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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 6’s engine named best in US
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Friday that its electric vehicle (EV) IONIQ 6 sedan's powertrain was named one of the "2023 Wards 10 Best Engines and...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
POSCO Int'l to supply EV motor cores to Hyundai Motor Group
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. on Thursday said it signed a deal to supply 3.5 million traction motor cores for electric vehicles (EV) to H...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem, Eni eye JV to build biofuel plant in Korea
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and Italy's energy giant Eni Sustainable Mobility (SM) have tentatively agreed to build a hydrotreated vegetable oi...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor set to exit Russia with St. Petersburg plant sale to AGR
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is reportedly exiting Russia by selling its car manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg to AGR Aut...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NGeneBio applies for US patent of early diagnosis tech of dementia
South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. announced on Thursday that it has completed the US patent application for its technology relate...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis showcases trailer reverse assistance system in US
South Korea's automotive parts maker Hyundai Mobis is boosting its presence in North America by unveiling technologies tailored for the market such ...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T sells 3GW solar energy project in US to local firm
Samsung C&T Renewables, the renewable energy corporation of South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. in the US, announced on Thursday that it has s...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette to open nine new North American stores in Sept.
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Wednesday that it plans to open nine new stores in North America this...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy Solution eyes US market for ESS
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the rapidly growing US market for energy storage systems (ESS).The company on T...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics rolls out 118-inch micro LED TV at US trade show
LG Electronics Inc. has launched a second massive micro LED TV for those wanting a premium cinema experience at home.The company on Monday said it u...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Monday it will take part in a series B round of investment in Chipletz, a US fabless su...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, Indonesia to bolster high-tech partnership
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- South Korea and Indonesia have affirmed their commitment to expanding the scope of business cooperation from high tech to food...
Sep 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan seeks to fuel Indonesia power plants with green ammonia
Doosan Enerbility Co., a South Korea construction equipment manufacturer, said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indo...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is struggling to sell its flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 at home as high pric...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong gets patent of Nabota as migraine drug in US
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. announced on Thursday that it has received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the use of...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to expand new plant for drug products
South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Celltrion Inc. announced on Tuesday that it plans to enlarge its finished pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US
Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest over 50 billion won ($37 million) in its firs...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung signs contract to supply camera modules to US EV company
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. has signed a contract to supply camera modules for vehicles to the US electric vehicle company. The company is believe...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung commits $3.7 mn to chipmaking education at UT Austin
Samsung Electronics Co. has committed $3.7 million to University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering to educate talent and boo...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market
MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., a joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Canada’s Magna International Inc., ha...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia see US sales increase for 13th consecutive month
South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. posted a record 13th consecutive month sales increase last ...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO mulls opening integrated steel plant in India
CHENNAI, INDIA – POSCO, the South Korean steel giant under POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering opening an integrated steel mill in India ...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York
CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment and e-commerce giant, has launched the domestic fashion brand Barneys New York, a luxury department st...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, LG to spend combined $7.6 bn to build EV, battery plants in US
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will spend a combined $7.59 billion to build electric vehicle and battery cell plants in Georgia, th...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hugel resubmits application to FDA for botulinum toxin product
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Hugel Inc., announced on Friday that it has resubmitted applications to the US Food and Drug Administration ...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells brings forward US solar module production
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, brought forward operations of a US pla...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
WEMIX listed on US virtual asset exchange Tapbit
South Korean game publisher WeMade Co. announced on Thursday that its cryptocurrency WEMIX will be listed on the US cryptocurrency exchange Tapbit.&...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Steel's offshore wind power plant gets int’l certification
South Korea’s Hyundai Steel on Wednesday said its Ulsan Factory 2 in the southern coastal city of Ulsan received certification as an offshore ...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C ranks 11th on global construction market
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction on Tuesday said it ranks 11th in the world in overseas sales in the annual rankings of ...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia’s Hwaseong plant halted due to fire; K5, K8, EV6 output affected
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Tuesday the operation of its car manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, 80 km southwest o...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)