META Technology 2.0
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Earnings
LG CNS earns $2.3 billion in year's first 3 quarters
South Korea's information and communications technology (ICT) corporation LG CNS, which seeks an initial public offering (IPO), has set a company re...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Delivery startup VtoV raises $7.2 million from Series A round
South Korean logistics startup VtoV, the operator of optimized delivery service To-Day, raised 9.5 billion won ($7.2 million) from a Series A round....
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
GS Caltex seeks balanced growth with $2 billion new olefin complex
GS Caltex Corp., South Korea’s second-largest oil refiner, said on Friday it has completed the construction of a 2.7 trillion won ($2 billion)...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer
KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility signs $1.2 billion deal to build nuclear plant in Egypt
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Thursday it has clinched a 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) deal to become a co...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Lawmakers’ move to amend law could rattle Samsung governance
South Korean lawmakers are moving to revise an insurance industry law that would force Samsung Group-affiliated insurers to sell their shares in Sam...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix starts shipping low-power, high-efficiency LPDDR5X chips
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has begun selling low-power, high-efficiency DRAM chips calle...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea won hits 2-month high on US election, China hopes
The South Korean won on Wednesday hit a two-month high on expectations that a victory by the Republicans in the US midterm elections may slow the Fe...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Microsoft CEO Nadella to speak at developers' forum in Seoul
Microsoft Korea said on Tuesday that it will host Microsoft Ignite Spotlight on Korea, an annual conference for developers and IT professionals, on ...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display unveils world’s first high-resolution stretchable display
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, said on Tuesday it has developed the world’s first full-color stretchable display th...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Falling Korea current account surplus heightens economic woes
South Korea’s current account surplus has shrunk on falling exports, adding to concerns over a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to buy battery material lithium hydroxide from Chile's SQM
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric battery maker, said on Sunday it signed a deal on Nov. 4 to purchase lithium hydroxide, a key ba...
Nov 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK IE Technology to embark on non-deal roadshow in Hog Kong, Singapore
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a unit of South Korea’s energy and battery maker SK Innovation Co., said on Friday it is embarking on a non-deal...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International to invest $2.6 billion in energy operations
Korea's POSCO International, the trading arm of POSCO Group, on Friday formally merged with POSCO Energy, which handles liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Corporate VC veterans pinpoint their best investments
South Korean conglomerates in recent years have ramped up their investment in startups, yielding positive returns. Hyundai Motor Co. Vice Pre...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
EQT Partners to invest $1.4 bn in Korea's No. 2 physical security firm
Sweden’s EQT Partners AB is set to acquire a 36.87% stake in South Korean security services provider SK Shieldus Co. from a consortium led by ...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea prepares to launch $7.6 bn stock market stabilization fund
South Korea last week completed the process needed to launch a stock market stabilization fund of 10.76 trillion won ($7.6 billion). The timing for ...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s 1st export decline in 2 years dims BOK’s big-step rate hike outlook
South Korea’s exports fell for the first time in two years in October, posting a trade deficit for seven months in a row – the clearest ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Machine vision technology for faster and more accurate detection of flaws
iCore is a component and module maker in the machine vision industry. It develops technology and manufactures products for imaging-based automatic ins...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Korea's underwear giant BYC asked to open accounting books
Insider trading without due process.This is what South Korea's Truston Asset Management, the No. 2 stakeholder of underwear giant BYC with 8.13%, ha...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Germany’s MBraun, Korean university to co-work on solar cells: CEO
MBraun, an affiliate of Germany’s Indus Holdings AG, plans to invest 1 billion won ($702,000) in a South Korean university as part of a deal t...
Oct 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung smartphone shipments down 7.4% in Q3; outlook dim
Samsung Electronics Co. suffered a drop in smartphone shipments during the third quarter on weak demand, adding to concerns over the sector’s ...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will significantly raise the use of locally produced xenon, a critical gas for ...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle, GS Group to buy Korean dental scanner maker
US private equity giant The Carlyle Group and South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group will acquire Medit Corp., the world’s third-...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to reflect $2 bn quality costs in Q3 earnings
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, plan to reflect 2.9 trillion won ($2 billion) more in quality...
Oct 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Zuckerberg meets with Samsung executives over Meta Quest Pro
SILICON VALLEY – Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., has met with senior officials of Samsung Electronics C...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Moderna to stay ahead in mRNA technology: CSO Melissa Moore
CAMBRIDGE, MA – The COVID-19 coronavirus disease has been a curse for many people and companies around the world over the past couple of years...
Oct 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On raises $2 bn in bank loans for Hungary plant
SK On Co., a South Korean battery maker, has raised $2 billion in bank loans to build its third plant in Hungary, a regulatory body said on Thursday...
Oct 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SillaJen shares jump as exchange maintains listing, allows resumed trade
Shares in South Korea’s scandal-hit biotechnological company SillaJen Inc. soared on Thursday after the local exchange decided to maintain the...
Oct 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea, Chile to jointly develop key EV battery materials
South Korea has joined hands with Chile in a move to cope with the US’ Inflation Reduction Act, as well as strengthen the two countries' ties ...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Alipay’s rise puts Korea on alert to private data breaches
- 2 GS E&C plans to sell entire stake in GS Elevator to Chinese firm
- 3 Hanwha Aerospace to spin off non-core units for defense sector
- 4 SK Telecom releases Liberation Day remastering video
- 5 LG seeks to supply tandem OLED to Bentley, Cadillac