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Batteries
STX acquires 20% stake in lithium iron phosphate battery maker IBT
STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, announced on Friday that it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 20% stake in the b...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Ananti to go solo in Busan without Hilton
Ananti Inc. will end its six-year-long partnership with Hilton Hotels & Resorts by removing the global hotel giant's nameplate from its luxury s...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan unveils hydrogen fuel cell systems for buildings
South Korea's Doosan Corp. on Friday announced the development of hydrogen polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (H2-PEMFC) systems for buildings a...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GM asks LG Energy to share huge portion of US EV tax benefits
General Motor Co., the leading US automaker, has asked LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery manufactur...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hancom to unveil document creator like Mircrosoft's Copilot
Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, is set to speed up its artificial intelligence business with a beta service of AI-po...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor’s Uniwheel offers new paradigm for future mobility
Mobility has evolved at an incredible pace over the years. But there’s one thing that hardly changes – the configuration of the drivetra...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chem develops tech to improve EV battery durability
Lotte Chemical Corp. said on Tuesday it has developed a technology to improve the durability of electric vehicle cell materials by enhancing the sta...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
SK C&C to build Hana Securities STO system
South Korea's SK C&C announced on Tuesday that it will supply its blockchain service platform ChainZ Security Token (ChainZ ST) to build the sys...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Sodium-ion batteries emerge as alternative to lithium, LFP batteries
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are emerging as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries, currently dominating the rechargeable battery market for electr...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research
The global automobile market is on track to recover to pre-pandemic levels this year and is expected to grow at a moderate pace amid a prolonged eco...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Samsung sets up future business planning unit, keeps co-CEO system
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones, is creating a new division tasked with working out future ...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Shinsegae head calls for drastic systems-centered reform
Shinsegae Group Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin has urged the South Korean retail giant to make drastic systems-centered reforms to ensure stable and s...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai to build EV battery pack plant in India by 2025
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to invest 7 billion rupees ($84 million) to build an electric vehicle battery pack assemb...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai builds Aegis destroyer with anti-ballistic missiles
ULSAN, South Korea – At the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. on Nov. 20 in Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea's ne...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to launch small SAR satellite by year-end
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch its own small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite by the end of...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy may produce mid-nickel EV batteries from 2024
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to mass-produce mid-nickel, high-voltage lithium batteries as early as next year, one year ahead o...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker
Trafigura, a major global commodity trader, is set to invest in a South Korean electric vehicle battery raw materials manufacturer to take advantage...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is readying to enter the US electric vehicle charger market with the launch of EV chargers in the first half...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
World’s first test driving hydrogen train succeeds in Ulsan
The world's first test driving hydrogen-electric tram succeeded in Ulsan, South Korea. According to Ulsan Metropolitan Government officials, th...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, BASF tie up for EV battery materials business
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, and BASF SE, a major global cell materials producer, joined forces for th...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec’s vehicle systems plants running above full capacity
LG Electronics Inc.'s automotive electronics production plants have surpassed 100% of their operating rate this year as of the end of September.Acco...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK governor named chair of BIS financial system committee
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong has been appointed as the chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) at the Bank for Int...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery makers’ broad restructuring hits US
SK On Co., South Korea’s No. 3 battery maker, has decided to furlough employees at one of its US battery factories in the state of Georgia to ...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai opens Electrification Center
South Korea's HD Hyundai Group new opened on Monday HD Hyundai Electrification Center at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi ...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai breaks ground on $1.5 bn EV plant in S.Korea
ULSAN -- Hyundai Motor Co., the world’s third-largest automaker along with its affiliate Kia Corp., on Monday broke ground for a dedicated ele...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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P&O Chemicals completes pitch plant for cathode materials
South Korea's P&O Chemical, a joint venture of POSCO Future M Co. and OCI Holdings Co. completed the pitch plant in Tancheon Industrial Complex,...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung C&T to build world’s largest liquid hydrogen tank
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Sunday it received certification for the world's largest liquid hydrogen storage tank design from D...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Ford’s battery JV in Turkey scrapped as EV uptake slows
A planned battery manufacturing joint venture between South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., US carmaker Ford Motor Co. and ...
Nov 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia’s new Carnival RV rides on growing popularity of hybrid cars
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, is riding on the growing popularity of hybrid vehicles as pure electric vehicle uptakes slo...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Polestar 4 EV to be built at Renault’s Korean plant from 2025
Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar will build its upcoming Polestar 4 SUV coupe at Renault Group’s manufacturing plant in South Korea fro...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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