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Korean chipmakers
Memory chip supercycle cools as demand declines
A global memory chip supercycle is taking a breather with weakening growth in DRAM chip prices, halting bullish momentum in shares of Samsung Electr...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Qraft's AI-powered ETFs wow Wall Street with winning stock picks
South Korea-based fintech startup Qraft Technologies Inc. captured the attention of Wall Street in May 2019, when it listed two artificial intellige...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix joins Micron in 4th-gen 10nm DRAM production
SK Hynix Inc. has kicked off mass production of its 8 Gigabit (Gb) LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chips based on the 1a nanometer (1anm) node, according to the ...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver says it's constructing world’s first robot-friendly building
The world’s first “robot-friendly” building will complete construction in the second half of this year by South Korea’s tech...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Atlas Labs makes it easy to transcribe phone calls via AI technology
South Korean startup Atlas Labs is making it easier for people to keep track of their phone conversations via Switch, an app that uses artificial in...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
NH Financial to buy $20 mn stake in Japan's solar farm
South Korea's NongHyup Financial Group, or NH Financial Group, has acquired a stake in a solar power plant in Japan from Korea Electric Power Corp. ...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea’s coal power companies squeezed for financing amid ESG fever
South Korea’s coal power companies are facing tighter scrutiny for debt financing as they are increasingly shunned by financial investors amid...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 5G multi-chip combines DRAM, NAND into one package
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new multi-chip that integrates high-performance DRAM and NAND flash memory chips into a single compact packag...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea’s corporate HQ buildings are becoming clean power generators
ESG is one of the most frequently mentioned keywords in South Korea today. It stands for environmental, social and corporate governance, the three...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Samsung unveils low-end 5G phone to rival China’s cheap models
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday launched a low-end 5G smartphone in overseas markets amid intensified price competition initiated by Chinese mobil...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung sharpens DRAM marketing prowess vs Micron
During Samsung Electronics Co.'s first-quarter conference call with analysts on Apr. 26, UBS analyst Nicolas Gaudois asked about the South Korean ch...
May 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
NPS shelves plan for negative screening on high emitters
The National Pension Service has shelved a plan to introduce negative screening on coal mines and relevant businesses in an aim to build a low-carbo...
Apr 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SK Hynix in talks to supply automotive DRAM to Bosch
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. is in talks to supply its memory chips for cars to Robert Bosch GmbH, a German multinational tech giant, given acc...
Apr 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
BOK to stop investing in low ESG scorers
South Korea’s central bank will exclude companies with low ESG ratings from its portfolio of foreign currency assets. The Bank of Korea has de...
Apr 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK in stake sale talks for SPC set up to buy Plug Power
SK Holdings Co. is in negotiations with several private equity firms to sell up to a 49% stake in a special purpose company (SPC) set up to invest $...
Mar 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix produces mobile DRAM with industry’s largest capacity
SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, has started mass production of 18 gigabyte (GB) mobile DRAM, which offers the industry&...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK teams with Plug Power to tackle Asia's hydrogen ecosystem
South Korea-based SK Group is ready to take on the growing Asian fuel cell market, having finalized a $1.6 billion deal to acquire around a 10% stak...
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Signs of upcoming DRAM boom cycle loom large amid price uptrend
Signs that the global DRAM market is entering a boom cycle are looming large with chip prices on an ascending trendline and major chipmakers spendin...
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor unveils AI-powered voice recognition technology
South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered voice recognition technology to be installed in mass-produced...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK Group inks $1.5 bn deal to acquire US hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power
South Korea’s SK Group has signed a $1.5 billion deal to acquire a controlling stake in US hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power Inc. and launch...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Heavy clinches $562 mn Guam power plant deal
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has clinched an order to build a combined cycle power plant in Guam from a consortium of Kore...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Finhaven to launch world's first blockchain-powered exchange
Canada-based fintech startup Finhaven is set to launch Finhaven Private Markets, the world's first blockchain-powered securities exchange using digi...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Chem to power Wuxi plant with renewable energy bought from China
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. says it will power its battery component plant in China with renewable energy as part of its goal to be carbon neutral by...
Dec 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix shares hit fresh high; signaling DRAM supercycle
SK Hynix Inc., the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, saw its share price climb to a historic high on Dec. 2, posting a higher gain than the w...
Dec 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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CFO Insight
S-Oil says at least 20 more years to go for oil-powered cars
The penetration of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles into the transportation industry will unlikely become a major threat to refiners over the ne...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Hynix and other affiliates to become 100% powered by renewable energy
South Korea's SK Holdings Co., along with seven of its affiliates have submitted applications to join RE100, a global coalition of multinational compa...
Nov 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity exit
IMM PE seeks to exit Korean power cable maker
IMM Private Equity has put a majority stake in South Korea’s Taihan Electric Wire Co. up for sale to exit its investment of close to $300 mill...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Bank of Korea keeps rate steady at record low; signaling no further action
The Bank of Korea has left its policy rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% as was widely expected, citing a slow economic recovery amid the ongoing ...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KEPCO set to finance $190 mn for Vietnam’s coal power plant project
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) will move forward with its participation in Vietnam’s coal-fired power plant project, after the deal came c...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Financial to end coal project financing for low-carbon economy
KB Financial Group will no longer finance coal power projects at home and abroad, nor invest in them, said the South Korean banking group, with a set ...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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