ASML chip equipment maker
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Corporate investment
SK Square, SK Hynix set up $77 million chip investment unit
SK Square Co. and SK Hynix Inc., together with two other South Korean companies, have launched a 100 billion won ($77 million) joint investment unit...
Jul 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s foundry business to make DDIC chips for LX Semicon
LX Semicon Co., one of South Korea’s leading chip design firms, plans to ask Samsung Electronics Co. to manufacture display driver integrated ...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 6 shows off 3rd-longest driving range in US
The IONIQ 6, the first fully electric sedan by Hyundai Motor Co., has been named one of the top three distance champions in the US based on tests by...
Jul 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung SDI gets carbon footprint certification
South Korea's Samsung SDI Co., the sixth-largest electric vehicle cell maker globally, announced on Friday that it has become the first secondary ba...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s mattress maker Zinus launches premium product line
South Korean furniture and mattress maker Zinus Inc., an affiliate of Hyundai Department Store Group, has started a premium mattress line.The compan...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT, Samsung to cooperate in building S.Korean-style full stack AI
South Korea's KT Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. will pool their capabilities to build domestically developed full stack artificial intelligence...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI expands cooperation with EV makers
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle cell maker, is expanding cooperation with its customers including General Motors C...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s trade deficit with China runs deep; chip support required
Just like its neighboring countries in Asia, South Korea’s economic growth has long been swayed by the ups and downs of China, which heavily r...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Display to dump entire stake in LCD equipment maker
South Korea’s Samsung Display Co. is set to sell its stake in a domestic liquid crystal display equipment maker as the unit of global tech gia...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung on smooth track to 1.4 nm foundry tech to take on TSMC
SILICON VALLEY – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Tuesday unveiled details of its advanced proces...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia invest extra $1.5 mn in automotive chip startup
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Wednesday that they have invested extra 2 billion won ($1.54 million) in BOS Semiconductors, a vehicle ...
Jun 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to invest $230 bn in Korea on speedy govt support
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is set to spend 300 trillion won ($230.4 billion) to build semiconductor manufactur...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai bets big on futuristic displays, eyes roll-up screen in 3 years
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Tuesday it expects to begin mass production of its rollable vehicle display &ndas...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-drama hitmaker Studio Dragon in crisis as content head resigns
Studio Dragon Corp., a South Korean production company of Netflix hits such as "The Glory" and "Crash Landing on You," said on Monday its co-Chief E...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korea’s next price cut target to ease inflation; flour prices
South Korea urged domestic millers to cut flour prices after demanding a similar move to instant noodle makers to further ease inflationary pressure...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung accelerates foray into fastest AI chip market
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. is speeding up its efforts to penetrate deeper into the high bandwidth memory 3 (HBM3) market, an area i...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Vestas to relocate Asia-Pacific HQ to Seoul in September
Denmark-based Vestas, the world's top wind turbine manufacturer, is set to move its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters from Singapore to South Korea...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore targets eco-friendly equipment market
HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment unit of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, is set to make inroads into the eco-friendly sector...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SKIET rejuvenates old mining town in Poland as green industry hub
DABROWA GORNICZA, Poland – It was not long ago that the Polish city of Dabrowa Gornicza in Silesia Province was struggling to bring back its g...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI joins hands with VTX to enter Vietnam's helicopter market
Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) on Friday signed a preliminary agreement with Vietnam’s Viettel Aerospace Institute (VTX) to cooperate in...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, LG, Sony vie for mixed-reality OLED display market
Samsung Display Co., LG Display Co. and Sony Corp. — the world’s three leading display panel makers — are ratcheting up efforts to...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems, Leonardo collaborate on developing AESA radar
Hanwha Systems Co., a South Korean defense contractor, has joined forces with Leonardo SpA, a leading European defense company, to jointly develop a...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Monthly exports set for growth in June for 1st time in 10 months
South Korea’s exports in the first 20 days of June rose from a year earlier, seeing growth in the period for the first time since last August....
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung Electronics holds biannual global strategy meeting
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday launched its three-day global strategy meeting, a biannual event held in June and December where major executives...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro tops global distilled liquor sales for 22nd consecutive year
South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. announced on Wednesday that it dominated the global distilled liquor market for the 22nd year i...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Transys unveils future UAM indoor design
South Korean auto powertrain and seat maker Hyundai Transys on Tuesday said it unveiled its new urban air mobility (UAM) cabin concept Hyundai Trans...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix wins Europe certification for automotive chips
SK Hynix Inc., the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it has earned international certification for its automotive memory chip...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean cosmetics maker Able C&C rejuvenated by sales in Japan, US
Able C&C, the parent of South Korea’s first-generation low-priced cosmetics brand Missha, has swung to the black after years of net losses...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hanwha Aerospace partners with UK's Vertical Aerospace for UAM
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Vertical Aerospace (VA), a UK compan...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to apply AI, big data tech to entire chipmaking process
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to use AI and big data technology in its chipmaking process to enhance pr...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)