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'Solid Performance Amidst Recession' - S-Oil · GS Caltex, What’s Their Secret?
Despite the economic downturn last year, GS Caltex and S-OIL managed to differentiate themselves by leveraging their lubricant and petrochemical divisions, respectively.The combined annual operating p...
2025-02-20 목요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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KT's Kim Young-seop Put to the Test as AI Business Shifts from Indigenous Strategy to MS Partnership
Kim Young-seop took office as CEO of KT in August 2023.Following his appointment, he was credited with stabilizing the prolonged management vacuum and laying the foundation for KT’s transition into a...
2025-02-19 수요일 | 김재훈 기자
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“MBK, Did You See?” The Fightback of Owner-Led Management by Cho Hyun-bum and Choi Yoon-bum
Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) and Korea Zinc, both of which have faced past or ongoing challenges from private equity firm MBK Partners, posted strong financial performances last year. Thei...
2025-02-18 화요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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LIG Nex1 Breaks KRW 3 Trillion Revenue Mark in Defense Industry After 20 Years
LIG Nex1 (CEO Shin Ik-hyeon) achieved its highest-ever financial performance last year. Since entering the defense industry in July 2004, the company has surpassed KRW 3 trillion in annual revenue for...
2025-02-17 월요일 | 신혜주 기자
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Yuhan Corporation Becomes First Korean Pharma to Join the '2 Trillion Won Club'—Will There Be a 'Next Leclaza' This Year?
Yuhan Corporation has become the first South Korean pharmaceutical company to surpass KRW 2 trillion in annual revenue, largely due to the success of its non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) drug 'Lecla...
2025-02-14 금요일 | 김나영 기자
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NC Soft Reports 'First Annual Loss', Aims for Turnaround with Global Releases
NC Soft (Co-CEOs Kim Taek-jin and Park Byung-moo) has recorded its first annual loss since going public. The loss was attributed to one-time costs stemming from organizational restructuring and volunt...
2025-02-13 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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'Traders' at the Forefront, Leading E-Mart’s Performance Amid Recession
The momentum of Traders, a warehouse-style discount store operated by E-Mart, is remarkable. Last year, it experienced significant growth among E-Mart's offline businesses, playing a key role in drivi...
2025-02-12 수요일 | 박슬기 기자
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Hanwha Aerospace’s Kim Dong-kwan Partners with Coulter to Target the U.S. Defense Market
Hanwha Aerospace's stock price surged by 162% last year, marking the highest increase among domestic defense companies operating in the maritime, aviation, and space sectors. The company’s market cap...
2025-02-11 화요일 | 신혜주 기자
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Samsung Biologics Replaces CFO and R&D Head... Will It Find New Momentum This Year?
"First, best, and largest"... these were the adjectives that followed Samsung Biologics (Samsung Bio) last year. In 2023, Samsung Bio became the first company in the pharmaceutical and biotech industr...
2025-02-10 월요일 | 김나영 기자
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LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On Brace for Prolonged EV Battery Slump
South Korea’s three major battery manufacturers—LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK On—recorded a combined operating loss of KRW 800 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. As the extended downt...
2025-02-07 금요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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"Asiana Is Also One Family" – Korean Air’s Cho Won-tae Pushes for Chemical Integration Beyond Physical Merger
Korean Air Chairman Cho Won-tae has successfully acquired Asiana Airlines, solidifying his position as the head of a top-10 global "mega carrier." After more than four years of negotiations, the physi...
2025-02-06 목요일 | 손원태 기자
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Naver’s Lee Hae-jin Returns as Chairman of the Board After 7 Years of Seclusion… ‘AI Business Drive’
Lee Hae-jin, the founder and Global Investment Officer (GIO) of Naver, is set to return as chairman of the board after nearly seven years.As global big tech companies intensify their competition in AI...
2025-02-05 수요일 | 김재훈 기자
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"Thriving in the New Power Era" – HD Hyundai Electric Achieves a Staggering 20% Operating Profit Margin in 2024
With the dawn of the "New Power Era," HD Hyundai Electric (CEO Cho Seok) is soaring to new heights.The company recorded its highest-ever revenue of KRW 3.3233 trillion last year. Notably, its operatin...
2025-02-04 화요일 | 신혜주 기자
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'Breakthrough thinking'... Hyundai Steel to Build a Steel Mill in the U.S.
The year 2025 has arrived, a year that could determine the fate of Hyundai Steel. It is expected to be a particularly critical year not only for the company but also for its CEO, Seo Kang-hyun.This ye...
2025-02-03 월요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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'Semiconductor Variables Pour In'—Samsung Confident in Responding with Global Supply Chain Management Capabilities
"We will leverage our global production capacity operating across various regions, including the U.S., our supply chain management capabilities, superior product competitiveness driven by AI, and the ...
2025-01-31 금요일 | 김재훈 기자
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K-PharmaBio’s First 'KRW 4 Trillion Club' Member – Samsung Biologics Eyes KRW 5 Trillion with Unmatched Excellence in Capacity
Samsung Biologics has rewritten the history of Korea's pharmaceutical and biotech industry with its record-breaking financial performance. The company surpassed KRW 4 trillion in annual revenue for th...
2025-01-24 금요일 | 김나영 기자
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Baemin Bum Seok Austin Kim vs. Coupang Kim Bom-Suk: A Name-dropping Delivery Competition
Who will lead the charge: Bum Seok Austin Kim of Baemin (Woowa Brothers) or Kim Bom-Suk of Coupang Eats (Coupang)? While their names are different in English, both CEOs share the same Korean name, '김...
2025-01-23 목요일 | 박슬기 기자
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Hanwha Aerospace, Nears Export of K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers to Vietnam
Hanwha Aerospace(CEO Kim Dong-kwan) is on the verge of exporting approximately 20 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Vietnam in a deal worth USD 300 million (about KRW 430.9 billion).According to the defe...
2025-01-22 수요일 | 신혜주 기자
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Chairman Chey Tae-won of SK Group gives 'high praise at CES'... Who is he praising?
There is a domestic company that has emerged as one of the hottest topics of the year.That company is SKC, which has pioneered the glass substrate business for semiconductors. Under the leadership of ...
2025-01-21 화요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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'COVID-19 bad times over' Youngjin Pharmaceuticals' operating profit soars 180% last year...'What's the secret to its rapid growth?
Youngjin Pharmaceutical is back on a growth trajectory after recovering from the aftermath of COVID-19. For now, the company is focusing on management efficiency, such as sales and custodial business,...
2025-01-20 월요일 | 김나영 기자
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Korea Zinc to vote on shareholders' meeting next week...depends on National Pension, overseas institutions
The shareholder vote that will decide the future of the management dispute at Korea Zinc is just around the corner. The company will hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on the 23rd. The disput...
2025-01-17 금요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Samsung Beats TSMC and Apple in the US... No. 1 in Patent Registrations for 3 Consecutive Years
Samsung has ranked first in patent registrations for three consecutive years in the US patent market last year, beating out global companies such as TSMC, Qualcomm, and Apple.According to the 2024 Glo...
2025-01-16 목요일 | 김재훈 기자
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Lotte Rental... Private Equity Fund's 'Bolt-On' Strategy, More Positive Than Group Support
Lotte Rental, which is in the process of being sold, is launching a public corporate bond offering. The company's departure from Lotte Group is said to have limited impact on demand forecasts for publ...
2025-01-15 수요일 | 이성규 기자
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"Why SK On Pins Its Hopes on Hyundai and Kia's Performance in the U.S."
SK On has seized the opportunity to rebound in the US market. Hyundai Motor Group electric vehicles(EV) equipped with SK On batteries are included in the local tax deduction target.According to foreig...
2025-01-14 화요일 | 곽호룡 기자
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Kolmar Korea Expands Production Capacity: Reasons for Optimism in the New Year Despite Industry Uncertainty
Kolmar Korea(CEO Choi Hyun-gyu) is focusing on increasing productivity as it continues to expand factories at home and abroad. The company's increased production capacity is expected to serve as an ea...
2025-01-13 월요일 | 김나영 기자
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Chairman Chung Yong-jin purchases all shares of Executive Chairman Lee Myung-hee… Total stake 28.56%
On the 10th, E-Mart disclosed a transaction plan report in which Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin will purchase a 10% stake in E-Mart held by Executive Chairman Lee Myung-hee.Chairman Chung wi...
2025-01-10 금요일 | 박슬기 기자