International Forum Design
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to up AI chip foundry sales to 50% by 2028
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to up artificial intelligence chip foundry sales to about 50% of its total foundry sales in five years with its advanc...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Samsung hires Waymo’s autonomous driving design head
YoonJung Ahn, a design head at Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving technology unit, is joining Samsung Electronics Co. as executive vice pres...
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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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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Petrochemicals
Saudi Aramco’s $7 bn Korea project mired by labor shortage
Saudi Aramco’s $7 billion petrochemical project in South Korea, in what would be its largest-ever investment in the country, has hit a stumbli...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO Int’l to invest $519 mn in EV parts output expansion
POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., plans to spend 680 billion won ($519....
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International wins $761 mn EV parts supply deal from US carmaker
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., has won a 1 trill...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Electronics hosts AI Forum 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. held on Tuesday the Samsung AI Forum 2023 with the theme of "Super AI for a Better Tomorrow" at the Suwon Convention Center ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining
LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean to join Canadian patrol submarine project
South Korea's shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. secured a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with four Canadian submarine tech firms at Deep Blue Forum 20...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Heerim wins design contract for Hyundai Motor's Saudi plant
South Korea's Heerim Architects & Planners said on Monday it secured the architectural design contract for Hyundai Motor Co.'s new automobile as...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility secures contract for cask design from KHNP
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Thursday it secured a contract for dry storage systems of spent nuclear fuel comprehensive design s...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal
POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HD Hyundai Oilbank secures bio-based material supply network
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Tuesday it signed contracts with Indonesia's Korindo Group and Korea's LX International for the purcha...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to put self-developed lander on moon by 2032
South Korea plans to put its first lunar lander on the moon by 2032. In a meeting of the National R&D Project Evaluation Advisory Commit...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean to design digital vessels with ABS
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co. on Sunday announced its conclusion of a basic accord with the Houston-based American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) t...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia’s Q3 profit soars; groupwide design centers revamped
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday that its third-quarter net profit rose fourfold from a year earlier thanks t...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia reveals exterior design of the new Carnival
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, unveiled the new exterior design of its flagship large leisure vehicle Carnival on Friday. ...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
NS Shopping to support partner's Indonesian export
South Korean online shopping mall operator NS Shopping Co. announced on Friday it will support the overseas expansion of its partner, Taeyoung.Taeyo...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Innotek detects design flaws using AI tech
South Korean electronic parts manufacturer LG Innotek announced on Tuesday it has implemented an artificial intelligence (AI) analysis system to qui...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Alternative investment forum ASK 2023 to begin Oct. 25 in Seoul
Major institutional investors in South Korea and global asset managers will share their views on the world economy and asset allocation strategies a...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom to design LLM
SK Telecom Co. on Sunday said it will develop a large language model (LLM) specifically for the communications sector with Deutsche Telekom of Germa...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Premia mulls $110 mn rights offer for more long-haul flights
South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Premia Inc. will make a decision on a rights offering worth up to 150 billion won ($110.4 million) at a boar...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy to expand residential ESS biz with new product
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to launch a new residential energy storage s...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Siemens to jointly build smart shipyard
South Korean HD Hyundai Co. and Siemens, a Germany-based global smart engineering company, will jointly develop a data platform for building a smart...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
China Appears to Have Repatriated North Koreans Despite International Pressure
SEOUL—China appeared to have repatriated a large number of North Koreans this week, despite international pressure given the harsh punishment ...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, GS Caltex to build palm oil refinery in Indonesia
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. and GS Caltex Corp. on Thursday signed a $210 million deal to build a bio feedstock refinery facility ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT, Hyundai Livart to pursue DX in home interior
South Korea’s KT Corp. and furniture and interior company Hyundai Livart Furniture are pursuing Premium Interior Digital Transformation (DX), ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils new gaming monitor tailored for LoL
LG Electronics Inc. 's new LG UltraGear gaming monitor is optimized for both performance and design and customized for the world-famous multiplayer ...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI participates in International Astronautical Congress 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea's sole military aircraft manufacturer, participated in the 74th International Astronautical Congr...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)