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Executive reshuffles
Ex-TSMC executive joins Samsung Foundry to lead US expansion
Samsung Electronics Co. has brought a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) executive on board to lead its North American fo...
Jun 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
UK chip testing device maker TeraView seeks Kosdaq debut
TeraView Ltd., a UK semiconductor inspection device maker, is aiming to list on South Korea’s Kosdaq market in the second half of this year, i...
May 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Used SUVs pricier than new ones? Yes, in South Korea thanks to Russia
Prices of certain used sport utility vehicles in South Korea are defying the broader economic slowdown, with used models like Hyundai Motor Co.'s Pa...
May 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hankook & Company to set up CVC with $11 mn in funding
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., announced Thursday a plan to launch a wholly owned corporate ve...
May 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
South Korea asks US for tailored approach to chip tariffs
South Korea has officially requested that the US take a distinct approach in its ongoing probe into foreign semiconductor technology and related dow...
May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
US auto parts tariffs take effect; Korea avoids heavy hit
The US has eased tariffs on automotive parts that took effect on May 3, offering a sigh of relief to South Korean suppliers, who said a worst-case s...
May 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On seals $2.8 bn battery deal with Bezos-backed US EV start-up Slate
SK On Co., the battery subsidiary of South Korea’s energy conglomerate SK Group, has signed a supply agreement worth an estimated 4 trillion w...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor posts solid Q1; rough road ahead on Trump's auto tariffs
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. defied mounting global trade headwinds and a fresh round of US import tariffs to deliver record ...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix’s Q1 profit soars on HBM chips, beats Samsung’s overall earnings
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, reported a dramatic surge in first-quarter profits on Thursday, delivering the sec...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix bets on 3D HBM as next game-changer in AI chip race
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s top DRAM memory chipmaker, aims to redefine the competitive landscape in artificial intelligence memory chips with ...
Apr 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea to boost aid for chipmakers to $23 billion, expanding extra budget
South Korea’s government is planning to increase support for chip makers to around $23 billion, proposing a bigger-than-expected supplementary...
Apr 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
NPS pours $3.9 bn to buttress Korean stock market
South Korea’s National Pension Service, the country’s largest institutional investor, has come to the rescue of the domestic stock marke...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK chairman in Taiwan to deepen ties with TSMC
Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, the parent of SK Hynix Inc., is visiting Taiwan amid the threat of escalating US tariff threats, suggesting the ...
Apr 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea announces emergency support for auto sector against US tariffs
South Korea’s government has announced emergency-support measures for the country’s auto sector, as it rushed to ease the impact of U.S....
Apr 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DB GlobalChip forays into mobile phone OLED driver chip market
DB GlobalChip Co., the chip design subsidiary of South Korea’s chip foundry company DB HiTek Co., has begun mass-producing organic light-emitt...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to invest $21 billion in US amid tariff concerns
South Korean auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group will invest $21 billion to expand its manufacturing in the US, which could provide Hyundai and its ho...
Mar 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix ships world’s first 12-layer HBM4 samples early
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix Inc. has begun delivering samples of the world’s most advanced, next-generation high bandwidth memory ...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hankook Tire seeks to evolve beyond tires, auto parts
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., will ramp up battery production for energy storage systems and ...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea sees record February auto exports before looming Trump tariffs
South Korea enjoyed record February auto exports on strong demand in the US ahead of its looming tariffs, the government said on Tuesday, while the ...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung in 'do or die' situation'; Lee sounds crisis alarm
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong has warned the company's executives that the South Korean tech giant has lost its characteristic "rele...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to build fuel cell plant in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co. will build a local fuel cell plant in South Korea, accelerating its bid to create an entire hydrogen fuel cell value chain in line...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea logs current account surplus in Jan; Growth slows
South Korea reported a current account surplus for 21 straight months in January but with a moderated gain largely due to a contraction in the goods...
Mar 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s system chip, foundry business under close scrutiny for overhaul
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has put its system chip and foundry businesses under tight scrutiny for a possi...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to exit image sensor market to focus on AI chips
SK Hynix Inc. will shutter its image sensor business as the South Korean memory giant doubles down on the development of premium artificial intellig...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s Nextrade stock exchange debuts; YG Entertainment tops 1st day
South Korea’s first alternative stock exchange Nextrade (NXT) started trading on Tuesday, challenging the Korea Exchange’s (KRX) long-st...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Meta in talks to acquire Korean fabless chip startup FuriosaAI: Forbes
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent of Facebook and Instagram, is in talks to acquire Seoul-based AI chip startup FurisosaAI Inc. and the discussion cou...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s HBM exports plummet, now susceptible to seasonal demand
Exports of SK Hynix Inc.'s multi-chip packages (MCP), including high-bandwidth memory (HBM) AI chips, are rapidly dropping as the South Korean chipm...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK-led consortium to take over Japan’s FICT for $656 mn
MBK Partners, the largest private equity firm in North Asia, will acquire a controlling stake in FICT Ltd., a semiconductor printed circuit board (P...
Feb 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Alternative stock exchange Nextrade to launch on March 4
Nextrade, South Korea’s first alternative stock exchange, enabling trading of stocks listed on the Kospi and the Kosdaq for 12 hours a day is ...
Feb 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean exports snap 15 months of gains in Jan despite higher chip sales
South Korea’s exports dropped in January on-year for the first time in 16 months due to more holiday days in the month, although overseas sale...
Feb 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet