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  T’way Air Says Incheon-Saga Route Hit 95% Load Factor in Jan.-Feb., Up 12 Points T’way Air said Friday that its Incheon-to-Saga route in Japan, which it operates exclusively, posted a 95% load factor in January and February. That was up 12 percentage points from 83% a year earlier. The airline said bookings for March and April were running at about 87%. The Incheon-Saga service operates four times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday), departing Incheon International Airport at about 8:10 a.m. and arriving at Saga Airport on Japan’s Kyushu island at about 9: March 20, 2026
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  Korea Bank Loan Delinquency Rate Rises to 0.56% in January as Bad-Debt Cleanup Slows Domestic banks’ loan delinquency rate edged up at the start of the year, the financial watchdog said. According to the Financial Supervisory Service’s preliminary report released on the 20th on won-denominated loan delinquencies at domestic banks, the delinquency rate at the end of January — based on principal and interest overdue by at least one month — stood at 0.56%, up 0.06 percentage point from 0.5% a month earlier. The increase reflected a rise in newly delinquent loans and a drop March 20, 2026
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  Hyundai Motor Group Showcases Hydrogen Mobility at Tokyo Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo 2026 Hyundai Motor Group said it took part in the International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo 2026, held March 17-19 at Tokyo Big Sight, where it showcased hydrogen mobility. The expo is a major trade show for the hydrogen and fuel-cell industries, featuring the latest technologies and business trends. About 330 companies participated this year, and about 70,000 people visited, the company said. Hyundai Motor Group built its booth around HTWO, its hydrogen brand and business platform. It prese March 20, 2026
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  L&F Nears 60% Share of Korea’s NCM Cathode Exports, Sees Q1 Results Improving L&F said Friday it expects to enter a full-fledged earnings recovery starting in the first quarter, after posting an “earnings surprise” in the fourth quarter last year. The company said growth in shipments centered on high-nickel cathode materials, inventory valuation gains from rising lithium prices and steady demand from key customers are expected to keep results above market expectations. Even as demand in the electric-vehicle market slows, L&F said exports of NCM (nickel-cobalt-manga March 20, 2026
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  Geely Auto Group Tops 206,000 Global Sales in February as Zeekr Surges Geely Auto Group, the parent of Zeekr, said Thursday its global sales totaled 206,160 vehicles in February. That brought worldwide sales for January and February to 476,327 vehicles. Exports in February alone reached 60,879 vehicles, up 138% from a year earlier. New energy vehicles (NEVs) — including Zeekr, Geely and Lynk & Co. — accounted for 117,488 units in February, up 19% from the same month last year. NEV sales for the year to date totaled 241,740 units, a 10% increase from a March 20, 2026
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  Samsung Heavy Wins $260 Million Order for One LNG Carrier Samsung Heavy Industries said Friday it has won an order for one liquefied natural gas carrier from an Oceania-based shipping company for 377.9 billion won. The vessel is scheduled for delivery by April 2029. The shipbuilder said its year-to-date orders total 12 vessels worth $2.4 billion, reaching 17% of its $13.9 billion annual target. The tally includes four LNG carriers, two ethane carriers, two container ships and four crude oil carriers. A company official said Samsung Heavy is March 20, 2026
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  South Korea’s NPS Withholds Vote on Korea Zinc Chairman Choi’s Board Reappointment The National Pension Service, seen as a swing voter in Korea Zinc’s management-control dispute, has decided not to exercise its voting rights on a proposal to reappoint Chairman Choi Yun-beom as an inside director. The NPS fund’s Stewardship Responsibility Committee said on the 20th it made the decision at its fifth meeting the previous day, ahead of Korea Zinc’s shareholders meeting on the 24th. The committee decided not to vote on the company-backed director nominees Choi Yun-beom, Hwan March 20, 2026
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  Hyundai Xcient Hydrogen Trucks to Join Uruguay Green Logistics Project Hyundai Motor Co.’s Xcient hydrogen fuel cell truck will be used in a green logistics project in Uruguay. Hyundai said it recently supplied eight Xcient hydrogen fuel cell trucks in Uruguay for the “Kairos Project.” Set to begin full operations in the second half of 2026, the private-sector partnership aims to cut carbon emissions from timber logistics. The project is being carried out in Uruguay by the Kairos consortium. The plan centers on introducing hydrogen trucks into transport a March 20, 2026
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  Netflix to Livestream BTS ‘Comeback Live: Arirang’ From Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square Ticket demand for “BTS Comeback Live: Arirang (ARIRANG),” set for March 21 at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, has been intense. The venue’s 22,000 seats sold out immediately, and the ticketing site’s virtual queue topped 100,000 people. Because it is a free outdoor show, some forecasts say as many as 260,000 people could gather on site. Fans who cannot attend in person will still be able to watch live. Netflix said it will stream the Gwanghwamun performance in real time to more than 190 coun March 20, 2026
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  Geely’s Zeekr Targets South Korea Launch in Q3 With 7X Premium Electric SUV Geely Automobile’s premium electric-vehicle brand Zeekr is preparing to enter South Korea in the third quarter, led by the midsize electric SUV 7X. The model has already drawn attention among Korean consumers, who have dubbed it the “Porsche of the continent.” Zeekr is betting on a “premium masstige” approach — offering high-end specifications at roughly half the price of comparable vehicles — to shake up Korea’s upscale EV market. Industry officials said on the 19th that March 20, 2026