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Hanwha Ocean Turns Profitable... Why Is Its Credit Rating Still BBB+?
Hanwha Ocean (CEO: Kim Hee-cheol) will mark the second anniversary of its rebranding next month, following its acquisition by Hanwha Group. Over the past two years, Hanwha Ocean has improved both prof...
2025-04-30 수요일 | 신혜주 기자
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S-OIL, "Direct Exports to U.S. Only 0.1% of Total Sales, No Tariff Impact"... But Concerns Remain
Despite a Q1 "earnings shock," S-OIL remains confident about a rebound in performance starting in the second quarter. However, the company is closely monitoring U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff po...
2025-04-29 화요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Cosmax Family Succession Battle Enters Round 3... What Is the Outcome of the 8-Year Test?
The Cosmax Group has restructured its second-generation leadership system. Transitioning from a dual-CEO structure, where elder son Lee Byung-man and younger son Lee Byung-joo jointly led the holdin...
2025-04-28 월요일 | 김나영 기자
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SK hynix Posts Over KRW 7 Trillion in Q1 Operating Profit… “Strong Demand for HBM to Persist”
SK hynix has reported profitability that exceeded market expectations, driven by robust growth in high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Despite concerns stemming from China’s DeepSeek and potential semiconduc...
2025-04-25 금요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Naver Cloud, “Inference AI is Essential to Sovereign Strategy… Launch Set for First Half of This Year”
As the global AI industry shifts toward a competitive landscape centered on “inference AI,” Naver Cloud is entering the fray in earnest. Leveraging its proprietary large language model (LLM), HyperC...
2025-04-24 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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“No Concerns over Tariff Risks... Profitability Expected to Remain Strong” — HD Hyundai Electric Posts Record-High Q1 Revenue
“There were no one-off gains or losses reflected in the first-quarter results. We believe this level of profitability can be sustained in the second quarter and beyond. We also expect exchange rate f...
2025-04-23 수요일 | 신혜주 기자
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'Retail Giant' Coupang Takes the Crown in Parcel Delivery, Overtaking CJ Logistics
Coupang, the dominant player in South Korea’s retail industry with KRW 41 trillion in revenue last year, has now emerged victorious in the parcel delivery market as well. Coupang Logistics Service (C...
2025-04-22 화요일 | 박슬기 기자
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Inheritance Tax for Chung Mong-koo Totals KRW 2.3 Trillion… Chung Eui-sun Takes It Head-On in His Own Way
On June 14 last year, shares of Hyundai Mobis surged by as much as 15% during intraday trading.The spike was triggered by rumors circulating in Yeouido’s financial district about a potential health i...
2025-04-21 월요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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"Investing as Much as We Earn Overseas"… Orion Aims to Build a Global Hub in Confectionery and Pharmaceuticals
Orion Corporation, the company behind the K-snack craze with products like Choco Pie, Kkobuk Chips, and Mygummy, is continuing its growth trajectory through bold investments. Building on solid financi...
2025-04-18 금요일 | 손원태 기자
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Tops Foreign Exchange Gains Among Big Three Shipbuilders in 2024 with KRW 457.1 Billion
As the KRW-USD exchange rate has experienced repeated sharp fluctuations recently, the foreign exchange risk for domestic shipbuilders, who have a high proportion of foreign currency sales, has come u...
2025-04-17 목요일 | 신혜주 기자
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ABL Bio Eyes Turnaround with 'KRW 4 Trillion Mega-Deal'... Prospects for Additional Deals?
ABL Bio has successfully signed a licensing-out (LO) agreement worth approximately KRW 4 trillion for its bispecific antibody platform “Grabody-B,” signaling a turnaround to profitability. The compa...
2025-04-16 수요일 | 김나영 기자
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Kia Cuts North American EV Sales Target by 34% Following Trump's Election
Kia Corporation has significantly revised its 2030 electric vehicle (EV) sales target for the North American market, reducing it by 34% compared to the previous year's projection. This adjustment come...
2025-04-15 화요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Cho Joo-wan’s Second Term at LG Electronics: Can It Overcome the Limits as a ‘Home Appliance Powerhouse’ and Achieve Growth?
Cho Joo-wan, who has returned as CEO of LG Electronics, is once again being tested on his commitment to restructuring the company’s business portfolio. Since his appointment in 2021, Cho has focused ...
2025-04-14 월요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Trump’s Wavering Tariffs... Korean Food and Beauty Industries in Deep Concern Over Countermeasures
President Donald Trump’s tariff pressure is rippling across the globe, leaving South Korean companies with high export dependency scrambling to devise countermeasures. If President Trump imposes a 25...
2025-04-11 금요일 | 손원태 기자
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What is Hyundai and Kia's Strategy to Counter Trump's Tariffs with a 40% U.S. Production Share?"
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are taking a cautious stance in response to the imposition of high tariffs in the United States, closely monitoring the situation. However, analysts predict t...
2025-04-10 목요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Localization in Full Swing... Why Kolmar Korea and COSMAX Are Smiling Despite U.S. Tariff Bomb
Amid growing concerns over a U.S.-led "tariff war," Korean cosmetics ODM (Original Design Manufacturing) firms Kolmar Korea and COSMAX have positioned themselves as insulated players. Their early inve...
2025-04-09 수요일 | 김나영 기자
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Solid Performance in Home Appliances... LG Electronics Reports All-Time High Q1 Revenue, Slight Drop in Profit
LG Electronics (CEO: Cho Joo-wan) achieved its highest-ever first-quarter revenue this year, fueled by robust performance in its core home appliance business and a decline in logistics-related risks. ...
2025-04-08 화요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Hanwha’s Kim Seung-youn and Kim Dong-kwan: Will the Father-Son 'Parallel Theory' Be Completed?
Could it be the inherited managerial DNA?Kim Dong-kwan, Vice Chairman of Hanwha Group, demonstrates leadership and decisiveness that closely resemble those of his father, Chairman Kim Seung-youn. In f...
2025-04-07 월요일 | 신혜주 기자
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Lee Jae-yong’s 3 Picks Transforming Samsung Electronics : 'Automotive Electronics, Displays, and Robotics'
Samsung Electronics is determined to reclaim its reputation as a technology powerhouse this year by not only focusing on its traditional businesses, such as semiconductors and home appliances, but als...
2025-04-04 금요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Will Samsung Electronics Unlock Its Treasury After 8 Years? Potential for Mega M&A
Samsung Electronics has set its sights on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a strategy to secure future growth engines. Since the acquisition of its automotive electronics subsidiary Harman in 2017, t...
2025-04-03 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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"Indeed, the Era of Power Cables!" LS Cable & System's Koo Ja-yeop and Koo Bon-gyu Father-Son Duo Enjoy Skyrocketing Salaries
Koo Ja-yeop, Chairman of LS Cable & System, and his son Koo Bon-gyu, President of the company, saw their salaries increase by up to 31% last year compared to the previous year. This sharp rise in comp...
2025-04-02 수요일 | 신혜주 기자
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On the Same Boat with Alibaba? Shinsegae Still Has a Long Way to Go
Shinsegae Group has entered into a strategic alliance with China’s Alibaba Group, drawing significant attention. As a partnership between one of South Korea’s leading retail giants and China’s larg...
2025-04-01 화요일 | 박슬기 기자
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LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK-on Aim for 'K-Battery Comeback'
South Korea's top battery makers—LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK-on—are working to seize opportunities amidst the "chasm" of temporary demand stagnation.It’s hard to believe there was a tim...
2025-03-31 월요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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KT Accelerates 'AX Accelerator' with Korean AI Services
KT Corporation, in collaboration with its AI business partner Microsoft, is introducing AI agents and cloud services tailored to Korean industries, advancing the establishment of a Korean AI ecosystem...
2025-03-28 금요일 | 김재훈 기자
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SKT Appoints Group's Strategic Expert, Marking Pinnacle in 'AI Company' Transformation
SK Telecom (CEO Ryu Young-sang, hereinafter SKT) has restructured its board of directors this year, including the appointment of Kang Dong-soo, head of SK Group's Portfolio Management (PM) division, a...
2025-03-27 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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"Investing Despite Trillion-KRW Losses"... Chung Eui-sun's New Business '3 Picks'
'Autonomous driving, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and robotics' are the three future businesses that Chung Eui-sun, Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, has set his sights on. Despite annual trillion-KRW...
2025-03-26 수요일 | 곽호룡 기자