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Vinyl renaissance in Korea holds steady with diverse music tastes
The 13th Seoul Record Fair on Sept. 21, 2024 Within just two hours of the opening of the 13th Seoul…
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Hyundai Motor, Kia to boost partnership with RISD
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Friday they strengthened their partnership with the renowned US art school, Rhode…
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Hyundai Motor Group to develop tech to cut Chinese precursor imports
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, started developing electric vehicle battery technology to cut costs and use Chinese precursors…
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CJ OnStyle, Amazon support K-beauty to enter US market
CJ Onstyle, the at-home TV shopping and e-commerce brand of South Korea’s content and commerce powerhouse CJ ENM Co., said on…
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CJ Logistics, Aidin Robotics to co-develop logistics robots
South Korea’s CJ Logistics and Aidin Robotics recently signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop and commercialize logistics robots. Under…
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Korean cosmetics fly off shelves on Amazon, other e-commerce platforms
Korean cosmetics (Courtesy of Yonhap) South Korean cosmetics are top picks among beauty products on Amazon.com and other global e-commerce…
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CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia’s entertainment potential
CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun (left) talks with a Saudi Arabian government official in Riyadh in early September CJ Group,…
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Korea Zinc to sell $301 mn in CP amid management feud with MBK
Korea Zinc Vice Chairman Lee Je-joong speaks at a press conference to protest against a potential takeover by MBK in…
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SK Shieldus, Verizon form strategic partnership
South Korea’s SK Shieldus Co. said on Wednesday that it entered a strategic partnership with the US-based telecom company Verizon.…
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Hyundai Glovis, BYD seek strategic alliance on car exports
Hyundai Glovis’ pure car and truck carrier Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a memorandum of understanding with Chinese electric vehicle…
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Fed’s big rate cut spurs Korean firms to issue foreign bonds
Bundles of $100 bills at South Korea’s Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul (File photo by Yonhap) South Korean companies rushed…
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KRX launches Korea Value-up Index to enlist 100 best practice firms
Korea Exchange South Korea’s securities exchange operator, Korea Exchange, launched a new corporate value-up index on Tuesday, a key plank…
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South Korea Can Go Only So Far Copying Japan’s Market Reforms
A new index is part of South Korea’s ‘corporate value-up’ program. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press South Korea is taking a…
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Doosan Enerbility defies doubters about homegrown gas turbines
Doosan Enerbility employees inspect a gas turbine at its manufacturing plant Doosan Enerbility Co., a leading power plant engineering company…
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Hyundai Motor eyes EV battery production from 2027
Hyundai Motor’s dedicated battery electric vehicle platform, E-GMP (Courtesy of Wikipedia) Hyundai Motor Co. is preparing to build its first…
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Kia to enter Japanese PBV market
Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it signed a local sales agreement for purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) with Japan’s trading company…
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CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meal
CJ CheilJedang’s bibigo dumplings for in-flight meal CJ CheilJedang Corp. expands its K-food territory with Australia’s largest airline. CJ CheilJedang…
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Samsung Display to build $1.8 billion OLED plant in Vietnam
Samsung Display’s booth at IMID 2023 exhibition Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display maker, will build a $1.8…
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Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite failed grocery platform IPOs
MeatBox’s mobile livestock sales platform (File photo by MeatBox) MeatBox Global Inc., South Korea’s online livestock product sales platform operator,…
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Gmarket, CJ Logistics to launch guaranteed delivery date service
CJ Logistics is South Korea’s largest logistics company Gmarket Inc., an e-commerce arm of South Korea’s Shinsegae Group, said on…
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NCSOFT launches evaluation model to verify performance of AI LLMs
NCSOFT Corp. announced on Monday that it has launched VARCO Judge LLM, the first evaluation model in South Korea to…
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Hanwha, LG to support Korea Zinc in battle against MBK
Illustration of Korea Zinc’s booth at a battery industry exhibition in Seoul in 2023 (File photo by Korea Zinc) South…
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LG Chem to provide cathode materials to Japan’s PPES
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Sunday it will begin supplying cathode materials to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions…
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Analysts rebut Morgan Stanley’s chip winter view; oversupply unlikely
SK Hynix is the world’s top HBM chip supplier Morgan Stanley’s recent view that the global chip industry faces an…
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Hyundai Steel set to supply iron powder to Korean LFP cathode makers
Hyundai Steel’s plant in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province Hyundai Steel Co., a unit of the South Korean automotive group Hyundai…
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SK Hynix to participate in TSMC’s OIP 2024
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. will participate in the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum hosted by Taiwan’s TSMC,…
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Race to win tableside ordering market heats up in Korea
Tablet order system by t’order (Screenshot captured from t’order website) Delivery Hero-backed Baemin, the top food delivery platform in South…
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Hyundai Motor Group becomes KT’s largest shareholder
Hyundai Motor Group has officially become the largest shareholder of South Korea’s major telecommunications company KT Corp., following a public…
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KCGI buys control of Hanyang Securities for $166 mn
Hanyang Securities’ headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul KCGI, a South Korean private equity firm, has agreed to buy a controlling stake…
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MBK not to sell Korea Zinc to China after tender offer
Kim Kwang Il, a partner at MBK, speaks to the press about the private equity firm’s tender offer for Korea…
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LG Elec, Ricoh to team up for B2B DX business
LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global office solutions company Ricoh…
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South Korean investors bet big on ETFs tracking Indian equities
(Courtesy of Getty Iimages) India has emerged as a new darling for South Korean investors actively searching for an alternative…
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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…
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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…
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SK Enmove gets gold rating of EcoVadis ESG evaluation
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co., Korea’s top oil refiner SK Innovation Co.’s subsidiary, said on Thursday it…
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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…
