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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to focus on secondary batteries, lunar landing vehicles
The Korean government has decided to develop electric vehicle batteries that can travel more than 600 km on a single charge and lunar landing vehicl...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec to invest $3.1 bn in S.Korean OLED plant
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, is set to spend 4.1 trillion won ($3.1 billion) on a new organic light-emitting...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics expands B2B online store to Germany
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday the opening of a new online store dedicated to small and middle-sized businesses (SMBs) in Germany as p...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Time for South Korea's answer to the US battery subsidy act
The latest guidelines on US subsidies for electric vehicles under the Inflation Reduction Act come as a relief in every sense to South Korean batter...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to emerge as Korea’s highest earner, beating Samsung
Hyundai Motor Co. will likely emerge as South Korea’s top profit maker in the first quarter, driven by robust sales of pricey cars, pushing pa...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy tops global EV battery market excluding China
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. in January and February maintained its No. 1 position on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins order $512 mn for two LNG carriers
South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Monday that it had won a contract worth 674.5 billion won ($512.3 million) to build ...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply chips for Intel's self-driving tech unit Mobileye
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, has won a semiconductor production order from Israel-based Mobileye Global Inc., a le...
Apr 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Mipo wins $184 mn order four mid-sized PC carriers
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a subsidiary of HD Hyundai Group's shipbuilding division, has secured a construction contract for four medium-sized PC (p...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s small nuclear reactor technology falls behind global peers
South Korea’s small-sized nuclear reactor technology has fallen behind other major countries due to the years of the previous government&rsquo...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Haechandle Gochujang acquires Europe's V-Label
CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s flagship fermented food brand Haechandle Gochujang (hot pepper paste) is set to expand into the global market, backed by its ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KB Financial launches $193 million fund to invest in global startups
South Korea’s second-largest financial institution KB Financial Group will launch a 250 billion won ($193 million) fund to invest in startups ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung C&T, Japan’s Chiyoda collaborate in green hydrogen
South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. is boosting its eco-friendly energy business such as in green hydrogen, a carbon-neutral alternative resou...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean Dongkuk opens 2nd Mexican color-coated steel plant
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. opened its second color-coated steel plant in Mexico as South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker aims to expand its prese...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
CEOs of Samsung, LG group companies buying back their stocks
Leading executives of major South Korean corporations Samsung Electronics Co., LG Energy Solution Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. are buying back their...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem breaks ground on supercritical pyrolysis plant
LG Chem Ltd. has broke ground on a plant for pyrolysis and aerogel, a material for next-generation insulation in Seongmun National Industrial Comple...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn manufacturer, is teaming up with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce eco-friendly protective cloth...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Alarm bells ring for S.Korean IT firms' ChatGPT craze
The global popularity of ChatGPT is driving South Korean startups to launch a string of new services linked to the artificial intelligence-powered l...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dongkuk Steel installs solar power generation facility at Pohang plant
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., the world's leading manufacturer of color-coated steel, announced on Wednesday that it has installed a 10-megawatt solar pow...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Group Chairman names AI, bio, clean tech as new growth engines
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has pledged to continue investing in future-oriented businesses and human resources despite the global economic slowd...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unsure about applying for US chip subsidies: CEO
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday it is unsure about applying for US...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro’s cathode material sales to Samsung more than treble
EcoPro Group, South Korea’s leading battery materials producer, raked in more than 3 trillion won ($2.4 billion) in sales from its largest cus...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea's KOTRA sends chip investment survey team to Texas
The government-run (South) Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) on Tuesday said it dispatched to Texas a survey team for semiconductor in...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
TSMC-Nvidia alliance step up 2 nm chip rivalry with Samsung
TSMC Co. appears to be at the forefront of efforts to produce ultra-advanced semiconductor chips as the world's largest contract chip manufacturer i...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
S.Korea's European patent applications surpass 10,000 in 2022
South Korean companies such as LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. surpassed a historic milestone by filing over 10,000 patent applica...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils Exynos Modem 5300 to rival Qualcomm, MediaTek
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled its latest 5G telecommunications modem, the Exynos Modem 5300, to compete with rivals s...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix asked to swallow tough pill over US CHIPS Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korean chipmakers on Tuesday expressed deep concerns about the detailed guidelines of the US CHIPS and Science ...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec launches LG Whisen Tower II air conditioner
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday the launch of its latest air conditioner, the LG Whisen Tower II. The product boasts a sleek design that el...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
US set to emerge as top global buyer of Korean kimchi: Daesang
South Korean kimchi exports to the US have soared since the pandemic as local distribution channels expanded and cooking at home increased, accordin...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin launches global C2C purchase platform Hoot Town
Hanjin Transportation, a logistics and B2B/B2C delivery business subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanjin Group, has launched Hoot Town, a global co...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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