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Korean chipmakers
Korea’s chip exports to top $100 bn in 2021, second-best performance ever
South Korea’s semiconductor exports are expected to top $100 billion this year, led by rising demand for DRAM and system chips.According to th...
Jan 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Battery boom to drive POSCO Chem's $1.1 bn rights offering
South Korea-based POSCO Chemical Co. has begun preparations for its rights offering, to the delight of shareholders as the company’s share pri...
Jan 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SUVs drive up Hyundai, Kia in US market; G80 named safest car of year
A slate of new sport utility vehicles are driving up Hyundai Motor Group's market share in the US, where its two automaking units have relied on sed...
Dec 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding merger wins China approval, awaiting EU
China has granted unconditional approval of the world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s acquisition of hometown riv...
Dec 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Autonomous driving startup 42dot plans Level 4 self-driving in Seoul
42dot, a South Korea-based autonomous driving startup, plans to launch a Level 4 self-driving service in some areas of Seoul next year.The company s...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
See Spot trot: Hyundai Motor wows crowd with robotic dog
This is Spot, the four-legged robot developed by Boston Dynamics Inc. – the US robotics company acquired by Hyundai Motor Co. earlier this mon...
Dec 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, KTCU, Kamco launch $273 mn fund to aid auto parts makers
Hyundai Commercial Inc. and several local financial companies have set up a blind fund worth 300 billion won ($273 million) to provide liquidity to ...
Dec 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor JV to launch robotaxi services in US by 2023
Hyundai Motor Group's autonomous driving joint venture Motional and US-based ride-hailing company Lyft have joined forces to offer robotaxi servic...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung clinches 2nd deal to make Nvidia’s latest gaming chips
Samsung Electronics Co. will manufacture Nvidia Corp.’s latest gaming chips in the second such contract of the year from the US chipmaker, as ...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy hits jackpot again, clinches $915 mn ship orders
South Korea's major shipbuilding companies are on a winning streak, securing lucrative contracts to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, Ve...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Hyundai Motor Chairman's inner circle promoted to key leadership
Hyundai Motor Group has carried out a massive reshuffling among its key affiliates, with members of Chairman Chung Euisun's inner circle promoted ...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor says group chief to buy 20% of Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has agreed to take a 20% stake in Boston Dynamics Inc. as part of the South Korean group’s acquisiti...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to roll out automated remote valet parking cars in 2024
Maneuvering in and out of tight parking spaces is troublesome for some drivers, men and women alike. Whatever your take on parking, Hyundai Motor Co...
Dec 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai Heavy tapped for Doosan Infracore purchase
A few months after announcing plans to sell a 36.07% controlling stake, Doosan Infracore Co. has found its new home in the world's largest shipbuild...
Dec 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Hyundai Motor acquires Boston Dynamics from SoftBank for almost $1 bn
Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to acquire the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics Inc. from SoftBank Group for slightly less than 1 trillion won ($921 m...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai rolls out customer-centric luxury SUV GV70
Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled its brand-new Genesis sport utility vehicle (SUV) model GV70, the latest urban midsize SUV from the South Korean auto...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
NAND competition heats up as SK Hynix unveils 176-layer flash memory
SK Hynix Inc. has developed 176-layer NAND flash memory, the industry’s highest-density chip, following in the footsteps of Micron Technology ...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai mulls downsizing skyscraper for future mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. is at a crossroads over the construction of its $3.4 billion global business center, deliberating on whether to downsize the 105-s...
Dec 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
From used coffee grounds to tasty rice chips
A single cup of americano produces 14 grams of used coffee grounds. Only 0.2% of a coffee bean is used to extract coffee while the remaining 99.8% b...
Dec 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor unveils all-new electric vehicle platform E-GMP
Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled a new platform, which will underpin its electric vehicles in coming years as South Korea’s largest automotive g...
Dec 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry ramps up chip packaging to compete against TSMC
The battleground for global foundry leaders – Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) – is shifting fr...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai Heavy endures to be likely buyer of Doosan Infracore
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, is one step closer to acquiring a 36.07% controlling stake in Doosan Infracore...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Fadu, Mobilint emerge as S.Korea's system chip startup dark horses
South Korea's two semiconductor startups, Fadu Inc. and Mobilint, have emerged as the country's system chip industry dark horses as their competitiv...
Nov 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor, INEOS team up to explore growth in hydrogen economy
South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and London-based chemicals company INEOS have teamed up to explore new business opportunities ...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy, Samsung Heavy pull in over $1 trn in VLCC orders
South Korea’s shipbuilders have made a clean sweep of year-end orders owing to to contracts placed for very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Demand...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor, SP Group to expand EV battery business in Singapore
Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to expand its electrice vehicle battery business in Southeast Asia in cooperation with Singapore’s state-run utilit...
Nov 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor hires Goldman as adviser for Boston Dynamics acquisition
Hyundai Motor Co. has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as its adviser in its attempt to acquire Boston Dynamics Inc., signaling the seriousness of the S...
Nov 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to install Nvidia’s in-vehicle system in entire fleet from 2022
Hyundai Motor Group will use US chipmaker Nvidia Corp.’s in-vehicle information and entertainment system for its entire fleet of Hyundai Motor C...
Nov 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor may buy Boston Dynamics to bolster robotics business
Hyundai Motor Co. may acquire Boston Dynamics Inc., a US-based robotics company, from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. in a deal worth as much as $1...
Nov 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Bluespace.ai to develop autonomous mass transit system in Seoul
Bluespace.ai, a San Jose-based autonomous driving startup, is looking to develop a software system for autonomous mass transit fleets in Seoul and its...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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