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SK Telecom and KT to compete in AI chipmaking
SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. are poised to go head to head in manufacturing chips for artificial intelligence. The telecom giants will utilize their...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Time to buy Korean chipmakers; Samsung among 2022 top picks
The year of the tiger will see decent stock price gains in leading chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. on expected hypersca...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton's PUBG tops global game revenue with $2.8 bn
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG Mobile), a mobile game of South Korean gaming company Krafton Inc., topped the global game re...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea 2021 steel output set to top 70 mn tons on supercycle
South Korea’s steel output last year was estimated to have topped 70 million tons as the industry enjoyed a steel supercycle for the first tim...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea 2021 exports hit record on strong sales of key products
South Korea’s exports last year hit a record on strong sales of key products such as semiconductors, automobiles and petrochemicals.Exports su...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Year-end review
Kosdaq: Will January effect occur in 2022?
South Korea’s tech-heavy Kosdaq index tends to rise every January as many Korean retail investors rush to dump their stocks just before the ex...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022
South Korea’s initial public offering market is expected to set a record in 2022, heating up from the start of the year as LG Energy Solution ...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy’s heir apparent to unveil future vision at CES 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent will introduce the future vision of the world’s largest shipbuilder at an upcoming US tra...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Telecom giant KT to develop its own NPU, AI ecosystem
Telecommunications giant KT Corp. announced concrete plans to launch its artificial intelligence infrastructure business by joining forces with indu...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to sell fuels to Hawaii in first term deal with US
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to export gasoline and diesel to Hawaii next year through its first term contract to sell petroleum ...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
SK Bioscience to sell Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand, Vietnam
SK Bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Friday it has acquired non-exclusive rights to sell US-based No...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea battery makers suffer under growing China dominance
South Korean battery manufacturers are suffering from the growing dominance of their Chinese competitors in the world’s electric vehicle marke...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor to showcase gamut of mobility tech at CES 2022
Come January, Hyundai Motor Co. will showcase the whole gamut of mobility technology at CES 2022.On Thursday, the automaker released a teaser photo ...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kyobo Life eyes 2022 IPO to end feud with investors
Kyobo Life Insurance Co. on Tuesday applied for a preliminary review of its public listing with the Korea Exchange, three years after it canceled th...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to showcase autonomous ship at CES 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s largest shipbuilder, is set to showcase its latest and next-generation mobility technology related...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Korea's gaming industry turns to blockchain, unwavered by Seoul’s policy
Come next year, Korea’s online game developers are poised to release a number of games on blockchain platforms.The companies have lined up the...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean core companies’ stocks underperform global peers
The world sought new opportunities in 2021, recovering from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global major companies have been in cutthroat compet...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cosmax’s China arm targets late-2022 Kosdaq listing
Cosmax East, which owns and manages Cosmax’s business in China in its entirety, has announced plans to seek listing on the Korea Stock Exchang...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung supplies self-driving, infotainment chips to global carmaker
Samsung Electronics Co. is supplying advanced memory chips to an unidentified global automaker for use in its self-driving and infotainment systems....
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia, Genesis sweep car of the year awards in 2021
Hyundai Motor Group’s major auto brands have won a record number of top global awards and industry accolades this year in recognition of its e...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Dunamu boasts accumulated Q3 net profit of $1.7 bn, vows to go global
Dunamu Inc., the operator of Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has announced that its accumulated third-quarter net profit came i...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s new Genesis G90: Epitome of luxury design identity
After an exterior peek of its new Genesis sedan G90 last month, Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday fully unveiled the flagship luxury model, its first mod...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Oilbank applies for first-half IPO in 2022
Hyundai Oilbank Co., part of South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., on Monday submitted an application for an initial public offering,...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Elec expands global auto electronics market share
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is raising its market share in the global automotive electronics industry with the company’s audio, vi...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KAIST to establish New York campus by 2025
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), a prestigious national research university in South Korea, is slated to establish a ...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
ViacomCBS, CJ ENM join hands to expand global businesses
ViacomCBS Inc., one of the top four US media conglomerates, and CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, have teamed up to expand t...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
China’s CSI, KRX to launch co-developed stock indices
China Securities Index Co. (CSI) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) are set to unveil three stock indices jointly developed for the first time on Dec. 20,...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Simulation training developer Naviworks eyes 2022 IPO
Naviworks Co., a South Korean developer of virtual reality-based military training software, looks set to join a growing pool of metaverse-themed st...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis to unveil two future concept cars via metaverse at CES 2022
South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Wednesday it is unveiling two future mobility concept cars at the upcoming CE...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Korea textiles reborn as eco-friendly, high-tech
South Korea’s textile sector is reviving as a high value-added growth business with advanced technology. The business, once a leading industry...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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