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  K-Beauty

  K-beauty Exports to Mideast, Latin America Surge

  A citizen measures skin condition at the K-beauty Experience Zone set up at Seoul Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 7th to mark Cosmetics Day. 2026.09.07. Seoul = Newsis As the climate crisis pushes temperatures higher across the globe, domestic cosmetics original development manufact

  2026.09.13
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  Investment

  HD Hyundai Robotics Develops Shipyard Robot Hand, Invests KRW 13 Billion

  HD Hyundai Robotics will invest KRW 13.0 billion in AIDIN Robotics, a company specializing in robotic sensory functions. The company plans to secure sensor technology that detects force and tactile sensations and utilize it for the development of humanoid robots and automation solutions for shipbuil

  2026.09.11
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  HD Hyundai

  HD Hyundai Heavy to Invest KRW 1 Trillion in Power Engines, SMRs for AI Edge

  Panoramic view of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan Shipyard. Provided by HD Hyundai HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will invest about KRW 1 trillion in land-based power generation engines and small modular reactors (SMRs) in response to rising electricity demand driven by the expansion of artificial i

  2026.09.11
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  MOU

  Lotte Fine Chemical, U.S. Amogy Partner on Green Ammonia

  On the 9th at Lotte Fine Chemical’s Seoul plant, Lotte Fine Chemical and Amogy signed an MOU. From left: Amogy Director Kang Seok-won, CEO Woo Seong-hoon, Lotte Corporation Head of Future Growth Office Shin Yoo-yeol, Lotte Fine Chemical CEO Jeong Seung-won, and Head of Ammonia Business Division Hwan

  2026.09.11
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  Bioprocessing / CDMO

  Samsung Biologics Signs Long-Term CDMO Deal; Orders Near KRW 30 Trillion

  Samsung Biologics Plant 4. Provided by Samsung Biologics Samsung Biologics announced through a regulatory filing on the 10th that it has signed a biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing (CMO) agreement worth approximately KRW 350.8 billion (USD 262.18 million) with a pharmaceutical company based in

  2026.09.10
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  AI Startup

  Bidraft, Naver Cloud to Build Hyper-Scale Security AI

  Deep-tech AI company Bidraft (CEO Kim Min-sik) is set to participate in earnest in the “Cybersecurity-Specialized AI Foundation Model Development” project promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, joining forces with Naver Cloud. This project, launched to respond swiftly to increasingly sophistic

  2026.09.10
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  Platform

  AST Holdings Joins Alatau New City Digital Twin Project

  AST Holdings (AST) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Alatau City Authorities (ACA) and Ilju G&S for cooperation on AI and digital twin development for Alatau City on the occasion of the World Smart City Expo held at BEXCO in Busan. The photo shows the commemorative shot from the si

  2026.09.10
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  Global Supply Chain

  Seoul Chemical, Vietnam’s Vinachem Team Up to Diversify Supply Chain

  Officials from Seoul Chemical and Vietnam National Chemical Group VINACHEM are signing cooperation documents and taking a commemorative photo after completing business consultations at VINACHEM’s headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam, on the 4th. Photo provided by Seoul Chemical Seoul Chemical is expanding

  2026.09.10
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  R&D Investment

  Korea Ranks No. 2 in R&D Intensity; China Tops U.S.

  Dong-A DB According to a Japanese research report, Korea’s research and development (R&D) investment as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) has surpassed 5%, reaching the world’s second-highest level after Israel. With the Korean government also deciding to inject more than KRW 200 trillion into

  2026.09.10
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  GS Caltex

  GS Caltex to Supply DHL 2,000t SAF for Year

  On the 8th, an agreement ceremony between GS Caltex and DHL Express was held at GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. 2026.9.8 (Provided by GS Caltex) GS Caltex announced on the 9th that it has agreed to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to global international express company DHL Express for one year

  2026.09.10