Mobile World Congress
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Food & Beverage
Gucci to open world’s fourth Osteria restaurant in Seoul
Seoulites are set to enjoy Gucci’s fine-dining experience from later this month.The Italian luxury fashion house said on Wednesday it will ope...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
President-elect pledges to build S.Korea as 'pivotal' global power
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledges to build South Korea into what he dubs a global 'pivotal' power that contributes to freedom, peace, and prospe...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Pearl Abyss releases mobile game Black Desert in China in April
South Korean game developer and publisher Pearl Abyss set a China release date of April 27 for its cross-platform MMORPG Black Desert on the App Sto...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s second launch for mid-June
South Korea will make a second attempt to launch its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri in mid-June after an earlier attemp...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis to spend $6.7 bn in future mobility, hike shareholder return
South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. plans to spend up to 8 trillion won ($6.7 billion) over the next three years on its f...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
App-rich LG smart TVs blur lines with smartphones
From home workouts to math and science courses, thousands of apps now available on LG smart TVs are blurring the lines between TVs and smartphones.S...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
OCI swings back to profit as polysilicon prices surge
OCI Co., the only polysilicon maker in South Korea, is considering doubling its output of the solar cell material in Malaysia to meet rising demand,...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG dominate global TV market with premium models
South Korea’s two home appliances giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – dominated the global TV markets last ...
Feb 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG launches world’s first 42-inch OLED TV in UK at £1,399
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has launched the world’s first 42-inch OLED TV, which the company said is ideal for game consoles such...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
LG ramps up 6G development for first mover advantage
LG Electronics Inc. recently signed an MoU with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) for the second phase of their joint...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PI Advanced up for sale in deal estimated at $1 bn
Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity is putting a majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials Co., the world's largest polyimide (PI) film ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Industrial devices
Korea’s Point Mobile expands supply deal with Amazon to offline units
Point Mobile Co., South Korea’s top enterprise handheld devices maker, expanded a supply deal with Amazon.com Inc. to offline units of the wor...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton invests $5.4 mn in India’s sports game studio
Krafton Inc. said it invested $5.4 million in India’s mobile game development studio Nautilus Mobile as the South Korean producer of PlayerUnk...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korea's Toss targets SE Asia, Japan with super app
South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss is evolving from a payment service app into a full-fledged financial service provider, or a super app, ...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG Omnipod: A self-driving home on wheels
LG Electronics Inc. is bringing a life-size model of its future mobility autonomous concept vehicle to the real world.The LG Omnipod, a mobility con...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Bank of Korea to test CBDC on Samsung devices, not on iPhone
The Bank of Korea (BOK) will launch real-life, offline tests for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) project on Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy ...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung touts latest Exynos 2200 chip as mobile game changer
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new premium mobile processor, the Exynos 2200, which the world’s top memory chipmaker said offers a con...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec paves way for computer without CPU
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip maker, succeeded in developing in-memory computing technology that allows running a compu...
Jan 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baillie Gifford, Allianz increase holdings in 3D tech firm Koh Young
Global asset managers are increasing shareholdings in Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading 3D image measurement tech firm listed ...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s Alabama plant: World’s second most productive
Hyundai Motor Co.'s US manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama is the world’s second most productive assembly plant, contributing to the So...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai looks beyond cars to link real, virtual worlds in metamobility
LAS VEGAS – Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled its grand ambitions to pioneer the use of robotics in both the real world and the virtual sphere, c...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC eyes tech, healthcare, telecoms via PE and VC
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) aims to increase alternative investment to 25% of its total investment by 2025 as well as rank among the world's ...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Convergence, metaverse, green: Korea Inc.’s themes at CES 2022
South Korea’s major companies are showcasing robots, mobility and the metaverse rather than cutting-edge models of their conventional products...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea 2021 exports hit record on strong sales of key products
South Korea’s exports last year hit a record on strong sales of key products such as semiconductors, automobiles and petrochemicals.Exports su...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor unveils world’s first hydrogen garbage truck
Hyundai Motor Group revealed a clip of the world’s first hydrogen-powered garbage truck Thursday. The video titled “Dear My Hero” ...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Netmarble joins P2E market with ITAM takeover
Netmarble Corp. is in discussion with blockchain gaming and NFT platform ITAM Games for a merger and acquisition deal. The move signals Korea's larg...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture Capital
Mobile POS maker Payhere receives $84.2 mn in Series A funding
Mobile point-of-sale (POS) system maker Payhere Inc. announced Tuesday it received 10 billion won ($8.4 million) in Series A funding from Softbank V...
Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Hynix wins China’s approval for $9 billion Intel NAND acquisition
SK Hynix Inc. has received approval from China’s antitrust regulator for its $9 billion deal to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip b...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor to showcase gamut of mobility tech at CES 2022
Come January, Hyundai Motor Co. will showcase the whole gamut of mobility technology at CES 2022.On Thursday, the automaker released a teaser photo ...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Strong Ventures, KB Investment invest in K-pop metaverse
South Korea’s KB Investment Co. and US venture capitalist Strong Ventures LLC have invested in Stan World, a K-pop metaverse platform operator...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)