Shinko Electric Industries
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Korean games
Korea’s WeMade, ten bagger with play-to-earn game
When Vincent Gallarte was fired in July, the Manila IT analyst found an unusual financial lifeline – an online game that rewards players in cr...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Edison CEO aspires to be Korea’s Elon Musk with Ssangyong takeover
Kang Young-kwon, chairman and chief executive of South Korea’s Edison Motors Co., was virtually unheard of in the country’s automobile i...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Industrial real estate
Ares Management sees rental demand-led growth in US properties
Industrial properties in the US will likely continue to outperform other types of real estate, driven by significant rental growth in the e-commerce...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s highest-performing DRAM chip
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has unveiled the industry’s highest-performing DRAM with a data speed capabl...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung aims to unveil autonomous ships in 2022
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. last month successfully completed a sea trial of its self-operating vessel technology, which enables two autonomous shi...
Oct 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK to form 'turquoise' hydrogen JV in Korea with Monolith
SK Inc., the holding and investment company of South Korea’s SK Group, agreed to establish a 'turquoise' hydrogen joint venture in the country...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM says it will recover $1.9 billion of Bolt-recall costs from LG
General Motors Co. said it would recover from supplier LG Electronics Inc. nearly all of the $2 billion cost of recalling Chevrolet B...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai-led autonomous industry association to launch in October
South Korea’s leading mobility company Hyundai Mobis Co. will be heading the country’s new industry association of autonomous driving ma...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung makes industry’s smallest 14 nm DDR5 chip with EUV technology
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it has begun mass production of the industry’s smallest 1...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung surprises foundry industry with plan for 2 nm chips
Samsung Electronics Co. caught its global semiconductor competitors off guard last week at the Samsung Foundry Forum 2021 with its announced plan to...
Oct 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO to transfer hydrogen steel tech to industry peers for shared growth
The Hydrogen Iron & Steel Making (HyIS) Forum led by the steelmaker POSCO officially opened Oct. 6 in Seoul with more than 1,200 industry partic...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
China power crisis, US tightening chill sentiment on Korea IT sector
Sentiment on the South Korean IT sector has deteriorated on rising US interest rates and a severe shortage of electricity in China. The 10-year US T...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix brings $4.7 bn economic impact to Korean industries: Deloitte
Netflix Inc. has contributed to a socio-economic impact worth 5.6 trillion won ($4.7 billion) across various South Korean industries through the joi...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
S.Korean content shares surge with global success of Squid Game
South Korea’s major content production houses have made a big comeback in the local stock market on Sept. 27 after a period of downhill over t...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Shares of Hyosung, Kolon Industries fly high propelled by hydrogen
Shares of hydrogen-related stocks such as Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. and Kolon Industries Inc. are flying high on expectations of significant ...
Sep 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix-led $101 bn Korean chip project delayed again
SK Hynix Inc.’s $101 billion project to build a semiconductor complex in South Korea was delayed again, stoking concerns that the world’...
Sep 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Industrial Bank of Korea to sell $500 mn bond at lower cost
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is slated to raise $500 million in dollar corporate bond at a lower-than-planned cost on strong demand.IBK decided to...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
DL Chem to spend $2 bn on petrochemical expansion
DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korea's DL Group, will spend 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) over the next five years to sharply boost...
Sep 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable lands $36 mn US infrastructure deal ahead of LA Olympics
South Korea’s oldest electric wire maker Taihan Cable & Solution Co., formerly known as Taihan Electric Wire Co. until under IMM PE’...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Philippines LCS Group to invest more in Korea tourism
The Philippines LCS Group of Companies plans to expand investment in South Korea’s tourism as the Northeast Asian country is expected to attra...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its vision for a sustainable future, in which all its new vehicles under th...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics leads industry shift toward OLED TVs
LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, is leading the TV industry’s shift toward organic light-emitting diode (OLED)...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021
South Korea's bio-health industry exports log best-ever first half in 2021 South Korea’s diagnostic kits, biosimilars and health-related bio-...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies
The global auto industry is set to show off their muscle to fight for the future mobility market not only with new models but also technologies at t...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea electronics, auto sectors hit by triple whammy
South Korea's electronics and auto industries, the two main pillars of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, are losing growth momentum. Demand is sl...
Aug 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to retire all A380 jets over 5 years; B787 likely replacements
Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) will retire its superjumbo fleet of 10 A380 passenger jets over the next five years, a move the South Korean flag carrier...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor previews Genesis GV60, its first electric luxury CUV
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled the design of the GV60, the luxury Genesis brand’s first electric vehicle that sits on the E-GMP, the...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SM Lab develops cathode with 98% nickel, industry’s highest density
SM Lab, a South Korean battery material startup, has developed a cathode with 98% nickel content, the highest density ever for rechargeable batterie...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung unveils industry’s first 5 nm processor for wearable devices
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new Exynos processor for wearable devices, built with an advanced 5-nanometer extreme ultra-violet (EUV) proc...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder
US and European governments are pressing harder with tough regulations to expand electric vehicles (EV) adoption for cutting emission. Global automa...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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