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  Tech Sovereignty

  Almonty Korea Tungsten Restarts Sangdong Mine After 32 Years

  Commemorative photo at the Sangdong Mine completion ceremony Almonty Korea Tungsten Corporation announced that it held a completion ceremony for the concentrator at Sangdong Mine in Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, at 11:00 a.m. on the 17th. The ceremony marked the redevelopmen

  2026.03.17
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  Digital Innovation

  Lotte Department Store Targets Chinese Tourists With New Channels

  Lotte Department Store is accelerating efforts to capture Chinese tourists (“Youke”) by entering China’s major super-platform applications (apps). Lotte Department Store announced on the 17th that, for the first time in the Korean retail industry, it will establish official channels on China’s large

  2026.03.17
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  AI Investment

  Shinsegae to Build Korea’s Largest AIDC for US AI Export

  Photo from the signing ceremony of the “Strategic Partnership MOU for the Construction of the Korea Sovereign AI Factory” between Shinsegae Group and Reflection AI, held in San Francisco, United States, on the 16th (local time). Attending the ceremony were (from left) Ioannis Antonoglou, Reflection

  2026.03.17
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  MOU

  NHN KCP Signs MOU to Link PayPay Network

  NHN KCP headquarters view Comprehensive payment company NHN KCP (CEO Park Jun-seok) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SB Payment Service (hereinafter SBPS), the payment subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank, and the Japan Regional Headquarters of the Korea Trade-Investme

  2026.03.17
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  AI Investment

  Shinsegae Plans Korea’s First Retail AI Data Center

  On the 16th (local time) in San Francisco, United States, during the signing ceremony for the “Strategic Partnership MOU for Building the Korea Sovereign AI Factory” between Shinsegae Group and Reflection AI, Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin (second from right) and Reflection AI Co-founder an

  2026.03.17
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  Investment / Space Tech

  Hanwha Buys KAI Stake After 7 Years, Eyes ‘Korea’s SpaceX’

  File photo, Newsis Hanwha Group is accelerating its plan for a “Korea-style SpaceX” encompassing the defense, aviation, and space industries after acquiring a 4.99% stake in Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). The group aims to grow into a Korean private space company similar to U.S. firm SpaceX, whic

  2026.03.17
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  Global Expansion / Samsung SDI

  Samsung SDI to Supply KRW 1.5 Trillion ESS Batteries to US Firm

  Newsis Samsung SDI has signed a KRW 1.5 trillion supply contract for energy storage system (ESS) batteries with a U.S. energy company. Following an order worth over KRW 2 trillion at the end of last year, the company has once again secured a large-scale supply deal in the North American market.Accor

  2026.03.17
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  Global Expansion

  POSCO Future M Wins KRW 1 Trillion Anode Deal

  POSCO Future M’s artificial graphite anode materials plant in Pohang (file photo. Provided by POSCO Future M) POSCO Group’s secondary battery materials affiliate POSCO Future M will supply artificial graphite anode materials worth more than KRW 1 trillion to a global automaker.On the 16th, POSCO Fut

  2026.03.16
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  MOU

  Physical AI, Defense Parts Hub Planned in Buan; DH Group Signs Investment Deal

  At the investment agreement ceremony held in the conference room of the Jeonbuk Provincial Government, Jeonbuk Governor Kim Kwan-young, DH Group Chairman Lee Jung-kwon, and Buan County Mayor Kwon Ik-hyun (from left) pose for a commemorative photo after signing the agreement. Provided by Buan County

  2026.03.16
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  Global Expansion

  Hana Financial, UK’s SC Group Sign Global, Digital Asset Pact

  At the business agreement signing ceremony held on the 13th at Hana Bank’s head office in Jung-gu, Seoul, Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo (left) and Standard Chartered (SC) Group Chairman Bill Winters pose for a commemorative photograph. Provided by Hana Financial Group Hana Financial Gr

  2026.03.16