Fortune Asia Future 30
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Robotics
S.Korea’s mobile carriers seek future from service robots
South Korea’s mobile carriers are strengthening the service robot business as the sector, combined with their know-how in the telecommunicatio...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Hyundai Rotem reveals actual product of hydrogen-powered train
Hyundai Rotem, a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, participated in the largest domestic railway exhibition to showcase ad...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC to sell unit to Glenwood PE at $390 mn for future biz
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, is set to sell a subsidiary to Glenwood Private Equity in a deal estimated at 500 billion won ($3...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai ramps up ties with Samsung, SK, LG for EVs, self-driving cars
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is strengthening its tech alliance with its local partners such as Samsung, LG and SK to stay ah...
Jun 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor showcases future mobility in new Spider-Man film
Hyundai Motor Co. announced that it will showcase future mobility in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment on the animation film Spider-Man...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Challenges, opportunities for Asia’s energy transition: GIG
Global investors injected more than $1 trillion into energy transition for the first time last year. South Korea poured in some $19 billion, becomin...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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CAPA: Dong-A ENG Co.
Key facts:- Industry: Mass-production mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing- Mainstay products/services: Automotive interior molds, GM...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK set to produce faster EV chargers than Tesla in US
DALLAS, TEXAS - South Korea’s SK Signet Inc. is poised to produce electric vehicle chargers with the fastest charging speed in the US, targeti...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia recruits exterior designer John Buckingham from BMW
Kia Corp. announced on Monday the recruitment of John Buckingham, a distinguished designer with an impressive portfolio that includes BMW, Bentley, ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja teams up with SE Asia's largest travel platform
South Korea's tourism platform unicorn Yanolja announced on Monday that it will expand its overseas travel services by linking with Traveloka, a ren...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea hosts first Universo Ferrari exhibition in Asia
For the first time in Asia, South Korea is hosting an event featuring the history of the Italian sports car brand Ferrari.Ferrari on Thursday opened...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C to develop future residential model All Life-care House
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) has announced plans to create a future residential model, the All Life-care H...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
North Korean spy satellite fails to reach space
SEOUL -- North Korea’s first military satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea and failed to launch into space, Pyongyang’s state media sai...
May 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO readies for leap to carbon-neutral steel
South Korea’s POSCO Group is preparing to produce carbon-neutral steel, using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, w...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan targets record profit with more int’l flights
Air Busan Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, targets record earnings with more international flights, especially to neighboring China and Japan, ...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M-GM JV to receive investment from Canadian gov’t
POSCO Future M Co., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., revealed on Monday that Ultium CAM, its joint venture with General Motor...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Int'l secures graphite supply from Tanzania
South Korea's POSCO International has signed a deal on the supply of natural graphite to strengthen its battery raw materials unit.The company on ...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korean chips’ heavy reliance on China, US poses risk to national economy
South Korea’s semiconductor industry is more vulnerable to economic and industrial shifts in its key export markets than those of its rivals T...
May 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Lotte to open Silicon Valley corporate venture capital unit
Lotte Group, a South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate, is set to launch a corporate venture capital (CVC) business in Silicon Valley, the glob...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
Hyundai renews FIFA sponsorship; Boston Dynamics, Supernal join
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday they have extended their FIFA partnerships through ...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s heated debate on domestic helpers from Southeast Asia
South Korea is embroiled in a heated debate on a program to recruit domestic helpers from Southeast Asia at lower rates than those paid to their Kor...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO, JSW discuss eco-friendly reduction steel production
Chairman of POSCO Group Choi Jeong-woo met with Sajjan Jindal, Chairman of JSW Steel, India's largest steel conglomerate, to discuss collaboration...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean Army opens Future & Innovation Research Center at KAIST
South Korean army announced that the Korea Army Research Center for Future & Innovation, a defense-related advanced science and technology resea...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Funds from West to emerging Asia power S.Korean stocks
Foreigners reported a record purchase of South Korean shares despite a global economic slowdown, as money moved from the US and Europe into emerging...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault Korea seeks to establish R&D center in Busan
Renault Korea has announced plans to establish an R&D center in Busan.The Busan city government announced it will sign a "Business Cooperation A...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
UAE state funds gear up for $30 bn S.Korean investment
Senior officials of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and other major sovereign funds of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met with executives ...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Sartorius to build $600 mn Korea facilities, open to more investment
Sartorius AG, a global pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier, plans to spend $600 million on its first facilities in South Korea, about s...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Night at Korean royal palace brims with stars and Gucci fashion
Seoul has again grabbed the attention of global fashionistas as Italian fashion house Gucci on Tuesday night finally staged its belated Korean fashi...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung's Lee to redefine growth roadmap with focus on new drivers
Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong wrapped up a 22-day US business trip on Friday after meeting with nearly two dozen chief executives of multination...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Jang Se-joo returns as Dongkuk chairman, launches holding firm
Jang Se-joo, former chairman of South Korea’s Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., has returned to the top post after an eight-year hiatus as the steelmake...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)