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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean academics to verify truth of room-temperature superconductor
The Korean Society of Superconductivity and Cryogenics has recently established a verification committee composed of experts in response to the ongo...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to expand LNG tanker conversion biz with orders
HD Hyundai Global Service, the ship retrofit subsidiary of the world’s second-largest shipbuilder HD Hyundai Co., is poised to bag orders to c...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT Submarine to rename itself LS Marine Solution
South Korea’s undersea cable company KT Submarine Co. will change its name to LS Marine Solution following its integration into the LS Group. ...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s Bespoke Jet AI sweeps global acclaim
Bespoke Jet AI, the cordless stick vacuum cleaner of Samsung Electronics Co., continues to receive international recognition for its superior techno...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean LLM by Upstage beats global benchmark ChatGPT
The latest artificial intelligence model of South Korean AI startup Upstage scored higher than ChatGPT by global AI giant OpenAI in a world-recogniz...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop powerhouse SM to launch US office with Kakao
K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment Co. and Kakao Entertainment will jointly launch an office in the US later this year to boost their global business...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Naver Pay to enter Chinese payment market in 2023
South Korea's Naver Financial announced plans on Tuesday to bring its simple payment service, Naver Pay, to the Chinese market by the end of this ye...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang divests Chinese subsidiary Jixiangju for $235 mn
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday that it has completely sold its ownership stake in its Chinese food subsidiary, Jix...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
S.Korea's HD Hyundai chairman: We can’t rely on bad profits
Kwon Oh-gap, chairman and co-CEO of South Korea's HD Hyundai Co., has ordered his company not to rely on “bad profits” gained from tempo...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan to enter EV sector with battery recycling business
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to set up a battery recycling subsidiary, targeting the sector expecting r...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai partners with 5 universities for carbon neutrality center
In a bid to accelerate the development of carbon-neutral technologies, Hyundai Motor Group has joined forces with prominent domestic universities.Th...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S, Plug Power to strengthen hydrogen partnership
South Korea's SK E&S Co. and Plug Power, a global hydrogen solutions provider, have reinforced their commitment to accelerating the developmen...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C faces heavy loss in Q2 due to apartment reconstruction plan
GS Engineering & Construction Co., South Korea’s major construction firm, posted a quarterly operating loss in the April-June period for t...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics to enter global pharmaceutical transportation market
South Korea’s CJ Logistics on Wednesday said it obtained the certification CEIV Pharma, or the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Chem gets int'l certification in calculation of product carbon footprint
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday said it received certification for its calculation method for product carbon footprints (PCF) from the global ...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s SK On launches domestic battery safety evaluation center
South Korean battery maker SK On has unveiled its state-of-the-art "SK On Battery Safety Evaluation Center" in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. T...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
First S.Korean elected chairman of global shipbuilding committee
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) announced on Tuesday that their technical advisor, Shin Jong Gye, has been elected as the...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
GS Entec signs deal with global offshore wind power developer
GS Entec, an energy equipment manufacturer under South Korea’s GS Global Corp., on Monday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with th...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
POSCO affiliates’ shares surge; market cap rises threefold in 5 years
Shares of POSCO Group affiliates are flying high with the steelmaker rapidly transforming into a battery materials manufacturer, riding the industry...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV6, GV60 outperform global peers in Auto Bild’s EV tests
Hyundai Motor Group’s electrification push under the direction of its Chairman Chung Euisun is more than paying off, with a slew of worldwide ...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kwangdong to sell exclusively three global rare disease drugs
South Korean pharmaceutical company Kwangdong Pharmaceutical announced on Monday that it signed an agreement for securing exclusive sales and distri...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Solidigm launches world's largest capacity SSD for data centers
Solidigm, the NAND flash-making subsidiary of South Korea's semiconductor titan SK Hynix Inc., on Monday announced the release of its solid state dr...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S opens representative office in Vietnam
South Korea's renewable energy company SK E&S is speeding up the expansion of its global eco-friendly power generation business by opening a rep...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband names SK Shieldus' ex-CEO Park its new chief
South Korea’s internet service provider SK Broadband Co. said on Friday it has tapped Park Jin-hyo, former chief executive at security affilia...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Networks to acquire data management company en-core
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading company, will acquire en-core, a data solutions and consulting firm. The strategy is aimed at strengthening ...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao Piccoma tops in Japanese app market sales in H1 2023
Kakao Piccoma, a Japanese subsidiary of Kakao Japan Corp. and the global leading webtoon platform achieved the top position in the first half of 202...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Energy acquires logistics platform Goodsflow
South Korea's SK Energy will buy all shares of Goodsflow, a Seoul-based provider of logistics platform services, to enter the urban logistics center...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin teams up with global fandom company bemyfriends
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation on Wednesday said it signed an agreement on business cooperation in the US with the Seoul-based global fandom co...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SM Group to buy HMM but not for over $3.5 bn: SM Chair Woo
SM Group has enough financial ammunition to buy the country’s No. 1 container shipping line HMM Co. but would not join the bid for the latter&...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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