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Automobiles
Hyundai likely to unveil US EV plant plans in May
Hyundai Motor Co. is preparing to announce a plan to build its first electric vehicle plant in the US, a source familiar with the matter said on Mon...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea losing ground in semiconductor talent development
South Korea, home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, is losing ground for talent development in the semiconductor sector as fewer profe...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec. proposes global research for 6G frequencies
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s tech behemoth, has put forward global research on 6G service frequencies as it aims to take the lead in...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix scramble for talent amid a lack government support
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s top memory chipmakers, are scrambling for semiconductor manpower in South Korea as the ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics receives ISO certification for auto chip technology
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has received ISO certification for its automotive chip development process, includ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Two unopened ways Samsung Elec. bolsters share prices
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s largest company by market capitalization, has tried to boost its recently battered share price -- espec...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Samsung wins US 5G equipment order from Dish Network
Samsung Electronics Co. has been chosen to supply 5G network equipment to Dish Network Corp., a US wireless carrier in the middle of building a 5G n...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
CJ ENM buys stake in US metaverse firm Hyperreal
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has acquired a minority stake in US metaverse entertainment and media firm Hyperreal Digital Inc., ...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Can Samsung Electronics ever catch up to foundry leader TSMC?
For years, Samsung Electronics Co. has been touted as the backbone of the South Korean economy, Asia’s fourth-largest, under the government&rs...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Why Samsung is so far behind Apple
In October 2012, US tech giant Apple Inc. fired Dominique Oh, the head of its South Korean unit. This was due to Apple's sluggish sales in the home ...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to drastically cut LCD output as Chinese rivals churn it out
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, plans to drastically cut production of its liquid crystal display panels for TVs, as it fa...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung Electronics shares rebound as foreigners turn net buyers
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co., the largest stock on South Korea’s main bourse, rose strongly on Friday, snapping a five-day losing streak,...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Samsung Asset to list blockchain ETF on Hong Kong Exchange
Samsung Asset Management Co. is slated to list a blockchain exchange-traded fund on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) in the first half of this year, th...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung’s stock underlines cloudy outlook despite record Q1
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. fell to a fresh 52-week low on Thursday despite posting record sales for the third consecutive quarter as investor...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai's self-sailing ship set for maiden cross-Pacific voyage
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with autonomous sailing systems will embark on an ocean voyage next month to become the world's first large au...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK buys power semiconductor maker for EV chip business
SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has geared up its electric vehicle chip business development with the acquisition of a loc...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chemical, Soelect in $200 million JV for advanced batteries
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is advancing into the electric vehicle battery market by forming a $200 million joint venture with US batte...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
SeAH to supply steel pipes for LNG export base in Qatar via Samsung
SeAH Steel Corp., the largest steel pipe manufacturer in South Korea, signed a contract on April 25 to offer Samsung C&T Corp. its stain...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Electronics establishes hiring-guaranteed AI department at Yonsei
LG Electronics Inc. is poised to set up a new department at Seoul-based Yonsei University to train aspiring artificial intelligence engineers. ...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Jay Y. Lee absence raises risks for Samsung chip biz
Samsung Electronics Co. is losing its hegemony in the global semiconductor market as a sustained leadership vacuum has kept the world’s top me...
Apr 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity Equity to refinance Serveone to recoup investment
Affinity Equity Partners is in the process of raising 700 billion won ($565 million) to recapitalize South Korea's Serveone Co. in an attempt to rec...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Rotem to kick off liquid hydrogen fueling station project
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korea’s railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it has won a demonstration project to b...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy sells undelivered drillships to PEF
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has sold its four undelivered drillships to a domestic private equity fund for a combined 1.04 trillion w...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply chip substrate for Apple’s next-gen M2 processor
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will supply its semiconductor package substrate to Apple Inc. for the US tech giant’s next-generation M2 process...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Dongwon restructuring plan faces shareholder backlash
A South Korean leading seafood and logistics conglomerate Dongwon Group’s corporate restructuring plan hit a roadblock as institutional invest...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung Elec's ex-M&A head to extend clout in Samsung Group
Ahn Joonghyun, who led Samsung Electronics Co.'s high-profile M&A deals for nearly nine years, was promoted to a president-level position to hea...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics widens lead over Whirlpool as top home appliance maker
LG Electronics Inc. is consolidating its lead over Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top home appliances maker, with $1 billion more in sales rev...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund
CJ Logistics and an affiliate of Samsung Life Insurance have joined forces to launch a real estate investment fund worth 740 billion won ($600 milli...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom steps up metaverse push with Morph Interactive purchase
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has made an equity investment in Morph Interactive Co., a local three-dimensional graphics c...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon Life inks technology transfer deal with Juniper Biologics
South Korea’s pharmaceutical company Kolon Life Science Inc. signed a technology export deal worth up to 723.4 billion won ($589.1 million) wi...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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