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Electronics
Samsung Display to build $1.8 billion OLED plant in Vietnam
Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display maker, will build a $1.8 billion organic light-emitting diode (OLED) line in Vietnam for small- ...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung clinches 1st supply deal with Vodafone Idea
Samsung Electronics Co. is set to supply $720 million worth of mobile network equipment to Vodafone Idea Ltd. in a contract that marks its first sup...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite other failed grocery platform IPOs
MeatBox Global Inc., South Korea’s online livestock product sales platform operator, aims for an initial public offering valued at up to 28.5 ...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s CXL optimization software tool installed on Linux
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Monday the key features of its computer expr...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korea's hy to export Helicobacter Project Will to China
South Korea's hy, formerly known as Korea Yakult and a leader in dairy products, said on Monday that it started exporting its fermented milk product...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha, LG to support Korea Zinc in battle against MBK
South Korea’s Hanwha Group and LG Group are likely to help Korea Zinc Inc. fight against a takeover by MBK Partners Ltd. as the private equity...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha unveils carbon-free gas carrier amid tougher rules
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has introduced a carbon-free gas carrier to meet the growing demand for eco-friendl...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samjong KPMG reappoints CEO Kim Kyo Tae for 4th term
Kim Kyo Tae on Friday was reappointed to a fourth term as chief executive of Samjong KPMG, announced the South Korean unit of the global audit and a...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Race to win tableside ordering market heats up in Korea
Baemin, South Korea's top food delivery platform, and the country’s leading travel and accommodation booking platform operator Yanolja Co. hav...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc teams up with brokerage firm to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. Chair Choi Yun-birm has joined hands with a major local securities firm in a counterattack against MBK Partners Ltd. and the company...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK not to sell Korea Zinc to China after tender offer
MBK Partners Ltd. does not plan to sell Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest zinc and lead smelter, to China if MBK's takeover bid of up to 2 ...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Mirae Asset named as Best Securities House in S.Korea by Euromoney
Mirae Asset Securities announced on Thursday that it has been named “Best Securities House in South Korea” at the Euromoney Securities H...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study
Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as the top TV brand for consumer satisfaction in the US, according to the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Rising overseas trips to raise Korea’s travel account deficit
Demand for overseas travel among South Koreans during the upcoming holiday grew, while the number of inbound tourists from China is expected to shri...
Sep 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
MBK, Young Poong seek $1.5 bn hostile bid for Korea Zinc
MBK Partners Ltd., the North Asia-focused private equity firm, is set to take over Korea Zinc Inc. through an up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) ho...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea
South Korea's Doosan Corp. completed the construction of a high-end copper foil plant to produce materials widely used in automotive electronic comp...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea scraps anti-nuclear policy with approval of two nuclear plants
South Korea has approved the construction of two nuclear power plants, officially ending its anti-nuclear policy pursued by the previous Moon Jae-in...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung mass-produces QLC V9 NAND to lead AI storage market
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has begun mass production of a 286-layer high-capacity NAND...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's Woori Bank adds two more branches in India
South Korea’s Woori Bank announced on Thursday that It has opened additional branches in Pune and Ahmedabad, India.These are the bank's fourth...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s LIG Nex1, Iraq set for $2.6 billion deal on M-SAM missile system
Iraq has decided to import South Korean-made mid-range surface-to-air missile (M-SAM) system II, known as Cheongung II, in a deal estimated at $2.6 ...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Human Interest
After 37 years of use, Kim returns trusty microwave to Samsung with love
For 37 years, a simple microwave made by Samsung Electronics Co. sat in the kitchen of Kim Kyu-won, providing much more than convenience.It was ther...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korail to join Manila railway maintenance project
South Korea's state-run railway company Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) said on Monday that it participates in the operation and maintenance (O&...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Nation With Lowest Birthrate Is Rocked by Soaring Sales of Dog Strollers
SEOUL—After pushing a stroller to a park near her home in a Seoul suburb, Kang Seung-min plopped down on a bench. Then an elderly woman ap...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung expands AI horizon with B2B-specific SmartThings Pro
BERLIN – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is entering the AI-powered business-to-business connectivity platform market with its...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI relinquishes polarizer film unit for $834 mn
Samsung SDI Co., the South Korean battery maker with the world’s sixth-largest market share, has decided to sell its polarizer film business t...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT distributes four Sony game titles in S.Korea
South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. will distribute four popular titles in South Korea through a partnership with Sony Interactive Enterta...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s AI, robot startups shine despite funding drought
South Korea’s artificial intelligence and robotics startups raised more money through seed rounds than other sectors in August although invest...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung strives to prevent musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is striving to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in its workplace to imp...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Tokyo Electron: Chip machinery giant with ‘tireless animal spirit’
TOKYO – In the 1980s, Japanese chipmakers dominated the world’s semiconductor industry.Companies like NEC, Toshiba, Fujitsu and Mitsubis...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Hyundai Rotem set to finalize $6 bn K2 tank order from Poland
- 3 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 4 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 5 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess