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Korean chipmakers
Samsung vows to up memory chip density to 'extreme levels'
Samsung Electronics Co.'s memory chip head said on Tuesday the world’s top memory chipmaker will increase the memory density of its DRAM and N...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield puts Conrad Seoul on market at over $370 mn
Brookfield Asset Management is seeking to sell off five-star hotel Conrad Seoul at more than 500 billion won ($369.5 million), tapping real estate i...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SeeDevice named Semiconductor Review’s Company of the Year
SILICON VALLEY -- SeeDevice Inc., a fabless image sensor developer famous for its quantum-effect CMOS (QMOS) sensors capable of expanding vision bey...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Robot dog Spot patrols Kia auto plant late at night
South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. ’s plant in Hwaseong, a southern suburb of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, is guarded late at night by Spot, a fou...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG waging fierce war in OLED screen panels
South Korea’s Samsung Display and LG Display Co. are locked in a fierce war for supremacy in manufacturing OLED panels for monitors amid boomi...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
HSBC, BNP Paribas to be fined for naked short sales in S.Korea
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will fine the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and Bank BNP Paribas the large...
Oct 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia unveils low-cost EV models to reboot sales growth
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, showcased new low-cost electric vehicles on Thursday to boost the slowing growth in clean automobile...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SGC eTEC E&C completes chip packaging plant in Vietnam
South Korea's SGC eTEC E&C Co. on Thursday announced the completion of a cutting-edge semiconductor packaging facility in Vietnam's Yen Phong 2C...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to manufacture BAIC’s Arcfox EVs in China
BEIJING -- Hyundai Motor Co. is set to manufacture electric vehicles of Arcfox, a Chinese EV brand owned by BAIC Motor Corp., as the leading South K...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q3 profit at record high on gains from US battery tax credit
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, said on Wednesday its operating profit soared to a record high in the th...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shilla Duty Free ready to boost sales at Changi Airport
HDC Shilla Duty Free Ltd., the operator of The Shilla Duty Free Shop, said on Tuesday it has extended the contract to run cosmetics and perfume stor...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Electronics’ narrowed Q3 chip losses fuel more bullish outlook
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs, said on Wednesday it likely posted a 78% drop in it...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix pins high hopes on specialty DRAM for AI use: CEO
In the semiconductor industry, it’s been quite a while since memory chips became a commodity, meaning so low an entry barrier that any chipmak...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec beats earnings estimates on healthy automotive biz
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to the strong automotive busin...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Lotte Wellfood ups Choco Pie India sales target to $60 mn with new factory
Lotte Wellfood Co., formerly Lotte Confectionery Co., has revised up this year’s Choco Pie sales forecast in India to 80 billion won ($60 mill...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s petrochemical, steel firms open online shopping malls
South Korea’s petrochemical and steel companies, which mainly engage in business-to-business transactions, are opening or running a string o...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, SK granted indefinite US waiver on chip gear supplies to China
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, have been granted an indefinite waiver on semiconductor ...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical sells JV stakes in China, eyes other profitable markets
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has sold its entire stakes in joint ventures with Chinese partners as the Korean company faces a supply glu...
Oct 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to hike Exter SUV output to capitalize on void in India
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to ramp up the production of its compact sport utility vehicle Exter in India to capitalize on the void in the entry-level S...
Oct 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Rebellions, Samsung to jointly develop new AI chip
South Korea's AI semiconductor startup Rebellions announced a strategic partnership with Samsung Electronics Co. to co-develop their next-generation...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea to spur startup investments with eased rules
South Korea will deploy at least 10% of a state-backed fund of funds (FoF) to venture capital investment dedicated to small startups every year, the...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks go digital in Southeast Asia for non-interest gains
South Korea’s top four banks are strengthening their overseas operations, particularly in the digital banking business, to increase their non-...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea expects inflation to ease from Oct after 5-month high
South Korea predicted headline inflation to ease from October after hitting a five-month high last month, adding to expectations that the central ba...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan Robotics looks for M&A targets post-IPO: CEO
When Ryu Junghoon was tapped as chief executive of Doosan Robotics Inc. two years ago, he vowed to turn the young robot-making company into an indus...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea markets melt as Fed officials foresee longer-than-expected high rates
South Korean financial markets lost ground on Wednesday with the 10-year government bond yield at a one-year high as US Federal Reserve policymakers...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE: Affordable yet premium flagship smartphone
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker by volume, on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy S23 FE series – its latest fan...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EVs, SUVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US sales to Sept records
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest carmakers, enjoyed record September sales thanks to the popularity of their electri...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Economy
Korean Sept export drop eases as chip sales hit 1-year high
South Korea’s exports slowed their decline in September to their mildest drop amid a yearlong downturn, raising hopes for a recovery in Asia&r...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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