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Korean startups
SK Networks invests in AI-based US healthcare startup LVIS
South Korea’s SK Networks Co. said on Tuesday it joined a $15 million in Series B-2 funding for US healthcare startup LVIS Corp.LVIS, headquar...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Self-driving car stocks to lead auto sector shares in 2022
Self-driving car-related shares failed to draw attention last year as investors focused on electric vehicles and the autonomous vehicle value chain ...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial Intelligence
IGIS invests in Kakao Enterprise for AI-embedded real estate
IGIS Asset Management Co. and its venture capital affiliate are slated to invest 10 billion won ($8.3 million) in Kakao Enterprise Corp., an artific...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Samsung ushers in era of bespoke homes with AI butlers
Samsung Electronics Co. is showcasing an unprecedented immersive home electronics experience at CES 2022 (Jan. 5-8.) YOUR HOME AS A METAVERSE...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, has tapped its e-commerce arm's chief executive and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Lee Sang-h...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Former K-pop dancer turns to AI for personal training services
When Dia Kang first moved to Silicon Valley in October 2016 to create a dance app to learn K-pop moves, there was no worldwide pandemic. By Jan...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Telecom and KT to compete in AI chipmaking
SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. are poised to go head to head in manufacturing chips for artificial intelligence. The telecom giants will utilize their...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy’s heir apparent to unveil future vision at CES 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent will introduce the future vision of the world’s largest shipbuilder at an upcoming US tra...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Telecom giant KT to develop its own NPU, AI ecosystem
Telecommunications giant KT Corp. announced concrete plans to launch its artificial intelligence infrastructure business by joining forces with indu...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to showcase autonomous ship at CES 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s largest shipbuilder, is set to showcase its latest and next-generation mobility technology related...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Nexen Tire invests in US urban air mobility startup ANRA Technologies
Nexen Tire Corp., Korea’s third-largest tire maker, has made an undisclosed amount of equity investment in ANRA Technologies, a US urban air m...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT chairman sees technology and services as attractive sectors in Korea
High price tags of target companies can be justified if you understand long-term trends of the industry and have expertise in the sectors, Conni Jon...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to adopt Siemens' digital factory technology
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to adopt Siemens AG's smart factory technology to accelerate the digitization of its battery manufacturi...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG unveils multimodal ‘supergiant AI’ with unprecedented parameters
LG Corp.'s artificial intelligence research institute unveiled what it dubs a “supergiant AI” on Tuesday.The big reveal was for EXAONE, ...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis to unveil two future concept cars via metaverse at CES 2022
South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Wednesday it is unveiling two future mobility concept cars at the upcoming CE...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 picked as Korea’s top mobile technology 2021
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip3, has been chosen by South Korea’s science ministry as the country’s...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Korea sets up smart farm in UAE, envisions more projects in Middle East
South Korea is building a smart farm in the Middle East desert with technology enabling the growth of various crops while minimizing water consumpti...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea closer to independent satellite technology
South Korea has developed its own signal control system for a radar reconnaissance satellite to be launched next year, the system being a key techno...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at its smart factory for the EV6, its firs...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Chem, GS Caltex to produce biodegradable plastic material
South Korea’s top petrochemical maker LG Chem Ltd. and the No. 2 refiner GS Caltex Corp. have agreed to jointly produce a biodegradable plasti...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
K-bio's out-licensing this year reaches $9.3 bn
Overseas technology transfers from South Korean biotechs and pharmaceutical manufacturers this year have exceeded 11 trillion won ($9.3 billion), al...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, and New York-based global real estate investment ...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Data Republic creates AI-based crypto investment solution
South Korean startup Data Republic is pioneering a smart way of investing for global cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2018, the company has ra...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix to strengthen partnerships with ISPs through network technology
Netflix Inc. has confirmed it will focus on partnerships with South Korean internet service providers (ISPs) through its in-house distribution netwo...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to debut IONIQ 7 concept in November LA auto show
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday revealed teaser images of SEVEN, an all-electric SUV concept that would be the IONIQ 7, its first large-size SUV under...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ares Management
[ASK 2021] The Growing Opportunity of Sports, Media and Entertainment in Alternatives
The Growing Opportunity of Sports, Media and Entertainment in Alternatives Why is this industry attractive and where are you...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI human developer MINDs Lab aims for November IPO
South Korea’s top artificial intelligence (AI) developer MINDs Lab Inc. is aiming to list on the Kosdaq market within this month. While the ...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, Kia invest in US solid-state battery startup Factorial
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. invested in US solid-state battery startup Factorial Energy in a move to secure various technologies for the next-ge...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Glovis to build hydrogen supply chain with Air Products
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, agreed to set up a liquid hydrogen supply chain with Air Products, the world’s la...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F shares: Further upside potential after tenfold gains
Shares of L&F Co., South Korea’s top battery materials maker, have risen tenfold in the past year and a half, but many analysts bet the st...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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