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Electronics
Seoul Semiconductor secures key EV LED patents
Seoul Semiconductor Co., the world’s No. 3 light-emitting diode (LED) maker, has secured key patents for LEDs to be used in electric vehicles ...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Hynix tests new AI hardware on Meta’s generative AI model
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has unveiled a new memory chip-based device that boo...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy Materials to build copper foil plant in US for EV makers
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, plans to build a copper foil plant in the US to meet grow...
Sep 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM embarks on biofuel ship pilot testing on global route
South Korea has begun a pilot operation of a biofuel-powered container ship on a global route, the government said on Friday. HMM Co.'s container sh...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung releases The Wall for virtual production in Europe
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday that it unveiled "The Wall for Virtual Production" at IBC 2023, the world's largest trade fair for elect...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery cell prices plummet amid supply glut in China, weak EV demand
The competition among automakers to cut prices of electric vehicles is expected to intensify with battery cell prices falling at a fast pace due to ...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Lotte Healthcare to launch AI-based health management platform
South Korea's Lotte Healthcare has entered the digital healthcare market through the launch next week of its personalized healthcare management pl...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
POSCO Int'l to supply EV motor cores to Hyundai Motor Group
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. on Thursday said it signed a deal to supply 3.5 million traction motor cores for electric vehicles (EV) to H...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire to supply tires for BYD's electric truck
Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Thursday that it will supply the Hankook RA08, a tire for a small truck to China's BYD 1-ton electric tru...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NGeneBio applies for US patent of early diagnosis tech of dementia
South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. announced on Thursday that it has completed the US patent application for its technology relate...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis showcases trailer reverse assistance system in US
South Korea's automotive parts maker Hyundai Mobis is boosting its presence in North America by unveiling technologies tailored for the market such ...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus pet care platform's subscribers exceed 300,000
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that its pet service platform ForDong has garnered over 300,000 subscribers just 14 months sinc...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem opens European CS Center in Germany
South Korea's top chemical company LG Chem Ltd. announced the opening of its European Customer Solution Center (CS Center) in Frankfurt on Wednesday...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race
South Korea’s leading battery and materials makers on Monday shared their concerns about Chinese rivals’ ascent, but expressed confidenc...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai NEXO retains fuel cell EV leadership; Toyota Mirai follows fast
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. retained its leadership in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) market in the January-...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Monday it will take part in a series B round of investment in Chipletz, a US fabless su...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, Indonesia to bolster high-tech partnership
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- South Korea and Indonesia have affirmed their commitment to expanding the scope of business cooperation from high tech to food...
Sep 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Ecoplant to build data center linked to landing station in Pohang
South Korea's SK Ecoplant is set to establish, for the first time in South Korea, a global data center linked to a landing station in Pohang, North ...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Rent-a-Car to replace internal combustion engine cars with EVs
SK Rent-a-Car plans to overhaul its existing fleet of internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of electric cars. The company aims to capitalize ...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai-LG battery JV in Indonesia to power IONIQ 5, other EVs: Chung
Hyundai Motor Co.'s battery joint venture with LG Energy Solution Ltd. in Indonesia will become the South Korean carmaker’s battery manuf...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
AriBio applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in China for oral dementia drug
South Korean clinical-stage biotech company AriBio Co. on Thursday said it applied for Phase 3 clinical trials on the anti-Alzheimer's candidate t...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Snack maker Orion earns dividends from Vietnam for 1st time
South Korea’s confectionery and snack manufacturer Orion Corp. collected dividends from its Vietnamese unit for the first time as the company ...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinhan REITs to buy HSBC's Seoul headquarters at $135 mn
Shinhan REITs Management Co., a real estate investment arm of South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group, is poised to acquire a 65.8% stake in the...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China, beneficiary of Korea’s surging EV cell material exports
South Korea’s exports of cathodes for secondary batteries are surging with the booming electric vehicle industry, but the country’s trad...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Enmove CEO sees future of lubricants in electric cars
South Korea’s lubricating oil maker SK Enmove Co. is setting its sights on electric vehicle lubricants and liquid coolants for thermal managem...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai leads Indonesia’s EV push with locally produced IONIQ 5
Hyundai Motor Co. has emerged as Indonesia’s top electric vehicle seller, driven by its locally produced flagship model, the IONIQ 5, as the S...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On’s prismatic battery push fares well: Vice chair
MUNICH -- SK On Co. is making good progress in developing prismatic battery cells, its Senior Vice Chairman Chey Jae-won said on Tuesday, five month...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung signs contract to supply camera modules to US EV company
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. has signed a contract to supply camera modules for vehicles to the US electric vehicle company. The company is believe...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset No. 1 among overseas asset managers in India
MUMBAI – South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., managing 22 trillion won ($16.7 billion) in India, ranks No. 1 among overseas...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market
MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., a joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Canada’s Magna International Inc., ha...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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