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Korean ramen makers set sights on Latin America beyond US
Nongshim’s Shin Ramyun is the top-selling Korean ramen worldwide Nongshim Co. and Samyang Foods Co., South Korea’s two largest ramen…
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Rising overseas trips to raise Korea’s travel account deficit
Crowd at the departure hall at Incheon International Airport on Sept. 13, 2024, ahead of the Chuseok holiday (Photo by…
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Pulmuone to boost K-food boom in China with kimbap
A customer picks up the Pulmuone Tuna Kimbap at a store in China (Courtesy of Pulmuone) Major South Korean food…
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SK Energy to run Korea’s first SAF-dedicated production line
SK Energy’s facility for SAF commercial production (Courtesy of SK Innovation, the refiner’s parent) SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest…
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Krafton invests $90 mn in Spoon Labs
South Korea’s gaming giant Krafton Inc. said on Wednesday that it invested in SpoonLabs, a domestic short-form drama platform company…
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SK E&S creates value chain from FPSO, gas field project to carbon capture
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel under construction in Singapore and owned by SK E&S will be used…
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LG Electronics to boost mass market presence vs Chinese peers
LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan speaks to reporters at IFA 2024 in Berlin (Courtesy of LG Electronics) BERLIN – Cho…
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Tokyo Electron: Chip machinery giant with ‘tireless animal spirit’
Tokyo Electron CEO Toshiki Kawai TOKYO – In the 1980s, Japanese chipmakers dominated the world’s semiconductor industry. Companies like NEC,…
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Hanjin, China’s AWOT set up e-commerce logistics JV
Hanjin and AWOT Global held their joint venture inauguration ceremony on Sept. 5 Hanjin Transportation Co., a South Korean logistics…
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Samyang to cement lead in South Korean allulose market
Samyang executives celebrate the completion of a specialty ingredient complex in Ulsan on Sept. 4, 2024 (Courtesy of Samyang) Samyang…
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Hudson AI dreams of a world without language barriers
Hudson AI booth at 2024 MWC (Courtesy of SK Telecom) South Korean startup Hudson AI is striving to break language…
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LVMH, OpenAI, LG deepen ties with startups in S.Korea
MarqVision co-founder and CBO DK Lee (center from right) speaks on the stage (Courtesy of MarqVision) South Korean startups and…
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Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check
A bird’s-eye view of BGF Retail’s logistics center in Busan, Korea South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping…
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Shinsegae Int’l opens Swiss Perfection pop-up in Tokyo
Shinsegae International, the cosmetics and fashion division of South Korea’s Shinsegae Group, entered Japan’s ultra-luxury beauty market by promoting its…
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S.Korean travel retailers’ downfall without Chinese big spenders
Lotte Duty Free shop entrance in Myeongdong, Seoul (Courtesy of Yonhap) Before COVID-19 swept the world, South Korea’s top two…
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South Koreans puzzled over rising seaweed prices despite bumper crop
CJ CheilJedang’s seaweed snacks Dried seaweed prices are rising at a fast pace despite handsome growth in production, leaving South…
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Korea’s Everland to lure horror fans with Netflix series
(Courtesy of Everland) Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park, is set to lure horror movie fans at home and abroad…
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Toyota chairman to visit Seoul, discuss hydrogen cars with Hyundai’s Chung
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas (Courtesy of Yonhap) Akio Toyoda, chairman of Japan’s top…
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OCI supplies ultrapure phosphoric acid to SK Hynix
OCI employees pose for a group photo after shipping the first batch of high-purity phosphoric acid to SK Hynix (Courtesy…
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NewJeans surpasses 5 billion cumulative Spotify streams
NewJeans K-pop girl group NewJeans has surpassed five billion combined streams on Spotify, the world’s largest music platform, its agency,…
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Korea’s airlines to use SAF starting from routes to Japan
A Korean Air cargo aircraft refueled with SAF (File photo by Korean Air) South Korea’s airlines are set to use…
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High-performance 4680 battery war is on; LG Energy takes lead over rivals
LG’s EV battery system on display at Interbattery 2024 With stagnating electric vehicle sales or an EV chasm set to…
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Gencurix, Hitachi to cooperate on molecular diagnostics
South Korean biotech company Gencurix Inc. said on Tuesday that it will cooperate with Japan’s Hitachi High-Tech Corporation to enter…
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One Store vows to crack Apple, Google-led app market with localization
One Store CEO Jeon Dong-jin introduces Taiwan-targetted One Store app market on Aug. 28, 2024 (Courtesy of One Store) One…
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Korean IT giants drop fandom platforms, help HYBE dominate
BTS concert in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 15, 2022 (File photo by Big Hit Music, HYBE’s wholly-owned subsidiary) South…
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Kioxia’s TSE listing: Boon for SK Hynix, bane for Samsung Electronics?
SK Hynix’s multi-chip package TOKYO – The planned initial public offering (IPO) of Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. is…
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From War to Miracles: The Evolution of South Korea Amidst Global Struggles
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The End of the Korean War: A Historical Overview The Korean War, which began in 1950, was a significant conflict…
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SKC to merge two biodegradable material subsidiaries
South Korea’s SKC Ltd. said on Wednesday that it plans to merge its biodegradable material subsidiaries, SK Leaveo and SK…
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Naver’s CLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words
Naver unveils its hyperscale AI platform HyperCLOVA X on Aug. 24, 2023 A picture is worth a thousand words, as…
