Doosan Robotics Europe
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Foreign exchange
Falling won yet to cool Koreans’ fever for overseas travel
The South Korean won has continued its decline to hit lows not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on sustained concerns of an economic d...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis hosts future mobility startups in Silicon Valley
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. will host a future mobility conference, dubbed Mobis Mobility Day, with around 80 experts from mobility startu...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility wins $383 mn power plant deal from Saudi Arabia
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Friday it has won a 540 billion won ($383 million) contract to build a combine...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG Elec., Uplus team up to expand service robot business
South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. and mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. will join forces to expand their service robot busine...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korea lags peer nations in robot industry
South Korea’s competitiveness in the robot industry is among the world’s lowest even though the country is one of the largest buyers of ...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis receives $1.6 bn order from global carmaker
Hyundai Glovis announced on Wednesday that it received an order worth 2.2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) from a global carmaker, a record-high vehicle ...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung C&T ties up with Korean firms for hydrogen biz
Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, has joined forces for the clean hydrogen businesses with South Korean comp...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 logs record pre-orders in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, announced on Tuesday that its first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 is enjoying record pre-orders...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea’s mounting trade deficit knocks won to 13-year low
South Korea’s won has hit the weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on a mounting trade deficit while growing concerns over ...
Aug 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion gains sales approval for biosimilar Vegzelma in Europe
Celltrion Healthcare Co., South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.'s global marketing affiliate, said on Friday it has obtained the Europ...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG, KT join forces to launch next-generation service robots
South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. has partnered with LG Electronics Inc. to develop and launch next-generation custome...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to set up AI robotics R&D center near Boston
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will set up an artificial intelligence research center in the Boston area to develop AI-driven robotics tech...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT delays key game launches, darkening H2 outlook
NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s leading games developer, postponed the releases of key games that could attract new users, clouding its business o...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung Medical Center jobs global top 10 in robot-assisted surgeries
Samsung Medical Center announced Tuesday that it performed more than 15,000 robot-assisted operations in the first of this year. Last yea...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's Vestas launches second $231 mn European warehouse fund
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. has created a 300 billion won ($231.2 million) blind pool fund for Europe-based logistics cente...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan wins $640 mn desalination plant deal in Saudi
South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility Co. secured a $640 million deal for a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia to meet water demand in the kingdom.D...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung Elec. plans unmanned factories on manpower shortage
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is seeking unmanned factories in a move that other major South Korean manufacturers...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai Doosan Infracore declares 1st cash dividend in 14 years
Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, will pay dividends to its shareholders for the first time in 14 years.A...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Warehouse robotics maker Floatic raises $2.6 million in pre-Series A
Warehouse automation startup Floatic Robotics wrapped up its pre-Series A round with 3.4 billion won ($2.6 million). The Seoul-based company is...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won may head to 1,400 against the dollar for 1st time since 2008-09 crisis
The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms
South Korean conglomerates are rushing to nurture their robotics businesses, encouraged by surging demand for robots in the service industry.LG Elec...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to rev up Korean food sales in Europe
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to accelerate the expansion of its Korean food business in Europe. It aims to increase annual fo...
Jul 06, 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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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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Metaverse
SK Telecom gears up for global launch of metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. took steps to launch its metaverse platform in other countries as it aims to seek a future gro...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Doosan Infracore to develop hydrogen engines for commercial use
Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, said on June 26 that it will start a state-run project to develop hydro...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility, Siemens' affiliate sign MOU for wind power business
Doosan Enerbility Co. announced Sunday it has signed an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. (SGRE) i...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG, Kakao Mobility to roll out autonomous delivery robot service
LG Electronics Inc. and Kakao Mobility Corp. have agreed to form a future mobility technology partnership with an aim to jointly launch an autonomou...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS launches AI robot subscription service for warehouse operators
LG CNS unveiled a cloud-based logistics robot subscription service on Tuesday, which could save warehouse operators a significant amount in upfront ...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)