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Earnings
LG Energy lifts sales guidance; Samsung SDI sees firm growth
South Korean electric vehicle battery maker are offered upbeat market outlooks, gaining structural growth momentum through strong competitiveness wi...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor eyes EV charger alliance in US to take on Tesla
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are planning to join BMW, General Motors, Honda Motor, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis to collectiv...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia revises up 2023 OP target after record Q2 earnings, to expedite EV push
Kia Corp. has revised upwards its operating profit target for this year to up to 12 trillion won ($9.4 billion) after reporting its best-ever quarte...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S seeks Australia's support for Barossa LNG, CCS projects
SK E&S Co. has asked Australia to support its liquefied natural gas fields in the country and a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in neig...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG unveils new home appliances upgradable like smartphones
LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a new set of home appliances upgradable through apps just like a smartphone as the company aims to transform...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution expands cobalt supply deal with Canada’s Electra
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has signed a long-term contract to receive additional refined cobalt from Electra Battery Materials Corp. in Canada, in a mo...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV6, GV60 outperform global peers in Auto Bild’s EV tests
Hyundai Motor Group’s electrification push under the direction of its Chairman Chung Euisun is more than paying off, with a slew of worldwide ...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
No subsidy, no problem: Hyundai, Kia make top 10 US list for EV sales
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. in the first half of the year were among the top 10 in sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs) in the US despite re...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M spurs single-crystal cathode production
GWANGYANG – POSCO Future M Co., the battery materials unit under South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is spurring production of singl...
Jul 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Foreign carmakers hit by EV sales drop in S.Korea
Foreign carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Inc. suffered a sales drop in South Korea in the first half of the year, as overall car sales jump...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys installs EV-customized seats on Kia EV9
South Korea's auto components maker Hyundai Transys on Thursday said it applied electric vehicle (EV) seat technology customized for electrification...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI opens office in Polish Air Force base
South Korea's leading aerospace manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced that it opened its sixth overseas base on Wednesday at the 2...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air resumes flights from Busan to Japan after three-year suspension
Korean Air Lines Co., the largest airline and flag carrier of South Korea, said on Tuesday that it would resume its operations on the Busan-Fukuoka ...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea Zinc likely to supply copper foil to LG Energy for EV batteries
Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest zinc and lead smelter, will likely start supplying copper foil, a key battery component, to LG Energy Solu...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea’s car exports hit H1 record high on brisk EV sales
South Korea’s automobile export value in the first six months of this year hit the highest-ever $35.7 billion for a half-year period, mainly d...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts mass-producing power inductors
South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics has started mass-producing power inductors, an essential component of electric (EV) and self-driving vehicle...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Naver supports startups using HyperCLOVA X
Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced that it conducts the project "Naver AI Rush 2023" from Friday until the end of the ...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor premieres first high-performance EV IONIQ 5 N
The IONIQ 5 N – Hyundai Motor Co.'s first all-electric high-performance car under its N brand – made its world premiere on Thursday, wit...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung takes on Micron with new flash auto memory UFS 3.1
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has begun mass production of its latest flash memory chip, which the company sa...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Everon attracts $39 mn thanks to hot VC demand for EV charging
Everon, one of South Korea’s top three electric vehicle charging infrastructure and management service providers, raised 50 billion won ($39 m...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV9 SUV to be Kia’s 1st EV assembled in US
Kia Corp. will spend over $200 million to transform part of its assembly plant in the US state of Georgia to manufacture its second all-electric SUV...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Engineering to enter EV charging maintenance, service market
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of Hyundai Motor Group, unveiled its ambitious plans on Mon...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea tops US eco-friendly car import rankings despite IRA disadvantage
South Korea retained its top spot in exports of eco-friendly vehicles including electric cars to the US in the first quarter despite challenges pose...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
SGC Group slapped with over $7.7 mn fine for unfair internal trade
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a fine of more than 10 billion won ($7.7 million) on SGC Group companies for unfair internal transaction...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
S.Korea’s contents export size surpasses home appliances, textiles
South Korea's contents export size recorded $13.3 billion last year, surpassing the export values of home appliances ($8 billion) and textile produc...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hyundai Glovis to support removal of marine debris
South Korea's leading logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Thursday that it has joined forces with The Ocean Cleanup, a global environm...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Ontario, S.Korea VC firm to establish $76 mn healthcare fund
Canada's Ontario government has joined hands with a South Korean venture capital firm to establish a fund of 100 million Canadian dollars ($75.6 mil...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia’s Gwangju auto plant gears up for 2nd heyday with EVs
GWANGJU, South Jeolla Province -- Kia Corp.'s plant in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, bustled with workers and cars, including its be...
Jul 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Kia to begin EV battery subscription service pilot project
South Korea's Kia Corp. said on Tuesday it has partnered with Hyundai Capital Services, Shinhan EZ General Insurance, the Seoul Taxi Association, Ha...
Jul 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia set fresh H1 sales record in US, beating H1 2021
South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. posted record first-half-year sales in the US this year, am...
Jul 03, 2023 (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