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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics bags AI chiplet foundry order from Tenstorrent
Canadian chip-designing unicorn Tenstorrent Inc. has become a new foundry customer of Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-biggest foun...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch cloud gaming service for Galaxy users
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, is set to unveil a cloud gaming service for mobile devices as it seeks new profit s...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean language demand creates new overseas markets for startups
South Korean language startups are expanding their business in overseas markets with their local tongue through generative artificial intelligence, ...
Sep 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to invest $2 bn to build 2nd US battery plant with Stellantis
Samsung SDI Co. will inject $1.98 billion to build a second battery manufacturing plant in the US jointly with Netherlands-based automaker Stellanti...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer
South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung C&T invests $11 mn in construction robot venture
South Korean construction and engineering company Samsung C&T Corp. has invested 15 billion won ($11.2 million) in the construction robot startu...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Instant noodles, rice, kimchi buoy Korean food exports
South Korea’s agricultural and food exports have turned upward this year, led by Koreans' everyday menu items such as rice, kimchi and instant...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewon Pharma to export $3 mn worth of Pelubi to Indonesia
South Korea's Daewon Pharmaceutical Co. will export its nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Pelubi to the Indonesian market. It's South Kore...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Are virtual idols the next big thing in K-content?
South Korea's booming virtual idol sector, which combines K-pop content and technology, is fueling interest on the enter-tech (entertainment and tec...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Daedong targets hobby farmers to double US market share
South Korea’s No. 1 agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp., better known by the brand name Kioti in the US, is targeting the growing hobby...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Uplus, Hanwha unveil ceiling-mounted EV charging system
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. and Hanwha Corporation/E&C, a construction unit of Hanwha Corp., announced on Monday that the development of their ...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to supply methanol engines to Japanese shipmaker
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. is supplying its first HiMSEN engine using methanol fuel to a Japanese shipmaker. This represents an acceleration in th...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Ex-CEOs return to firms in Korea for operational stability
Former chief executives of South Korean firms are being recruited by their previous employers as the companies need the seasoned experience of these...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Kyochon Chicken launches pilot robot delivery service
South Korean food operator Kyochon F&B, known for its premier Kyochon Chicken brand, is trialing a robot delivery service until October 30 in pa...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung may use Qualcomm’s new AP for next Galaxy top model
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, may use Qualcomm Inc.’s new application processor (AP) for the top-end model ...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
B2B, home appliance giant LG's new money spinner
A sense of crisis gripped South Korean home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. two years ago when consumers tightened their purse strings on growin...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver’s 'Cue:' throws down the gauntlet to MS Bing Chat
Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant web portal operator, on Wednesday launched a beta service of its new generative artificial intelligence te...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS, IGIS to collaborate in new biz for digital transformation
South Korea's information and communications technology service provider LG CNS on Wednesday said it will cooperate with the Seoul-based IGIS Asset ...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen
Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms
South Korea’s near-monopoly power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is expected to raise electricity rates and lessen its outsized re...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility unveils Torres EVX, electric version of its popular SUV
KG Mobility Corp., formerly Ssangyong Motor Co., on Wednesday unveiled its much-anticipated electric vehicle (EV), the Torres EVX. The Torres model,...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Lotte Shopping aims to double profit, seek new biz
Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s retail giant, aims to double its profit in three years by expanding its Southeast Asian operations and cemen...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Hynix tests new AI hardware on Meta’s generative AI model
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has unveiled a new memory chip-based device that boo...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble eyes surplus in H2 with success of new games
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is eyeing profits in the second half as its latest games gain in popularity, after posting deficits for ...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai promotes Busan’s bid for 2030 Expo in New York with art cars
Hyundai Motor Group supports Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo with IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and Genesis G80 covered with graffiti reading &l...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong to develop eye drops for diabetic retinopathy
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical is venturing into the development of a product that can easily treat diabetic retinopathy in the form of ...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Chairman Chey vows to turn Ulsan into green energy, AI hub
Chey Tae-won, chairman of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, has vowed to turn the industrial city of Ulsan, where SK’s...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
POSCO Int'l to supply EV motor cores to Hyundai Motor Group
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. on Thursday said it signed a deal to supply 3.5 million traction motor cores for electric vehicles (EV) to H...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO seeks partnership with CF Industries to produce blue ammonia
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. is seeking to produce blue ammonia in partnership with CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s larges...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report
The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...
Sep 14, 2023 (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