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Corporate investment
LG Chem to invest $8.7 bn in battery material, renewable, bio sectors
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Wednesday it will invest 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the battery material, renew...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
IMM PE to buy $1.3 bn stake in Korea’s top furniture brand Hanssem
Hanssem Co., South Korea’s largest furniture and home furnishing company, said on Wednesday its honorary chairman and other key shareholders h...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung Electro-Mechanics targets EV parts
Samsung Electro-Mechanics, a South Korean electronic components maker, aims to expand its business in the booming electric vehicle (EV) parts market...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix joins Micron in 4th-gen 10nm DRAM production
SK Hynix Inc. has kicked off mass production of its 8 Gigabit (Gb) LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chips based on the 1a nanometer (1anm) node, according to the ...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hydrogen fuel tank maker Iljin Hysolus eyes August IPO
South Korea’s only mass producer of hydrogen tube trailers, Iljin Hysolus Co., previously known as Iljin Composites, plans to be listed on the...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix outplays Kioxia as world’s No.2 smartphone NAND flash maker
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. has clinched a surprise second spot in the world’s NAND flash market for smartphones. According to the marke...
Jul 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV race kicks off with key players investing $168 bn
The global auto industry is rapidly making a full-fledged shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), with the world’s five major market players, i...
Jul 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
World’s top COVID-19 test kit maker draws $28 bn in IPO subscriptions
The IPO of SD Biosensor Inc., which has sold the most COVID-19 test kits in the world -- selling more than 700 million kits from February 2020 to Ma...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Elec's Q2 operating profit beats forecast on strong chip business
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit in the second quarter likely surged more than 50%, beating market expectations, thanks to its heal...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
No.1 K-pop goods maker Copan Global eyes digital expansion
The world of K-pop is globally known for offering a truly wide selection of merchandise items for fans. While balloons were the only goods used by t...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical to double LPG use as petchem makers diversify feedstock
South Korean Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to double liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) use for ethylene production by next year as the domestic industry ru...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Paint makers lure MZers with YouTube stars, fashion brand
A car pulls in front of an old warehouse. In funky and vivid outfits and holding various tools in their hands, five boys and girls from the Ambiguou...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Crude oil, nitric acid and yarn turn eco-friendly amid ESG boom
South Korean material makers are boosting their efforts to go green as they increasingly adopt eco-friendly technologies for raw materials such as c...
Jul 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron to ramp up wafer production from 2022
SK Group’s silicon wafer affiliate SK Siltron Co. is planning to expand wafer production facilities amid growing demand from the global chip m...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
GS Group joins race to acquire Korea’s botox maker Hugel
A consortium led by South Korea’s GS Group is in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Hugel Inc., the country’s top maker of botulinu...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
US anti-dumping duties add to Korean tire makers' woes
The US trade body’s approval of anti-dumping tariffs on tire imports from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand is adding to the woes of Korea&rsqu...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DB HiTek in quandary over foundry ramp-up amid chip supercycle
DB HiTek Co., one of South Korea’s leading foundry chipmakers, is enjoying the current market boom, which is forcing makers of cars and electr...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon expands hydrocarbon resins production, becomes global No.2 maker
South Korea’s chemicals and industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. have added another 15,000 tons of annual capacity in its hydrocar...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 5G multi-chip combines DRAM, NAND into one package
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new multi-chip that integrates high-performance DRAM and NAND flash memory chips into a single compact packag...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone-invested handbag maker Simone applies for IPO review
South Korea’s luxury handbag maker Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., 30% owned by US private equity firm Blackstone, has kicked off a process to li...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia overtake Ford in US auto sales in May
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, in May sold more cars in the US than Ford Moto...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Parts maker Mando to split off self-driving operations
Mando Corp., a South Korean auto parts maker under Halla Group, is splitting off the autonomous driving business into a separate entity to sharpen i...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Memory leader Samsung aims to strengthen system chips, foundry
Samsung Electronics Co. is forecast to keep its memory leadership amid growing competition, although the South Korean tech giant has some catching u...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip shortage hits Korea’s COVID-19 diagnostic device manufacturers
The global chip shortage is impacting South Korea’s COVID-19 test device makers. They are paying up to 10 times the normal price of semiconduc...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Taiwanese fabless firms outwit Korean rivals in chip supercycle
Taiwanese fabless semiconductor firms, with backing from their hometown foundry companies, are reaping the benefits of higher chip prices and soarin...
Jun 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung returns as foreigners’ top pick; Kospi just shy of record high
Samsung Electronics Co., the bellwether of South Korea’s main bourse, has returned as the market darling, with foreigners buying heavily on th...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK invests in the US 'turquoise' hydrogen maker Monolith Materials
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of SK Group, has made another big investment in the US hydrogen segment.On Jun. 3, SK said that it bough...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LG Electronics expands overseas appliance plants as it exits phone business
LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its overseas production facilities as the South Korean home appliance giant is shifting gears toward new growth dri...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Antidepressants
The harder the life, the better for Korea's Whanin Pharm
"When life gets too hard, this is the pharmaceutical company stock you must buy," advises the title of Hanwha Securities' recent research note on Wh...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years
South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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