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S.Korea to launch sustainable biojet fuel initiative
(Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korea will require airlines to replace a portion of jet fuels with environmentally-friendly ones such…
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Hyundai Motor chief Chung’s unwavering support for Korean archery team
Hyundai Motor Chairman Chun Euisun (right) and Korean archers who won the gold medal in women’s team at the Summer…
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Hanyang Securities stake draws bids without sale manager
Hanyang Securities’ headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul Hanyang Securities Co. has received preliminary bids from four to five South Korean companies…
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Hyundai eyes Japan’s commercial EV market with e-bus deal with Iwasaki
Cho Won-sang (right), head of Hyundai Mobility Japan, and Iwasaki Group CEO Yoshitaro Iwasaki sign an LOI on the Elec…
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South Korea’s 2025 minimum wages rise 1.7%; SMEs seen suffering
The Minimum Wage Commission meets on July 11, 2024 (Courtesy of Yonhap) South Korea has set next year’s hourly minimum…
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Korea’s taxi app i.M ties up with MK Group to land in Japan
(Graphics by Dongbeom Yun with file photos by Dae-cheol Lim and MK Group) South Korea’s premium ride-hailing app i.M joined…
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FG Korea to open Five Guys stores in Japan
FG Korea, the operator of the American handcrafted hamburger brand Five Guys in South Korea, will open its stores in…
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Cosmax mulls building cosmetics factory in Latin America
COSME Week Tokyo (Courtesy of Cosmax) Cosmax Inc., South Korea’s biggest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), is considering…
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Kyobo Life, Japan’s SBI to tie up for security token, digital finance
Kyobo Life Insurance’s headquarters in Seoul South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Group and Japan’s SBI Group have entered a strategic…
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Japan golf courses, Korean investors’ new target assets
Kabaya Golf Club in Ibaraki (File photo, courtesy of Tokyo Leisure Development) South Korean investors are eyeing Japan’s golf resorts…
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KOTRA opens K-Tech Camp in Paris
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Thursday that it established the Paris K-Tech Camp in Paris, France on…
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SK Hynix mulls HBM production possibility in Japan, US
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won SK Hynix Inc. is investigating the possibility of building a plant for high-bandwidth memory (HBM),…
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LY vows to keep Line Plus as Naver-SoftBank breakup drags on
Line Plus headquarters in Pangyo, South Korea (Courtesy of Yonhap) Japan’s LY Corp., the operator of the country’s top mobile…
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South Korean startups’ Tokyo fever sizzles
Korean startup finalists at D.Day in Tokyo on May 16 (Courtesy of D.Camp) Despite the recent Line-Yahoo cacophony, South Korean…
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M&A rebound will drive private credit volume increase: Golub Capital
Gregory Cashman, co-head of direct lending at Golub Capital (Courtesy of Golub Capital) As the Federal Reserve signaled delays of…
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Naver to submit remedies to Japan without A Holdings stake sale
Naver headquarters in South Korea (Courtesy of Yonhap) LY Corp., the operator of Japan’s popular messenger app Line, is expected…
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Korean government vows stern response to Tokyo’s Naver handling
Sung Tae-yoon, director of national policy at South Korea’s presidential office, holds a press briefing on Seoul’s response to the…
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Macquarie Korea confirms two promotions
Macquarie Korea Asset Management promotes Representative Director Kim Yong Hwan (left) and Lee Soojin (Photo captured from MKAM’s website) Macquarie…
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Aman, Rosewood, Banyan, IHG rush to open luxury hotels in Seoul
Four Seasons Hotel in central Seoul Globally renowned hospitality companies, including Aman, Rosewood and IHG Group, are rushing to South…
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Japan’s request to shed Naver’s Line control ‘unprecedented’: CEO
Mobile messenger app Line (right) is indirectly owned by Korea’s Naver and Japan’s SoftBank (Courtesy of Nikkei) TOKYO – South…
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Korean retailers, hotels enjoy tourist boom in May holidays
Foreigners at Myeong-dong, international tourists’ top destination in Seoul, on April 30, 2024 (By Bum-June Kim) South Korean retailers and…
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Naver, SoftBank to discuss Japan JV’s ownership change
Line is the most popular chat app in Japan South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. and Japan’s SoftBank Corp.…
