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North American tourists drive spending surge at GS25 convenience stores
Oct 1, 2026

North American tourists drive spending surge at GS25 convenience stores

North American shoppers are becoming a major revenue driver for GS25, a leading Korean convenience store chain, with foreign spending at its outlets more than doubling this year and expanding beyond t...

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LG CNS partners with General Atlantic to invest in enterprise tech firms
Oct 1, 2026

LG CNS partners with General Atlantic to invest in enterprise tech firms

LG CNS has partnered with U.S. investment firm General Atlantic to co-invest in global enterprise technology firms, the IT services unit of Korea's LG Group said Thursday. Enterprise technology refers...

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Finda names fintech veteran Ahn Joong-hyun  as its 1st CPO
Oct 1, 2026

Finda names fintech veteran Ahn Joong-hyun as its 1st CPO

Finda is stepping up its efforts to innovate its artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven financial products with the appointment of its first-ever chief product officer (CPO). The fintech company...

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LG Electronics to invest $110 mil. for chiller facilities in US, Korea
Oct 1, 2026

LG Electronics to invest $110 mil. for chiller facilities in US, Korea

LG Electronics will invest 150 billion won ($110 million) to set up a new U.S. chiller factory and expand production lines in Korea to meet rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center c...

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Yongin national chip cluster construction begins this month amid compensation, fast-track risks
Oct 1, 2026

Yongin national chip cluster construction begins this month amid compensation, fast-track risks

YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province — Korea’s ambitious plan to expand domestic semiconductor production capacity and strengthen its position in the global chip supply chain will take another step forward this ...

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Doosan Enerbility-led consortium wins $618 mil. plant deal in Vietnam
Oct 1, 2026

Doosan Enerbility-led consortium wins $618 mil. plant deal in Vietnam

A consortium led by Korean plant builder Doosan Enerbility has secured an 840 billion-won ($618 million) deal to build a gas-fired power plant in Vietnam by 2030, the company said Thursday. The consor...

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Renault Korea's sales drop 24.7% in September on weak demand
Oct 1, 2026

Renault Korea's sales drop 24.7% in September on weak demand

Renault Korea Motors, the Korean unit of France's Renault S.A., said Thursday its sales fell 24.7 percent in September from a year earlier amid weak demand at home. The automaker sold 6,556 vehicles l...

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Korean designer helps build LEGO's first Dragon Ball set
Oct 1, 2026

Korean designer helps build LEGO's first Dragon Ball set

LEGO Group has unveiled its first Dragon Ball set, created with the participation of a Korean designer at the Danish toymaker. The 1,764-piece LEGO Icons Dragon Ball Shenron & Goku set, developed in p...

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Hyundai Motor's Sept. sales drop 16% on fewer working days
Oct 1, 2026

Hyundai Motor's Sept. sales drop 16% on fewer working days

Hyundai Motor, Korea's biggest carmaker, said Thursday its sales fell 16 percent in September from a year earlier, as there were fewer working days due to the Chuseok holiday. Hyundai sold 307,998 veh...

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Korean firms to unveil AI service developed under gov't project: sources
Oct 1, 2026

Korean firms to unveil AI service developed under gov't project: sources

Three consortia led by Korean tech companies will unveil their artificial intelligence (AI) services developed under a government-led project within this month to provide all citizens with access to A...

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