TIGER China Electric Vehicle Solactive
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia to join global small EV war with new models
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, will aim at the world’s affordable small electric vehicle segments with new models as ...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group's 23 vehicle models win Editor's Choice Awards
Hyundai Motor Group made an announcement on Thursday, saying that its major vehicles had been selected as the best models at the 2023 Editor's Choic...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On resumes Ford F-150 Lightning battery production line
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, on Monday resumed operations of the cell production line for Ford Motor Co.’s electr...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO decides to build electric furnace at Gwangyang Works
South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO on Tuesday said it will begin its transition to a low-carbon production system by building an electric ...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK sees interest rate as tight amid continued drop in exports
South Korea’s central bank said on Tuesday it regards the current interest rate as tight, suggesting the monetary authority may hold the polic...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Elec gets vehicle cyber security certification from German agency
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, said on Monday that it has obtained ISO/SAE 21434 certification for its vehicle co...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kosdaq-listed Daebo Magnetic’s 46% stake up for sale, its shares swing
South Korea’s leading secondary battery equipment player Daebo Magnetic Co. is set to sell its owner family’s controlling stake of about...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Kia participates in IDEX 2023, largest defense exhibition in MENA
On Monday, Kia Corp. announced its participation in IDEX 2023, a defense industry trade show being held at the National Exhibition Center in Abu Dha...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Enmove stresses pursuit of energy efficiency: CEO
"This year is the first year of SK Enmove's process of becoming an energy-efficiency company," said Park Sang-kyu, CEO of SK Enmove, a lubricant sub...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford EV production halt casts doubts over SK cell quality
Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it has stopped production and shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck due to a possible battery issue,...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Perspectives
Biden must ensure US allies aren’t China collateral damage
The biggest irony about China-US relations today is just how much Xi Jinping misses Donald Trump. China’s leader would never admit this. ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. for the second straight year was No. 1 on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries excluding Chin...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor offers Bluelink free to new customers in US
Hyundai Motor Co. in a world first is offering lifetime membership of its connected car care service Bluelink free to new customers in the US, judgi...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to produce low-carbon steel raw material in Australia
South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO has launched a project in Australia to produce hot briquetted iron (HBI), an essential raw material for the adopt...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group ranks first in US vehicle dependability study
Hyundai Motor Group has once again topped the U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) conducted by J.D. Power, ranking first among 16 global automoti...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Electric vehicles in S.Korea beat diesel cars in sales
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea last year including hybrids surpassed those of diesel cars for the first time due to the price of di...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
S.Korea’s love of luxury ushers in 3rd wave of bling boom
Global luxury brands from Louis Vuitton to Chanel and Thom Browne are readying themselves for a third wave of the luxury boom in South Korea, where ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HLB’s Rivoceranib, Hengrui's Camrelizumab approved as combination therapy in China
South Korea's HLB Co. announced on Thursday that the combination therapy of its drug candidate rivoceranib and Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., ...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
S.Korean firms showcase hydrogen offerings in United States
South Korean energy ministry and major Korean companies including Hyundai Motor Co., SK E&S, and Korea Zinc Co. participated in the Hydrogen &am...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Chanel Korea to power its stores with renewable energy
Chanel Korea has taken a step toward reducing its carbon footprint by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea East-West Power. The ag...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's IONIQ 5 named Best Electric Vehicle of 2023 in US
Cars.com, a US automobile evaluation website, named the Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 as the Best Electric Vehicle of 2023 on Tuesday. According to Hy...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
China's alleged Korean trademark piracy surges during COVID-19
South Korean companies have witnessed a sharp increase in alleged trademark piracy in China over the past few years, as COVID-19 curbed their overse...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace joins Romania's defense modernization efforts
South Korean aircraft engine maker and defense utility company Hanwha Aerospace Co. has signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ro...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LS Electric receives int'l certification for R&D process security
LS Electric Co., a South Korean electric power and automation equipment maker, has achieved a major milestone by obtaining international standard ce...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, LS Electric partner to support S.Korea's small businesses
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said on Friday that it has entered into a partnership with LS Electric Co. to expa...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s new EV subsidy plan favors Hyundai over Tesla, other imports
South Korea is revising its electric vehicle subsidy plan in a way that favors local cars such as the Hyundai IONIQ 6 over imported vehicles, includ...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK, Unison to expand Osstem Implant's target reach beyond China
South Korean private equity firm Unison Capital Korea is set to focus on boosting the corporate value of Osstem Implant Co., once the PE manager and...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy inks $3.3 bn ECV battery deal for N.America, Europe
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest secondary battery maker, has inked a supply deal estimated up to $3.3 billion for North Ame...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea likely to suffer recession as Jan exports tumble
South Korea is likely to head for a recession for the first time in three years as exports of Asia’s fourth-largest economy in January dropped...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s Hyundai Electric wins $86 mn transformer deal in US
Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., a power equipment and energy solution affiliate of the world’s largest shipbuilding group holding c...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)