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Energy
Korea’s new govt. aims to export 10 nuclear power plants
South Korea’s incoming administration seeks to export 10 nuclear power plants by 2030 as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to rescind the ...
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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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, battery firms strive to limit China lockdown disruptions
The growing fears of a Beijing lockdown are prompting South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and battery makers, already suffering from...
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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Batteries
LG Energy to spend more on battery capacity expansion
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to spend more on global capacity expansion than init...
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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Batteries
LG Chem, Korea Zinc to set up battery material JV
LG Chem Ltd. and Korea Zinc Inc. will set up a joint venture to produce precursor, a key material in the production of cathode materials for electri...
Apr 24, 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 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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Batteries
SK On bidders weigh growing risks of battery makers
Some of the four shortlisted bidders for South Korea's SK On Co. recently went back to the drawing board to assess the value of the world's No. 5 el...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy-led group to set up $9 bn Indonesia battery value chain
A consortium led by LG Energy Solution Ltd., the global No. 2 electric vehicle battery maker, will invest $9 billion in a battery value chain in Ind...
Apr 18, 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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Rights offerings
Samsung Biologics to raise $2.6 bn in rights issue
Samsung Biologics Co., a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and a biotech division under the Samsung Group, is set ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China’s tighter grip on minerals boosts costs for Korean battery makers
South Korea’s major battery makers and materials suppliers are suffering from soaring battery raw materials prices as China is tightening its ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor unveils new EV charging platform to take on Tesla
Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled a new electric vehicle charging service platform as the top South Korean automaker takes on global rival Tesla ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization
Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familia...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy set for 2023 turnaround after eight years of losses
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., one of South Korea's Big Three shipbuilders, was once on the list of assets its parent Samsung Group wanted to sell to...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds
POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q1 profit beats forecast on strong demand, price hikes
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a lower-than-expected decline in quarterly profit...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem breaks ground for battery material plant
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. started construction of a battery material plant in the country as a part of its plan to boost production cap...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung sees record first-quarter sales; business outlook murky
Samsung Electronics Co. likely posted record revenue in the first quarter, driven by brisk sales of memory chips and smartphones. Its shares, howeve...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s battery trio cornered by Chinese rivals’ overseas advance
China’s leading battery makers are actively advancing into overseas markets with plans to build manufacturing factories close to their clients...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Asset Mgmt. buys 20% stake in US ETF sponsor Amplify
South Korea’s Samsung Asset Management Co. invested in a US exchange-traded fund sponsor to expand its global presence in the market.Samsung s...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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