Electric Energy Show 2023
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Electric vehicles
Hankook Tire to equip Volkswagen ID.4 with EV tires
South Korea’s top tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology has again widened its client pool of electric vehicles (EVs). The company sa...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biosimilars
Korean drugmakers race to release Stelara biosimilars
South Korea’s major drugmakers such as Celltrion Inc., Samsung Bioepis and Dong-A St are going for broke to release biosimilars of Stelara, Jo...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung Heavy aims renewable energy markets with offshore wind floater
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. unveiled an offshore wind floater to branch out into renewable energy markets at home and abroad. ...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Elec to shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050
LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday unveiled a plan to make a complete transition into renewable energy for its operations both at home and abroad by 2050...
Jul 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Masayoshi Son's top pick Yanolja eyes 2023 Nasdaq listing
South Korea's largest travel platform Yanolja has raised 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) from the Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Vision Fund II, marking t...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG Chem to invest $8.7 bn in battery material, renewable, bio sectors
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Wednesday it will invest 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the battery material, renew...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem wins $296.5 mn electric train deal from Tanzania
Hyundai Rotem won a $296.5 million electric train deal from Tanzania as the South Korean railway system maker aims to expand business in Africa.Hyun...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Hanwha Q Cells to offer IoT home energy solutions in US, EU
Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea’s leading solar panel maker Hanwha Q Cells Co. have joined hands to provide smart home energy solution...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea’s pharma consortium to develop mRNA vaccines by 2022
South Korea will develop its own messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines by next year with plans to annually manufacture 100 million doses from 2...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Toss en route to being Korea’s first fintech decacorn; valuation tops $7 bn
South Korea-based mobile financial platform Toss is en route to becoming the country's first fintech decacorn, or a company valued at over $10 billi...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyosung, Linde kick off building world’s largest liquid hydrogen plant
Hyosung Group has once again made a key step forward in achieving its long-term ambition to become South Korea’s corporate leader in the hydro...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Santa Cruz to challenge Ford Maverick in US pickup market
Hyundai Motor Co.’s upcoming Santa Cruz pickup is challenging US truck giant Ford Motor Co.'s Maverick even before the South Korean automaker&...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Seoul to host EV-only Formula E World Championship in 2022
South Korea’s capital Seoul will be finally hosting the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in August 2022, with BTS as the global ambassador...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy supplies batteries to world’s largest Vistra ESS project
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. is supplying batteries to the world’s largest energy storage system (ESS) project operated by US p...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
GS Energy to create renewable JV with Spain’s Iberdrola
South Korea’s leading oil and gas company GS Energy Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Holdings, and Spain’s largest utility company...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia, Uber form electric mobility partnership in Europe
South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. has forged a partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to supply electric vehicles in Europe fo...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver vs. Kakao: Global webtoon duel extends into Southeast Asia
The global webtoon battleground between South Korea's leading platforms Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. has expanded into Southeast Asia with each compa...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai to provide hydrogen fuel cell system for world’s first electric car race
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will provide its hydrogen fuel cell system to the world’s first touring race for electric vehicles, Hy...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy Solution applies for IPO seen to raise over $9 bn
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has begun the official process of South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expected to raise over 10...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, POSCO invest $15 mn in Aussie battery material supplier
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and POSCO have agreed to invest a combined 17 billion won ($15 million) in Australia's Queensland Pacifi...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
KDB bets big on fintech platform Toss ahead of 2023 IPO
The Korea Development Bank (KDB) has decided to invest 80 billion won ($72 million) in the fintech startup Toss via a rights offering. This marks th...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Internet-only K Bank to raise $1.05 bn in rights offering
South Korea’s first internet-only bank, K Bank, will be raising 1.2 trillion won ($1.05 billion) from existing and new investors for business ...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
KOTAM raises $185 mn for BlackRock's new energy fund
Korea Transportation Asset Management (KOTAM) has raised $185 million from five domestic institutional investors to commit to BlackRock's new renewa...
Apr 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai debuts First Genesis EV sedan at Shanghai Auto Show
Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled an electric version of its premium brand Genesis at the opening of Auto Shanghai 2021 as the top South Korean c...
Apr 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build S.Korea’s first lithium plant by 2023
South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO will build the country’s first lithium extraction factory in Gwangyang, 300 km south of Seoul, al...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Posco Chemical to supply EV battery materials to GM-LG Energy JV
Posco Chemical Co., the secondary battery materials unit of POSCO, will supply anodes, a key material used in electric car batteries, to the joint v...
Apr 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
ITC rules in favor of SK Innovation over LG Energy in US battery patent suit
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled in favor of SK Innovation Co. in a US battery patent suit filed by LG Energy Solution Ltd., which...
Apr 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia debuts all-electric EV6; runs faster, longer than Tesla, IONIQ 5
Kia Corp. on Tuesday debuted the EV6, its first dedicated electric vehicle built on Hyundai Motor Group’s new EV platform, amid intensifying com...
Mar 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
IMM PE exits S.Korea's No.2 electric wire manufacturer
Seoul-based IMM Private Equity has fully exited its 300 billion won ($265 million) investment in the country's No. 2 electric wire manufacturer by s...
Mar 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
KT to bolster content creation with $350 mn investment by 2023
South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. plans to expand its content business with an investment of 400 billion won ($353 million) by 2023. The co...
Mar 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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