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  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    Poultry processor Harim to buy Korean top sea carrier HMM for $5 bn

    South Korea’s leading poultry processor Harim Group is set to acquire the country’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. f...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Hydrogen economy
    SK E&S to strengthen Korea's liquid hydrogen ecosystem

    SK E&S Co., an energy unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will cooperate with domestic firms to strengthen the count...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Economy
    Vietnamese lead record-high foreign job growth in S.Korea

    The number of foreign employees in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with the Vietnamese leading the pack, amid ri...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    LG Display plans $1 bn rights offering for smaller OLED biz

    LG Display Co., the world’s top manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Monday it p...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electric vehicles
    Shinsegae I&C to open charging station Spharos EV

    South Korea’s Shinsegae I&C Inc. announced on Monday that its electric vehicle (EV) charging service Spharos EV will...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    SUVs: Name of the game in 2023 South Korean auto market

    Back in the 1970s, when simply having a car was a status symbol in South Korea, a four-door passenger sedan was the car of choic...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Bio & Pharma
    ToolGen gets FDA approval for TGT-001 as ODD

    South Korean genome editing developer ToolGen Inc. announced on Monday that its application for orphan drug designation (ODD) of...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Chemical Industry
    Samyang buys specialty chemical maker Verdant for $257 mn

    Samyang Specialty Solutions LLC, a leading chemical and food products maker in South Korea, has entered into an agreement to who...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean games
    NCSOFT, Obigo to jointly develop car AI services

    South Korea's major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean innovators at CES 2024
    LG, Saint-Gobain Sekurit to unveil transparent antennas at CES 2024

    LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is set to showcase its transparent antennas for vehicles developed...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    Naver, NHIS to boost data services with HyperCLOVA X

    South Korea's leading online portal Naver Corp. and the state-run National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) will collaborate to l...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates

    Sixth-generation (6G) communication frequency bands proposed by South Korea have been adopted as global standard candidates by...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    LG Innotek develops wireless BMS for EVs

    South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek announced on Sunday that it developed a cutting-edge wireless battery managemen...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Bio & Pharma
    GC Biopharma gets FDA approval for Alyglo

    South Korea’s GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Monday that it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration ...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Hyundai Motor, UAE’s Mubadala to collaborate on future business projects

    South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investmen...

    Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)