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Behind the Scenes
Samsung in do-or-die race with $355 bn spending plan
"It's not a matter of numbers, but a matter of do or die for us."This is the first public remark from Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman and de f...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK takes aim at chips, batteries, bio with $195 billion investment
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, on Thursday announced a plan to invest 247 trillion won ($195 billion) in k...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Samsung to invest $355 billion in chip, biotech, 6G over five years
South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung has unveiled a plan to invest 450 trillion won ($355 billion) over the next five years in strategic sec...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Hanmi Semiconductor among top 10 chip machine makers: TechInsights
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., a South Korean chip equipment manufacturer, has been chosen as one of the world’s top 10 chip fabrication machine mak...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Wia likely to deploy smart robots at Georgia EV plant
Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, will likely deploy smart robots at the group’s first dedicated electric vehicle ...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to make mobile AP chip dedicated to Galaxy smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. is working on a mobile application processor chip, which will be used exclusively for its flagship Galaxy smartphone series ...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Rebellions to join pre-unicorn list via Series A Funding
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean AI-powered fabless startup, is in the final stage of the Series A Funding Round with 70 billion won ($54.9 million) ...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea losing ground in semiconductor talent development
South Korea, home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, is losing ground for talent development in the semiconductor sector as fewer profe...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to build LNG plant to power its factories
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to build a liquefied natural gas-fueled power plant to secure a stable supply of electricity for its factories and embrace t...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fabless startup FADU eyes unicorn status with $157 mn funding
FADU Technology, a fabless startup that develops architecture for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers and storage products, is seeking to raise 200 ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics receives ISO certification for auto chip technology
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has received ISO certification for its automotive chip development process, includ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis posts sales growth in US as other auto brands suffer
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday its premium Genesis brand saw its US car sales considerably grow in April when all other major carmakers reporte...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Can Samsung Electronics ever catch up to foundry leader TSMC?
For years, Samsung Electronics Co. has been touted as the backbone of the South Korean economy, Asia’s fourth-largest, under the government&rs...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, battery firms strive to limit China lockdown disruptions
The growing fears of a Beijing lockdown are prompting South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and battery makers, already suffering from...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis taps two Japanese auto experts to boost sales
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. has tapped two Japanese auto experts to accelerate its business in Japan, the company announced on April 27. T...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK buys power semiconductor maker for EV chip business
SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has geared up its electric vehicle chip business development with the acquisition of a loc...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s LX Group seeks to acquire Magnachip Semiconductor
South Korea’s LX Group is looking to acquire US-listed Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. to create synergy with the group’s foundry affiliat...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Jay Y. Lee absence raises risks for Samsung chip biz
Samsung Electronics Co. is losing its hegemony in the global semiconductor market as a sustained leadership vacuum has kept the world’s top me...
Apr 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply chip substrate for Apple’s next-gen M2 processor
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will supply its semiconductor package substrate to Apple Inc. for the US tech giant’s next-generation M2 process...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Auto shares bounce back with foreigners' net buying
South Korean auto shares are showing some signs of a rebound after a long downtrend since the second half of last year. Foreign investors have ret...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s Chung named auto industry Visionary of the Year
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun was named the automobile industry's Visionary of the Year by Newsweek, which credited him for driving tran...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are set to fully unveil their redesigned vehicles at the upcoming New York Auto Show ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Foundry player DB HiTek: An ugly duckling becomes a golden swan
DB HiTek Co., one of South Korea’s leading foundry chipmakers, was once an ugly duckling in the industry, reeling under heavy debt and snowbal...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Hyundai Motor shares set to rebound after hitting trough
South Korean top automaker Hyundai Motor Co.'s shares are poised for a rebound. On March 30, the stock rose by 2.55% to 181,000 won ($149.46), 11.73...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Hynix considers joint acquisition of UK chip designer Arm
South Korea's SK Hynix Inc. is considering forming a consortium with other strategic investors to buy Arm Ltd., a British semiconductor design compa...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Kiturami Boiler bets on chip, battery facility systems
Choi Jin-min, founder and chairman of Kiturami Boiler Co., is one of the few living witnesses in South Korea's boiler history. At the age of 21, he ...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
South Korea's 2021 outbound FDI at record-high $76 bn
South Korea's outbound direct investment in 2021 soared 32.8% from the year previous to a record-high $75.9 billion, led by financial investors and ...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Hyundai’s auto exports to Russia cut by half in February, hit by war
Hyundai Motor Co.'s car exports to Russia have dwindled by nearly half in the latest indication that global automakers are feeling the pinch due to ...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Goldman sees Samsung, SK Hynix shares up 50% over next 12 mths
The share prices of the world’s two largest memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. each have room to rise by about 50% ov...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Hyundai shuts Russia car plant for 1 wk on parts shortages
Car production at Hyundai Motor Co.'s plant in Russia has been halted since March 1 as the Russia-Ukraine war further aggravated shortages of automo...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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