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ASK 2022
Military fund steps up premium asset investment in developed countries
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) of South Korea will focus on portfolio diversification this year while increasing investment in growth se...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to invest $10.5 bn in US EV, future mobility sectors
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, unveiled plans to spend $10.5 billion on the auto industry in the US through 2025 as it aims...
May 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startups race for top talent to fill CTO positions
Just a few years back, fashion startups in South Korea rarely saw the need for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The same was true for the so-c...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
S.Korea to launch $1.3 bn air taxi research project
The South Korean government will launch a 1.6 trillion won ($1.3 billion) project to set basic standards for urban air mobility (UAM), or air taxi, ...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
NCSOFT profit beats forecasts as Lineage W drives sales to record
NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer, surprised investors with stronger-than-expected profit in the first quarter as Lineage W, ...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Lawmakers debate military exemption for pop artists like BTS
As a historic first, South Korean lawmakers are duking it out on the hotly debated topic of military exemption for global K-pop sensation BTS. ...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Samsung SDS takes smart logistics platform Cello Square to China
Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of Samsung Group, is taking its smart logistics platform, Cello Square, to China to offer l...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy begins joint research on smart factory tech with elite institute
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Pohang-based Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) announced Wednesday they will embark on join...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics receives ISO certification for auto chip technology
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has received ISO certification for its automotive chip development process, includ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
CJ ENM buys stake in US metaverse firm Hyperreal
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has acquired a minority stake in US metaverse entertainment and media firm Hyperreal Digital Inc., ...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to drastically cut LCD output as Chinese rivals churn it out
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, plans to drastically cut production of its liquid crystal display panels for TVs, as it fa...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai's self-sailing ship set for maiden cross-Pacific voyage
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with autonomous sailing systems will embark on an ocean voyage next month to become the world's first large au...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK buys power semiconductor maker for EV chip business
SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has geared up its electric vehicle chip business development with the acquisition of a loc...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s tough IPO review drives bio startup to Nasdaq
A South Korean bio startup is aiming for a Nasdaq listing, deeming that the country’s exchange sets the bar too high for an initial public off...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Rotem to kick off liquid hydrogen fueling station project
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korea’s railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it has won a demonstration project to b...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics widens lead over Whirlpool as top home appliance maker
LG Electronics Inc. is consolidating its lead over Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top home appliances maker, with $1 billion more in sales rev...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon Life inks technology transfer deal with Juniper Biologics
South Korea’s pharmaceutical company Kolon Life Science Inc. signed a technology export deal worth up to 723.4 billion won ($589.1 million) wi...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE opens R&D center in Germany for future technology
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indus...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE to develop game biz further to cut reliance on BTS
South Korea’s HYBE Co. plans to accelerate the development of its game business by separating the unit as the entertainment giant aims to cut ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung to work with Western Digital on next-gen storage technology
Samsung Electronics Co. and Western Digital Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to coll...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Dell, SK team up for 5G mobile edge computing market
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. (SKT) has joined hands with Dell Technologies Inc. to launch a 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) platfo...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Blue house brawl: South Korea spars over where next president will live
SEOUL—South Korea’s political division runs so deep now that the country can’t agree where the next president should liv...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Star-studded vision AI startup SNUAI requires less data and time
“The first joint venture with the Seoul National University seal of approval” is how artificial intelligence startup SNUAI Lab Co. des...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
LG Innotek shares at new highs, tracking Apple's rise
Shares in LG Innotek Co., a major camera module supplier for Apple iPhones, climbed to a record high on Monday, in stark contrast to the flat wider ...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI startup Twelve Labs secures $5 million in seed round
South Korean startup Twelve Labs announced Sunday it secured $5 million in a seed round from Index Ventures.On its website, the venture capital firm...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung looks to metaverse, robots for future growth
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. is eyeing the metaverse and robotics as keys to the global tech giant’s future. At the same time, it is ...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1, Eugene plan $80.5 mn fund for Korea defense startups
LIG Nex1 Co., South Korea’s major defense exporter, plans to set up a $80.5 million venture investment fund with Eugene Investment & Secur...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Geo Centric invests $55 mn in US plastic waste recycling firm
South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. invested $55 million in US plastic waste recycling company PureCycle Technologies Inc. in a move to transform...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Edtech startup Riiid joins Fast Company's list of most innovative firms
South Korea’s AI education startup Riiid has made it onto Fast Company's annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Since 20...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
Thanks to deep learning, we're in biggest tech boom cycle: GFT Ventures
"We believe we're in one of the biggest technology boom cycles,” said Jeff Herbst, co-founding managing partner of Palo Alto-based GFT Venture...
Mar 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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