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Doosan Solus wins W100b battery foil deal in EuropeIndustryMar 16, 2020Doosan Solus said Monday that its subsidiary in Hungary had won a supply contract to provide 100 billion won ($82 million) worth of battery foil, used in electric cars, to a global battery manufactur... -
Korean Air uses passenger jets as cargo carriers amid virus woesIndustryMar 16, 2020Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's biggest airline by sales, said Monday it has begun to use passenger jets to transport cargo on suspended routes amid the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Korean Ai... -
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[Newsmaker] Coupang deliveryman found dead attempting late-night deliveryIndustryMar 16, 2020A deliveryman was found dead while working after midnight for Coupang. The exact cause of death is not known. According to the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union on Sunday, the 46-ye... -
More firms adopt anti-virus steps for shareholder meetingsIndustryMar 16, 2020More South Korean companies are ramping up virus prevention measures for their upcoming shareholder meetings by adopting electronic voting to join the country's efforts to stem the spread of the nove... -
Samsung Foundry Forum in Silicon Valley postponed over pandemicTechnologyMar 16, 2020Samsung Electronics’ annual forums on its semiconductor foundry business strategy for this year have been postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant said Monday. The company poste... -
Airlines to apply no fuel surcharges on int'l routes in AprilTransportMar 16, 2020South Korean airlines will apply no fuel surcharges on international routes in April to reflect declining oil prices, industry officials said Monday. The surcharges for one-way tickets on internatio... -
Hyundai Heavy clinches 400b-won deal to build 1 frigateIndustryMar 16, 2020Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder in terms of the value of orders last year, said Monday that it has won a 400 billion-won ($330 million) order to build one frigate for th... -
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Korean conglomerates to hold shareholders meeting despite COVID-19IndustryMar 15, 2020A total of 314 South Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and SK hynix, will hold shareholders meetings this week. The companies have rolled out measures to counter concerns... -
KITA’s online export platforms help firms overcome virus outbreakIndustryMar 15, 2020The Korea International Trade Association is bolstering remote online export platforms to help domestic companies facing difficulties in export to find new export channels amid the coronavirus outbre... -
Stocks of major firms plunge over coronavirus spreadIndustryMar 15, 2020Major listed South Korean firms have seen a sharp drop in market capitalization by losing a combined 174 trillion won ($142 billion), down more than 20 percent, in the last 52 days, according to late... -
Hyundai signs $60m bus supply deal with TurkmenistanTransportMar 15, 2020Hyundai Motor said Sunday it has signed a $60 million bus supply deal with Turkmenistan. It has signed a contract with Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Transport to supply 400 New Super Aero City buses, t... -
Air carriers face double whammy on stormy coronavirus turbulenceTransportMar 14, 2020Most planes grounded at airports due to flight cancellations -
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[News in focus] Apps show mask inventory for nearby locations in real timeIndustryMar 13, 2020Existing digital maps add mask info; new apps and web services spring up to assist mask purchasers -
Socar CEO steps down after Tada comes to an endTransportMar 13, 2020Socar CEO Lee Jae-woong said Friday that he was stepping down from the top position to take responsibility for the suspension of van-hailing service Tada. Socar is the parent company of Tada operator...
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