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Batteries
POSCO new chief vows to keep fostering battery materials business
POSCO Holdings Inc.'s new Chairman Chang In-hwa on Thursday pledged to keep fostering its electric vehicle battery materials business, the group&rsq...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix earmarks $91 bn to construct world's largest chip fab
SK Hynix Inc., the global No. 2 memory chipmaker, is slated to invest more than 120 trillion won ($90.7 billion) by 2046 to build the world’s ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Korea fines Doosan Enerbility $12 mn for improper bookkeeping
South Korea’s top financial regulator said on Wednesday it will fine local major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. 16.1 billion won ($...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG injects $97 mn into Vista Equity’s fund for new tech investments
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, injected $97 million into a fund run by Vista Equity Partners Management LLC for investme...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
Top US general sees changing nuclear threat from North Korea
COMMAND POST TANGO, South Korea—The top U.S. military official in South Korea said his thinking has changed on deterring North Korea’s n...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung invests in BrickBio in US
Samsung Group announced on Tuesday that its Life Science Fund has invested in the US-based antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) and gene therapy technol...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion'a autoimmune disease drug Zymfentra makes US debut
South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. said on March 17 that it has launched its new autoimmune disease treatment Zymfentra in the US m...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea business lobby group eyes tax reform in new parliament
The Korea Enterprises Federation will reinforce efforts to win lawmakers’ nod to its long-desired campaign to slash corporate taxes and inheri...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
GAS Entec wins order for Indonesian offshore plant
South Korea’s GAS Entec Co., the offshore plant design and modification form, has secured a contract to construct and operate a liquified natu...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec triples new TV preorders powered by AI
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top TV manufacturer, said on Sunday it is enjoying strong demand for new TVs, especially premium ultra-la...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea’s Kumho Tire to invest $751 mn to build plant in Europe
Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, plans to invest more than 1 trillion won ($750.8 million) by 2027 to build its first plant in ...
Mar 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Bank, Indodana co-work on digital finance
Shinhan Bank announced on Friday that its Indonesian subsidiary Shinhan Bank Indonesia signed a strategic business agreement with PT Artha Dana Tekn...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
T'way Air launches new route to Beijing Daxing
T'way Air Co. announced on Friday that it will operate a new route between Incheon Airport and Beijing Daxing Airport from Mar. 25 to 30. T'way...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Private education spending in S.Korea hits new record high
South Koreans’ spending on private education hit a new record high of 27.1 trillion won ($20 billion) in 2023, as the government’s annou...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Ecoplant opens US recycling plant for data center servers
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm, said on Thursday it launched a recycling plant for data cen...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to bring Casper EV to Japan, premium Genesis cars to India
Hyundai Motor Co. will bring its electric Casper crossover city car to Japan next year as part of a bid to reinvigorate its performance in the neigh...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon Plastics to be rebranded as Kolon ENP
Kolon Plastics Inc. announced on Thursday that it will change its name to Kolon ENP. The rebranding will be confirmed if approved at the regular sha...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit gets court approval for Volpara acquisition in New Zealand
South Korean medical AI company Lunit announced on Thursday that it received the first approval from the High Court of New Zealand for its plan to a...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
DGB Financial launches overseas asset management
South Korea's DGB Financial Group announced on Thursday that it opened its first overseas subsidiary Hi Asset Management Asia (HiAMA) in Singapore.H...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
South Korea, odd one out in new global gold rush
South Korea has remained muted to a new gold rush fueled by various central banks across the world gobbling up the precious metal, raising concerns ...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem to close base chemical styrene monomer business
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's No. 1 petrochemical company, will shut down its styrene monomer (SM) production line this month and is mulling closing a...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant, TES to enter Japan’s battery recycling market
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm, said on Tuesday it is entering Japan’s battery recycling m...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja, Interpark Triple, Modetour to team up for package travel
South Korea’s top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Co., its subsidiary Interpark Triple, and Modetour Network Inc. announced on Tuesd...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus unveils AI Callbot at Cuckoo call center
South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will introduce the smart customer support solution artificial intelligence (AI) Call...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan wins $114 mn Saudi power plant equipment order
Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Monday it has bagged an order worth 150 billion won ($114 million) to supply turbines and generators for two combined ...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG’s new AI-controlled soundbar to hit US market in March
LG Electronics Inc. will roll out its new flagship soundbar system — powered by AI and 15-channel sound — in North America later this mo...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Qualcomm to develop battery management system
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, announced on Sunday that it will dev...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW EV sales roar in Korea on strong lineup of new models
BMW, already one of the top two best-selling imported car sellers in South Korea, has beaten the world’s No. 1 EV seller Tesla Inc. in the cou...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce
Foreign exquisite, high-end car brands are eager to offer new and exclusive experiences to their customers in South Korea, the fastest-growing luxur...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor launches trade-in program to revive EV sales
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, said on Thursday it introduced a trade-in program in the country for electric vehicles to boos...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)