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AB InBev’s Oriental Brewery buys Jeju Soju from Shinsegae

HiteJinro controls half of South Korea’s soju market Oriental Brewery Co. (OB), a unit of the world’s largest beer company…
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Celltrion earmarks billion dollars to build CDMO plant: chairman

Celltrion founder and Chairman Seo Jung-jin speaks at Korea Investment Week on Sept. 11 Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s largest biosimilar…
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Celltrion chairman says to venture into CDMO market

Seo Jung-jin (center) speaks at Morgan Stanley 22nd Annual Global Healthcre Conference (Courtesy of Celltrion) South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion…
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Lotte to restructure bio business to focus on CDMO

Bird’s eye view of Lotte Biologics plants in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea (Courtesy of Lotte) South Korea’s retail-to-chemical conglomerate Lotte…
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Lotte Energy completes pilot plant for solid-state battery electrolyte

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, has completed a pilot plant for the production…
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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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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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Korea Shopping Festa in Vietnam records $12.9 mn in export consultations

The Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups said on Friday that the “2024 Korea Shopping Festa with Lotte” export consultation…
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Hana Card’s debit card overseas payment reaches 50%

South Korea’s Hana Card reported on Friday that its domestic market share in overseas debit card payments has reached nearly…
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MBK Partners’ sale of Homeplus Express hits a snag over valuation gap

A Homeplus Express store in Seoul MBK Partners’ planned sale of Homeplus Express, the supermarket chain of South Korean hypermarket…
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Lotte to open shops within Singapore NTUC FairPrice outlets

NTUC FairPrice CEO Vipul Chawla (third from left) and Lotte Shopping CEO Kim Sanghyun (fourth from left) pose after signinig…
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Lotte develops nickel-plated foil for solid-state battery

Lotte Energy Materials’ nickel-plated copper foil (Courtesy of Lotte Energy Materials) Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a major South Korean battery…
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Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV

Lotte Energy’s copper foil production line (Courtesy of Lotte Energy Materials) Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by…
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Korean Telco giant KT’s Midas touch with hotel business

Le Méridien Seoul in Myeongdong (Courtesy of Le Méridien) KT Corp., one of South Korea’s top three mobile carriers, is…
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LG Elec hosts OLED TV media art exhibition in Vietnam

LG Electronics Inc. held a media art exhibition, “The Future Becomes Now,” at the heart of Vietnam’s bustling metropolis Lotte…
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Acquisition loan rates dip to pre-pandemic levels in S.Korea

(Courtesy of Getty Images) Interest rates on acquisition financing in South Korea are set to stabilize at the 5% level,…
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7-Eleven ratchets up sports marketing to take on GS25, CU

A long line forms outside 7-Eleven’s pop-up store within Lotte World Tower 7-Eleven, the third-largest convenience store chain in South…
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Korean firms rush to sell bonds with yields at over 2-yr low

(Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korea’s corporate bond markets are having an unusual busy summer as companies are rushing to…
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Slowing economy, opportunity for S.Korean used car sellers

Used cars parked at dealerships in Janganpyeong, Seoul, South Korea’s largest secondhand car market (File photo by Sol Lee) South…
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Samsung, Ottogi unveil exclusive lifestyle TV goods

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday that it collaborated with the domestic food company Ottogi to release limited edition goods…
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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),…
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South Korea to develop gas-cooled reactor with POSCO, SK, Daewoo

A nuclear power plant operated by Korea’s KHNP South Korea has embarked on a 44.5 billion won ($32.3 million) project…
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LG Chem emerges as global No. 4 chemicals maker: C&EN

LG Chem’s chemistry scientists (Courtesy of LG) South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has emerged as the world’s fourth chemicals producer,…
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Lotte India, Havmor to merge to raise $722.4 mn in sales

Lotte Wellfood’s headquarters building in Seoul, South Korea (Courtesy of Lotte Wellfood) South Korean confectionery giant Lotte Wellfood Co. will…
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Lotte Wellfood expands dairy exports to Vietnam

South Korea’s Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Thursday that it will increase dairy exports to the Vietnamese market. The products…
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Lotte Infracell, Constellium sign anodic film supply contract

South Korea’s Lotte Infracell announced on Wednesday that it signed a long-term supply contract for anodic film raw materials with…




































