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Blockchain
BOK, Samsung to develop offline CBDCs using Galaxy devices
South Korea’s central bank and Samsung Electronics Co. have joined hands to further advance the country’s offline central bank digital c...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Cuchen links rice cookers to Samsung Electronics’ IoT
South Korea’s kitchen appliance maker Cuchen on Monday said it will link two rice cookers possessing Internet of Things (IoT) technology to Sa...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Apple, Samsung in distinct cash management styles
The world’s two leading smartphone makers Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. employ different management strategies for their surplus mone...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to invest $221 mn to build R&D chip line in Japan: Nikkei
Samsung Electronics Co. will build a prototype chip production facility in Japan for 30 billion yen ($221 million) to develop next-generation back-e...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee, Tesla’s Elon Musk discuss tech alliance
Samsung Group leader Lee Jay-yong has met with Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk to discuss a tech alliance between the two companies in a variet...
May 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Naver to jointly develop generative AI to rival ChatGPT
South Korea’s two tech giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and Naver Corp. – have agreed to jointly develop a generative artificial i...
May 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung's Lee to redefine growth roadmap with focus on new drivers
Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong wrapped up a 22-day US business trip on Friday after meeting with nearly two dozen chief executives of multination...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high
YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new gro...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Nexon beats major Korean rivals with China market, PC games
Gaming giant Nexon Co. is dwarfing major South Korean rivals thanks to its success in China and PC titles.Nexon, a South Korean-Japanese game publis...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung develops 128GB DRAM for data intensive applications
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Friday it has developed the industry’s first 128-gigabyte DRAM based on the compute express link (CXL) 2.0 mem...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor posts largest share of global hydrogen car market in Q1
Hyundai Motor Co. in the first quarter controlled over half of the global market for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) powered by hydrogen thanks t...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Korean KT Cloud to raise $452 mn from IMM via rights offering
KT Cloud Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., is set to raise 600 billion won ($452 million) from a unit of Seoul-base...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to invest $2.6 bn in quantum technology by 2035
South Korea will spend 3.5 trillion won ($2.6 billion) on quantum science and technology development by 2035 in partnership with the country’s...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s new Bespoke line: It's time of reckoning for device chief
Han Jong-hee, Samsung Electronics Co.'s vice chairman, has been in charge of the South Korean tech giant’s digital experience or DX division, ...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Samsung SDS, Emro, US-based o9 Solutions to collaborate on SaaS
South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday that it has entered into strategic partnerships with o9 Solutions, a leading supply chain platfo...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Align Partners' shareholder activism? Think twice
The three-month saga over the control of the K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co. early this year was a painful lesson about activist funds: Don&rsquo...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics to open flagship store in Seoul's Gangnam district
Samsung Electronics Co. in late June will open its new flagship store Samsung Gangnam near Gangnam Station, a posh area of Seoul.Sources from the in...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to fill the void as TSMC trims spending?
While the world’s largest foundry chipmaker TSMC Co. appears to be slowing its pace of facility investment to cope with excess inventory, its ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US eyes new rules for Samsung, SK to bring chip machines to China
The US government is considering establishing new rules for South Korea’s chipmakers to import advanced equipment to China to upgrade their fa...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's leading low-cost carrier Jeju Air posts record-high Q1 results
South Korea's leading low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. posted record-high performance in the first quarter. Industry analysts say domestic LCCs w...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
China’s BOE files patent lawsuits against Samsung
China’s BOE Technology has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung Display Co., Samsung Display’s Chinese corporation and Sam...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells holds No.1 position in US solar module market
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, secured the top position in the US resid...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Labor union
Labor union threatens to shame Samsung Elec in show of brinkmanship
Samsung Electronics Co.'s biggest labor union under one of South Korea’s two major trade unions is objecting to the latest wage deal signed la...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s H2 new tablet launch to close gap on market leader iPad
Samsung Electronics Co., the second-largest player in the global tablet market, is aiming to narrow the gap with industry leader Apple Inc. with its...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Huons sees tripling of lidocaine vial output in 3 years
South Korea’s Huons Co., an anesthetics vial producer, aims to triple its lidocaine output from 2026, targeting the US market, where it fills ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Virtual human YT debuts as SSG.COM’s shopping host
SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Inc., announced on Tuesday that virtual human YT has been named the official sh...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel launches online mall Hcore Store
South Korea's Hyundai Steel on Tuesday said it launched the e-commerce platform Hcore Store on a pilot basis to boost domestic sales of steel materi...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Poshmark powers Naver earnings; HyperCLOVA X the next booster
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to strong sales of Poshmark Inc. in the US. It ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG step up competition for smart TV content
The world’s two largest TV makers Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are scrambling to boost their smart TV content to make up fo...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung to nurture biotech as next growth engine after chips: Lee
Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong, currently in the US, has vowed to make biotechnology the conglomerate’s second core strategic business afte...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)