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Healthcare
Galaxy Watches gauge body indicators at level of specialized medical devices
The Galaxy Watch series of Samsung Electronics can gauge major indicators of human health with similar accuracy as that of professional medical devi...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion's Q3 earnings boosted by Remsima sales in Europe
South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. announced 654.6 billion won ($478.2 million) in revenue and 213.8 billion won in operating profi...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG, Altair build AI-powered validation platform for automotive parts
LG Electronics Inc., an industry frontrunner in applying artificial intelligence to home appliances, said on Wednesday it has joined forces with Alt...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT invests $15 million in blockchain company Mysten Labs
NCSOFT Corp., which announced early this year plans to install non-fungible token (NFT) technology in the global version of its online role-playing ...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix starts shipping low-power, high-efficiency LPDDR5X chips
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has begun selling low-power, high-efficiency DRAM chips calle...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea won hits 2-month high on US election, China hopes
The South Korean won on Wednesday hit a two-month high on expectations that a victory by the Republicans in the US midterm elections may slow the Fe...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display unveils world’s first high-resolution stretchable display
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, said on Tuesday it has developed the world’s first full-color stretchable display th...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea's LS Cable to become KT Submarine's largest shareholder
South Korea’s leading cable manufacturer LS Cable & System Ltd. is poised to become the largest shareholder of undersea cable construction...
Nov 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
SpaceX to receive $44 mn injection from Korean high-net-worth individuals
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co., which committed $100 million to Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) in J...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Want to improve memory? Eat more ginseng
Consumption of ginseng and red ginseng (hongsam) can improve memory capacity and prevent high blood pressure, diabetes and muscle loss, according to...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Machine vision technology for faster and more accurate detection of flaws
iCore is a component and module maker in the machine vision industry. It develops technology and manufactures products for imaging-based automatic ins...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Chem posts strong Q3 earnings, buoyed by battery business
South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. on Monday posted strong third-quarter sales and profit as gains at its battery affiliate offs...
Oct 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
KIC sees secondary and deep value investments as attractive
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is eyeing secondary and deep value strategies, the sovereign wealth fund’s Senior Director of Private Equit...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean banks log record profits on rising interest rates
South Korea’s major financial groups enjoyed record quarterly earnings as higher policy interest rates increased lending rates, powering the p...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai ups 2022 revenue, profit forecasts as quality costs hit Q3 profit
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday posted its highest-ever quarterly sales, driven by pricey sport utility vehicles and p...
Oct 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM’s TVing looks beyond Korea with Yonder, other K-drama series
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co.’s over-the-top streaming platform TVing is taking its original sci-fi drama series Beyond the...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will increase production of hybrid models by some 15% next year to focus on the popular segmen...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea to widen tech gap with global shipbuilding rivals
South Korea, the world’s largest shipbuilding country, will expand its production of high-value-added specialized vessels, such as liquefied h...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to reflect $2 bn quality costs in Q3 earnings
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, plan to reflect 2.9 trillion won ($2 billion) more in quality...
Oct 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical may clinch megadeal to supply cathode to Ford Motor
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is looking to forge a long-term contract to supply cathode, a key...
Oct 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Oil prices to remain high, petrochem a concern: GS Caltex CEO
GS Caltex Corp. Chief Executive Hur Sae-hong said on Monday he expects global oil prices, which remain elevated due to geopolitical tensions, won&rs...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
LG Elec speeds up robot biz expansion in logistics sector
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, has ramped up expansion of robot applications in the smart logistics sector with it...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron, UK's IQE to produce high-efficiency wafers for Asian market
South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. has teamed up with UK-based wafer products supplier IQE plc to produce gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxi...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks
NEW YORK – Investors should stay in the financial market as rising interest rates have put the values of assets such as stocks and bonds at ap...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to invest extra $1.1 billion in Argentine lithium plant
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest an additional $1.09 billion, or 5 trillion won, in its lithium produ...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Japan, Spain firms join forces with Woojin for Korean bullet train bid
A Japanese company and a Spanish firm have joined hands with a South Korean company for a local bullet train supply deal as the country is expected ...
Oct 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to spend $1.3 bn to build US EV parts, module plants
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. will spend $1.3 billion until 2030 to build auto parts and module plants for electric veh...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy's KSOE expected to turn to black in Q3
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), under Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, is forecast to have turned to the black for the firs...
Oct 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean conglomerates increase AI R&D hubs overseas
South Korean conglomerates are increasingly looking overseas as bases of their artificial intelligence research centers to build strong networks wit...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to introduce advanced supercomputer by 2024
South Korea will introduce a high-performance supercomputing system by 2024, more than 24 times faster than the current model, a government-run rese...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet