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Energy
LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea
LG Electronic Inc. is set to produce solar energy to support 10% of the annual electricity consumption at its Changwon plant in South Korea.The firm...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Korea unveils autonomous driving, commercial drone service roadmap
South Korea aims to launch advanced autonomous driving, commercial drone and other urban air mobility services by 2025, as the country strives to be...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility, Hyundai to launch pilot robotaxi service by year-end
Kakao Mobility Corp., which runs South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing app, and top Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have agreed to launch...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's manufacturing sector posts biggest job growth in Aug
South Korea’s manufacturing industry accelerated its job growth in August to post its biggest monthly increase in almost a decade, driven by r...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus aims to double corporate value via platforms
LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, is slated to increase its corporate value to 12 trillion won ($8.6 billion) by 2027...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom-led consortium to commercialize air taxis on Jeju Island
Come 2025, visitors to South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will be able to hail air taxis while there – thanks to special air routes ded...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea in for longest monthly trade deficit spell in 25 yrs
South Korea is poised to report a trade deficit for a sixth straight month in September, which would mark its longest period of trade shortfalls in ...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Hedge funds’ speculative trade blamed for won’s drop: Dealers
Global hedge funds’ bet on further weakness in the won is blamed for the accelerated decline in the South Korean currency value against the do...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea plans to adopt mandatory pre-disclosure of major insider trading
Executives and major shareholders of South Korea’s listed companies will be obligated to disclose their share transaction plans at least 30 da...
Sep 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor, KT in $540 million share swap deal for future mobility
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and telecom giant KT Corp. have agreed to expand their future mobility partnership through a 750 billion won...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom revs up digital economy on its metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is accelerating a digital economic system on its metaverse platform ifland, the telecom giant ...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to debut Detroit Auto Show with advanced EV technology
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. will showcase its latest electric vehicle-related technology at this year’s North A...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
LG Elec unveils new NFT platform, aims to turn living room into art gallery
LG Electronics Inc. announced Monday it has launched its very own non-fungible token (NFT) platform, LG Art Lab. Now available in the United St...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea resolution on US EV incentives passes parliament
South Korea’s lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution to officially express its concerns over the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that remo...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s record trade deficit adds to downturn concerns
South Korea logged a record monthly trade deficit in August with the longest spree of shortfalls in more than 14 years, while domestic consumption, ...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
South Korean gamers mobilize offline to make their voices heard
Angered by what they deem to be an unfair rewards system and poor customer service, South Korean players of Kakao Games Corp.’s Japan-created ...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has narrowed its technology gap in Level 3 self-driving vehicles with Tesla Inc. to one year, mo...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai, Ultra Safe Nuclear sign micro reactor procurement agreement
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Friday that it signed a framework agreement...
Aug 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs
The automotive industry around the globe is rapidly transitioning from the manufacturing sector to the digital arena. That is, from an internal...
Aug 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group to invest in fabless startup BOS Semiconductors
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it will invest in Seongnam-based fabless startup BOS Semiconductors, which designs system-on-chip (S...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea may file complaint with WTO against US' Inflation Reduction Act
The South Korean government is considering filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the US' new Inflation Reduction Act (IR...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea’s mounting trade deficit knocks won to 13-year low
South Korea’s won has hit the weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on a mounting trade deficit while growing concerns over ...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao ends talks with MBK to sell mobility app stake
South Korea's Kakao Corp. has terminated talks with MBK Partners to sell a stake in Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s No. 1 taxi-hailing app...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Daedong attracts investment from Kakao for smart mobility projects
Daedong Corp., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, has attracted 10 billion won ($7.6 million) from Kakao Mobility Corp. t...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
K-chicken chain BB.Q foresees stores quadrupling in N.America
Gourmands in North America will be able to enjoy South Korean fried chicken more conveniently as BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise...
Aug 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s BC Card to buy Indonesian IT firm for SE Asia biz growth
BC Card Co., a South Korean financial services provider, agreed to acquire an Indonesian IT company as it expands its businesses into overseas marke...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea trade deficit jumps as chip exports fall on Aug. 1-10
South Korea suffered from a larger trade deficit in the first 10 days of the month as semiconductor exports declined on weaker demand for memory chi...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Foldable smartphones will go mainstream at Samsung: Mobile chief
NEW YORK – Samsung Electronics Co. has vowed to make foldable smartphones its mainstream products in the high-end segment, setting its sales t...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Mobility platform Socar slashes price to push ahead with IPO
South Korea’s first mobility unicorn Socar Inc. has cut its IPO price by 18% to push ahead with its stock market debut, according to industry ...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis steps up future mobility business
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is accelerating its future mobility businesses as well as intensifying open innovat...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 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
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet