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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor's concept car N Vision 74 selected as Instant Icon of the Year by TopGear UK
Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday that it won awards in two categories, "Instant Icon of the Year" and "Manufacturer of the Year," at the 2022 To...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Jeju Samdasoo enters India, ships 45 tons of mineral water
South Korea’s leading bottled mineral water brand Jeju Samdasoo has begun exports to India, shipping 45 tons of the water there from the resor...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Shell-First: Samsung Foundry’s custom-tailored new operation strategy
As the contract chip manufacturing, or foundry, business is quickly emerging as the next battlefield for the world’s major chipmakers, The Korea...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'
BAY CITY, Michigan – For the first time since taking office, United States President Joe Biden toured a US subsidiary of South Korean conglome...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec showcases new high-performance graphics DRAM
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, unveiled a next-generation graphics DRAM to meet growing demand for high-performanc...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Enchem to more than double electrolyte production in US
South Korea’s electrolyte maker Enchem Co. said Monday it aims to expand its annual production capacity in the US to 300,000 tons by 2026 to m...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK picglobal builds DPG-only production facility
SK picglobal, a joint venture between SKC's chemical division and a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) named PIC, have built a pla...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK takes 25-bp rate hike as won rebounds against dollar
South Korea’s central bank raised the base interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% during its monetary policy board meeting on Nov. 24, slow...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang serves up K-food for Qatar World Cup fans
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Tuesday it is operating a Korean food section within the Qatar World Cup’s fan zone, mana...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KEPCO turns from bonds to banks for money on govt plans
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is set to raise 600 billion won ($442 million) from a local bank in a plan to seek loans to secure money instead ...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Daol Investment seeks to sell Thai subsidiary, eyes $75 mn in proceeds
South Korea’s Daol Investment & Securities Co. plans to sell a controlling stake in its Thai subsidiary, Daol Thailand PCL, as part of its...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric to build Asia's biggest advanced recycling plant with British partner
South Korea's SK Geo Centric, the green chemical subsidiary of SK Innovation, will build Asia's largest advanced recycling (pyrolysis) plant in the ...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Chipmaker Netsol unveils first STT-MRAM in South Korea
South Korea’s fabless memory semiconductor design house Netsol announced on Friday that it developed the country’s first STT-MRAM, a nex...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical completes world's largest cathode materials plant
POSCO Chemical will soon launch operations at its newly completed factory for cathode materials, the biggest of its kind in the world with an annual...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new NAND boasts industry’s highest storage capacity
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has begun mass producing its latest NAND chip, which features the industry&rsqu...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Nexilis bolsters ties with Polish, Korean cities for sustainable growth
South Korean copper foil producer SK Nexilis Co. on Nov. 7 signed an MOU with the authorities of two cities — Jeongeup, Korea, and Stalowa Wol...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Foreign PE firms on hunt for Korea Inc. with strong dollar
Foreign private equity firms have taken advantage of the strong dollar to dominate corporate acquisition deals in South Korea, adding to expectation...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will significantly raise the use of locally produced xenon, a critical gas for ...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea's $35 bn plan yet to ease Legoland default woes
South Korea’s $35 billion rescue plan provided a temporary painkiller to the domestic bond markets rattled by Legoland Korea developer’s...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec to expand foundry business to tackle TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest foundry company, is set to expand production technology of chips for automobiles, sensors ...
Oct 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's Samsung Biologics signs $296 mn CMO deal with GSK
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. has signed a $296.1 million deal to supply biopharmaceutical products to UK-based multinational pharma gia...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO breaks ground on nickel refining plant in Korea
POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, broke ground on Friday for a high-purity nickel refining plant in South Korea to meet risin...
Oct 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS Cable to become No.2 shareholder in KT Submarine
South Korea’s LS Group will become the No. 2 shareholder in KT Submarine Co. after buying the undersea cable construction company’s new ...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Japan, Spain firms join forces with Woojin for Korean bullet train bid
A Japanese company and a Spanish firm have joined hands with a South Korean company for a local bullet train supply deal as the country is expected ...
Oct 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly raise the use of locally produced neon, a ...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils 1.4 nm tech roadmap to challenge TSMC’s dominance
SILICON VALLEY – Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday it will adopt the industry’s most advanced 1.4-nanometer chip production technol...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production
South Korea’s SK Siltron Co. will invest 855 billion won ($597.4 million) to expand its 300-millimeter (12-inch) silicon wafer manufacturing f...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chem to buy Iljin at $1.9 bn for battery material biz
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to acquire major domestic battery material maker Iljin Materials Co. at some 2.7 trillion won ($1.9 ...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy in cobalt, lithium deals with three Canadian suppliers
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday it has signed battery materials supply deals with three Canadian minerals companies &ndas...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK's Chey, Zambian president discuss EV battery material deal
South Korea’s SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has met with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to discuss potential mineral deals in core mate...
Sep 23, 2022 (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