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Banking & Finance
Kookmin to revive Indonesian banking arm through digitalization
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek begins supplying AI chip substrates to Big Tech
LG Innotek Co., a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, is for the first time supplying high-performance chip substrates for AI devices to g...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C, KAERI partner to commercialize next-gen reactors
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Wednesday that it signed a public-private partnership agreement for the so...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO Int'l breaks ground on traction motor core plant in Poland
South Korea's POSCO International Corp., broke ground on the new electric vehicle (EV) traction motor core plant in Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Transys to export EV drive systems to CEER
Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a contract to supply a 3 trillion won ($...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha picked to develop KF-21’s unmanned escort plane radars
Hanwha Systems Co., a South Korean aerospace and defense contractor, has been picked as a preferred developer by the state-run Korea Institute for D...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK-backed TerraPower breaks ground on nuclear power plant in US
Bill Gates’ nuclear energy firm TerraPower LLC, backed by South Korean conglomerates SK Inc. and HD Hyundai Co., has broken ground on its firs...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant builds rooftop solar panels at Samil Vina in Vietnam
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company, said on Tuesday it has completed building rooftop solar panel...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Bank, Hyosung TNS, LG CNS to co-work for AI banking
South Korea's Shinhan Bank announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyosung TNS and LG CNS to implement future banking...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils M.VICS 5.0
Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, unveiled the latest version of its next-generation integrated cockpit system M.VICS...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus’ AI ixi to be available on Instagram
LG Uplus Corp. will enable its artificial intelligence ixi on Instagram later this year to allow more people to have easy access to the most sensati...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Securities services S.Korean stock investment in Hong Kong
South Korea's Hana Securities announced on Tuesday that it launched a service allowing Hong Kong investors to open its accounts through Hong Kong's ...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea may mandate pension plans for all workplaces from 2025
South Korea is seeking to introduce corporate pension plans to all workplaces in stages starting next year, alongside mandatory contributions to the...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Financial units to reside under one roof in Vietnam
Shinhan Financial Group Co. is upping the ante in the Vietnamese financial market to further widen the gap with rivals as the country’s leadin...
Jun 11, 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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Electronics
Samsung’s The Frame selected as display for Art Basel
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its TV The Frame was selected as the first official display for the world's largest art fair Art B...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Mom's Touch opens new flagship store in Myeongdong
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Tuesday that it opened a new flagship store in Myeongdong, Jung-g...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE accelerates transition into platform company
HYBE Co. is accelerating its push to transform into a platform company as it prepares to launch a new digital fan community platform. This platform ...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Carlyle, Keppel, Gaw Capital, IMM vying for Ecorbit
Carlyle Group, Temasek-backed Keppel Corp., Gaw Capital Partners, and a consortium of IMM Investment and IMM Private Equity have been selected as fi...
Jun 10, 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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ESG
Hyundai Motor to restore forest ecosystem
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Restoration Project with...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils 2024 monitors at Summer Game Fest
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its new 2024 monitor models at the largest North American game show Summer Game Fest, held at the YouTube Theater i...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean launches large offshore WTIV
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it launched a large wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which it secured an order for f...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia launches 2024 model year of Morning
Kia Corp. announced on Monday that it launched its flagship compact car Morning's model year the 2024 Morning. The 2024 Morning featured the ne...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
HD Hyundai’s ascent driven by visionary spinoff push
Many cast doubts on HD Hyundai Group’s decision to separate its ship maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service in 2016. The move, however...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Home Shopping to unveil Bellygom game
South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping announced on Monday that it will release a mobile game called Bellygom Match Land, leveraging the intellectual pro...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean IT companies partner with K-pop girl groups
South Korean game companies like Krafton Inc. and Nexon Korea Corp., and telecom firms such as SK Telecom Co., are collaborating with K-pop girl gro...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hyundai, Kia to require stricter ESG compliance from subcontractors
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group plans to require stricter environmental, social and governance compliance from its partners st...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
US, China to serve as Kia’s key offshore EV production bases
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker after its sibling Hyundai Motor Co., has upped the stakes in China and the US to bolster its ...
Jun 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Southeast Asia, Korea Inc’s new IT outsourcing powerhouse
PHNOM PENH – South Korean technology companies grappling with prolonged software developer shortages are actively broadening their search for ...
Jun 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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