KCON plan 2024
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Retail
S. Korea’s CU surpasses 500 global stores
South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Thursday that it surpassed 500 global stores, achieving an annual footfall of 100 million overs...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S partners with East Timor gov't on CCS project
South Korea's SK E&S announced on Wednesday that it signed a mutual cooperation partnership (MCP) with the East Timor Ministry of Petroleum and ...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to launch low-power, high-speed AI chips in 2024
Samsung Electronics Co. will launch low latency wide (LLW) DRAMs next year, designed to improve the power efficiency of artificial intelligence appl...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy may produce mid-nickel EV batteries from 2024
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to mass-produce mid-nickel, high-voltage lithium batteries as early as next year, one year ahead o...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Beware political risk, No.1 factor in Korea Discount
Corporate governance and management transparency have long been the big issues influencing the so-called Korea Discount, alongside labor strife and ...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to up AI chip foundry sales to 50% by 2028
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to up artificial intelligence chip foundry sales to about 50% of its total foundry sales in five years with its advanc...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Japanese furniture brand Nitori to open first store in Korea
Nitori Co., dubbed Japan's IKEA, is slated to open its first store in South Korea next week, accelerating its Asia-centered expansion push, while su...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility seeks to expand into Vietnam
South Korean automaker KG Mobility Corp. said on Friday it had sought to expand strategic cooperation, including entering the Vietnamese market, aft...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US
Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, has launched an ETF in the US, the first of its kind t...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Investors roundtable: Watch out for a possible recession
Investors should carefully watch out for the probability of recession and how it will impact asset allocation strategies next year, experts said at ...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Nvidia challenger Sapeon unveils new AI chip for data centers
Sapeon Inc., a semiconductor startup backed by South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intel...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is readying to enter the US electric vehicle charger market with the launch of EV chargers in the first half...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharm gears up to boost epilepsy drug sales in Europe
SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. is gearing up to explore the European market for its flagship epilepsy drug Cenobamate, while looking for new mergers and ...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Diageo to open Asia’s first pop-up store in Seoul
London-based global alcoholic beverage company Diageo announced on Wednesday it will open a pop-up store in Garosu-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, S...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK pin hopes on HBM sales with Nvidia's new AI chip
South Korean memory chipmakers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. have high hopes for fast growth in their high-bandwidth memory (HBM) s...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery makers’ broad restructuring hits US
SK On Co., South Korea’s No. 3 battery maker, has decided to furlough employees at one of its US battery factories in the state of Georgia to ...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Energy to spin off tank terminal business as new logistics firm
SK Energy Co., a unit of South Korean oil refiner and battery maker SK Innovation Co., is spinning off its crude oil storage and shipment business t...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Ford’s battery JV in Turkey scrapped as EV uptake slows
A planned battery manufacturing joint venture between South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., US carmaker Ford Motor Co. and ...
Nov 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG accelerate push into virtual reality displays
South Korea’s two leading display makers Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. are in the early stages of developing screens for extended, or...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Mom's Touch Tokyo pop-up store visitors exceed 30,000
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Friday its pop-up store in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan successfully con...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to develop extra-large UUV platform technology
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, will develop technology that will pave the way for the development of Korea-m...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Automotive supplier Hanon Systems delivers Q3 earnings shock
South Korea's Hanon Systems Corp., a world-leading heat pump systems maker for automobiles, on Thursday reported worse-than-expected results in the ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Barings taps John Park as S.Korean asset management head
Barings LLC has appointed Chong Hak (John) Park as head and sole representative director of its South Korean asset management arm, effective Jan. 1,...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix bets on DRAM upturn with $7.6 bn spending; HBM in focus
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., is significantly increasing its capital spending on ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung to feature AI-based real time translation in Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday it plans to feature AI-based translation in its upcoming Galaxy AI smartphone. AI Live Translate Call ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
SPC Samlip partners with H Mart to enter US market
SPC Samlip Corp, a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced on Thursday it signed a business agreement with H Mart, th...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Doctornow signs business agreement with Spain’s Mediktor
South Korea's medical care startup Doctornow Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a strategic business agreement with global artificial intelligenc...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai's Supernal plans to build flying taxi plant in US
Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a flying electric taxi plant in the US as the South Korean automotive group aims to bring flying cars to the mark...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Gencurix gets FDA OK for breast cancer prognosis analysis device
South Korean biotech company Gencurix Inc. announced on Wednesday its subsidiary GenoBio has received approval from the US Food and Drug Admini...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea bans short selling; battery stocks lead market rally
South Korea has temporarily suspended short selling partly to prevent illegal, naked short selling, a decision buoying stocks heavily targeted by sh...
Nov 06, 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