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Economy
Corporate confidence in South Korea hits 23-month low
Business sentiment among South Korea's companies has fallen to its lowest level in 23 months, as worsening business conditions mainly in the non-man...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Finance ministry stresses need to reduce maximum corporate tax rate
A total of 103 companies, a mere 0.01% of the total number of corporations in South Korea, are paying more than 40% of the country’s total cor...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to make 3 nm chips for Nvidia, Qualcomm, IBM, Baidu
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will make semiconductors with the industry’s most advanced 3-nanometer pr...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochemical to recycle plastic waste with French partner
Kumho Petrochemical on Tuesday said it has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French engineering service provider Technip Energies...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Deeping Source turns visual data into info that drives business decisions
Deeping Source Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) analytics startup, turns real-life visual data into insight that can drive business decisions.&...
Nov 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils gesture-based display control tech
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest automotive supplier, has developed technology for the first time in the industry to allow drivers...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG products sweep CES 2023 innovation awards
South Korea’s two largest home appliance makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – have swept a record number of ...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Geo Centric secures $363 mn in sustainability loans on favorable terms
SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, said on Tuesday it has secured 475 billion won ($363 million) in sustainability-linked loa...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Behind the Scenes
Corporate restructure inevitable at Smilegate as founder faces divorce
South Korea's fifth-richest man Kwon Hyuk-bin and his wife Lee Hwa-jin appear to be headed for divorce, according to industry insiders on Monday.&nb...
Nov 14, 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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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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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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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea's SKT aims for $32 bn in corporate value via AI tech by 2026
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is aiming to quadruple its corporate value, currently around 11 trillion won ($7.9 billion), b...
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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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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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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Investment banking
Korea's KB Securities to earn market's 1st quadruple crown
In a first for a Korean brokerage, KB Securities has led all major performance categories this year and could achieve the domestic sector's first "q...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Market Kurly drops Market from platform name to expand business scope
South Korea’s Kurly Inc. has changed the name of its grocery delivery service platform Market Kurly to Kurly as part of its corporate strategy...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Dongwon Industries reborn as holdings company after 53 years
Korea's seafood giant Dongwon Industries on Wednesday said its completed merger with Dongwon Enterprise has given their parent Dongwon Group a new h...
Nov 02, 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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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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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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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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Corporate bonds
Korean corporate bond issuance hits 2022 monthly low in September
South Korean corporate bond issuance in September hit a monthly low this year on souring investor sentiment due to interest rate hikes.Corporate bon...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's data solution provider for small biz becomes unicorn
Korea Credit Data (KCD), a South Korean data solutions provider for small business owners, has become a Korean unicorn, or an unlisted company with ...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
NHN Cloud to raise $141 mn from stock issuance
South Korea’s cloud service provider NHN Cloud Corp. is eyeing 1.1 trillion won ($776 million) corporate value via a new stock issuance, marki...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SoftBank’s Son expected to meet Samsung's Lee for Arm M&A discussion
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son, who also goes by the Korean name Son Jeong-ui, arrived in South Korea on Saturday. When asked about the purp...
Oct 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Sinking won fans doubts over Korea’s economic fundamentals
The tanking South Korean won currency has stoked doubts over the fundamentals of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, although the government contin...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean conglomerates increase AI R&D hubs overseas
South Korean conglomerates are increasingly looking overseas as bases of their artificial intelligence research centers to build strong networks wit...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)