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Electric vehicles
LG Electronics, GS acquire AppleMango to launch EV charging business
LG Electronics Inc., in partnership with GS Group, is advancing into the electric vehicle charging service market by acquiring AppleMango Co., a Sou...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun
South Korea's top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co., a unit of conglomerate SK Inc., is slated to complete talks to invest 130 billion won ($...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis’ smart cabin: Healthcare center on the move
Many traffic accidents are caused by drowsy driving, fatigue or the driver’s abnormal health conditions.Automakers around the world have str...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Petrochem firms to fuel plants with self-supplied power
South Korea’s petrochemical companies will build power plants for the first time in their history to meet their rising energy needs on a stabl...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG, Kakao Mobility to roll out autonomous delivery robot service
LG Electronics Inc. and Kakao Mobility Corp. have agreed to form a future mobility technology partnership with an aim to jointly launch an autonomou...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS launches AI robot subscription service for warehouse operators
LG CNS unveiled a cloud-based logistics robot subscription service on Tuesday, which could save warehouse operators a significant amount in upfront ...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Falling nickel prices: A boon for Korean battery makers over Chinese rivals
South Korea’s three battery players – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. – are getting a tailwind from the fal...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
TVing partners with Paramount Plus to challenge Netflix in Korea
South Korea's over-the-top streaming platform TVing Co. has partnered with global content provider Paramount Plus to challenge top OTT player Netfli...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Uplus’ Uplus Drive to be installed in Lexus New Generation NX series
The in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system by LG Uplus will be equipped in the new line of vehicles by Toyota Motor Corp. and its luxury division Lexu...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Disney+ becomes white elephant for LG Uplus
For South Korea’s wireless carrier LG Uplus, Disney+ may have become more trouble than it is worth.The country’s video-on-demand over-th...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK Innovation to focus on small reactors, batteries, waste recycling
SK Innovation Co., the refinery and chemicals unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK, is accelerating a shift toward eco-friendl...
Jun 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Startup tapped to lead S.Korea’s autonomous car security project
South Korea has embarked on a public-private project to bolster communication security for autonomous driving, for which a domestic startup will pla...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS Electric acquires Nokia’s power facility asset analysis platform
LS Electric announced Wednesday it has acquired Nokia’s power facility asset analysis platform. The power solutions arm of South Korea&rs...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Costco enters dawn delivery service market in S.Korea
Costco Wholesale Corp, a big-box retail giant, has begun dawn delivery services in South Korea as e-commerce is becoming the norm in the nation's gr...
Jun 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility to launch car transport service in June
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. will begin providing drivers for door-to-door auto transport from as early as mid-June, according to tech i...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Robotics, Vodafone to provide service robots in Germany
South Korean robotics firm Hyundai Robotics Co. announced it signed a letter of intent for a business partnership with global telecommunications gia...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s luxury Genesis goes bespoke under One of One brand
Owning a luxury car with the design, interior finish or even engine power to one's liking is what drivers dream of but seems out of reach for most.G...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
NongHyup to gain toehold in southwest Asia with India branch
NongHyup Bank, a major arm of South Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, got the nod from India last week to open its first branch ...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
SK transmits 5G, mobile edge computing-based TV signals
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has become the world’s first company to transmit television signals on the 5G and mobile edging computing (...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
UK satellite firm OneWeb to provide services in Korea
UK’s satellite company OneWeb plans to provide services for airlines and ships in South Korea where its geographic conditions kept the existin...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S&P lowers KEPCO’s stand-alone credit rating to non-investment grade
Standard & Poor's (S&P), an international credit rating agency, has lowered Korea Electric Power Corp.'s stand-alone credit profile to non-i...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis forms Thailand JV to expand SE Asia biz
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. set up a logistics joint venture in Thailand to expand its business in Southeast Asia.The logistics unit of S...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Square taps NPS PE expert as global investment head
South Korea’s investment firm SK Square Co. announced on Thursday that it has chosen Harvey Hakjin Bae, a former alternative investment expert...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
GS Retail shares tumble as new services widen losses
Shares in South Korea's GS Retail Co. suffered their worst percentage fall in nearly five years on May 6, after the convenience store operator's fir...
May 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SKT, SK Square invests $40 mn in Korea metaverse game firm
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and its spin-off SK Square Co. have together invested 50 billion won ($40 million) into a loca...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan to boost Vietnam digital services with Tiki
South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group has picked Vietnam’s e-commerce startup Tiki as its first strategic partner in the Southeast Asian count...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Electric's monthly orders hit record in April
Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., an electric system spinoff from South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., said on May...
May 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK, BlackRock team to bet on EV charging station maker
SK Inc., the holding company of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, has committed to invest $5 million in US electric vehicle charging stati...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS Group revs up to enter EV charging business
South Korean conglomerate LS Group is eyeing the growing electric vehicle industry and the markets derived from it. The group announced the lau...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea consumption, facility investment down in March
South Korea’s consumption and capital expenditures fell last month although production rebounded, government data showed, indicating the momen...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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