SK Group biopharmaceutical
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Iveco unveil jointly developed hydrogen van
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Italian truck maker Iveco Group on Monday showcased a large commercial van powered by hydrogen, which they had j...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Group unveils purpose-built vehicle for airport pickup
Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled the interior design and user experience technologies for its purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) as the top South Korean ...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford CEO heads to Korea to discuss EV tax credit with LG Energy, SK On
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Parley will visit South Korea early next week to meet with chief executives of its battery suppliers LG Energy So...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Typhoon may offer Korea excuse it needs to oust POSCO CEO
South Korea is set to investigate POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, to clarify who is responsible for the damage to its typhoon-hit...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Tel CEO says low valuation tops list of his concerns
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. is undervalued relative to its robust earnings and steady dividend payouts and needs to boost new AI-driven growt...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
CJ OliveNetworks to expand fandom platform services
CJ OliveNetworks Co., a South Korean digital software developer, has joined hands with bemyfriends, a startup specializing in the global K-pop fando...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom-led consortium to commercialize air taxis on Jeju Island
Come 2025, visitors to South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will be able to hail air taxis while there – thanks to special air routes ded...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, will funnel 67 trillion won ($48 billion), or about 40% of its 2022-2026 do...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Group revs up EV charging businesses to lead burgeoning sector
LG Group affiliates, notably LG Electronics Inc. and LG Uplus Corp., are entering the electric vehicle (EV) charging business in full force. In...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
SK Bioscience seeks WHO nod for prompt COVID vaccine sale
SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, sought approval from the World Health Organization...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
SK REIT to raise $550 million in debt for Jongno Tower deal
South Korea’s SK REIT Co. has been diversifying funding sources into short-term debt to finance its recent purchases of landmark office buildi...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix bets on 2025 memory upturn with $11 billion new plant
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, will spend 15 trillion won ($11 billion) over the next five years to build a new m...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant joins 2.6GW offshore wind power project in Korea
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. signed an agreement on Monday to jointly develop a combined 2.6 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind power project in Kor...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom revs up digital economy on its metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is accelerating a digital economic system on its metaverse platform ifland, the telecom giant ...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project
Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to invest $900 million in Vietnam to establish a smart city as it aims to accele...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant bets on US battery recycling firm Ascend Elements
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co., formerly SK Engineering & Construction Co., signed a stock purchase agreement (SPA) on Aug. 31 to invest $5...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction
SK Innovation Co. published its 2022 Net Zero Special Report on the company website on Wednesday, detailing its plan of action for Scope 3 carbon em...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Micron’s entry into DDR5 market: A boon for Samsung, SK Hynix
The emergence of a rival is usually a cause of distress for existing players.Micron Technology Inc.’s entry into the DDR5 DRAM arena, however,...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai asks US state of Georgia for more incentives
Hyundai Motor Co. discussed additional incentives on its planned electric vehicle plant in Georgia with the US state's government as the leading Sou...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group
LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha's heir apparent promoted as group's vice chair
South Korea’s Hanwha Group promoted its petrochemical and energy unit Hanwha Solutions Corp. CEO Kim Dong Kwan as the group’s new vice c...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Lotte Group to donate $10.4 mn to KAIST to build R&D, design centers
Lotte Corp. announced on Monday that it will donate 14 billion won ($10.4 million) to the prestigious Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techno...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking
Samsung SDI Co., the world's sixth-largest battery maker, is set to push forward the start of its plant construction in the US by two months in resp...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Group reworks 'financial story' action plans
Chief executives of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group are overhauling their action plans to implement the “financial story&rdquo...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform
South Korea’s Com2uS Studios, the creator of the popular game Summoners War, said on Thursday it will unveil a real-life-like metaverse platfo...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group to invest in fabless startup BOS Semiconductors
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it will invest in Seongnam-based fabless startup BOS Semiconductors, which designs system-on-chip (S...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SoftBank Son's youngest brother poised to buy Korean VC arm
Taizo Son, the youngest brother of SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, is poised to buy the group's South Korean venture capital arm for around 200 bil...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Hyosung showcases world’s first bio spandex at Seoul textile exhibition
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, is showcasing the world’s first commercialized plant-based spandex at an internation...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
SK, SABIC to invest $150 mn to boost Korean capacity
SK Geo Centric Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) have agreed to co-invest 200 billion won ($150 million) to increase their production of ...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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