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Construction
Ssangyong E&C wins contract for building ASML Korea campus
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction, a South Korean builder, said on Monday that it has secured a 200-billion-won ($170-million) contract to co...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone looks to enter US plant-based convenience food market
Pulmuone, a leading South Korean producer of plant-based foods such as tofu and bean sprouts, is trying to expand the K-food territory in the global...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Arm partner Gaonchips eyes US as next offshore base
Gaonchips Co., a long-term Samsung Electronics Co’s chip design house partner that also works with British fabless chip company Arm Inc., will...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
SK Networks invests $22 mn in US AI-based device company
South Korea's SK Networks has identified a startup specializing in AI-based devices and software platforms as a new investment target. The startup, ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea pledges steps to attract more foreign investment
South Korea will boost foreign investment in the country through increased incentives and deregulation, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister C...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy Solution to collaborate on Jeju offshore wind power pilot project
LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that its subsidiary AVEL had signed an agreement with Korea South-East Power Co. (KOEN) and Tamra Offshore...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lunit receives $1 mn in tech fees from Guardant Health of US
The US operations of South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) medical company Lunit have received a major boost after the company got the green li...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's AI startup Quantit attracts $23 mn Series A investment
South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) company Vaiv Company Inc. announced on Tuesday that Quantit, its fintech subsidiary, has received a 30 bi...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's Indent Corp. raises $8 mn for AI-based video review marketing
Indent Corporation, a South Korean startup that operates an AI-based video review marketing solution called VReview, announced on Tuesday that it ha...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Elec-SM Ent JV to unveil beta home fitness app in March
Fitness Candy, a joint creation by LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. to rival Apple Fitness Plus, is expected to unveil its beta service ...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Kakao Healthcare to launch diabetes monitoring app
South Korea’s dominant mobile platform Kakao Corp. will kick off its healthcare services this year with the launch of a diabetes monitoring ap...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia unveils electric SUV EV9 teaser images
Kia Corp., a South Korean carmaker, unveiled teaser images of its latest electric SUV, "The Kia EV9," on Thursday. This electric vehicle is built on...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US
South Korea's environment-focused energy company SK Ecoplant Co. on Thursday said it added a base for recycling electrical and electronic waste and ...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung eyes wider foundry client base with Ambarella deal
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it will manufacture automotive chips for US chip designer Ambar...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Uplus to provide infotainment service for Toyota's RAV4 PHEV
South Korean mobile telecom carrier LG Uplus Corp. has announced on Tuesday its plans to install its integrated infotainment (IVI) platform, the Upl...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's KT CS reports record sales in 2022
On Friday, KT Corp.'s customer service unit, KT CS, announced that its sales revenue for the previous year reached a record high of 591.6 billion wo...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Enmove stresses pursuit of energy efficiency: CEO
"This year is the first year of SK Enmove's process of becoming an energy-efficiency company," said Park Sang-kyu, CEO of SK Enmove, a lubricant sub...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain presents text-based AI motion generation model
On Tuesday, Kakao Brain, the AI unit of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced the development of a new text-based motion generation model, called "FL...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
KB Securities launches AI-based RoboNews on US stocks
South Korea's KB Securities announced the launch of KB RoboNews on Monday, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) service that provides insight...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
KCC launches Korea’s first organic water-based fire-resistant paint
South Korea's chemical and auto parts manufacturer KCC Corp. said on Thursday that it has launched the Firemask AQ Series, the first organic water-b...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
China's alleged Korean trademark piracy surges during COVID-19
South Korean companies have witnessed a sharp increase in alleged trademark piracy in China over the past few years, as COVID-19 curbed their overse...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung Electronics to launch its first robot EX1 this year to rival LG
Samsung Electronics Co. will bring its first robot EX1 to market this year to compete with LG Electronics Inc., shifting its focus from traditional ...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant changes North American corporation name
SK Ecoplant Co., a construction company of S.Korea's SK Group, said on Monday that it would change the name of its North American corporation BETEK,...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience's SKYCellflu approved by Chilean health authority
SK Bioscience Co., a bio and pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, announced on Thursday that its world-first cell culture-based quadr...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lunit launches AI-based pathology analysis solution with US firm
South Korea's medical imaging startup Lunit said on Wednesday that it has launched Guardant360 TissueNext, an AI-based pathology analysis solution d...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility enters Laos under biz strategy for Southeast Asia
South Korea's Kakao Mobility has entered Laos under a plan to use the country as a base for the transportation company's operations in Southeast Asi...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung to advance solid-state battery output after record sales
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. reported its largest-ever profit and revenue last year, which will drive its efforts to produce solid-state batt...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Tmap, Shinsegae I&C sign agreement for EV charging collaboration
Tmap Mobility said on Monday that it has signed an agreement for the electric vehicle charging business with Shinsegae I&C, an IT service affili...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea, Japan compete in gastroesophageal reflux drug market
South Korea is battling Japan again, this time on the global market to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). South Korea's pharmaceutical pr...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' maker to create webtoon-based K-drama series
KT Skylife Co., a broadcasting unit within South Korean telecom behemoth KT Corp., is slated to boost its investment in intellectual property conten...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)