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Entertainment
CJ ENM, SK Square to merge OTTs to take on Netflix
CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, and SK Square Co., an investment unit of the country’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, ...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea on course to top 10 mn milestone
The number of foreign visitors to South Korea spiked 158.3% to 1.23 million in October from the month previous, the Korea Tourism Organization said ...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders seek overseas yards for surging orders
South Korean shipbuilders are seeking overseas production bases through mergers and acquisitions to meet soaring demand across the world as they hav...
Nov 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean ELS investors biting nails over sharp falls in Hong Kong shares
Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong bourse have fallen sharply so far this year, placing the city’s main stock index, the HSCEI, among the ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's KDB likely to tap top bidder for HMM in November
Competition to acquire HMM Co., the top container line in South Korea, is intensifying as the bidders are offering almost the same prices for the de...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma wins $10 mn order for flu vaccine in Thailand
South Korea's GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Thursday that its flu vaccine GC Flu secured a $10 million order in the upcoming bid by Thailand's Gov...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hotel Shilla’s four restaurants selected on La Liste
South Korean leading luxury hotel and retail operator Hotel Shilla announced on Tuesday that its four restaurants were selected on the La Liste 2024...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG lead global TV market in Q3 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. has retained the number one position in global TV market share, hitting a 30% mark in this year's third quarter, marking a p...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s new Tucson: Trendsetter with a taste for futuristic design
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the facelifted design of its compact sport utility vehicle, the Tucson, whic...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Faker’s T1 wins League of Legends global championship
South Korea’s video game team T1 led by local hero and professional player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok won the 2023 League of Legends W...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool
South Korea lags far behind advanced countries in nurturing artificial intelligence (AI) talent due to the lack of proper skills development program...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks
Major companies in South Korea, such as affiliates of Samsung, LG and Hyundai Motor Group, are bringing larger amounts of capital back back home fro...
Nov 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Japanese furniture brand Nitori to open first store in Korea
Nitori Co., dubbed Japan's IKEA, is slated to open its first store in South Korea next week, accelerating its Asia-centered expansion push, while su...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Med. Center achieves Korea's first uterine transplantation
The first successful case of uterine transplantation surgery in Korea has been reported, with the patient currently preparing for pregnancy. Samsung...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver-invested Bering Lab tops at Huawei startup contest
South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) legal technology startup Bering Lab, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), receiv...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha’s REC Silicon plant restarts as US-China tension eases
REC Silicon ASA, a US-based polysilicon maker, in which Hanwha Solutions Corp. and its affiliate have a 33% stake, has restarted operations after a ...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Kyung Dong Navien enters into US boiler market
South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. announced on Thursday it shipped its first "Condensing Hydro Furnace" to the US mar...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyundai’s Chung: 1st Korean awarded top UK Order from King Charles
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for promoting economic and cultural co...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s semiconductor exports rebound in 1st 10 days of November
South Korea’s semiconductor exports rose in the first 10 days of November, reversing their 13-month downward trend, data show, raising the pro...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea tops global shipbuilding orders in October, surpassing China
South Korean shipbuilders won the most shipbuilding orders worldwide in October 2023. The country overtook China and claimed the lead in the global ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton
Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver posts record Q3 sales, profit on e-commerce
South Korea’s web portal giant Naver Corp. on Friday posted record sales and operating profit in the third quarter, driven by robust sales gro...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Asiana Airlines to sell cargo business for merger with Korean Air
Asiana Airlines Inc. on Thursday decided to carve out its lucrative cargo business, clearing a major hurdle to its merger with bigger rival Korean A...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shilla Duty Free partners with Line Pay to attract Asian tourists
South Korea's The Shilla Duty Free announced it partnered with Line Pay Taiwan to attract South Asian tourism on Thursday. Line Pay is the top mobil...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea plans wider crackdown on foreigners’ short-selling
South Korea’s financial regulator plans wider investigations into illegal short-selling trades by major foreign investment banks to ease conce...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Networks invests $20.7 mn in pet care startup
South Korean trading firm SK Networks Co. announced on Monday it has completed a 28-billion-won ($20.7 million) investment in the domestic pet care ...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI, SaaS rule October D.Day with Amber Road snagging top spot
Amber Road won this month’s D.Day, South Korea’s oldest monthly startup pitch competition held on Thursday, with its artificial intellig...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
KGC hawks red ginseng at top US expo for health functional food
Jung Kwan Jang, the flagship brand of Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), has been featured at North America’s leading expo for raw ingredients of heal...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s Teachers’ Pension names SK Securities VP as CIO
South Korea’s Teachers’ Pension has named Jeon Bum-sik, a vice president at SK Securities Co. with three decades of investment experienc...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Russia Pushes Security Talks With North Korea, China
SEOUL—Russia said it supports holding regular security talks with North Korea and China to address the threat posed by the U.S. on the Korean ...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)