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Economy
S.Korea’s exports fall 2.9% in first 20 days of October; chip sales strong
South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, fell 2.9% in the first 20 days of October amid falling demand for vehicles and ...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung named as most ultimate brand by FutureBrand
Samsung Electronics Co. was selected the Most Ultimate Brand 2024 by the UK-based global brand marketing and consulting company. According to t...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung mobile chief to talk with Qualcomm on Galaxy S25 chips
Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile business chief is expected to hold talks with senior executives of Qualcomm Inc. about s...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Ecoplant establishes integrated chip service division
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, said on Thursday it reorganized its business s...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung primed for graphics chip leadership with 24 Gb GDDR7
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has unveiled the industry’s first 24 gigabit (Gb) graphics DRAM chip, opt...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea’s next AI unicorns stand out at KPAS 2024
South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. and the country’s leading financial newspaper The Korea Economic Daily have teamed up to sc...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband to launch nationwide dedicated line service in S.Korea
South Korea's SK Broadband said on Thursday that it will establish a nationwide network using Internet Protocol-Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP-M...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Activist Palliser Pushes for Change at AI Chip Investor SK Square
Activist investor Palliser Capital has built a stake in the holding company of highflying artificial-intelligence chip maker SK Hynix Inc. and is pu...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Rebellions partners with Arm on AI computing chiplet Techs
Rebellions, South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) chip design startup, said on Tuesday that it partnered with the UK-based semiconductor design...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Zero-sum fears arise in S.Korean airlines’ game of chicken
South Korea’s air carriers are fiercely vying for lucrative or untapped routes in a game of chicken to shore up their falling profit, raising ...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung to unveil its first wearable robot Bot Fit by end-October
Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its first wearable robot, Bot Fit, later this month as the South Korean tech giant delves into the global health...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M begins NCA production in Pohang
South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. has started production of nickel, cobalt, aluminum (NCA) cathode materials at its Pohang factory, three months ea...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc ups share buyback price, volume to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. said on Friday it will buy back more shares at a higher price than originally planned to counter North Asia-focused private equity f...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai unveils world’s 1st high-pressure ammonia dual-fuel engine
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said on Thursday it has developed the world's first ammonia dual-fuel engine with a high-pressure direct injection s...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset India surpasses 2 million retail client accounts
Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Thursday that the number of retail client accounts in its India operations has crossed the 2 million mark.This ma...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Apologizes for Falling Behind in AI Chips Race
SEOUL—For a major maker of semiconductors such as Samsung Electronics Co. , the artificial-intelligence boom should be a time of great promise...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Mercedes-Benz in N.America
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply cells to Mercedes-Benz AG, a German...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung chip head vows drastic revamp after flagging weak Q3 earnings
Jun Young-hyun, vice chairman and head of Samsung Electronics Co.'s semiconductor business, on Tuesday vowed to take drastic steps to improve profit...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Friday that it signed a contract worth 840 billion won ($630 million) with Singapore PowerGrid...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer
A consortium of MBK Partners-Young Poong Corp. on Friday raised its tender offer price for Korea Zinc Inc. again and removed the lower limit of its ...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc, MBK face-off for control of zinc smelter takes new twist
The face-off between Korea Zinc Inc. and MBK Partners for control of the world's No. 1 lead and zinc smelter shows no sign of abating as the private...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Artificial intelligence creates DRAM divide between hot sellers, laggards
In recent years, the big buzz across industries has been around the power of artificial intelligence, with some critics raising concerns about AI ex...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s exports stand firm thanks to record chip sales
South Korea’s exports extended their growth streak for the 12th straight month in September mainly driven by record-high semiconductor shipmen...
Oct 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korea’s E-Mart to delist troubled building unit for restructuring
South Korea’s largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. said on Monday it is set to delist its troubled construction subsidiary from the main loca...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip winter looming? Micron, Samsung give opposite views
Micron Technology Inc. on Wednesday delivered stronger-than-expected quarterly results and gave a bullish outlook for the current quarter, shrugging...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display ends large LCD business with plant sale to CSOT
South Korea’s leading display maker LG Display Co. is gearing up its transition into a leading organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix mass-produces 12-layer HBM3E for Q4 shipment
SK Hynix Inc. said on Thursday it has begun mass-producing the world’s first 12-layer HBM3E with a capacity of 36 gigabytes (GB) for shipment ...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Korea Securities to expand its ultra-high net worth business
Korea Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arceon Group to strengthen its o...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Innotek develops AI for raw material inspection
LG Innotek, a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, said on Wednesday it developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can filter ou...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
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