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Chief Executives
Korean military fund targets medium-risk global assets
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a South Korean retirement fund, is chasing medium-risk, medium-return assets in developed markets with a...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy develops safer, long-lasting solid-state battery technology
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday the company and the University of California San Diego have jointly developed a next-gene...
Sep 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
NPS, Hines ink $2.5 bn US redevelopment project
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) and Hines have jointly acquired the headquarters complex of Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud providers
Naver Cloud looks to join AWS, Microsoft as Asia's top cloud service provider
South Korea-based Naver Cloud Corp. is determined to become one of the key cloud service providers in Japan and Southeast Asian markets, following o...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK, Group14 Technologies to build $726 mn battery material plant
SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of SK Group, said on Tuesday it is jointly investing 850 billion won ($726 million) wit...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Daimler working with Korean EV battery makers
Daimler AG is working with South Korean battery makers, already using their technology for electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) of Mercedes-Benz, ...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Chem unveils new cover window technology for foldable devices
LG Chem Ltd., the chemical unit of South Korea’s LG Group, said on Tuesday it has developed a new cover window that folds both ways – in...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean proptech startup RSquare enters Southeast Asia
South Korea’s online property platform RSquare aims Southeast Asian commercial real estate markets starting from Vietnam.RSquare said on Sept....
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
US, Korea approve nuclear fuel recycle technology
Authoritie of the United States and South Korea officially endorsed the results of a joint research on Pyro-SFR, a cutting-edge technology that re...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Samsung Biologics gears up to produce mRNA drug substance
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. is gearing up for the drug substance (DS) sector of the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based COVID-19 v...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Parts maker Mando raises profile as investor in future mobility startups
Halla Group’s auto components unit Mando Corp. is rapidly expanding its profile as a startup investor in the future mobility sector.Mando was ...
Aug 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Swit Technologies' valuation tops $80 mn in Series A round
Swit Technologies Inc., the provider of team collaboration tool Swit, is near wrapping up its Series A funding round, having raised around $17.8 mil...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Korea’s hydrogen council to launch Sept. 8; Hyundai to unveil new tech
The South Korean version of the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led initiative to harness the clean energy source, will officially launch on Sept. 8 ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos
Innovating industrial plants is often a difficult decision-making process for companies because changing a single piece of equipment requires a thor...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies
The global auto industry is set to show off their muscle to fight for the future mobility market not only with new models but also technologies at t...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul property prices rise at world's fastest rate
The commercial real estate market in Seoul saw the fastest rate of price growth among all the gateway cities in the world over the past 12 months, w...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hanwha, Korea Western Power to test mixed hydrogen combustion
Hanwha General Chemical Co. and Korea Western Power Co. joined hands for the first test in the country to use mixed hydrogen combustion technologies...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Samsung joins 200 other firms in Korea’s metaverse alliance
Samsung Electronics Co. has onboarded South Korea’s government-led metaverse alliance in a move to strengthen partnership in virtual reality (...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung further cornered by Intel's foundry ambitions
Intel Corp.'s announcement on Monday of securing Qualcomm Inc. as its first fabless client caught Samsung Electronics Co. off guard, as the South Ko...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Metaverse platform Maxst makes strong debut on Kosdaq
South Korea-based metaverse platform Maxst Co. made a strong debut on the country’s tech-heavy junior bourse Kosdaq on July 27 with its share ...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
CJ ENM to build virtual studio with Samsung’s new commercial displays
South Korean media company CJ ENM Co. is using Samsung Electronics Co.’s new commercial displays for a virtual production studio to spearhead ...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LG expands VC portfolio to industrial cyber security
LG Technology Ventures, a venture capital arm of South Korea's LG Group, has diversified its portfolio into the industrial cybersecurity market with...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch much-anticipated QD-OLED TV, expand MicroLED lines
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, will launch the much-anticipated QD-OLED TV in the first half of next year, while expan...
Jul 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Hyundai Mobis targets in-vehicle healthcare with brainwave technology
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis has developed a new brainwave detection technology that monitors a driver's physical and psyc...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery materials
SK Materials to form a JV with US battery startup Group14 Technologies
SK Materials Co., SK Group’s industrial gas manufacturing arm, will set up a joint venture (JV) with a US battery materials startup Group14 ...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business
South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean funds weigh overseas real estate exits in H2
Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix joins Micron in 4th-gen 10nm DRAM production
SK Hynix Inc. has kicked off mass production of its 8 Gigabit (Gb) LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chips based on the 1a nanometer (1anm) node, according to the ...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS bets big on property development as asset prices soar
The National Pension Service (NPS) has been increasing its appetite for office buildings in the development stage as part of an effort to snatch up ...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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