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Future mobility
LG Elec signs 5G vehicle connectivity deal in Europe
LG Electronics Inc. has signed a deal on 5G vehicle connectivity with a European premium carmaker as the South Korean company is expanding its marke...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Charging
Hyundai to set up EV chargers at Shell gas stations
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to set up chargers for electric vehicles at gas stations of Shell Inc. worldwide as South Korea’s top automaker aims t...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK sees inflation at 11-year high as oil tops $100 on Ukraine crisis
South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis to double biosimilars, may resume Nasdaq listing plans
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, plans to double the number of its biosimilar products on sale to 10 by 2025 and acce...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LG recruits former WH deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for govt relations
LG Corp. announced on Sunday that the group has recruited former White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for its Washington D.C. office. Ha...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG dominate global TV market with premium models
South Korea’s two home appliances giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – dominated the global TV markets last ...
Feb 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis posts $1.26 billion in global biosimilar sales
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said on Friday that sales of its five biosimilar products in global markets, excludi...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung SDS joins hands with Amazon for global cloud business
Samsung SDS Co., South Korea’s information technology service company, is set to expand its global cloud service business in cooperation with ...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
With Samsung’s new Bespoke lineup, it’s home made perfect
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new lineup of its flagship Bespoke home appliances, including a newly introduced premium line of Besp...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
APG urges Samsung, other Korean carbon emitters to take action
Europe’s largest pension fund manager APG has urged Samsung Electronics Co. and nine other major South Korean companies to drastically cut the...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte to develop seawater-degradable bioplastic material
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to develop a decomposable bioplastic material in seawater for production based on petrochemicals for ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung countersues ex-patent chief over IP disputes
Samsung Electronics Co. filed a lawsuit against its former patent chief on Sunday, in response to the ex-vice president's claim that the tech giant ...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Stockbridge names former NPS real estate expert as its MD
Stockbridge Capital Group LLC, a US real estate investment firm, announced on Feb. 10 that David Park has joined the firm as a managing director. ...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung regains top spot in SE Asia smartphone market
Samsung Electronics Co. outpaced Chinese rival Oppo last year to regain the top spot in the smartphone market in four major Southeast Asian countrie...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Seoul court upholds Affinity's Kyobo Life valuation
A South Korean court on Thursday ruled in favor of Affinity Equity-led financial investors (FIs) in Kyobo Life Insurance Co., rejecting Kyobo's clai...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Samsung hires ex-US Amb. Lippert as PR chief for N.American business
WASHINGTON D.C. – Samsung Electronics Co. has hired Mark Lippert, former US ambassador to South Korea, as an executive in charge of corporate ...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra: Setting new smartphone standard
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its Galaxy S series models as the world’s top smartphone maker by volume faces...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Samsung Eng. enters Russia with €1 bn petchem plant deal
South Korea’s Samsung Engineering made inroads into Russia’s plant engineering and construction market with a 1 billion euro ($1.1 billi...
Feb 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix ahead of rivals in 200-plus-layer NAND chips
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expected to lead rivals in the industry’s tran...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T to invest $70 mn in US nuclear fission tech provider
Samsung C&T Corp. is set to invest up to 85 billion won ($7 million) in US nuclear fission technology provider NuScale Power, LLC. NuScale Power...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung buys $2.3 bn Bioepis stake from Biogen to end partnership
Samsung Biologics Co. is acquiring a nearly 50% stake in a biosimilar joint venture with Biogen Inc. from the US biotechnology company for $2.3 bill...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI in talks with global automaker for battery joint venture
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. is in talks with a global automaker to launch a battery production joint venture following its partnership last ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM to buy Samsung Life stake once owned by Jay Y. Lee's sister
IMM Private Equity is set to acquire a 1.73 percent stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co., according to investment banking sources on Jan. 27. The sta...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung’s 2022: Year of war on uncertainty, shaky supply chain
Samsung Electronics Co.'s spectacular 2021 earnings report on Thursday was overshadowed by its murky business outlook, as the world’s top make...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon
Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US survey findings on chip shortage rattle global chipmakers
The US government’s release on Tuesday of its findings on the reasons behind the global chip shortage is raising concerns among chipmakers, wi...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung, Lotte, POSCO to build hydrogen plant in Malaysia
Samsung Engineering Co., Lotte Chemical Corp., and POSCO signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (S...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Koh Young’s medical robot conducts 100 brain surgeries a year
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D imagery tech company listed on the Kosdaq, announced on Tuesday that its medical robot Kymero has condu...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LG Group invests $21 mn in vegan egg maker Eat Just
LG Group plans to invest 25 billion won ($21 million) in California-based plant-based food maker Eat Just, Inc. The news follows an announcement by ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Aju sells San Jose-based hotel at $63 mn after five years
Aju Hotels & Resorts Co., a hospitality firm under Korean conglomerate Aju Group, has sold its San Jose-based hotel to an affiliate of US hosp...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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