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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
LG Elec, Magna expand partnership into self-driving tech
LAS VEGAS – LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance producer, expanded its partnership with Canadian car parts maker Magna I...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Lotte Chemical to take part in CES for first time
South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp. for the first time will take part this month in CES, the world's largest information technology and home applianc...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung Elec to invest $46 mn in S.Korean robot maker
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, is set to invest 59 billion won ($46.4 million) in South Korean...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Applied Materials injects $40 mn in glass substrate maker Absolics
Applied Materials Inc., a global leading equipment and software supplier to semiconductor makers, has invested 51 billion won ($40.2 million) in Abs...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int’l completes merger with energy affiliate
South Korea’s POSCO International Co. completed a merger with its affiliate POSCO Energy Co. on Jan. 1, which the trading company said would f...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Electronics speeds up development of intelligent AI solutions
LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday said it will build an ambient computing platform as selected by LG AI Research, a company think tank specializing in a...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS Cable abandons round wire to focus on higher-value EV wire
LS Cable & System Ltd. has decided to give up the round wire business to concentrate on higher-value-added products used in electric vehicles (E...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hyundai Wia gets silver medal from EcoVadis
Hyundai Wia Corp. has been awarded a silver medal from EcoVadis in recognition of its continuing effort toward its sustainability credentials,...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Group's received orders for auto parts close to $393 billion
South Korea’s electronics-to-battery conglomerate LG Group expects its received orders for auto components to reach over 500 trillion won ($...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy expands fusion urban fuel cell business
SK Energy has teamed up with new and renewable energy companies to develop urban distributed power generation and electric vehicle charging.The comp...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire supplies tires to Nissan's new X-Trail SUV
Hankook Tire & Technology said on Tuesday it would supply its ultra-high-performance sports tire Ventus S1 evo3 SUV to Nissan's fourth-generatio...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Young Poong Precision to increase control over Korea Zinc
Young Poong Precision Corp., an industrial pump and chemical plant valve maker under South Korea's Young Poong Group, is aggressively increasing con...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
M2N to sell 52% stake in Chinese automotive parts company DKCA
M2N( DK D&I Co. ), the parent company of pharmaceutical firm Sillajen Inc., announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to sell its maj...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hansol Chemical to enter bio industry with BiOCS acquisition
Hansol Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s paper-focused conglomerate Hansol Group, is expanding its business scope to biomaterials by acqui...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
BASF, ADM join race to buy Korean ceramide maker Solus Biotech
BASF SE, the world’s largest chemical producer, US food processing giant ADM Co. and two other global companies have joined the race to acquir...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics unveils 43-inch gaming monitor Odyssey Neo G7
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday said it will release in Korea the Odyssey Neo G7, its new 43-inch large-screen gaming monitor.The monitor sp...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha takes over satellite technology from gov't institute
The state-run Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) said on Monday it had transferred to Hanwha Systems Co. the technology for satellit...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Samsung Global Goals app rakes in over $10 million in charity 3 years after launch
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday said Samsung Global Goals, a charity app for the company's Galaxy smartphones and devices, exceeded $10 million in...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SFA to acquire 28% stake in CIS to lead renewable battery equipment sector
South Korea’s general equipment manufacturer SFA Engineering Corp. is poised to acquire CIS Corp., a renewable battery production equipment ma...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to develop Korea's first mine-sweeper helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) is poised to start R&D on a minesweeper helicopter that specializes in removing underwater mines.The compa...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Uplus enters Korea’s EV charging service market with VoltUp app
LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean mobile carrier, is entering the domestic electric vehicle charging service market by launching a service platform, Vo...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
KTNET shows off logistics platform for tracking cargo, documents
The Korea Trade Network (KTNET) held a grand opening event for its uTH 2.0, a digital trade logistics platform, in partnership with the Korea Intern...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis, Ottopia tie up for remote mobility tech
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest automotive part supplier, and Israeli teleoperation startup Ottopia Technologies Ltd. have joined...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Display to build Micro OLED line for VR, AR devices
Samsung Display Co., South Korea’s largest display maker, is building a production facility for Micro OLEDs, a next-generation display technol...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Electronics to open ESG zone at CES 2023 in January
South Korean conglomerates, including LG Electronics Inc., will introduce their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) visions and strategies a...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to spend $3.1 bn on 4680 battery plant in S.Korea
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, is poised to spend $3.1 billion on facilities in South Korea t...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
S.Korea's LS Mtron opens center to reinforce global logistics
LS Mtron, the heavy machinery and advanced parts-making unit of South Korea's LS Group, on Monday said it completed the LS Mtron Parts and Solution ...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Seegene's COVID-19 diagnostic product wins Product of the Year Award
Seegene Inc. said on Friday that its COVID-19 diagnostic product Allplex SARS-CoV-2 Assay received the Product of the Year Award at the BioSpectrum ...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics to enhance Minute Maid Park digitally
Samsung Electronics Co. has been selected as an official partner for display solutions at Minute Maid Park, the home stadium of the 2022 Major Leagu...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE joins race to buy marine engine maker STX Heavy Industries
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has joined the race to acquire South Korean marine engine and equipment maker STX Heavy Ind...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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