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Economy
Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand
South Korea’s exports hit a record high in July on strong shipments of both main products such as cars and chips, as well as new growth ones i...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Hyundai Mobis targets in-vehicle healthcare with brainwave technology
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis has developed a new brainwave detection technology that monitors a driver's physical and psyc...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea closer to banning Google's in-app billing system
South Korea is a step closer to stopping app store operators like Google Inc. and Apple Inc. from requiring all digital content purchases from apps ...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s auto parts makers post record revenues in 2020
South Korea’s auto components makers posted another year of strong sales in the global market last year, according to the Detroit-based Automo...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung courts image sensor leader Sony with new automotive products
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest image sensor maker, is courting industry leader Sony Corp. with its new line of automotive...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Why Google is getting heat from game companies on recent commission cuts
Global IT giant Google is facing strong backlash from South Korean game companies angry with having to pay a 30% commission on in-app purchases whil...
Jun 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor chief Chung wins top accolade at 2021 Autocar Awards
Chung Euisun, chairman of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has won the 2021 Autocar Awards' top accolade, the Issigonis Trophy, for his cont...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia overtake Ford in US auto sales in May
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, in May sold more cars in the US than Ford Moto...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years
South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid outscores Toyota Highlander: Auto Bild ratings
Hyundai Motor Co.’s Santa Fe hybrid has earned higher ratings than Toyota Motor Corp.’s Highlander, one of its strongest rivals, in an e...
May 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global automakers accelerate EV push as chip shortage eases
Global auto companies are moving forward with their electric vehicle (EV) and other future mobility initiatives as the global semiconductor shortage...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to launch Genesis in Europe; US auto sales at record high
Hyundai Motor Co. is taking its standalone high-end brand Genesis to Europe, the traditional stronghold of premium cars such as BMW and Audi, as the...
May 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics expects auto parts business to turn profitable in H2
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday it expects its loss-making auto parts business to turn to profit in the second half of this...
Apr 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai debuts First Genesis EV sedan at Shanghai Auto Show
Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled an electric version of its premium brand Genesis at the opening of Auto Shanghai 2021 as the top South Korean c...
Apr 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Google to buy $50 mn new shares in Kakao Mobility
Google Inc. will acquire 56.5 billion won ($50 million) worth of new Kakao Mobility Corp. shares, in a strategic investment in the South Korean mobi...
Apr 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. to put Korean auto parts maker up for sale
South Korea's private equity firm Hahn & Co. is seeking to sell a majority stake in Hanon Systems, a Korean automotive supplier, which is expect...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Electronics eyes growth potential in US auto parts market
LG Electronics Inc. is aggressively expanding its automobile components business in the North American market – a move that is expected to hel...
Mar 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean auto parts players to shine as carmakers go all in on EVs
Korean auto parts makers have rarely been favored by stock investors as they were regarded as mere subcontractors, with their performance largely de...
Feb 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung on lookout for M&As; auto chipmakers among prime targets
Samsung Electronics Co., sitting on a cash pile of more than 100 trillion won ($90 billion), is actively pursuing mergers and acquisitions, with som...
Jan 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
US auto startup set to buy 51% of Ssangyong Motor for $250 mn
HAAH Automotive Holdings Inc., a US automobile distributor, is planning to inject $250 million into South Korea's Ssangyong Motor Co. to take a 51% ...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Google to invest $270 mn in Kakao Mobility with Carlyle
Google Inc. is planning to invest around $270 million in Kakao Mobility Corp., the transportation arm of South Korea's No. 1 messaging operator Kaka...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, KTCU, Kamco launch $273 mn fund to aid auto parts makers
Hyundai Commercial Inc. and several local financial companies have set up a blind fund worth 300 billion won ($273 million) to provide liquidity to ...
Dec 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver, Kakao unsettled by Google's in-app payment policy
Global tech giant Google’s in-app payment policy has been coolly received by South Korea’s leading platform companies, fueling criticism...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao, Google in talks over mobility partnerships
Kakao Mobility Corp., the transportation arm of South Korea's No. 1 messaging operator Kakao Corp., is in talks with global IT giant Google over pot...
Nov 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Auto parts maker Mando to co-develop COVID-19 ventilators with NASA
Mando Corp, a South Korean auto parts manufacturer, has been picked by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a ventilator co-...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI chip venture set to challenge Nvidia, Intel, Google
Back in 2017, the idea of launching a startup to make artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors prompted many blank stares. It was a fight that coul...
Nov 01, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean insurers invest $100 mn in Google-leased Silicon Valley building
South Korean insurance firms have invested about 120 billion won ($100 million) in senior loans secured by an office tower in Silicon Valley leased to...
Dec 26, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean funds, NH insurers to invest $215 mn in mezzanine debt of Google NY building
Two South Korean savings funds are set to invest 100 billion won ($85 million) in junior mezzanine debt secured by a Manhattan office building leased ...
Dec 13, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean insurers tapped for Google NY building-backed $130 mn mezzanine loans
South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. Ltd. is tapping domestic insurance companies to sell mezzanine loans of about 150 billion won ($130 million) s...
Nov 17, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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