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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean's subsidiary D&G opens Brooklyn office
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Monday that it has opened a Brooklyn office of creative subsidiary David...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean kitchen automation startups' US advance gains traction
South Korean kitchen automation system developers are eyeing the US as their next key market as demand for automated restaurant operating systems in...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean Dongkuk opens 2nd Mexican color-coated steel plant
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. opened its second color-coated steel plant in Mexico as South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker aims to expand its prese...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem breaks ground on supercritical pyrolysis plant
LG Chem Ltd. has broke ground on a plant for pyrolysis and aerogel, a material for next-generation insulation in Seongmun National Industrial Comple...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Eugene Corp. develops concrete production simulation system
South Korea's Eugene Corporation, which specializes in ready-mixed concrete and construction material distribution, announced on Wednesday that it h...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unsure about applying for US chip subsidies: CEO
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday it is unsure about applying for US...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korean bakery chains attract US customers with bread variety, cosy ambiance
South Korean bakery franchises are enjoying growing popularity in the US, appealing to local customers with a variety of bread products and bakery c...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix asked to swallow tough pill over US CHIPS Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korean chipmakers on Tuesday expressed deep concerns about the detailed guidelines of the US CHIPS and Science ...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
US set to emerge as top global buyer of Korean kimchi: Daesang
South Korean kimchi exports to the US have soared since the pandemic as local distribution channels expanded and cooking at home increased, accordin...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery firms seek benefits from US EV incentive details
South Korea’s battery industry has high hopes for details on requirements for US tax credits on electric vehicles to be announced this week as...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LS Group completes nickel sulfate plant for EV batteries
South Korea’s LS Group said on Monday it has completed construction of a new plant to produce nickel sulfate, a key raw material for next-gene...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea's Riiid launches learning platform to prep for US SAT, ACT tests
South Korea's Riiid, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based provider of educational solutions, on Monday said it has launched R.test, an AI diagnosti...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's microneedle maker Raphas to enter US market
South Korea's microneedle maker Raphas Co. is expediting its entry into the American pharmaceutical market after entering the country's cosmetics se...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG takes lead in nurturing young AI talent by holding AI hackathon
South Korea's LG announced on Sunday that it held the "LG AI Hackathon" for nurturing young artificial intelligence (AI) talent for two days from ...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to build $5.6 billion battery complex in Arizona
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, said on Friday it is investing 7.2 trillion won ($5.6 billion) to build a b...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Instant noodle maker Nongshim eyes 3rd plant in US
South Korean instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. is looking to build its third manufacturing plant in the US as the company is seeing sales of its pro...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha to build solar cell components plant in Georgia
South Korea’s Hanwha Advanced Materials Corp. will spend $147 million to build a solar panel components plant in the US state of Georgia, acco...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat participates in US logistics exhibition under Bobcat brand
Doosan Bobcat, a South Korean manufacturer of construction equipment, announced on Friday that it participated in the ProMat 2023 trade show for sup...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
US affiliate of Korea's cell therapy company NK Max eyes NYSE listing in 3Q
NKGen Biotech, the US affiliate of South Korea's natural killer (NK) cell therapy developer NK Max, on Friday said it signed a letter of intent (LOI) ...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Jury still out on Korean chipmakers’ tech upgrades in China
When the US Commerce Department announced the guardrail clauses on the CHIPS and Science Act earlier this week, South Korea’s government offic...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, EcoPro, China’s GEM to jointly build precursor factory
South Korea’s electric vehicle (EV) battery major SK On Co. will build a precursor plant at home with a Korean partner, EcoPro Co., and China'...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor, Kia develop ultra-high-temp hydrogen fuel cells with US firm
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. has joined forces with Advent Technologies, an American maker of membrane electrode assemblies (MEA), a key componen...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Innovation invests an extra $50 million in US clean energy firm Amogy
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. has newly invested $50 million in Amogy Inc., a US ammonia-based power system developer, to expand its green b...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant Americas completes fuel cell project at US hospitals
SK Ecoplant Americas has completed a project to supply and install solid oxide fuel cells at US hospitals in collaboration with Bloom Energy. The pr...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, SK Hynix look to China exit plans as growth stunted
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are in quandary over their growth strategies in China fo...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Micro Digital to supply bioreactors to major US firm
Micro Digital Co., South Korea’s only bioreactor maker, is set to ink a supply deal with a major US biopharmaceutical producer to expand its g...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha Solutions secures 9.7% stake in US battery materials company
Hanwha Solutions Corp., a South Korean company focused on energy services, petrochemicals and real estate development, recently acquired a 9.73% sta...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Doosan Group chief checks farm-construction equipment affiliate's strategy in US
South Korea’s Doosan Group on Sunday said its chairman Park Jeong-won visited the construction trade show ConExpo-Con-Agg in Las Vegas on Wedn...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea Eximbank teams up with US small nuclear reactor firm
The Export-Import Bank of Korea said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NuScale Power, a US company that develo...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics to invest $1.5 bn for 5th CDMO factory
Samsung Biologics Co. is slated to inject 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) to build its fifth plant in South Korea. It will be a fast follow-up investm...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)