V3 Mobile Security
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Automobiles
Hyundai to reignite Brazil’s mobility push with $1.1 billion investment
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday it will invest $1.1 billion in Brazil to reinvigorate the South American country&...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s mobile AI journey ‘just getting started’: TM Roh
For Samsung Electronics Co., the Galaxy S24 series is not just an upgrade to its previous flagship models. It’s an evolution that opens a new ...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI, Hyundai Rotem start space mobility working group
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hyundai Rotem Co. announced on Friday that they held a kickoff meeting for a working group on the commerci...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Shinsegae E&C to sell leisure unit to reduce debt
South Korea’s Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co. (Shinsegae E&C) announced on Wednesday that it will sell its leisure unit Jos...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea gives the nod for foreign workers at plant construction sites
South Korea is expected to allow foreigners to work at plant construction sites nearly two decades after non-native Koreans were banned from those p...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to buy more Australian lithium for US EV benefits
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, said on Wednesday it was set to buy more lithium, a ke...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will embark on a business trip to Europe next week as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate seeks to streng...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Daewoong Biologics Indonesia has obtained a stem cell Lab Operational...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Not a penny for Samsung Sec in failed HMM deal, and little sympathy
After the planned $5 billion sale of HMM Co., South Korea’s largest container shipper, to poultry processor Harim Co. fell through this week, ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to sell 7-Eleven’s ATM unit in Korea for around $38 mn
Lotte Group is set to sell the automated teller machine (ATM) business of Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, will expedite its transition into an artificial intelligence company this year after its...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon's DnF Mobile obtains Chinese game service license
South Korean online game developer Nexon Korea Corp.'s "Dungeon & Fighter Mobile" has obtained a banhao (game service license) from the Chinese ...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochem's Hugreen secures highest HB mark grade
South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical Co. announced on Thursday that its phenolic foam board (PF board) insulation material under the construction mater...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities
South Korea’s Hana Financial Group on Wednesday reported a dip in net profit in 2023, with record earnings at its flagship Hana Bank offset by...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat showcases hydrogen-powered forklift in S.Korea
Doosan Bobcat, the construction and agricultural machine manufacturer of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has commercialized hydrogen-powered forkl...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Hyundai Team secures victory at 2024 WRC Monte Carlo Rally
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Monday that Thierry Neuville of the Hyundai team secured the first-place victory at the Monte Carlo Rally, the inau...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor units join hands for logistics solutions
Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous driving technology arm 42dot Inc. has joined hands with its sister companies Hyundai Glovis Co. and Hyundai C...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s ELS market to stagnate after HSCEI debacle: KOFIA chairman
The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) will go all out to minimize any adverse effects on the South Korean financial market from an anti...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Mirae Asset Securities raises $600 mn in foreign bonds
Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Monday issued $600 million worth of foreign currency bonds, marking the first foreign bond sale by a South Korean brok...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean secures first order of year for ammonia carriers
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Monday that it has secured a contract for two very large ammonia...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine Solution to enter ship cyber security
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domestic security...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Glovis invests in stake of EV battery recycler
South Korean shipping and logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a share subscription agreement (SSA) related t...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics bets big on smart factory business
LG Electronics Inc. launched a smart factory business division under its research and development center early this month to accelerate its transiti...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korean securities downgrades GS E&C’s investment opinion
Hyundai Motor Securities downgraded its investment opinion on GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) from "Buy" to "Market Perform" on...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea’s LS Group wins regulatory nod for securities biz
South Korea’s electrics components-to-energy conglomerate LS Group is set to start the securities business as it secured regulatory approval t...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung AI features on 100 mn Galaxy phones by year-end: mobile chief
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday it aims to have at least 100 million units of its flagship Galaxy line of smartp...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to export three anticancer drugs to Europe
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it has secured supply contracts for three anticancer biosimilars in European countries...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy S24 heralds dawning of AI smartphone era
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy S24 series, which it calls an “AI...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to launch advanced vehicle platform R&D division
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group will launch an advanced vehicle platform (AVP) research and development division, combining it...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)