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Automobiles
S.Korea ranks fifth in global auto output for third straight year
South Korea’s auto production last year ranked fifth worldwide for the third year in a row.A report on world automotive output from the Korea ...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Hanwha Techwin changes name to Hanwha Vision
South Korea’s Hanwha Techwin on Wednesday changed its name to Hanwha Vision and unveiled its new corporate image. On the reason for the n...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver’s HyperCLOVA X: More Korean-proficient than ChatGPT
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. will unveil an updated version of its AI platform HyperCLOVA, HyperCLOVA X, which it said better unders...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain to launch investment fund for AI startups
Kakao Brain, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) company owned by Kakao Corp., said on Sunday it plans to set up a fund of up to 10 billion ...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG ditch BOE in likely Apple deal for iPad Pro OLED panels
Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. will likely win orders from Apple Inc. to build organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for the US tech ...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
DeepBrain AI joins CB Insights' Global 250 Generative AI Startups list
DeepBrain AI, a South Korean AI startup, said on Friday it made the list of "Global 250 Generative AI Startups" by CB Insights, a New York-based mar...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI expects 2023 sales to grow by a third, driven by fighter jets
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, said on Wednesday it aims to achieve 3.83 trillion w...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain presents text-based AI motion generation model
On Tuesday, Kakao Brain, the AI unit of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced the development of a new text-based motion generation model, called "FL...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Hanwha accelerates generational shift with promotion of second son
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group is accelerating its generational power shift by promoting the group chairman&rsqu...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox to sell off 2.2 mn shares of Daewoong's American partner Evolus
Medytox Inc. said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that it is selling off approximately 2.19 million shares of Evolus, Daewoong Pharmaceutical's ...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s Lee may ramp up investment in QD-OLED panels
Samsung Electronics Co. may ramp up its investment in screen panel affiliate Samsung Display Co. to meet growing demand for next-generation quantum ...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Lotte Construction develops eco-friendly concrete
Lotte Engineering & Construction has developed eco-friendly concrete that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90%. In collaboration wit...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS underperforms global peers by returns for Q1-Q3 2022
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, ranked 10th out of the global 42 state-owned investors by rate...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat opens parts distribution center in Atlanta, Georgia
South Korea's Doosan Bobcat said on Friday that it has opened an additional construction equipment parts distribution center (PDC) in Atlanta, Georg...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s fastest mobile DRAM chip LPDDR5T
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has developed the world’s fastest mobile DRAM chip and ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia make up 11.3% of UK's new car registrations in 2022
South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group accounted for 11.3% of the new car registrations in the UK last year, according to a report that the Socie...
Jan 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte to invest $55 mn in Indian ice cream subsidiary for 5 years
South Korea-based Lotte Confectionery Co. will invest 4.5 billion rupees ($55.1 million) in its Indian unit Havmor Ice Cream in the next five ...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix gets Intel certification for DDR5 server DRAM
South Korea's major memory chip producer SK Hynix Inc. said on Thursday that it has received certification that its 10-nm class fourth-generation (1...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion acquires approval to sell Vegzelma in Canada
South Korea's biosimilar heavyweight Celltrion Inc. has obtained permission from the Canadian health ministry to sell anticancer biosimilar Vegzelma...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
SFA signs display equipment deal with China's Tianma Microelectronics
SFA Engineering Corp., South Korea's largest manufacturer of display manufacturing equipment, on Wednesday said it landed an order worth 142.1 billi...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AhnLab CEO Kang: Betting on next-gen technology from detection to cloud
Kang Suk-Kyoon, CEO of AhnLab, Inc. proposed a strategy to develop next-generation models and technologies, such as solutions to detect and respond ...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Ideahub to launch new platform for individual investors of patents in Q1
In the next three months, South Korea's Ideahub is poised to launch a platform on which individual investors can also invest in patents.If all goes ...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Qatar, UAE spend most on Korean games, pushing back China, US
Middle Eastern countries have emerged as a blue ocean for the South Korean game industry, ranking first in both per-capita usage amount and playtime...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea logs record trade deficit in 2022; outlook dim
South Korea suffered a record trade deficit last year as the ongoing war in Ukraine ramped up energy import bills, while the outlook remained dark w...
Jan 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Mobis tests cutting-edge vehicle broadcast platform in North America
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, which developed the next-generation automotive broadcast system ATSC 3.0 in the US, has teamed up with Sinclair Broadca...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT builds hyper-connected R&D network KOREN data site
KT Corp. said on Monday that it will start operation on Jan. 5 after completing the construction of KOREN data lake portal site, which provides vari...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group develops dual LNG-hydrogen engine
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has developed South Korea's first hybrid engine that uses liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen.The group's ...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Hyundai becomes younger with 1 in 3 new executives in their 40s
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, which owns Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., has carried out a year-end mid-tier executive reshuffle marked ...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Chem, GS EPS to build $248 million biomass power plant
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it has signed a contract with GS EPS Co. to build a 320 billion won ($248 mil...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korean kids' future career choices are athletes, teachers, YouTubers
A survey revealed that the number of middle and high school students who opted for computer engineers and software developers as their future career...
Dec 20, 2022 (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