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Banking & Finance
Samsung's financial arms beat No.1 banking group KB in profit
Samsung Group's financial services business has overtaken South Korea's No. 1 banking group KB Financial Group in terms of net profit, posing a thre...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Google to target global webtoon sector with Korean creators
BENGALURU – Google is teaming up with South Korean creators to target the global webtoon industry, spurring expectations that global Big Tech ...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Food giant CJ CheilJedang's profits rise for 3rd straight quarter
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s quarterly operating profit increased for the third consecutive quarter, reversing a decline in the th...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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KOREA Investment Week
Korea's investment forum KIW 2024 kicks off September 9
South Korea’s largest investment forum Korea Investment Week 2024 (KIW 2024) will kick off next month in Seoul, drawing around 150 leaders fro...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea opens probe into Woori's loans to ex-chair's relatives
South Korea’s financial watchdog agency said on Sunday it has found that Woori Financial Group, the country's fourth-largest financial holding...
Aug 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CJ Olive Young establishes new logistics center
South Korean beauty store chain CJ Olive Young said on Thursday that it has established the Olive Young Anseong Logistics Center in Anseong-si, Gyeo...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
PUBG’s Krafton taps ex-Apple, Samsung execs for global business
South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc. has hired former executives of not only global game developers but also tech leaders such as Apple Inc. and S...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s current account at near 7-year high on strong chip exports
South Korea reported its biggest monthly current account surplus in six years and nine months thanks to robust exports of semiconductors. But the gr...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor mulls connected car partnership with Google
Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its efforts to join hands with global tech companies to advance its future mobility technologies ranging from au...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
HI Investment & Securities changes its name to iM Securities
HI Investment & Securities Co. was rebranded as iM Securities after it held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting at its headquarters in Yeouid...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Card, Toss Bank jointly launch PLCC card
South Korea's Hana Card announced on Friday that it partnered with Toss Bank to launch its first private label credit card (PLCC), the Toss Bank Cre...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Investment manages Vista Land $50 mn global bond issuance
Korea Investment & Securities Co. announced on Thursday that its Hong Kong subsidiary KIS Asia managed the issuance of $50 million in global bon...
Aug 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Lotte Rental establishes UAE subsidiary
South Korea's Lotte Rental Co. said on Thursday that it established an overseas subsidiary in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to boost the expo...
Aug 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial Group relaunches brokerage arm
Woori Financial Group has returned to South Korea’s brokerage service market after a decade with the launch on Thursday of Woori Investment &a...
Aug 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean commercial real estate market to show slow recovery in H2
South Korea’s commercial real estate market will post a slow recovery in the second half of this year due to rate cut delays and no big correc...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem emerges as global No. 4 chemicals maker: C&EN
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has emerged as the world’s fourth chemicals producer, the second Asian company to be among the five largest a...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
LG Uplus to produce live-action robot drama
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced plans to partner with SAMG Entertainment and HighZium Studio Co. to create Korean-style robot content, aimi...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG bet big on gaming monitors on esports boom
South Korea’s electronics giants Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are gearing up for a fierce battle in the gaming monitor mark...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hanwha REIT to buy Hanwha Group office building for $584 mn
Hanwha REIT Co., a real estate investment arm of South Korea’s No. 7 conglomerate Hanwha Group, said on Monday that it is poised to acquire th...
Jul 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Colosseum poised for next leap with global expansion drive
Colosseum Corporation Inc., a fulfillment startup based in South Korea, has set its sights on global conquest with its nationwide and international ...
Jul 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart’s No Brand success story: A Korean snack chain goes global
When South Korean convenience store operator E-Mart Inc. launched its low-budget house label No Brand in 2015, few thought it would last long.Under ...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung SmartThings gets global certification for information security
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday that its global connected living platform SmartThings received the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for ...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
China is LG H&H’s headache amid global K-beauty boom
South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. has yet to benefit from the global K-beauty boom due to its heavy dependence on China, the world’s...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Woori Financial vows higher shareholder returns, value-up after record Q2
Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services holding company, plans to significantly enhance its shareholder va...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
S.Korea's refining industry sees record export of 245.3 mn barrels
South Korea's four major oil refiners—SK Energy, GS Caltex, S-Oil Corp., and HD Hyundai Oilbank—achieved a record high in petroleum pr...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial's quarterly profit hits record on interest margin growth
South Korea’s largest financial holding group KB Financial Group Inc. has logged its record quarterly profit in the April-June period, thanks ...
Jul 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility launches overseas car rental service
South Korean mobility platform Kakao Mobility said on Monday that it launched an overseas car rental service accessible through its Kakao T app.The ...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank adds Indonesian to banking platform
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank said on Monday it launched Indonesian language services on its mobile banking platform KB Starbanking to expand its ...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility’s gas turbine orders top $720 mn with KOMIPO deal
Doosan Enerbility Co., a leading South Korean power plant engineering company, said on Monday it has clinched a 580 billion won ($418 million) deal ...
Jul 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs taps ex-Morgan Stanley MD as Korea co-head
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said on Monday that it has appointed Ahn Jae-hoon, former managing director at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as country co-h...
Jul 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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