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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Heavy receives approval from US on gas recovery system
Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, said on Tuesday that its boil-off gas recovery system (BReS) for LNG-powered vessels h...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Syntekabio launches new drug development platform STB Cloud in US
Syntekabio,Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) drug development company, said on Monday it has launched its cloud-based AI drug develo...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus secures compliance management system certification
LG Uplus Corp. announced on Sunday it has obtained ISO 37301 certification for its compliance management system, marking a first among the three Sou...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean NPS opens up forex hedging limit to maximum of 10%
South Korea’s mighty state pension fund will hedge foreign exchange risks for up to 10% of its overseas investment for a limited period. ...
Dec 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
KRX opens German office to promote EU certification of Korean indices
The Korea Exchange said that it opened its third overseas office in Frankfurt, Germany, and would promote the EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) certifi...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy obtains blockchain security certificate
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced the successful development of a cyber-security solution for autonomous ships using blockchain t...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
KCC's paint selected as World-Class Product for 14 consecutive years
South Korea's leading chemical and auto parts supplier KCC Corp. said on Thursday that its anti-rust and anti-fouling paints for ships and ceramics ...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Vuno's fundus-reading AI obtains medical device certification in Thailand
South Korea's medical device startup company Vuno announced on Thursday that its fundus reading artificial intelligence (AI) solution Vuno Med-Fundu...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan obtains certification on hydrogen batteries for drones
Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) said on Wednesday that its hydrogen fuel cell power pack DP30M2S product, which is mounted on hydrogen-fueled drone...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Helixmith acquires US patent on new freeze-dried formulation
South Korea's biotech company Helixmith Co. said Wednesday it has developed and patented a new freeze-dried formulation for Engensis (VM202), a non-...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells to sell 7 US battery ESS projects to Spain’s Acciona Energia
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to sel...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Electric joins hands with GE to enter offshore wind power business
Hyundai Electric will advance into the offshore wind power market jointly with GE Renewable Energy.Hyundai Electric, an electric systems spinoff fro...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Ecoplant earns AA grade for FTC's voluntary compliance program
South Korea's construction engineering company SK Ecoplant Co., Ltd. is accelerating its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management effo...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
SK C&C to automate production process of SKC's US subsidiary
SK C&C announced on Wednesday that it will start a project to install a full-process automation system based on its smart factory platform I-FAC...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics expands global e-commerce shipping services
South Korea’s CJ Logistics Corp. is ramping up its cross-border e-commerce (CBE) businesses as its local rival Coupang Inc. is increasing domi...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S. Korea's SillaJen launches clinical trials in US for new anti-cancer drug
South Korean biotech company Sillajen Inc. has started recruiting patients for Phase 1 clinical trials in the US for an anti-cancer drug from a Swis...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
80% of Korea's data centers to use homegrown AI semiconductors by 2030
South Korea by 2030 will upgrade its level of domestic artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors to the world's best by using the nation's high-pe...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Neurophet acquires Singaporean certification for Alzheimer's diagnosis
South Korea's medical imaging device maker Neurophet said on Tuesday that its SCALE PET has obtained a medical device certification from the Health ...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy-GM JV secures $2.5 bn loan from US for EV battery production
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday its joint venture with General Motors Co. has attracted $2.5 billion via a loan...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone to supply food ingredients to 18 US universities
Pulmuone USA, a US unit of South Korea's Pulmuone, said on Tuesday that it has entered into contractual relations with 18 US universities on both co...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan, DL consortium to invest $130 mn in X-Energy for SMR project
A South Korean consortium led by Doosan Enerbility Co. and DL E&C Co. is investing $130 million in X-Energy LLC, a US nuclear reactor and fuel d...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to launch two OLED gaming monitor models in US
South Korea's electronics giant LG Electronics Co. announced on Monday that starting on the same day it would release the world's first OLED gaming ...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility gets int'l certification for offshore wind power system
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Monday said it is Korea's first to receive international certification for an eight-me...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung holds Care-in-Space Challenge in US for space healthcare startups
South Korea's pharmaceutical company Boryeong said on Friday that it held the first "Care-in-Space Challenge" event, a new space healthcare startup ...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Sulbing opens 1st US store in California in March next year
South Korean dessert café Sulbing said on Friday that it signed a new master franchise contract to declare its entry into the US market and a...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC buys stake in US credit asset manager Golub Capital
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has made its first direct investment in an asset management firm, the South Korean sovereign wealth fund said on ...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix develops world's fastest server DRAM sample
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed working samples of DDR5 multiplexer combined ranks dual ...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea needs to attract more foreign professionals: FKI
In order to address the chronic shortage of industrial engineering manpower, a research report proposed that South Korea put more effort into attracti...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Coupang to invest $4.7 billion in supply chains in Korea over 12 years
South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang has briefed US Ambassador to Seoul Philip Goldberg at the company's fulfillment center in Daegu, a fa...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SK Car Rental acquires ISO 45001 for safety, health management system
SK Car Rental said on Wednesday that it has obtained the safety and health management system (ISO45001) certification from the British Standards Ins...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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