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PepsiCo accelerator fuels food industry growth with real-world pilots
The GHAC APAC 2025 edition recently announced this year’s winning start-up, Beijing AIForce Technology at a ceremony in Shanghai, China. The firm pulled ahead from among 10 finallists across Australia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, and South Korea...

China takes steps against U.S.-linked units of South Korea shipbuilder Hanwha
Hanwha’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: hanwha.com China announced sanctions on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) against five U.S.-linked subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean amid trade tensions between the world's two...
Business Associated Press China sanctions 5 US units of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over probe by Washington
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean in the latest swipe by Beijing at U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to rebuild...

China Sanctions 5 US Subsidiaries Of South Korean Shipmaker Hanwha Ocean Amid Rising Trade Tensions
China has imposed sanctions on five U.S. subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, over their alleged involvement in a U.S. probe into China’s shipping industry. China Says ‘Strongly Dissatisfied’ The sanctioned entities include...

China-US shipping dispute escalates as Beijing sanctions South Korean giant units
Beijing has announced sanctions against a US ally over its alleged role in constraining China’s maritime and shipbuilding industries – marking an escalation in tensions in the strategic sector. The move came as Washington enforced port fees...

China takes steps against US-linked units of South Korea shipbuilder Hanwha
BEIJING: China announced sanctions on Tuesday (Oct 14) against five United States-linked subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean amid trade tensions between the world's two largest economies, sending the company's shares sharply...

China sanctions 5 US units of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over probe by Washington
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it was banning dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean. The ministry announced Tuesday that it was also investigating a probe by...
LG Electronics India eclipses South Korean parent in blockbuster $13 billion trading debut
LG Electronics India surged 50.4 per cent in its trading debut on Tuesday and notched a valuation of $13.07 billion, eclipsing its South Korean parent's market capitalisation, as investors piled into the country's most bid-for IPO since 2008....
LG Electronics India soars 50% in blockbuster market debut, eclipses South Korean parent
Reuters -LG Electronics India surged 50.4 per cent in its trading debut on Tuesday and valued the company at $13.07 billion, eclipsing its South Korean parent's market capitalisation, as investors piled into the country's most bid-for IPO since...

‘Hope he’s alive’: South Korean on debt-repayment trip missing in Cambodia
As South Korean authorities continue investigating the recent death of a 22-year-old student in Cambodia, another case has emerged, this time involving a man in his 30s from Daegu who disappeared shortly after arriving in the Southeast Asian...

China sanctions 5 US units of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over probe by...
The U.S. Trade Representative launched the Section 301 trade investigation in April 2024. It determined that China's strength in the industry was a burden to U.S. businesses. International shipping and shipbuilding have become a recent focus of...

Seoul hosts world’s top neurologists for 27th World Congress of Neurology
Over 3,500 neurologists from around the world gathered in Seoul. The 27th World Congress of Neurology (WCN 2025), co-hosted by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) and the Korean Neurological Association (KNA), is being held at COEX Convention...

Seoul stocks up late Tues. morning on chips, eased tariff concerns
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded higher late Tuesday morning as foreign investors snapped up shares in tech and semiconductors amid eased woes over a possible trade war between the United States and China. The benchmark Korea...

Seoul ADEX 2025 to highlight Korea's growing aerospace and defense capabilities
Published: 14 Oct. 2025, 07:00 Visitors look around the 2023 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 18, 2023. [JOONGANG ILBO] The largest and most ambitious display yet of...

Seoul stocks open sharply higher on chip rebound, eased trade war woes
South Korean stocks opened higher Tuesday as Samsung Electronics delivered a better-than-expected earnings guidance and US President Donald Trump softened rhetoric around tensions with China. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index...

China Hits Back at US on Shipping With Hanwha Curbs, Probe
The Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Bloomberg) -- China has threatened further retaliatory measures against US curbs on its shipping sector, after sanctioning American entities of a South Korean shipping giant. Most Read...

Việt Nam’s tourism industry races to meet ambitious 2025 targets
With less than four months left in 2025, Việt Nam’s tourism industry is ramping up efforts to meet the ambitious goals set under Government Resolution 226, which aims to attract 25 million international visitors and 150 million domestic...

KT, Palantir chiefs discuss AI expansion in Seoul
KT Corp. said Tuesday that its CEO Kim Young-shub held his first official meeting with Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp in Seoul to discuss strategies for expanding the use of Palantir’s artificial intelligence platforms across Korean...

KT, Palantir CEOs Meet in Korea to Expand AI Platform Across Industries
KT announced on October 14 that it held the first CEO-level meeting in Korea with global AI platform firm Palantir to discuss expanding the Palantir platform across domestic industries based on successful internal deployments. KT became Palantir’s...

Dubai eyes fintech, logistics ties with S. Korean firms amid AI boom
By Kang Yoon-seung DUBAI, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Dubai, a major financial hub in the Middle East, is eyeing deeper cooperation with South Korea as the city develops its fintech industry amid the boom of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, an...