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Banking & Finance
Liner raises $20 mn in Series B funding
South Korean AI search startup Liner said on Friday it raised 270 billion won ($200 million) in a Series B funding round led by Atinum Investment an...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung retains No. 5, Hyundai climbs to No. 30 global brand
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s most valuable company in terms of market capitalization, saw its brand value top $100 billion for the f...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics doubles down on B2B business
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker seeking to transform into a platform company, aims to double sales of its Business ...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Mercedes-Benz in N.America
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply cells to Mercedes-Benz AG, a German...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver Labs tops in spatial intelligence tech at ECCV
Naver Labs' spatial intelligence technology was recognized as superior to that of Google, Apple, and Meta at the world's leading computer vision con...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Fine Chemical, Colorcon sign $740 mn distribution agreement
Lotte Fine Chemical Co., a subsidiary of South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp., said on Monday that it signed a global distribution agreement with the ...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to sweep top three spots in Korea car sales on SUV, hybrid boom
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is poised to claim the top three spots on the country’s best-selling car list this year thanks...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU, GS25 in fierce race for top spot in Korea’s convenience store market
Using multiple measures, CU and GS25 both claim they are the No. 1 player in South Korea’s convenience store (CV) market.CU, operated by BGF R...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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League table
UBS retains top position on Korea’s M&A advisor list after Ecorbit deal
UBS Group AG remained on the top of the South Korean merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory market as of the end of the third quarter after addin...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Elec tops US sustainable brand rankings for HVAC, appliances
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it was named the most sustainable brand in the US for its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) so...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Galaxy AI phones surpass 20 mn units in S. Korea
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Sunday that more than 20 million smartphones in South Korea are now equipped with its Galaxy AI technology, driven...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution tops EV battery quality in China
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. was selected as the top company for battery quality in China, surpassing Chinese battery manufacturers CATL an...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Influencers wield greater marketing power in S.Korea
Merch reliance on digital content creators for marketing is on the rise in South Korea, allowing some influencers to enjoy handsome earnings from em...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Paradise opens VIP-only casino at Walkerhill Hotel
Paradise Co., a South Korean casino operator, unveiled a new VIP section at its Walkerhill Hotel casino, aiming to capitalize on its recent performa...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KCGI buys control of Hanyang Securities for $166 mn
KCGI, a South Korean private equity firm, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Hanyang Securities Co. for 220.3 billion won ($166 million), slig...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study
Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as the top TV brand for consumer satisfaction in the US, according to the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia win 12 awards at IDEA Design Awards
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Friday that they won a total of 12 awards, including three Gold Awards, at the 2024 International Desig...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility to localize 10 MW wind turbines
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Thursday that it is pursuing a national project for localizing large-scale wind power generation systems...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte Home Shopping, Asahi to cooperate on health functional food biz
South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping signed an exclusive agreement with Japan's Asahi Group Foods to supply and sell health functional food ingredients...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia ranks first in customer satisfaction in India
Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it ranked first in the mass-market brand category in the customer experience index survey recently released by India'...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia EVs named Wards 10 Best Engines
Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that the powertrain system mounted on its dedicated electric vehicle platform, E-GMP, has been named one of the ...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
No Korean firms make it onto Korea’s top five mobile games list
No South Korean game titles developed by domestic game developers made it onto the list of the country’s top five mobile games last month, ind...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s credit loans balloon as regulators cap mortgages
Credit loans are ballooning in South Korea as regulators tightened their grips on record-high mortgages to rein in the growth in household lend...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea Investment Management to launch two India-focused ETFs
Korea Investment Management said on Wednesday it will launch two active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) targeting the Indian market on September 10.The...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys tops JD Power's car seat quality evaluation
South Korea's Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Wednesday that it ranked first for the first time in the...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Goldman Sachs to sell stake in Korea’s top food ingredient wholesaler
Goldman Sachs is set to sell its stake in South Korea’s leading food ingredient wholesaler in an estimated 120 billion won ($89.4 million) dea...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korean travel retailers face downturn without Chinese big spenders
Before COVID-19 swept the world, South Korea’s top two travel retailers Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free Shop ascended to the world’...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea’s airlines to use SAF starting from Japan routes
South Korea’s airlines are set to use fuel mixed with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for international routes, starting from services to Japa...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s 1st 10-nanometer DDR5, aims for top spot
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has emerged as the dominant player in the sought-aft...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N named Car and Driver's 2024 top EV
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday that its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the IONIQ 5 N was selected as Car and Driver's presti...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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