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Automobiles
Hyundai launches 2023 season of HMG Driving Experience Center
Hyundai Motor Group announced the commencement of the 2023 season for its HMG Driving Experience Center, which is the largest of its kind in South K...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Jury still out on Korean chipmakers’ tech upgrades in China
When the US Commerce Department announced the guardrail clauses on the CHIPS and Science Act earlier this week, South Korea’s government offic...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI tech firm Interminds to attract up to $12 mn in Series C
South Korean startup Interminds Co., an AI developer of unmanned convenience store operations, aims to attract 10 billion won to 15 billion won ($7....
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Brokerage firms in S.Korea log sharp falls in 2022 earnings
Brokerage firms in South Korea, led by Mirae Asset Securities Co., suffered a 50% plunge in net profit in 2022, as dwindling trading fees outweighed...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korean robot startup aims to ramp up supply by 9 times
A South Korean autonomous-driving robot startup Neubility aims to increase supply by almost nine times this year as demand for such machines in the ...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan Fuel Cell teams up with Kolon Global for hydrogen fuel cell
South Korean fuel cell manufacturer Doosan Fuel Cell, and Kolon Global Corp., a South Korean company that specializes in the production of industria...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years
Hankook Tire & Technology, a tire manufacturer based in South Korea, announced on Wednesday its exclusive partnership with BMW Driving Center's ...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro taps mines in the Americas to secure cathode materials: EcoPro CEO
EcoPro Group, South Korea’s leading battery materials producer, is mulling investments in mines in the Americas to source cathode materials, a...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy tops global 2-stroke engine production
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. became the world’s first shipbuilder to have marked 200 million brake horsepower (bhp) in cum...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility buys UK ride-hailing startup Splyt for global biz
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. said on Wednesday it has acquired the British ride-hailing startup Splyt, marking the first overseas takeov...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung sets ambitious sales target for home appliances
Samsung Electronics Co. has beefed up its lineup of premium Bespoke home appliances with improved energy efficiency, artificial intelligence-enabled...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new Exynos chipset enables short-range wireless connectivity
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday unveiled a new chipset under its Exynos line that enables much shorter-range wireless con...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
LG Elec, Bayada strengthen cooperation on home care medical devices
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it had signed a business agreement with Bayada Home Healthcare, a US-based company specializing in hom...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Wave Lifestyle Tech signs MOU with Saudi gov't to expand robot business
Wave Lifestyle Tech, a South Korean foodtech robot company, said on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Samsung Electronics’ new C-Lab Outside center opens in Gwangju
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday opened its second regional C-Lab Outside center in Gwangju about a month after opening the first regional startup ...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Bespin Global to work with GBike for smart mobility business in Vietnam
Bespin Global, a cloud delivery platform company based in South Korea, announced on Thursday that it had partnered with GBike, a micromobility tech ...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Lotte Global Logistics establishes resource recycling platform in Korea
South Korea's Lotte Global Logistics has established a resource recycling platform across ten logistics centers. The company has introduced the solu...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Two global shareholder voting advisors oppose activist funds in S. Korea
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, the world's two biggest advisory bodies for shareholder voting rights, have recommended op...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's Naver gets global compliance certification
South Korea’s top search portal Naver Corp. said on Friday that it had received a global certification for its compliance management system fr...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
ISS, Glass Lewis urge shareholders to veto activist fund's requests on JB
Proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. are urging shareholders of JB Financial Group Co., a South Ko...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Chairman Koo on the hunt for talent to win future technology war
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo is spearheading South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate’s search for top R&D talent in science and ...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sales of state-sponsored Korean startups up 40% in 2022
South Korean startups sponsored by the government’s information and communication technology acceleration program, dubbed K-Global Project, sa...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s NPS taps investment strategy head as NY office chief
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is slated to undergo a management reshuffle for the first time since Chief Investment Officer Seo...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom introduces voice authentication tech to AI contact center
SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday its partnership with American voice technology company, Pindrop, to introduce an artificial intelligence voice ...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Kolon Industries showcases hydrogen fuel cell materials at Tokyo Expo
Kolon Industries Inc., a Korean manufacturer of chemical and textile products, said on Wednesday that it was exhibiting its hydrogen fuel cell parts...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung raises Rainbow Robotics stake, eyes management control
Samsung Electronics Co. is looking to own a controlling stake in Rainbow Robotics Co., a South Korean collaborative robot maker, as the tech giant h...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korea Ginseng Corporation opens new R&D center in California
Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC), a leading producer of Korean ginseng products, said on Wednesday that it has opened a new research and development ...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korean 3D tech firm Koh Young looks to US medical robot market
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean developer of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, is slated to enter the US me...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Global macro investing to revive for more volatile age: M&G
The value of investments will fluctuate, which will cause prices to fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount they inv...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia unveils flagship EV9 design; world premiere in March
Kia Corp. on Wednesday showcased its large flagship electric sport utility vehicle EV9 as the No. 2 South Korean carmaker is extending its EV lineup...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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