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Steel
POSCO affiliates mull name changes to represent green push
South Korean steel giant POSCO Group is considering changing the name of some of its affiliates in a move to rebrand them as sustainable materials a...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG Elec places GuideBot in museums to improve viewing accessibility
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that the LG CLOi GuideBot "Qi" will be deployed as a curator at both the Gongju National Museum and Nation...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant enters bioenergy sector with waste-to-fuel tech
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. will supply fuel made from the conversion of food waste.The company on Thursday said it entered the bioenergy market a...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec launches motor HR development track with sci-tech school
Samsung Electronics Co. and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) will jointly develop human resources to advance motor technology, the...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
EOFlow's insulin injection pump starts to be sold in UAE
South Korea's medical device maker EOFlow Co. started selling the wearable insulin pump EOPatch in the United Arab Emirates.The company said on Tues...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix: key beneficiaries of ChatGPT fever
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, stand to benefit from the global popularity of ChatGPT. ...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korean builders to ramp up overseas business in 2023
Major South Korean construction firms are set to expand their overseas business while reducing domestic projects this year to boost profitability. T...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG U+, Plana jointly research data transmission tech for urban air mobility
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. and Plana, a domestic startup for urban air transportation (UAM) craft, have signed a business deal on joint research o...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea to fine German carmakers for alleged R&D collusion
South Korea’s antitrust body has preliminarily decided to impose a combined fine of 42.3 billion won ($33.5 million) on four German automakers...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom develops reconfigurable surface tech for 6G transmission
SK Telecom Co. on Thursday said it developed the world's first reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology that transmits 6G candidate frequ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea EV battery makers lose market share against Chinese rivals
South Korean electric vehicle cell makers lost a market share against Chinese competitors last year as they failed to fully benefit from a surge in ...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s Lee may ramp up investment in QD-OLED panels
Samsung Electronics Co. may ramp up its investment in screen panel affiliate Samsung Display Co. to meet growing demand for next-generation quantum ...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
K-pop pioneer SM engulfed in management dispute
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s mobile platform giant and operator of the country’s top messenger app Kakao Talk, is set to become the second...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
South Korea's SK Ecoplant localizes core tech to make ultrapure water
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. is expanding its portfolio in the water industry through localizing core technology to produce ultrapure water (UPW), ...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korea's high-tech firms flood to US with heavy spending plans
South Korea’s large business groups are flooding to the US, with their pledged investments there exceeding $100 billion for the next two years...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung’s next frontier: XR in partnership with Qualcomm, Google
SAN FRANCISCO – Samsung Electronics Co. is teaming up with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Google LLC to venture into the extended reality (XR)...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's fisheries ministry to transfer tech on Napoleon fish to SE Asia
South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will transfer technology to Indonesia on farming the tropical Napoleon fish and reduce sea pollution ...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea's top sci-tech school creates cutting-edge anti-drone technology
A research team at South Korea's top science and technology university has developed an anti-drone technology that can remotely neutralize a city-in...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical to export tech to British company
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical has licensed a new drug candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to CS Pharmaceuticals (CSP) of the U...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l to expand LNG storage capacity for $810 mn
POSCO International Co. will sharply increase its liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage capacity by spending 1 trillion won ($810 million) to build a ...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec eyes profit from EV powertrain, car lighting biz
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, aims to take profit from the electric vehicle powertrain and car lighting units...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to showcase customized home appliances at KBIS 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. will showcase its home appliance lineup that focuses on sustainability and personalized design at the 2023 Kitchen & Bat...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Philip Morris, KT&G extend sales partnership to 2038
KT&G Corp., the world's fifth-largest tobacco maker, has extended its sales partnership with US cigarette giant Philip Morris International Inc....
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM Korea to launch Trax, Cadillac EV; likely turn to profit this year
GM Korea Co. expects to turn to profit this year after years of losses as the South Korean subsidiary of the US auto giant plans to bring six new an...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI tech of Samsung Research recognized via machine translation award
Samsung Research, the research and development (R&D) hub of Samsung Electronics Co., has proven its excellence in artificial intelligence-based ...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung hires two ex-Ericsson executives to lead network business
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has hired two former executives of Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to boost its ne...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung considers chip output cut as first-quarter loss looms large
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is considering slashing its semiconductor production as the company is heading ...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec targets indoor golf market with its ProBeam projector
LG Electronics Inc. is targeting the overseas indoor golf market with its premium commercial projector LG ProBeam.The company said on Thursday that ...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs
For more than four decades, Japanese automakers, led by Toyota Motor Corp., have reigned as undisputed champions in the Southeast Asian auto marke...
Jan 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Koh Young to showcase 3D inspection tech at IPC APEX EXPO
Koh Young Technology Inc., a leading 3D optical inspection devices maker in South Korea, is set to participate in IPC APEX EXPO 2023 in San Diego to...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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