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Energy
Doosan Enerbility, Meralco to collaborate on energy projects
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Wednesday that executives from Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest power company in the ...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Galaxy Ring, new foldables set to steal the show at Samsung Unpacked Paris
Now it’s official. Samsung Electronics Co. is hosting its next Galaxy Unpacked summer event in Paris on July 10.Samsung picked Paris as the ve...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
QCells wins 2GW solar panel deal for US community solar farms
Hanwha Q Cell Co., better known as QCells in overseas markets, has signed a solar panel supply and partnership agreement for energy storage system (...
Jun 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
K-Sure to support Korean firms' participation in Vietnam's gas project
Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-Sure) announced that it will leverage medium- and long-term financial support to assist domestic companies in partici...
Jun 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor debuts 2025 Avante with improved cluster space use
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it has launched the updated model of the compact sedan, 2025 Avante, and has begun full-scale sales.Sin...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai E&C to build S.Korea's first nuclear-linked hydrogen plant
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) will lead a consortium to build the nation's first hydrogen production fa...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Uplus to enter renewable energy market through power brokerage
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's third-largest mobile carrier, announced on Thursday that it will enter the renewable energy supply business through po...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable wins $94 mn power grid project in US
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Tuesday that it has consecutively won three power grid projects in the US. The total cont...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Noul, CDC to start Malaria diagnosis project in Kenya
South Korea's Noul Co., an in-vitro diagnostics maker and artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platforms company, said o...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, SNU to open AI Joint Research Center
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Seoul National University (SNU) to establish an ...
Jun 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
LG CNS launches AI-driven smart farm using satellite
A new AI-powered smart farm utilizing satellite imagery to detect crop diseases and recommend treatment strategies is now operational, LG CNS Co., a...
Jun 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, LG Energy to jointly develop EV battery swapping service
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. will join forces with the world’s leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. to launch electric vehic...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor releases Casper Electric teaser images
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday released a teaser image of the electrified model of its first city sports utility vehicle (SUV) The Casper Electric.T...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Chairman Koo to embark on US trip to oversee battery, AI projects
Koo Kwang-mo, chair of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, will embark on a weeklong business trip to the US next week to seek new g...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Dongbu Corp exceeds $730 bn in new orders
South Korea's Dongbu Corporation surpassed 1 trillion won ($727 million) in new orders this year by securing a 200 billion won ($145 million) railwa...
Jun 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s KT, Microsoft form strategic alliance on AI, cloud sectors
South Korea’s leading telecommunications service provider KT Corp. has formed a strategic alliance with US tech giant Microsoft Corp. to colla...
Jun 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean, Canadian firms to collaborate on submarine projects
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Friday that it partnered with three Canadian companies at Canada’s largest defense exhibition, CAN...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea's bad loan managers seek liquidity via bond sales
South Korean non-performing loan (NPL) managers are increasing fundraising through corporate debt issuance given an outbreak of bad loans amid highe...
May 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Ineos, Hanwha mull joint US low-carbon ammonia project
Global chemical company Ineos Group Ltd. and South Korea’s Hanwha Group have teamed up to assess building a low-carbon ammonia facility in the...
May 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On invests in Yuilrobotics for its US battery plants
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery producer, is slated to invest in South Korean robot automation system developer ...
May 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Ocean to develop hydrogen fuel cells
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Friday that it will join Hanwha Ocean Co. in a joint R&D initiative to target the eco-friendly...
May 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea Eximbank provides $1 bn in PF for Saudi Amiral project
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Thursday that it will provide $1 billion in project financing for the Amiral petrochemical f...
May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), built a makeup product development ...
May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility wins deal for fuel conversion project in Chile
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a contract for a fuel conversion project at a t...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Conversational AI startup Rapeech attracts $4.4 mn investment
South Korean conversational artificial intelligence (AI) startup Rapeech announced on Sunday that it attracted an investment of 6 billion won ($4....
May 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
HL Mando, Kakao Mobility to develop autonomous parking robots
HL Mando Corp., an electric vehicle and self-driving system developing unit of South Korea's HL Group, announced on Thursday that it signed a busine...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Liquidity crisis looms at S.Korea’s M Capital amid project financing debacle
South Korea's financing and finance leasing firm M Capital Co. is facing a growing risk of liquidity crunch as its attempts to refinance maturing de...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
MedInTech attracts $14.6 mn series B investment
MedInTech Inc., South Korea's medical smart endoscopes startup, announced on Monday that it attracted a series B investment of 20 billion won ($14.6...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
South Korea to accept Indonesia’s KF-21 project cost cut proposal
South Korea plans to accept Indonesia’s request to cut its share of payments for a joint fighter jet development project to one-third of the o...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
OECD sharply revises up S.Korea GDP forecast after strong Q1
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts South Korea’s economy to expand at a faster pace than it previousl...
May 02, 2024 (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