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Korean chipmakers
Memory leader Samsung aims to strengthen system chips, foundry
Samsung Electronics Co. is forecast to keep its memory leadership amid growing competition, although the South Korean tech giant has some catching u...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea's unicorn makers
KB Investment CEO says VC boom shouldn't be dismissed as mere bubble
South Korea-based venture capital firms are likely to see rankings shift once the glory days of lucrative exits in a liquidity-driven market are gon...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip shortage hits Korea’s COVID-19 diagnostic device manufacturers
The global chip shortage is impacting South Korea’s COVID-19 test device makers. They are paying up to 10 times the normal price of semiconduc...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Taiwanese fabless firms outwit Korean rivals in chip supercycle
Taiwanese fabless semiconductor firms, with backing from their hometown foundry companies, are reaping the benefits of higher chip prices and soarin...
Jun 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung returns as foreigners’ top pick; Kospi just shy of record high
Samsung Electronics Co., the bellwether of South Korea’s main bourse, has returned as the market darling, with foreigners buying heavily on th...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Shopping app Ably raises another $55 mn
South Korea-based Ably Co., operator of the fashion app Ably, announced on Jun. 2 that it has raised 62 billion won ($55.7 million) in a Series B ex...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years
South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI chip startup FuriosaAI wraps up $70 mn Series B round
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup FuriosaAI has recently wrapped up an 80 billion won ($72.1 million) Series B round, attracting inv...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global automakers accelerate EV push as chip shortage eases
Global auto companies are moving forward with their electric vehicle (EV) and other future mobility initiatives as the global semiconductor shortage...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Bayer join $90 mn investment in AI healthcare app Ada Health
Samsung Electronics Co. and Germany’s pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG have made a joint investment in the Berlin-based artificial intelligence (...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Metaverse makes digital nomads the new norm
It’s been about four months since Lee Seul, a manager at real estate app Zigbang, worked from the company office in Gangnam, one of South Kore...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics enjoys OLED TV boom with record Q1 shipments
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is enjoying the growing popularity of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs, posting a record shipment in ...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI-based startup Riiid raises $175 mn from SoftBank
Artificial intelligence-based learning platform Riiid Inc. has raised $175 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the South Korean company said on May...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Fizzling IPO boom? Korean IPO shares make dull debuts
C&C International Co., South Korea's leading color cosmetics manufacturer, became the fifth company this year to see its share price slide below...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Hyundai CE, Amazon develop AI-based equipment diagnosis technology
Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. (Hyundai CE), an affiliate of Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., said on May 17 that it has jointly developed...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Group to invest $106 mn in advanced AI tech development
South Korea’s LG Group will spend about 120 billion won ($106 million) over the next three years to establish a massive high-performance compu...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Heated shopping platform M&As shake up fashion industry
South Korea's fashion industry is all shook up following the No. 1 online fashion platform Musinsa's decision to acquire 29CM, the country’s s...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to jump into laptop processor market with Exynos chip in H2
With the global laptop computer market growing rapidly in the pandemic-caused work-and-learn from home era, Samsung Electronics Co. is working on a ...
May 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
K-beauty boom makes S.Korea the fourth-largest cosmetics exporter
Cosmetics industry sees continued export growth for two straight decades K-beauty has emerged as a global trend, thanks to the development of innov...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Riding cargo boom, H-Line Shipping resumes IPO process
H-Line Shipping Co., South Korea's second-largest bulk transportation company, has resumed its initial public offering process after three years, as...
May 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung reports highest Q1 revenue, expects chip rebound in Q2
Samsung Electronics Co. has recorded the highest first-quarter revenue figures in the company’s history, thanks to strong performances in its ...
Apr 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix mulls foundry expansion, advances capex to ease chip shortage
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday that it is looking into various options to grow its foundry busi...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Industrial clean rooms
Wonbang Tech: S.Korea’s leading chip clean room company
The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated with water vapor. When cooled further below the point, the airborne water vapor ...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Second-tier chipmakers ramp up investments amid chip shortage
Second-tier chipmakers have been ramping up investment to boost their footing in the industry as they expect chip demand to gradually increase in li...
Apr 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup valuations surge; driven by Coupang effect and VC boom
In September 2019, South Korea-based mobile marketplace platform Danggeun Market received 40 billion won ($36 million) from venture capital firms wi...
Apr 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor Q1 net profit triples; chip shortage dims Q2 outlook
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Thursday its first-quarter net profit nearly tripled to the highest level in four years,...
Apr 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip shortage worsens, keeps Samsung execs on edge
The global chip shortage, which began with declining supply of automotive chips, is crippling swaths of industries beyond the electronic devices sec...
Apr 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Factory suspension
GM Korea to halt 2 main plants next week on automotive chip shortage
The South Korean unit of US auto giant General Motors Co. will halt two of its three plants next week in the latest sign of the worsening global aut...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Quest for semicon autonomy pushes countries to brink of chip cold war
The ongoing global race for semiconductors, largely driven by the aggressive measures taken by both China and the US, has entered a more serious pha...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Global infra boom revives S.Korea’s heavy equipment sector
South Korea’s heavy machinery manufacturers are making a strong start this year, reporting the highest first quarter revenue figures since 201...
Apr 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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