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Batteries
LG Chem shares rise as GM resumes battery module replacement
Shares of LG Chem Ltd. are staging a rebound a month after falling sharply due to a decision by General Motors Co. to recall 73,000 Chevrolet Bolt e...
Sep 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Elec to start automotive cybersecurity business
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is about to start automotive security business, expanding its car electronics technology portfolio by taking...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai IONIQ 7
SK Innovation Co. is set to supply batteries for the IONIQ 7, Hyundai Motor Co.’s large electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) to be unveiled in...
Sep 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao delays mobility unit IPO as parent comes under fire
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing company, has indefinitely postponed its planned initial share sale, as its parent, Ka...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics turns home appliance plant into smart factory
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday it is turning its main home appliance plant into a smart factory, which improves productivi...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK's car-sharing service SoCar Malaysia sees valuation top $210 mn
Car-sharing platform SoCar Mobility Malaysia has raised around 65 billion won ($55.6 million) from South Korean private equity firm EastBridge Partn...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant
Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the two South Korean comp...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem, ADM to build JV in US to produce bioplastics made from corn
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Tuesday it is jointly building a corn-based bioplastic plant in the US with Archer Daniels Midland Co., a g...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Regulatory moves delay Kakao Group’s IPO plans
Toughening regulations on big tech firms in South Korea are impacting the IPO timeline of Kakao Pay Corp. and Kakao Mobility Corp. According to the ...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Antitrust body takes aim at Kakao's taxi-hailing app, Coupang
South Korea's antitrust body has launched an investigation into Kakao Mobility Corp. on allegations of discrimination against taxi drivers not subsc...
Sep 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Netmarble acquires Canadian game studio for $165 mn
South Korea's Netmarble Corp. has acquired Canada's mobile game developer Ludia Inc. for $165 million, the latest in a series of its cross-border ac...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea kicks off AI strategy talks with Naver, Kakao, Samsung, telcos
South Korean government has hosted the first top-level artificial intelligence (AI) roundtable meeting with representatives from the country’s...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds
LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Chem unveils new cover window technology for foldable devices
LG Chem Ltd., the chemical unit of South Korea’s LG Group, said on Tuesday it has developed a new cover window that folds both ways – in...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics benefit from wafer shortage
South Korea’s semiconductor substrate producers including LG Innotek and Samsung Electro-Mechanics are benefiting as a global wafer shortage...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT to commercialize hyperscale AI model by H1 2022
South Korea’s major mobile carrier KT Corp. and the AI One Team coalition announced plans last week to develop a hyperscale artificial intelli...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG see largest surge in TV prices in decade
Lee Ji-eun, a 30-year-old bride-to-be, was surprised at the prices of liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs when she visited a home appliance store in ...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec unveils world’s 1st 200-megapixel mobile image sensor
Samsung Electronics Co. has become the first company to launch a 200-megapixel mobile image sensor, giving the world’s No. 2 image sensor make...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem to set up next-generation bio-oil plant in Korea
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. plans to build a next-generation bio-oil plant in the country with a local biodiesel company as the petrochemical m...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Hyundai Motor develops Roblox virtual mobility experience game
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has developed an interactive metaverse game to be played on its online entertainment platform Ro...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics leads industry shift toward OLED TVs
LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, is leading the TV industry’s shift toward organic light-emitting diode (OLED)...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI tops LG Chem in market cap amid GM recall crisis
Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s top battery maker in terms of market capitalization. The company is now ranked as the sixth-largest f...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG delays decision on battery unit IPO to Q4
LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit LG Energy Solution Ltd. will not be listed on Kospi within the third quarter. Investors are keeping close eyes on ...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics scores big in first-half US OLED TV market share
LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, saw its market share grow rapidly in North America with its market share rising abo...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Parts maker Mando raises profile as investor in future mobility startups
Halla Group’s auto components unit Mando Corp. is rapidly expanding its profile as a startup investor in the future mobility sector.Mando was ...
Aug 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem, OCI to produce previously imported battery material in Korea
POSCO Chemical and OCI plan to produce in South Korea a key material for electric vehicle batteries, which has so far been imported.POSCO Chemical s...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea’s hydrogen council to launch Sept. 8; Hyundai to unveil new tech
The South Korean version of the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led initiative to harness the clean energy source, will officially launch on Sept. 8 ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos
Innovating industrial plants is often a difficult decision-making process for companies because changing a single piece of equipment requires a thor...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG to showcase latest display innovations at IMID
South Korea’s largest display maker Samsung Display Co. and its rival LG Display Co. will boast their latest product innovations at the Intern...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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