Samsung Display CEO JS Choi
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Corporate strategy
Samsung looks to metaverse, robots for future growth
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. is eyeing the metaverse and robotics as keys to the global tech giant’s future. At the same time, it is ...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to run all-solid-state battery pilot line
Samsung SDI Co. is poised to become one of the few electric vehicle battery manufacturers in the world to run a pilot production line of all-solid-s...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Millennial woman takes reins as Naver CEO
South Korea's dominant online platform Naver Corp. on Monday entered a new chapter in its 22-year history under a new millennial leader, whose prior...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Blockchain VC Hashed forecasts emergence of protocol economy
Blockchain-focused venture capital firm Hashed says it is determined to show how pervasive the digital ledger technology is in our society – t...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Goldman sees Samsung, SK Hynix shares up 50% over next 12 mths
The share prices of the world’s two largest memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. each have room to rise by about 50% ov...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to focus on IT, automotive electronics sectors
South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics is set to focus on information technology and automotive electronics sectors as they are core growth e...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Actis names Scott Choi as its first Korean partner
Private equity firm Actis LLP has promoted its Seoul office Chief Executive Scott Choi as a partner, the company said on March 7. Choi is the first ...
Mar 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Smart Monitor M8 available in S.Korea
The new Samsung Smart Monitor M8 is now available for sale in South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday.The product can stream serv...
Mar 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean SPAC Valuence Merger debuts on Nasdaq, targets bio M&As
Valuence Merger Corp. 1, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), led by South Korean fund managers, has debuted on the Nasdaq, targeting Asian...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Smart factories drive Korea SMEs to reshore overseas plants
South Korea’s small and medium-sized enterprises adopted smart factories for survival as the digitalized facilities improve productivity and q...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, LG fret over shipping lines’ delivery halt to Russia
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two major exporters, are jittery about global shipping lines’ decision to...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Kakao’s incoming CEO to launch two metaverse platforms
‘Beyond Korea’ is South Korean tech juggernaut Kakao Corp.’s new vision for the future. Kakao’s new CEO nominee Namkoon...
Feb 25, 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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Cryptocurrencies
WeMade to retire WEMIX cryptocurrency for investor value
WeMade Co., a South Korean game developer, plans to retire 2% of its cryptocurrency WEMIX in the next two weeks to bolster its value for investors, ...
Feb 17, 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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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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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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Automobiles
Hyundai to take fresh crack at Japan market with online EV sales
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. is reentering the Japanese car market after a 12-year hiatus with its latest electric vehicles, as the growing deman...
Feb 08, 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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