CES 2025
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung heads to US amid intensifying chip talent war
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is heading to the US next month to scout semiconductor research and development...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Korea unveils autonomous driving, commercial drone service roadmap
South Korea aims to launch advanced autonomous driving, commercial drone and other urban air mobility services by 2025, as the country strives to be...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix bets on 2025 memory upturn with $11 billion new plant
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, will spend 15 trillion won ($11 billion) over the next five years to build a new m...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Energy, Honda to form JV for EV battery production in the US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Monday that it reached an agreement with Honda Motor Co. to establish a joint venture company to produce lithiu...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha to supply actuators for Vertical Aerospace's UAM business
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s leading aircraft engine maker, is accelerating the expansion of its urban air mobility (UAM) business.&nbs...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s top battery maker, plans to power all its global production sites with only renewable energy by 2025 to...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, GM in $30.6 billion EV battery materials supply deal
South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. has signed a long-term battery materials supply deal with General Motors Co. to support the U...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025
South Korea’s battery manufacturer Samsung SDI Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony for Plant 2 to make cylindrical batteries in Seremban, Mal...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Beijing Hyundai to launch two EVs only for China for revival
Hyundai Motor Co.'s joint venture in China plans to launch two electric vehicle models dedicated to the mainland next year to revive its ailing busi...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung Engineering wins $680 mn gas plant project in Malaysia
Samsung Engineering Co. has won a $680 million gas plant construction order in Malaysia from UK-headquartered energy giant Shell plc’s subsidi...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to build 1st Korea plant in 29 years
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to build a domestic electric vehicle plant in its first local production investment i...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Doosan Infracore to develop hydrogen engines for commercial use
Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, said on June 26 that it will start a state-run project to develop hydro...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea to reboot nuclear power sector with orders, aid
South Korea plans to rebuild the nuclear power plant industry hard hit by the previous government’s nuclear energy phasing-out policy by placi...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO to treble natural gas production in Australia by 2025
South Korea’s POSCO International Co. plans to more than treble the natural gas production from the two gas fields of its newly-acquired Austr...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Envioneer, Toray to make super fibers for EV insulators
Envioneer Co., a South Korean composite materials manufacturer, and Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. joined forces to launch businesses of aromat...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to target 3 billion gamers with dedicated OLED
South Korea’s major display panel maker LG Display Co. aims to attract 3 billion gamers worldwide by fostering products dedicated to gaming as...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG Group to invest $119 million into 300 startups through 2025
LG Group announced Thursday it will invest 150 billion won ($119 million) into 300 startups through 2025.The conglomerate hosted Superstart Brand ...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility to launch car transport service in June
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. will begin providing drivers for door-to-door auto transport from as early as mid-June, according to tech i...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, Stellantis pick Indiana for US EV battery plant
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest battery maker, and Dutch-domiciled multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. picked the state of...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
KIC to up alternative assets to 25% of AUM by 2025
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will continue to expand alternative investments while strengthening its asset management skills by increasing d...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG’s telecommunication unit joins UAM race in Korea
LG Group’s telecommunication unit joined the race for South Korea’s urban air mobility (UAM) to secure a future growth engine in coopera...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia chooses Coupang as first partner for purpose-built vehicle rollout
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has chosen Coupang Inc. as its first partner for the production of a purpose-built vehicle ...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-carbon energy costs to haunt airlines from 2025
The European Union's tougher emission standards are creating a new headache for airline companies, which are raising their international flights to ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem breaks ground for battery material plant
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. started construction of a battery material plant in the country as a part of its plan to boost production cap...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to build media value chain with $4.1 bn content sales by 2025
KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, on Thursday unveiled an ambitious goal to become the country’s leading media and co...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Innovation to list battery unit 2025 at earliest
South Korean SK Innovation Co. does not expect to list its battery subsidiary until at least 2025, the company’s chief executive said on Thurs...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, Ford to set up battery JV in Turkey for Europe
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. will set up a joint venture to produce electric vehicle batteries in Turkey with a local com...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Charging
Hyundai to set up EV chargers at Shell gas stations
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to set up chargers for electric vehicles at gas stations of Shell Inc. worldwide as South Korea’s top automaker aims t...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis to double biosimilars, may resume Nasdaq listing plans
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, plans to double the number of its biosimilar products on sale to 10 by 2025 and acce...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI in talks with global automaker for battery joint venture
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. is in talks with a global automaker to launch a battery production joint venture following its partnership last ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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