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Business & Politics
Yoon’s US visit to test Biden’s trust as ally over chip, battery issues
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden next month will celebrate 70 years of the Korea-US sec...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hanwha hires former Biden confidant as US government affairs chief
WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group has hired Danny O’Brien, a top aide to US President...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korea's DB HiTek to split off fabless, bulk up foundry business
DB HiTek Co., a leading chipmaker in South Korea, said on March 7 it is set to split off its fabless unit by May 2 to ramp up its foundry business.D...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lunit receives $1 mn in tech fees from Guardant Health of US
The US operations of South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) medical company Lunit have received a major boost after the company got the green li...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai eyes greater SUV market share with new Kona EV
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the all-new Kona Electric, its first fully revamped compact sport utility vehicle in five years, as the top So...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea lags Taiwan in GNI per capita for first time since 2002
South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita dropped 7.7% on-year last year, coming in below that of its smaller rival Taiwan for the ...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung reclaims world's top spot in chip sales: Omdia
Samsung Electronics Co. topped the global chipmakers with $67.1 billion in revenue last year, according to London-based tech research firm Omdia ear...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea reigned supreme on global shipbuilding market in February
South Korea’s shipbuilding industry has blown away that of China in order volume.Clarkson Research, a British shipbuilding and shipping market...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's Indent Corp. raises $8 mn for AI-based video review marketing
Indent Corporation, a South Korean startup that operates an AI-based video review marketing solution called VReview, announced on Tuesday that it ha...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
US burger giant Five Guys set for June S.Korea debut
Five Guys, one of the top three burger brands in the US, will open in June its first branch in South Korea in Seoul’s posh Gangnam District. W...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Global PC, tablet market to shrink over 10% in 2023: research
The global market for personal computers and tablets is expected to shrink by more than 10% this year, as the demand for remote work and learning de...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE barely ups SM stake in tender offer amid tensions with Kakao
HYBE Co. has raised its stake in the K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co. by merely 0.98% in a tender offer, after just one institution and minority i...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Concerned about CHIPS Act, Korea says US investment less attractive
South Korea on Monday expressed concerns about the guidelines of the US Chips and Science Act, saying that some of the conditions the US government ...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Global smartphone shipments to edge lower in 2023: IDC
Global smartphone shipments will decline 1.1% this year to 1.2 billion units, down from the previous 2.8% growth forecast due to weak demand and m...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics wins US air conditioning award for 7th year
LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday that it has won a performance award from the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), a US...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches new TV ad campaign in London ahead of global release
Samsung Electronics Co. is ramping up its marketing efforts for its latest line of high-end TVs, including the 2023 Neo QLED 8K model, with a giant ...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis launches ARMD biosimilar drug in Germany, Canada
Samsung Bioepis Co., a South Korean biosimilar firm, announced on Sunday that it has recently launched a new biosimilar drug called SB11 for the tre...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.8 bn EV battery plant in US
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 electric vehicle battery maker, is set to build a plant in the US with General Motors Co., spending about 5...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Musinsa selected as one of Asia's most innovative companies
Musinsa, a fashion e-commerce platform based in South Korea, on Friday was named one of this year's "Top-10 Most Innovative Companies in Asia-Pacifi...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s DRAM market share rises amid industrywide revenue drop
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, saw its DRAM market share rise in the fourth quarter of last year despite a sig...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
S.Korea’s HMM tops carbon efficiency ranking on key shipping route
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. said on Thursday it had the lowest carbon emission intensity on East Asia–US West Coast rou...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia close in on Toyota with record US sales
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., under South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, posted their largest-ever sales for February in the US, narrowing a ...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US CHIPS Act threatens Samsung, SK Hynix’s memory supremacy
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Biden administration’s “Chips for America” program aims to keep China’s growing clout in the sem...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US
South Korea's environment-focused energy company SK Ecoplant Co. on Thursday said it added a base for recycling electrical and electronic waste and ...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong’s Nabota expands into Germany, Austria
South Korean drugmaker Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. said on Tuesday it had launched its botulinum toxin product Nabota in Germany and Austria through i...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Hanwha Techwin changes name to Hanwha Vision
South Korea’s Hanwha Techwin on Wednesday changed its name to Hanwha Vision and unveiled its new corporate image. On the reason for the n...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK IE Technology mulls adding LiBS factory in US, says SKIET president
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a global top lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) player under South Korea’s energy and battery maker SK Innovat...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Huons gets approval to supply anesthetics to Canada
Huons Co., a South Korean pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to expand its presence in the North American market by offering two anesthetic...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte to produce clean ammonia in US with CF Industries
Lotte Chemical Corp., a major South Korean petrochemical manufacturer, joined hands with CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest ammo...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Signet lands EV charger contract in US
SK Signet Inc., an affiliate of South Korea's SK Group that makes and sells electric vehicle (EV) chargers, on Monday said it received its first ord...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)