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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK On narrows bidders to BlackRock, Carlyle, KKR, GIC
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has narrowed bidders for its shares worth up to $3.3 billion to four candidates -- BlackRock, The Carlyle Group...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Chicken startup shakes up crowded market with robotic arms
Preparing fried chicken requires a simple, but laborious process: Placing pieces of chicken on dough and frying powder; putting them into an iron ba...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea’s trading firms set sights on EV parts production for growth
South Korea’s general trading companies, which usually work as middlemen linking buyers with sellers, are seeking to transform into eco-friend...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
LG ramps up 6G development for first mover advantage
LG Electronics Inc. recently signed an MoU with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) for the second phase of their joint...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Steel supplies high-strength steel for Genesis G80 EV, G90
Hyundai Steel Co. is supplying its newly developed ultra-high-strength steel sheets for car bodies to Hyundai Motor Co. for its electric vehicles an...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to take fresh crack at Japan market with online EV sales
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. is reentering the Japanese car market after a 12-year hiatus with its latest electric vehicles, as the growing deman...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Charging
With the Genesis GV60, you can charge without a plug
Hyundai Motor Co. is rolling out a wireless charging system for its latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, amid intensifying competition among...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
POSCO wins shareholder support to launch holding firm
South Korea's POSCO Co. will transform into a holding company structure on Mar. 2, after its plan to split itself into a holding firm and a steelmak...
Jan 28, 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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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Rotem to mass produce hydrogen extractors
South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem is set to start in February mass production of hydrogen extractors that derive hydrogen from natural gas as it aim...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon
Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Koh Young’s medical robot conducts 100 brain surgeries a year
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D imagery tech company listed on the Kosdaq, announced on Tuesday that its medical robot Kymero has condu...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, wit...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Robotics eyes $10 bn cobot market
A robot with a humanoid arm is busy at work transporting parts inside Doosan Robotics’ manufacturing plant in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province.&n...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baillie Gifford, Allianz increase holdings in 3D tech firm Koh Young
Global asset managers are increasing shareholdings in Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading 3D image measurement tech firm listed ...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED
The 2022 models of Mercedes-Benz AG's electric vehicle EQS will be equipped with infotainment systems co-developed with LG Electronics Inc., the Sou...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s Alabama plant: World’s second most productive
Hyundai Motor Co.'s US manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama is the world’s second most productive assembly plant, contributing to the So...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Kospi short sales hit $639 mn amid rate hike woes
Short selling on the Korean stock market is soaring rapidly on concerns over the US Fed Reserve’s interest rate hike. Particularly, a large ...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor beats Honda in US for the first time in its 35 years there
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group beat Japanese rival Honda Motor Co. in the US last year, for the first time in its 35 years of...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai looks beyond cars to link real, virtual worlds in metamobility
LAS VEGAS – Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled its grand ambitions to pioneer the use of robotics in both the real world and the virtual sphere, c...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Convergence, metaverse, green: Korea Inc.’s themes at CES 2022
South Korea’s major companies are showcasing robots, mobility and the metaverse rather than cutting-edge models of their conventional products...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai revs up shares in Korean EV parts makers
South Korea's electric vehicle components market is heating up as top automaker Hyundai Motor Group accelerates its transformation into an EV manu...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor closes engine development division
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, will stop developing new internal combustion engines in order to accelerate its transformati...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
SK Group’s Chey rebuts FTC charges of unfair business practice
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has imposed a fine of 1.6 billion won ($1.3 million) on SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and the conglomerat...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor to showcase gamut of mobility tech at CES 2022
Come January, Hyundai Motor Co. will showcase the whole gamut of mobility technology at CES 2022.On Thursday, the automaker released a teaser photo ...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Robotics shares climb on back of Samsung interest
Shares of Korean robot makers jumped this week following a tech giant’s decision to extend resources on its robotics department. Invest...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung launches merged set division as DX; robotics new growth driver
Samsung Electronics Co. has officially launched its new set division, which combines its mobile and consumer electronics businesses into a single un...
Dec 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
China’s CSI, KRX to launch co-developed stock indices
China Securities Index Co. (CSI) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) are set to unveil three stock indices jointly developed for the first time on Dec. 20,...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to launch six EV models in India by 2028
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. will spend 40 billion rupees ($530 million) on research and development to launch six electric vehicle models in Ind...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International signs parts supply deal with US EV startup Rivian
POSCO International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO, said on Thursday it has signed a $6 million contract to supply...
Dec 02, 2021 (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