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Robotics
LG CNS, Bear Robotics to co-develop autonomous robots
LG CNS Co., a South Korean information technology service company, said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bear Robotics...
Jan 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai Electric to invest $274 mn in transformer output ramp-ups
HD Hyundai Electric Co., a South Korean electric power equipment maker, plans to invest about half of its 2024 operating profit, estimated at 720 bi...
Jan 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Neubility, Samsung C&T offer robot delivery service
South Korea's autonomous robot startup Neubility and Samsung C&T Corp. said on Wednesday that they began to offer door-to-door delivery in apa...
Jan 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant, BMW team up for battery recycling
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, partnered with German luxury carmaker BMW to...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
China's BYD enters S.Korean EV market
China’s electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD Co. officially debuts in the South Korean passenger car market on January 16. BYD's first-selling...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean entertainment powerhouse K Wave Media to debut on Nasdaq in Feb
K Wave Media Ltd., an umbrella entity of South Korean entertainment companies, is set to go public on the Nasdaq next month in a bid to raise money ...
Jan 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply batteries to US solar EV startup Aptera for 7 years
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, agreed to supply cylindrical products to Aptera Motors Corp., a US solar ele...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Nvidia team up for AI development for future mobility
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that it has teamed up with Nvidia Corp. to accelerate the development of advanc...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to produce all-solid-state batteries in 2026
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will unveil a sample of an ultra-compact all-solid-state battery within the year for mass production...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy logs 1st quarterly loss in over 3 years, outlook remains gloomy
LG Energy Solution Ltd. reported its first quarterly loss in more than three years on Thursday, adding to concerns that the world’s third-larg...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea’s Shinsegae, China’s Alibaba to set up e-commerce joint venture
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group has joined forces with Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to better co...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
HD Hyundai Infracore to invest $79.6 mn in engine, battery pack
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Provinc...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO Holdings unveils aggressive value-up plan, hike in cash dividends
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group on Monday unveiled a spate of corporate value-up measures, including a highe...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Qualcomm to commercialize BMS solution
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to commercialize its new system-on-chip (SoC)-based bat...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy wins 7.5GWh ESS project from Excelsior Energy in US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has landed a deal with US renewable energy infrastructure fund Excelsior Energy Capital (Excelsior) to supply a 7.5-gigawatt...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
POSCO to raise up to $691 million as next year’s 1st corporate bond issuer
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group plans to raise up to 1 trillion won ($691 million) in the country’s fi...
Dec 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Hyundai Motor eye tech alliance on autonomous vehicle chips
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will likely entrust the manufacturing of its automotive chips for self-driving vehicles to Samsu...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's personal mobilities firm GCoo enters Africa
South Korean personal mobility (PM) company Gbike, the operator of PM sharing service platform Gcoo, said on Wednesday it started the electric kick ...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion BioSolutions launched to venture into CDMO
Celltrion Inc. on Tuesday launched its contract development and manufacturing organization unit Celltrion BioSolutions Co. in its foray into the CDM...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai AutoEver establishes JV in Indonesia
South Korea's Hyundai AutoEver Corp. said on Monday it built the joint venture PT Terra Link technology in Indonesia with India's MapmyIndia. T...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, BAIC to inject $1.1 bn in China joint venture
Hyundai Motor Co. and its Chinese partner Beijing Motor Corp. (BAIC) will jointly invest $1.1 billion in their joint venture, which produces and sel...
Dec 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s commercial vehicle sales tumble on economic slowdown
South Korea’s commercial vehicle sales are plunging on sluggish domestic demand amid a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.Local s...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Language learning app Speakeasy joins ranks of unicorn startups
Speakeasy Labs Inc., a South Korea-focused language learning app operator, has joined the ranks of unicorn startups after raising $78 million at a v...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, Hancock seek to jointly build lithium plant
POSCO Holdings Inc. on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Hancock Prospecting, an Australian mining company, to build a plant to annu...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T, Sweden's Karnfull Next to team up for SMR
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swedish energy company Karnfull Next AB to jointl...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea's Smilegate invests in GTA producer's studio
Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, said on Tuesday it invested in the US-based medi...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to build the Hyundai Cente...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michi...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Bespin Global, Upstage to co-work on AI platform
South Korea's cloud solution provider Bespin Global said on Monday it signed with Upstage, the domestic artificial intelligence (AI) startup, to bui...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Pilbara completes Gwangyang lithium hydroxide plant
South Korea's POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution Co., a subsidiary of POSCO Group, said on Friday the completion of its second rock-based lithium hydrox...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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