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Kim Bom-Suk’s ‘Korean-Style WOW Strategy’ Works: Coupang Achieves Record Quarterly Results with Rapid Global Growth
"Massive Potential to Deliver the Same WOW Experience That Resonated with Korean Consumers in Taiwan"Kim Bom-Suk (Bom Kim), Chairman of Coupang Inc., made this remark during the company’s earnings ca...
2025-05-08 목요일 | 박슬기 기자
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‘Cash-Rich’ Samsung Biologics and SK Bioscience Accelerate Investments Amid Biotech Industry Downturn
Samsung Biologics and SK Bioscience, leading contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) in South Korea’s biotech sector, are continuing bold investment strategies backed by solid fi...
2025-05-07 수요일 | 김나영 기자
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"Samsung Electronics Bets Big on HBM: Completed Sample Supply of Improved HBM3E, to Be Reflected in Q2 Earnings"
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., which is staking its future on a rebound in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), announced that it will deliver its enhanced 12-layer HBM3E (5th generation) products to customer...
2025-05-02 금요일 | 김재훈 기자
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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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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
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Intensified Competition, Trump Risk, and Oversupply... Samsung Biologics CEO John Rim Faces Mounting Challenges Amid Uncertainty
Even as Samsung Biologics (hereinafter referred to as Samsung Bio) continues its strong growth, aiming for annual revenue of KRW 5 trillion this year, uncertainties persist.Former U.S. President Donal...
2025-03-25 화요일 | 김나영 기자
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John Rim’s 4 Years That Changed the Bio Landscape: From Latecomer to ‘Samsung’s Savior’
If you were to name the next-generation growth engine to follow semiconductors in the Samsung Group, it would undoubtedly be the bio business. While other core divisions faced downturns, Samsung Biolo...
2025-03-25 화요일 | 김나영 기자
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‘Another K-Miracle’ Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Rotem, and LIG Nex1
Global geopolitical tensions are heightening interest in South Korea's defense industry more than ever before.European and Middle Eastern countries are actively pursuing military modernization project...
2025-03-24 월요일 | 신혜주 기자
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Koo Kwang-mo Invests in Canadian Lithium Extraction Company, Accelerating 'Cleantech' Growth
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has made his first investment in the cleantech sector this year. Cleantech is one of the future businesses Koo has personally selected, with cumulative investments excee...
2025-03-21 금요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Samsung Electronics 'Trapped in the KRW 50,000 Swamp'... "Vows to Secure Competitiveness in AI and Robotics"
Samsung Electronics apologized to shareholders for its poor performance and stock price last year, promising to restore fundamental competitiveness. Vice Chairmen Han Jong-hee of the DX Division and J...
2025-03-20 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Hyundai Motor Suffers KRW 700 Billion Loss in China, While Kia Achieves Profit Turnaround
Kia Corporation has achieved a profit turnaround in China for the first time in eight years, contrasting sharply with Hyundai Motor Company, which has posted losses in its Chinese operations for six c...
2025-03-19 수요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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SK Innovation's Credit Rating Downgrade Spiral... Battery Division Faces KRW 1 Trillion Loss Concerns This Year
SK Innovation's battery business struggles are leading to a vicious cycle, with credit rating downgrades increasing the burden of raising investment funds.On March 14 (local time), global credit ratin...
2025-03-18 화요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Is Coupang's 41-Trillion-Won Empire in Danger? The Advance of Naver and Daiso
Naver and Daiso are emerging as major threats to Coupang, which became the first company in South Korea’s retail industry to achieve 41 trillion won in revenue last year. They are countering Coupang ...
2025-03-17 월요일 | 박슬기 기자