BGF Retail (282330.KS) Q1 2026: Operating Profit Surges 69%, Margin Hits 1.80%
BGF Retail (282330.KS) Q1 2026: Operating Profit Surges 69%, Margin Hits 1.80%
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HLB's Liver Cancer Combo Hits Third FDA Roadblock as China Partner's Plant Fails Inspection
HLB Inc. receives its third FDA complete response letter for the rivoceranib-camrelizumab combination in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. The rejection again cites manufacturing deficiencies at partner Hengrui Pharma's China facility, not clinical efficacy. HLB stock plunged to the daily lower limit of KRW 36,600 (-29.89%), with all HLB Group stocks hitting daily limits on Korean exchanges.
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KakaoBank Signs Strategic Stake in Mongolia's M Bank to Export AI Credit Model
KakaoBank CEO Yoon Ho-young signed a strategic equity stake with MCS Group and M Bank at the Korea-Mongolia Business Forum, marking the bank's first overseas equity investment and beginning its AI credit-scoring technology export.
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Three Korean IT Giants Form First-Ever Unions in One Week as Bonus Gap With Chip Divisions Widens
Samsung SDS, Hyundai AutoEver, and Shinsegae I&C formed their first-ever unions in one week (July 6–8, 2026), driven by the widening bonus gap with chip-division peers at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
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Hanwha Qcells Builds America's Largest Renewable Complex — 2.8 GW Solar and 5.7 GWh Storage in Arizona
Hanwha Qcells is executing engineering, procurement, and construction for all 14 projects within Atlas Energy Park in Arizona — the US's largest renewable energy complex at 2.8 GW solar and 5.7 GWh storage, with LG Energy Solution supplying 4.8 GWh of batteries by October 2026.
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SK Hynix (SKHY) $26.5B ADR Debut Surges 14% on Nasdaq
SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker behind Samsung Electronics, made its U.S. market debut on Friday, and the numbers were built for headlines
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SeAH Besteel Holdings (001430.KS) Q1 2026: Operating Profit Surges 72% as Specialty Steel Margins Exit Cycle Trough
SeAH Besteel Holdings (001430.KS) Q1 2026: Operating Profit Surges 72% as Specialty Steel Margins Exit Cycle Trough
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Lutnick Calls on Samsung and SK Hynix to Build U.S. Memory Factories as Micron Commits $250 Billion
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick publicly called on Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and SK Hynix (000660.KS) to build more memory factories in America, speaking at Micron Technology's $250B US investment ceremony in Clay, New York on July 9. The statement creates fresh policy pressure on Korean chipmakers already committed to a combined ₩895T domestic semiconductor buildout.
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Samsung SDI (006400.KS) Wins 66% of Korea's AI Grid-ESS
South Korea on July 10 awarded its first government-backed grid-ESS project — 640 MWh across 32 distribution lines — with Samsung SDI (006400.KS), Korea's prism
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Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) Union Fights Voucher Bill
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's largest memory-chip maker, saw its biggest labor union—representing roughly 73,000 members, or about 57 percent of
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Hyundai Motor Opens Korea's First Waste-to-Hydrogen Facility, Turning Sewage Sludge Into Fuel for 100 Cars a Day
Hyundai Motor Group opened HTWO Energy Cheongju on July 9, 2026 — Korea's first waste-to-hydrogen facility, producing 500 kg/day of clean hydrogen from municipal sewage sludge, with a 2030 target of 2 metric tons/day.
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HD Hyundai Energy Solutions (322000.KS) Posts Record Q1 Profit as Solar Cycle Turns, Revenue Near-Doubles
HD Hyundai Energy Solutions posted a dramatic Q1 2026 turnaround with revenue up 87.6% YoY to KRW 159.9B and operating margin swinging from -3.6% to 18.2%, driven by domestic policy tailwinds and pre-tariff U.S. demand.
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