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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS, Honeywell collaborate on smart factory
LG CNS Co., the information technology service arm of LG Group, is enhancing production efficiency and security in smart factories through collabora...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to expand vehicle module facility in S.Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. will build its third automotive module plant in Ulsan, South Korea, where its parent Hyundai Motor Group opera...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Bredis Healthcare, Tilda win June D.Day, Korea’s oldest startup pitch race
An early-stage startup by young entrepreneurs who developed a digital diagnostic tool for brain disease and an AI-powered business optimization prog...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET signs deal to supply secondary battery separators to N.America
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), an SK Innovation-affiliated manufacturer of secondary battery separators, is set to move into the North American marke...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures $938 mn contract for 5 LNG-powered container ships
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), the intermediate shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Co., said on Thursday that i...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ OliveNetworks to build pharmaceutical distribution center
South Korean digital service company CJ OliveNetworks is accelerating its logistics center operations by teaming up with Pusan National University Y...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy starts to construct ammonia test facility
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Thursday that it has commenced the construction of an ammonia test facility at ...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai Oilbank to build eco-friendly power plants
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank is pursuing the construction of eco-friendly power plants powered by liquefied natural gas and blue hydrogen.The co...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
KAI joins project to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft
South Korea's aerospace and defense company Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Wednesday said it joined a project of industry, academic and re...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
POSCO, LG Electronics to jointly build smart factory
POSCO Holdings Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that they will collaborate to upgrade POSCO's smart factory technology. The initi...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea to develop supercomputer for industrial use
South Korea is set to develop a supercomputer for industrial use as Asia’s fourth-largest economy lags far behind on the performance of such d...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign demand for chip stocks powers Kospi to 1-year high
South Korea’s main bourse Kospi on Tuesday hit its highest closing since June last year, boosted by foreigners’ net buying in semiconduc...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO readies for leap to carbon-neutral steel
South Korea’s POSCO Group is preparing to produce carbon-neutral steel, using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, w...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S.Korean karaoke machine leader TJ Media enjoys post-pandemic boom
South Koreans’ love for singing is no secret, and with the lifting of social-distancing rules in the post-pandemic era their suppressed desire...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On wins $909 mn from BlackRock, QIA, MBK consortium
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, has confirmed it will receive a 1.2 trillion won ($908.7 million) investment for a minorit...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT Cloud to adopt liquid immersion cooling system for data centers
South Korea’s KT Cloud on Tuesday said it signed a deal with Immersion 4, a Swiss provider of liquid cooling solutions, to install next-gene...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
ASM to invest $100 mn to expand R&D facilities in S.Korea
The Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment maker ASM will invest $100 million (132 billion won) to boost its R&D and production capacities in...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK Partners puts Korea’s largest golf course operator on market
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners has put Golfzon County Co., the biggest golf course operator in South Korea, on sale at an estim...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's two ride hailing apps to merge in H1, become top operator
South Korea’s ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are set to complete their merger as early as the first half of this year, aiming to become the co...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Funds from West to emerging Asia power S.Korean stocks
Foreigners reported a record purchase of South Korean shares despite a global economic slowdown, as money moved from the US and Europe into emerging...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Sartorius to build $600 mn Korea facilities, open to more investment
Sartorius AG, a global pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier, plans to spend $600 million on its first facilities in South Korea, about s...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea starts building Shin Hanul, reviving aim to be nuclear powerhouse
South Korea has begun construction of the main parts of the Shin Hanul nuclear reactors No. 3 and No. 4, reviving its goal of becoming a global nucl...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Apple, Samsung in distinct cash management styles
The world’s two leading smartphone makers Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. employ different management strategies for their surplus mone...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to invest $221 mn to build R&D chip line in Japan: Nikkei
Samsung Electronics Co. will build a prototype chip production facility in Japan for 30 billion yen ($221 million) to develop next-generation back-e...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Naver to jointly develop generative AI to rival ChatGPT
South Korea’s two tech giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and Naver Corp. – have agreed to jointly develop a generative artificial i...
May 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kia, Kakao Mobility to jointly develop PBV for ride-hailing
Kia Corp. and Kakao Mobility announced on Friday that they have signed the previous day a memorandum of understanding for the development of a purpo...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical projects recovery in Q2 after 4th consecutive loss in Q1
Lotte Chemical Corp. suffered its fourth consecutive operating loss in the first quarter due to a prolonged petrochemical slowdown amid the global e...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics to open flagship store in Seoul's Gangnam district
Samsung Electronics Co. in late June will open its new flagship store Samsung Gangnam near Gangnam Station, a posh area of Seoul.Sources from the in...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
POSCO Int'l to directly operate LNG-dedicated carrier
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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