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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S, Plug Power agree to strengthen hydrogen partnership
SK E&S CEO Choo Hyung-wook met with Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh at CES 2023 in Las Vegas on Jan. 5 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in th...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hancom Frontis to develop AI digital human, 3D scanning project
Hancom Frontis, a Hancom Group company specializing in the metaverse, said on Tuesday that it has signed a three-way agreement with the Tech Univers...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea posts 2nd current account deficit in 3 months due to flat exports
South Korea in November last year suffered its second current account deficit in three months due to plummeting exports of key items like semiconduc...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record sales in India; to build IONIQ 5 locally
South Korea’s two leading automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are solidifying their presence in India, a fast-growing A...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s secondhand car market cools amid elevated interest rates
South Korea’s secondhand car market is cooling rapidly as both dealers and buyers are reeling from elevated interest rates, which also bode il...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax shows off advanced beauty tech at CES with Seoul Nat'l Univ.
Cosmax, a cosmetics original design manufacturer (ODM) of South Korea, said on Tuesday that it unveiled the beauty technology developed jointly ...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix introduces AI solution to semiconductor process
SK Hynix Inc. said on Tuesday that it has started to improve production efficiency and yield by introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Japanese carmaker adopts metal-replacing plastic from LG Chem
A new engineering plastic made of the compound material LUCON TX5007 and developed by South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. has been applied to the front fende...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S-1 calls AI video solutions core of this year's AI security market
Access management of facial recognition needs the most improvement this year and artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions such as intelligent cl...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant
Ford Motor Co. is in talks with LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, to build a cell factory in...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao Pay likely to be included in MSCI index next month
South Korean mobile payment services firm Kakao Pay Corp. will be newly incorporated into the MSCI index next month, inducing an influx of more than...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Smart transportation solution provider Alt-A enlists pre-Series A funding
Alt-A, which provides a transportation system specialized in last-mile roads, said Monday that it has received pre-series A funding from Shinh...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. posted its largest-ever profit in 2022, driven by strong sales after its US joint venture with Ge...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s 3 nm chip production yield rises sharply
Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply increased its production yield of the industry’s most advanced 3-nanometer chips for fabless clients, acco...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric signs MOU with Plastic Energy for plastic recycling plant
SK Geo Centric, a subsidiary of South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co., will join hands with a global company to build a super-large waste plas...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air ranked first in domestic routes last year
Jeju Air Co. took first place with an 18.2% share of domestic routes in 2022 for the third straight year from 2020.The airline said on Monday that...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Seoul in talks to share nuclear plant export profits with Westinghouse
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corp. are in discussion with Westinghouse Electric Corp. to share pr...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Broadcom to give Samsung warranties to avoid Korea penalties
US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. agreed to provide three-year warranties and technical support for components equipped in products such as smart devices o...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec sweeps 1st place in Best Washers chosen by US consumers
LG Electronics Inc. swept this year's top spot in all major categories of best washing machines evaluated by Consumer Reports, a leading US consum...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Global VCs urge S.Korea to train lawyers on int'l contracts
Brad McManus, investment director of the Silicon Valley-based venture capital (VC) fund Applied Ventures LLC, said his company will discuss investme...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korea's DLS incurring losses due to stock slump exceed $800 billion
South Korea's derivatives-linked securities that entered the knock-in or loss period due to stock slumps at home and abroad exceeded 1 trillion won ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea may fine Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank $119 mn over wastewater
South Korea is set to impose a fine of 150.9 billion won ($118.9 million) on Hyundai Oilbank Co., a local refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, for allege...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2uS to release host of new games this year
Com2uS Corps. will release a variety of new game titles this year with the goal of reaching 100 billion won ($78.6 million) in global sales for each...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Fly Gangwon fails to pay salaries again due to financial woes
Fly Gangwon, a low-cost carrier based at Yangyang International Airport in Gangwon Province, South Korea, is in serious financial trouble. As its fi...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan launches new Busan-Clark flight
Air Busan Co. began operating its first new flight route this year between Busan and Clark, the Philippines, and started a new leap forward in earne...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean government to finance $625 million for K-content in 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized on Thursday the importance of K-content, saying content will become the most important industry to s...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund
Smart Study Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) affiliated with The Pinkfong Company, said on Thursday that it has created a "Baby Shark Nex...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung’s Q4 profit tumbles; cuts 2023 chip profit forecast by half
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, posted its worst quarterly operating profit in eight years on F...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
LG unveils self-driving auto parts, brighter OLED panels
LG Group’s two units have showcased new automotive and display products, which would expand their presence in the autonomous driving and premi...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korea’s Daol to sell another unit to secure liquidity
South Korea’s Daol Financial Group agreed to sell another unit as part of its efforts to raise money in preparations for a possible liquidity ...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)