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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha's takeover of DSME likely to get conditional approval
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday said it is discussing corrective measures with Hanwha Group over fears that the conglomerate's a...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Siltron joins UNGC to strengthen ESG management
South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. announced on Monday that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to strengthen its en...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Doosan, Ionic Materials collaborate in liquid crystal polymer
Doosan Corp., the holding company of South Korea's Doosan Group, said on Monday that it has entered a joint development agreement (JDA) with US-base...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan Mobility Innovation, MIT to develop hydrogen motorcycle
South Korea's Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a hydrogen fuel cell-making subsidiary of Doosan Corp., on Thursday announced a partnership with the...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1, S.Korea's Air Force Academy sign future defense tech deal
LIG Nex1 Co. and Republic of (South) Korea Air Force Academy have agreed on close cooperation in joint research on defense technology and personnel ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
WRC-approved longest-distance golf ball ATTOMAX on sale in Korea
ATTOMAX golf balls approved by the World Record Committee (WRC) as the longest-flying golf balls in the world finally hit the South Korean market on...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Eugene Corp. develops concrete production simulation system
South Korea's Eugene Corporation, which specializes in ready-mixed concrete and construction material distribution, announced on Wednesday that it h...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon Pharma to merge with anti-cancer drug developer Platbio
Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, is merging with anti-cancer drug developer Platbio to advance the developme...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Biosimilar giant Celltrion to transform into drug developer
South Korean biosimilar giant Celltrion Group aims to transform into a drug developer by generating 40% of sales from new medicines by 2030 as it is...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin launches global C2C purchase platform Hoot Town
Hanjin Transportation, a logistics and B2B/B2C delivery business subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanjin Group, has launched Hoot Town, a global co...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea's Elice, FuriosaAI to develop training for AI semiconductor talent
South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) digital education provider Elice on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the AI semi...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai E&C, KAI to develop export-type package for defense industry
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) will jointly develop an export package for ...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's CJ Bioscience buys drug candidates from 4D pharma of the UK
South Korea’s pharmaceutical and healthcare company CJ Bioscience Inc. has acquired drug candidates from the UK's 4D pharma plc. to improve co...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Piracy of S.Korean webtoon surges amid content boom
The South Korean industry of webtoons, or digital comics, has seen its original content illegally posted on foreign websites over the past few years...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG takes lead in nurturing young AI talent by holding AI hackathon
South Korea's LG announced on Sunday that it held the "LG AI Hackathon" for nurturing young artificial intelligence (AI) talent for two days from ...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korean research team develops AI chip to cut power use
South Korean scientists have developed a chip that needs less electricity for advanced efficiency and data processing to help the country’s se...
Mar 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to benefit from rising global defense spending
South Korea is expected to log another year of record defense exports in 2023 thanks to growing military budgets across the world as local major arm...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Motor, Kia partner with DeepX to develop robotics services
South Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have partnered with DeepX, a domestic startup that specializes in designing AI semiconductors...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea's Hancom to apply ChatGPT to Hancom Docs
South Korea's office software developer Hancom Inc. will apply ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service that allows users to reque...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Korea Univ. open internship to develop future talent
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. and Korea University will jointly develop next-generation personnel to lead core business lines of the future.Chung Ki-...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor, Kia develop ultra-high-temp hydrogen fuel cells with US firm
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. has joined forces with Advent Technologies, an American maker of membrane electrode assemblies (MEA), a key componen...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung reaffirms commitment to water conservation on World Water Day
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip producer, reaffirmed its corporate pledge to protect water resources, which are criti...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon Industries to make 100% plant-based eco-friendly plastic
Kolon Industries Inc.'s Future Technology Institute announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Stora Enso Oyj, a global biomaterials leader f...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT, Amano Korea join hands to develop smart parking solutions
South Korean telecom operator KT Corp. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a business agreement with parking control system specialist Amano K...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Yanolja Cloud to develop real estate platform with SK Discovery
South Korea's Yanolja Cloud, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, announced on Tuesday its partnership with SK Discovery Co. to build a proptech ...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Wave Lifestyle Tech signs MOU with Saudi gov't to expand robot business
Wave Lifestyle Tech, a South Korean foodtech robot company, said on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma wins $44 mn flu vaccine order from WHO agency
South Korea's pharmaceutical firm GC Biopharma Corp. said on Monday that it has won a $44.3 million (57.9 billion won) order for flu vaccines in a d...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea’s KCC develops AI-based color matching system
South Korea’s chemical and auto parts maker KCC Corp. on Monday said it developed the K-Smart system of using an artificial intelligence (AI)-...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis develops in-wheel electric motor
Hyundai Mobis, South Korea's largest auto parts manufacturer, announced on Sunday that it developed an "in-wheel system" that places an electric mot...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korean aircraft maker KAI earmarks $3.4 bn in R&D investment by 2032
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, is set to pour 4.5 trillion won ($3.4 billion) into ...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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