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Korean chipmakers
Taylor city in Texas likely to host Samsung’s new US chip plant
The global semiconductor industry is keeping a close eye on whether Taylor, a city located in Williamson County of Texas and the most probable site ...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS, Hines ink $2.5 bn US redevelopment project
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) and Hines have jointly acquired the headquarters complex of Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
CJ enters 5-year marketing partnership with LA Lakers
South Korea’s CJ Cheiljedang Corp. will be sponsoring the Los Angeles Lakers (LA Lakers) as the first global partner of the American basketbal...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai considers EV version of Santa Cruz pickup in US market
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to roll out an electric version of the Santa Cruz pickup, the South Korea automaker’s first model for the American mar...
Sep 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
SoftBank sells part of Coupang shares for $1.7 bn
Vision Fund, led by SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, has sold one-tenth of its shares in South Korea's e-commerce platform Coupang Inc. for $1....
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korean startup closer to winning Touch ID patent dispute with Apple
South Korea's Firstface Co. has inched a step closer to winning its patent dispute against Apple Inc., after a US federal appeals court ruled in fav...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
KGC creates Ginseng Museum Cafe in New York
Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KT&G Corporation, has set up its first interactive cafe in the global market where...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KB Fin, Shinhan invest in Sweden's wind farm via joint fund
South Korea's two banking giants -- KB Financial Group and Shinhan Financial Group -- have invested a combined 80 billion won ($68 million) in a win...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Korean tractors plough more US soil
If you google tractors or lawnmowers in the US, you may see products of Kioti by Daedong-USA, Inc., a subsidiary of South Korea’s No. 1 agricu...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao to strengthen overseas operations amid growing criticism
Kakao Corp. will accelerate its overseas expansion as part of its recently announced reform plan to strengthen fair business practices.Kakao said on...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO
GS Engineering & Construction Co. (GS E&C) has launched the construction of its first lithium-ion battery recycling plant in a South Korean ...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
JW Bioscience in pancreatic cancer biomarker deal with Immunovia
JW Bioscience Co., a subsidiary of South Korea’s JW Life Science Co., has signed a non-exclusive agreement to transfer its patented technology...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem, ADM to build JV in US to produce bioplastics made from corn
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Tuesday it is jointly building a corn-based bioplastic plant in the US with Archer Daniels Midland Co., a g...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Monroe Capital opens first Asian outpost in Seoul
The US private credit markets-focused Monroe Capital LLC has made its foray into Asia by opening an office in South Korea, where the National Pensio...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market
South Korea’s Hyosung Group is looking to the US market for growth as the textile and chemicals conglomerate is expanding facilities in Americ...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
DL Chem to spend $2 bn on petrochemical expansion
DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korea's DL Group, will spend 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) over the next five years to sharply boost...
Sep 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct
South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is set to unveil its plans for manufacturing in other countries including the United State...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, has acquired Key Capture Energy LLC (KCE), a US operator of energy storage projects, as t...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KT, Daishin PE acquire 100% stake in global data firm Epsilon
South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. is expanding investments in future growth areas outside the traditional mobile sector. KT said on...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharamaceuticals
Korea’s Genome & Company aims US CMO market
South Korea’s microbiome medicine developer Genome & Company geared up for entering the U.S. market to boost profits and make inroads into...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Medytox’s US business outlook dim as contract with AbbVie ends
South Korea’s pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. has ended a botulinum toxin-related technology transfer contract with AbbVie, clouding its b...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable lands $36 mn US infrastructure deal ahead of LA Olympics
South Korea’s oldest electric wire maker Taihan Cable & Solution Co., formerly known as Taihan Electric Wire Co. until under IMM PE’...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene
Amazon Global Store posted a stellar first-week performance in South Korea. The service, launched at the end of August on SK Telecom Co.’s onl...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Intel to invest up to $95 billion in European chipmaking amid US expansion
Intel Corp. plans to build new chipmaking facilities in Europe valued at up to $95 billion, responding to a cross-border race to add manufacturing c...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea kicks off AI strategy talks with Naver, Kakao, Samsung, telcos
South Korean government has hosted the first top-level artificial intelligence (AI) roundtable meeting with representatives from the country’s...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung sells $1.3 bn stake in China’s BYD, keeps watchers puzzled
Samsung Electronics Co. has sold a 1.6% stake worth 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in Chinese electric vehicle and rechargeable battery maker BYD C...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its vision for a sustainable future, in which all its new vehicles under th...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
US, Korea approve nuclear fuel recycle technology
Authoritie of the United States and South Korea officially endorsed the results of a joint research on Pyro-SFR, a cutting-edge technology that re...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Hyundai Motor develops Roblox virtual mobility experience game
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has developed an interactive metaverse game to be played on its online entertainment platform Ro...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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