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Batteries
SKC breaks ground on Europe’s largest copper foil plant in Poland
SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Friday it has begun construction of a 900 billion ...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SD Biosensor, SJL Partners to acquire Meridian Bioscience for $1.53 bn
SD Biosensor Inc., the world's largest COVID-19 test kit seller, and private equity firm SJL Partners LLC are jointly acquiring Meridian Bioscience ...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea’s merch-producing platforms target influencers
Digital content creators in South Korea – YouTube partners, Tiktok creators and webtoon writers – are no longer relying solely on subscr...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO, LS Electric to build EV parts plants in Mexico
South Korea's POSCO International Co. broke ground on an electric vehicle parts plant in northern Mexico on July 6, while LS Electric Co. signed a t...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy’s KSOE wins $2.2 billion order for 10 LNG carriers
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indust...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor raises N.America workforce, cuts China staff
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, ramped up its workforce in North America by more than 50% last year where its presence is grow...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Small S.Korean PE firms flex muscle during pandemic
Private equity firms registered in South Korea enjoyed a 20% jump in their accumulated commitments in 2021 as a whole, led by small and medium-sized...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
YG's share price surges 6.3% on news of Blackpink’s album release, concert
Shares of major K-pop label YG Entertainment Inc. finished Wednesday's trade 6% higher at 48,950 won ($37.52) a share, on news of Blackpink’s ...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung wins multi-billion-dollar camera module deal from Tesla
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., the electronic components unit of Samsung Group, has won a multi-billion-dollar deal to supply camera modules to Tesl...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply $765 million batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, has agreed to supply its cylindrical batteries to Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Precision to supply to Antech for US vet diagnostics market entry
A number of veterinary diagnostics companies are struggling to differentiate themselves in the global market. According to Grand View Research Inc.,...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Infotainment, telematics define LG’s new future with $6.2 billion in orders
When LG Electronics Inc. surprised the market last year by announcing that it was exiting the mobile phone business, one of its mainstay businesses,...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton founder: Robotics, deep learning should be S.Korea’s future
Krafton Inc. founder and chairman Chang Byung-gyu is a rare example of a serial entrepreneur in South Korea – a country dominated by family-ow...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver’s web browser Whale challenges global rivals
South Korea’s homegrown web browser Whale, developed by Naver Corp., is quietly increasing its presence in the domestic market, where Google C...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK E&S to launch London office in view of growth opportunities in Europe
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is preparing to open a business office in London as it sees growth op...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Top S.Korean firms face carbon neutrality dilemma
South Korea’s top 30 companies emitted their largest-ever amount of carbon dioxide last year, contrary to their goal of reducing greenhouse ga...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials
The much-touted sale of a controlling stake in Iljin Materials Co., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, is flagging as big spenders are ...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
Plagiarism scandal hits top S.Korean university over AI-themed papers
South Korea's most prestigious university is embroiled in a plagiarism scandal after two papers it published on artificial intelligence are believed...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Hyundai Motor to launch investment affiliate in US for further growth
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will establish an investment company in the US state of Delaware to expand its presence in the North America...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Samsung Eng. to invest in Vietnam for SE Asia water biz
Samsung Engineering Co. agreed to spend $41 million on Vietnam’s largest private water treatment company for the eco-friendly business in Sout...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Socar gets pushback for high valuation ahead of IPO
South Korea’s mobility unicorn Socar Inc. faces controversy over its valuation after the car-sharing startup set the price guidance for its in...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna to spend $78 mn on China capacity expansion
LG Magna e-Powertrain Co. will invest $78 million in its Chinese plant of electric vehicle parts to meet growing demand in the world’s largest...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Washington D.C. recognizes Korea as origin of kimchi
Washington D.C. has joined the three US states of California, Virginia and New York to designate Nov. 22 “Kimchi Day,” and has acknowled...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Materials, Showa Denko to jointly seek US semiconductor gas business
SK Materials Co., an industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Inc., and Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko K.K. have agr...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner
Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the design of the IONIQ 6, its first all-electric sedan on an exclusive EV platform, with which South Korea&...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai’s US partner Aptiv invests in self-driving startup StradVision
Aptiv PLC, one of the world’s big three autonomous driving technology companies, has agreed to invest 50 billion won ($39 million) in StradVis...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KG, Cactus PE, Pavilion PE named new owners of Ssangyong Motor
A consortium led by the chemicals-to-steel conglomerate KG Group has been named the new owner of South Korea’s troubled sport utility vehicle ...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shilla Duty Free targets Chinese shoppers with Alibaba
The Shilla Duty Free Shop, the world’s No. 3 duty-free chain, has joined hands with a Chinese e-commerce giant to attract some 158 million cro...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom expands system for self-driving in Seoul
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has expanded the area covered by the traffic control system for self-driving in Seoul, takin...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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