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06-Mar-19 Singapore's Fortrec has completed the acquisition of and re-started its refurbished aromatic solvents refinery in Ulsan, Korea. The facility, with a 60,000 tonnes per year capacity, is the culmination of a nine-month acquisition by Fortrec. [image: Exsoft]
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01-Mar-19 Weak demand in China and the Sino-US trade war took a heavy toll across Asia in Feb-19. China's manufacturing contracted for the third month, Japan's factory gauge fell at the sharpest pace in 2-1/2 years and South Korea's exports plummeted. [image: Norihiko Shirouzu / Reuters]
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26-Feb-19 Samsung Electronics’ business for the last quarter of 2018 was cause for concern, with operating profits down 30%. Vying to retain its market position, the Korean company has presented its folding mobile smartphone, the Galaxy Fold. [image: Reuters]
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20-Feb-19 Korea-based beauty company Amorepacific has entered into a global strategic partnership with health and beauty giant AS Watson, with wide offline and online distribution in Asia and Europe. AS Watson has 14,900 stores under 12 brands in 25 markets. [image: Watson]
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12-Feb-19 Singapore-based artificial intelligence and intelligent automation solutions provider AntWorks has announced a joint venture with Japan's SBI Neo Financial Services, to supply AntWorks' integrated intelligent automation platform to Japan, Korea and China, as well as Southeast Asia markets. [image: Agencia EFE]
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