infringement lawsuit filed in the US. The South Korean company received a jury verdict to pay ab...
Apr 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Samsung Life buys 20% of French asset manager Meridiam
Samsung Life Insurance, managing 223.1 trillion won ($167.5 billion) in assets, has acquired a 20% stake in Paris-based infrastructure investment fi...
Apr 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood files $40 mn arbitration claim against Baring PEA
Glenwood Private Equity has filed an arbitration claim of about 50 billion won ($40 million) against Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring PEA), after ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai develops S.Korea's first offshore supply base for ammonia
HD Hyundai Co., the largest shipbuilding conglomerate in South Korea on Wednesday said it developed for the first time in the country a vessel for s...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Krafton, Naver Z to establish metaverse joint company
Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is establishing a joint company for a metaverse platform business with Naver Z Corp., a metav...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS, KKR delay plan to set up Seoul-based real estate JV
IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate investment firm in South Korea, and US private equity giant KKR & Co. have indefinitely postp...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea plans to make digital platform gov't based on large-scale AI
South Korean government is pursuing various measures to nurture talent as a way to secure national competitiveness in the AI industry as represented...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver launches image-generating platform Lasco AI
Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant online platform, has ventured into the image-generative artificial intelligence market, challenging its ar...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
LG to unveil healthcare product; open to startup M&As
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is set to unveil its first digital healthcare product in the second half of this year, three years after it ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches AI-based email security solution to combat APT attacks
KT Corp. said on Tuesday that it has unveiled an email security solution based on artificial intelligence (AI) advanced persistent threat (APT) anal...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean game sector looks to cute girls to lure new users
South Korea’s game makers rushed to launch games with cute girl characters to allure fans of Japanese animation as cartoons for the subculture...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS, Microsoft to jointly develop new ChatGPT-based services
South Korea’s largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. announced on Tuesday that it will strengthen its strategic partnership with ...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics eyes solid Q2 results after Q1 earnings surprise
LG Electronics Inc. is expected to report solid earnings for the second quarter after its first-quarter operating profit beat market expectations an...
Apr 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Singapore-based Qoo10 acquires South Korean e-tailer WeMakePrice
The Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 has acquired South Korea's online shopping site WeMakePrice, making Qoo10 fourth in domestic online co...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hanwha Solutions signs MOU with 7 companies for bio PVC biz
Hanwha Solutions Corp., a South Korean petrochemical company, is partnering with domestic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) companies to promote the commerci...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young introduces Beauty Box filled with K-beauty products
South Korea's health and beauty store chain operator CJ Olive Young Co. announced on Thursday that it will introduce its K-beauty curation service c...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)