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Artificial intelligence
Wrtn to offer free access GPT-4 conversation services
South Korean generative AI startup Wrtn Technologies announced on Thursday that it will offer unlimited free access to its conversation feature...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution drops to third on global market for EV battery in Q1
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. in the first quarter fell to third in the global share of electric vehicle (EV) batteries in use spanning all ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea’s Hanatour sees 1st profit in over 3 yrs on high-end service
Hanatour Service Inc., South Korea’s top travel agency, enjoyed its first quarterly profit in more than three years as it focused on high-end ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
NuScale in talks to build SMR plant in S.Korea: NuScale CEO
NuScale Power Corp., the world’s leading small modular reactor (SMR) developer, may land in South Korea sooner than its rivals with its unriva...
May 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Clean energy remains top pick for Korean infrastructure investors
South Korean institutional investors are poised to ramp up investments in global infrastructure, hedging against inflationary pressure, a survey found...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PwC’s S.Korean member to focus on SE Asia acquisition deals
Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the South Korean member firm of global accounting industry leader PwC, aims to focus on overseas acquisition deals of ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's Kakao Pay to buy 51% of US financial firm Siebert
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday it has signed an a...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom, Golfzon develop AI golf platform
An artificial intelligence platform in South Korea has produced a golfing coach that analyzes and diagnoses problems in swing posture and recommends...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to supply LG Energy Solution $22.6 bn worth of cathodes
POSCO Future M Co. on Wednesday signed a long-term contract with LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) to supply 30.26 trillion won ($22.6 billion) worth o...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
BC Card, KTO to promote mobile payment for foreign tourists
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has announced a new partnership with BC Card and the Korea Easy Payment Foundation to introduce a mobile paymen...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korean gov’t to export domestic tax service system abroad
South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) is looking to export its world-renowned electronic tax administration system after successfully implementin...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches AI-enabled freight info service Brokarry 2.0
Lolab Co. Ltd., KT's digital logistics subsidiary, released its Brokarry 2.0 freight brokerage and transportation service, which incorporates artifi...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to spend $352 million to mass produce solid-state batteries by 2028
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said on Monday it will spend 470 billion won ($352 million) to begin mass production in 2028 of solid-state bat...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
S.Korea, Chile to enhance cooperation for green hydrogen
South Korea is exploring ways to cooperate with Chile in the transition toward a hydrogen economy and clean hydrogen production, as Chile has abunda...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests $11 mn in AI startup Scatter Lab
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Scatter Lab, the creator of the AI agent "Luda Lee," following a 15 bi...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Samsung Life buys 20% of French asset manager Meridiam
Samsung Life Insurance, managing 223.1 trillion won ($167.5 billion) in assets, has acquired a 20% stake in Paris-based infrastructure investment fi...
Apr 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai ties up with LG, SK for $5.3 bn US EV cell plants
Hyundai Motor Group, the leading South Korean automaker, has joined hands with LG Energy Solution Ltd. and its smaller rival SK On Co. to build elec...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ OliveNetworks opens S.Korea's first logistics center with 5G
South Korea's digital service company CJ OliveNetworks on Thursday said it set up the mobile communications network "Ieum 5G" exclusively for busine...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KCCI, Seoul Japan Club forms economic study group
South Korean and Japanese businesspeople form a study group to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.The Korea Chamber of Commer...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon Games’ Blue Archive surpasses 1 million pre-registrants in China
South Korea’s Nexon Games Co. on Wednesday said the number of pre-registrants for its strategy role-playing game Blue Archive exceeded one mil...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea’s five major companies form data network alliance
South Korea's five major companies have joined forces to make a combined data product that consolidates their respective information, ranging from c...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LabGenomics, Amorepacific sign gene testing service supply deal
South Korea's molecular diagnostics company LabGenomics Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a gene testing service supply contract with Amore...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LS Electric to display smart energy solutions in Germany
LS Electric Co., South Korean manufacturer of power and industrial automation equipment, announced on Monday that it will participate in the Hannove...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Siltron gets 20% of electricity from renewable energy
South Korea’s SK Siltron on Sunday said it procured 19.5% of the electricity it used last year from renewable energy. “In 2020, we were...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec launches foundry package turnkey service
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 foundry player, has begun package turnkey service for contract chip manufacturing as it aims to tak...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, Kazakhstan to expand cooperation on mineral resource
South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang and Kazakhstan's first deputy prime minister Roman Sklyar, held a meeting in Seo...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO International to transform into green company by 2030
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., on Thursday unvei...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean GS, Daebo invest in domestic AI semiconductor firm
South Korea's Sapeon, artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor subsidiary of SK Telecom Co., said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea's online voting service company exports its techs to Kyrgyzstan
South Korea's online voting service company Kevoting announced on Wednesday that its mobile voting platform service was adopted for the local counci...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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