market outlook 2023
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to produce nickel in Indonesia
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of the world’s sixth-largest steel maker, will directly produce nickel, a key material for sec...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry backlogs top $74.6 bn for logic chip biz goal
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 foundry player, has secured contract semiconductor manufacturing order backlogs of more than 100 tr...
Apr 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR to buy Namsan Green Building in Seoul for $186.7 million
KKR & Co. Inc. has agreed to buy Namsan Green Building in a central office district in Seoul for an estimated 250 billion won ($186.7 million).T...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC mulls expanding assets in Asian emerging markets: CEO
NEW YORK – Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is considering expanding alternative investments in Asian emerging markets...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea’s AI platform Wrtn to enter Japanese market
South Korean generative AI startup Wrtn Technologies unveiled Wrtn Japan, its Japanese version generative AI platform, during the "Generative AI Asi...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility secures place on US market for SMR
South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Thursday said it discussed on Tuesday cooperation in areas like hydrogen production us...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils 89-inch Micro LED display in China
Samsung Electronics Co. will launch its 89-inch Micro LED display in China for the first time at the "Appliance & Electronics World Expo 2023" (...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung bets on H2 recovery with heavy spending after record chip losses
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday reported its worst quarterly loss for its semiconductor business, but echoed the widely held industry view that ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Kolon Industries to move into secondary battery recycling market
Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturing company, is entering the secondary battery recycling market. The company an...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Louis Vuitton to turn bridge over Seoul river into catwalk
Global luxury brand Louis Vuitton will premiere a fashion show in Seoul this weekend, expecting to attract leaders from the global fashion, culture ...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s births fall to record low in February
South Korea's births fell to a fresh low in February in 2023. The number of deaths decreased, but the population continued to decline naturally for ...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix expects second-half market recovery after record Q1 loss
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it expects the global semiconductor market to rebound in the sec...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CG Bio establishes US corporation to develop tissue products
South Korean bio-regenerative medical firm CG Bio has launched a new US corporation CG MedTech, to focus on the development and marketing of tissue ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea avoids recession on strong consumption; outlook still tough
South Korea averted a recession as Asia’s fourth-largest economy rebounded more than expected in the first quarter on strong private consumpti...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to bolster B2B to transform into software company
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s home appliance giant, will expedite its push to transform from a white goods manufacturer into a digital so...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro sets sights on Europe with $286 million cathode plant in Hungary
South Korea’s EcoPro Co., a leading battery materials maker, has begun construction of a 380 billion won ($286 million) cathode plant in Hunga...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion Healthcare enters top 10 in hospital prescriptions in Turkey
South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Healthcare Co. on Thursday said it ranked in the top 10 out of 400 companies last year on the Turki...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won near 5-month low despite weak dollar; outlook dark
The South Korean won fell to the weakest level in almost five months, underperforming other currencies despite a softer dollar, as sluggish fundamen...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Indonesia's Green Rebel enters S.Korean alternative meat market
Indonesia-based food tech startup, Green Rebel Foods, made public its official entry into the Korean plant-based protein food market. Bryan Toh, Glo...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sports tech startups poised to launch next Korean unicorn
UK Premier League Tottenham Hotspur star forward Son Heung-min and two-way US MLB icon Shohei Ohtani, a designated pitcher and hitter for the Los An...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LS Electric, Microsoft to jointly develop smart factory
LS Electric Co., South Korean manufacturer of power and industrial automation equipment, has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft to develo...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s slimmest 12-layer, 24 GB HBM3 chip
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed the world’s first 12-layer DRAM product wi...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset Owners Report
S.Korean LPs to up exposure to private debt, infrastructure in 2023: Survey
South Korean institutional investors are eyeing private debt and infrastructure for stable income and to hedge against inflation, a survey by The Kore...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis aims to win $1 bn in China orders in 2023
South Korea's leading auto parts supplier Hyundai Mobis announced that it will win $1 billion this year in China, the world's largest electric veh...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea’s hottest stock EcoPro may miss invitation from MSCI Korea in May
Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. are expected to join the MSCI Korea Index next month but South Korea’s ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean to cooperate domestic EV charging company for marketing
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EV...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Curexo, Kyocera to enter Japan’s artificial joint surgery robot market
South Korea's medical robot company Curexo partnered with Kyocera Corporation to enter the Japanese market for artificial joint surgery robots.Curex...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China, India: Korean investors’ next stock investment targets
The US stock market has long been the prime investment destination for South Korean investors, lured by the dynamics of the global top economy.With ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI unveils super-gap battery tech aimed at Chinese market
South Korea's leading secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is setting its sights on China's battery market with its super-gap solid-state battery...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's data market is estimated at $19 bn last year
The size of South Korea's data industry market is expected to exceed 25 trillion won ($18.96 billion) last year.According to the results of a surv...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 MBK-owned Homeplus looks for new owner as M&A emerges as option
- 2 Hyundai Steel to displace Baoshan as GM Korea's supplier
- 3 S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim up for sale for $295 mn
- 4 BOK chief warns against aggressive policy rate cuts, sees need for fiscal stimulus
- 5 S.Korea eases path for foreign REITs in senior housing push