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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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Electronics
Samsung Smart Monitor M8 available in S.Korea
The new Samsung Smart Monitor M8 is now available for sale in South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday.The product can stream serv...
Mar 06, 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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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s Voronoi in talks with global firms on drug designs
South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. is in talks with global biomedical companies on drug designs as it aims to expand the busines...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US chipmakers announce 10% hike in NAND flash prices
US semiconductor manufacturer Western Digital Corp. announced Tuesday it will raise the price of its NAND flash memory chips by 10%. Earlier ...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kia EV6 rated top among electric cars in Germany
Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 and Kia Corp.'s EV6 have been recognized as the most competitive electric sport utility vehicles by Auto Zeitung, a high...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Perfect storm from Ukraine crisis clouds Korea Inc.’s outlook
South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
New York third US state to recognize kimchi's Korean origin
Korean food is all about ingredients, which alongside various fermentation techniques, have made kimchi a global side dish enjoyed not just as centr...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
PCB makers in record-setting rally on strong outlook
Shares in South Korea's small and medium-sized printed circuit board (PCB) makers extended their upward run to hit fresh highs this week, bucking th...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix develops memory chip with computing capabilities
SK Hynix Inc. has developed a next-generation memory chip with computing capabilities, which the company says will provide solutions for data conges...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG's AI designer debuts at New York Fashion Week
South Korean fashion label Greedilous showcased its 2022 Fall-Winter collection on the main stage of the New York Fashion Week on Monday local time....
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches robotaxi service in upscale Gangnam district
City governments, automakers, and tech giants are leading the adoption of robotaxis in major cities throughout South Korea. The Ministry of Lan...
Feb 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix ahead of rivals in 200-plus-layer NAND chips
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expected to lead rivals in the industry’s tran...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record US car sales as Japanese firms struggle
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their combined auto sales in the US rise to their highest leve...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches robotaxi service in upscale Gangnam district
City governments, automakers, and tech giants are leading the adoption of robotaxis in major cities throughout South Korea. The Ministry of L...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US survey findings on chip shortage rattle global chipmakers
The US government’s release on Tuesday of its findings on the reasons behind the global chip shortage is raising concerns among chipmakers, wi...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor vows $7.7 billion investment after record 2021 revenue
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday it will spend a record 9.2 trillion won ($7.7 billion) this year to ramp up facilities for electric cars and other...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to invest more in US chip design startup SiFive
SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s major chipmaker, decided to make an additional investment in a US chip design startup SiFive in order to secure s...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK's 5-year journey toward batteries, bio and chips
Back in January 2017, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won emphasized the need for “deep change," in his New Year message and presented the phrase a...
Jan 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Hanmi, other chip machine makers to benefit from TSMC capex hike
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., a chip equipment supplier to global foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has posted record profit ...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung touts latest Exynos 2200 chip as mobile game changer
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new premium mobile processor, the Exynos 2200, which the world’s top memory chipmaker said offers a con...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baillie Gifford, Allianz increase holdings in 3D tech firm Koh Young
Global asset managers are increasing shareholdings in Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading 3D image measurement tech firm listed ...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy sets new IPO record with $9.65 trillion investor demand
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, has set a new record for an initial public offering with demand for its sha...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kakao co-CEO nominee resigns after stock option exercise
Alex Young-joon Ryu, a nominee for new co-CEO of South Korea's top mobile messenger app Kakao Corp., on Monday offered to step down, after his dispo...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
CICC to form up to $3.3 bn funds for bio, chips in Korea and others
CICC Capital, a private equity firm of China's largest investment bank China International Capital Corporation (CICC), will create funds with a comb...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
SK, Qualcomm discuss cooperation on memory chips
LAS VEGAS – Chief executives of South Korea's energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group on Thursday met with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and dis...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung's Q4 operating profit jumps on server chips
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday reported a 52.5% jump in preliminary fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, powered by replacement d...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor beats Honda in US for the first time in its 35 years there
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group beat Japanese rival Honda Motor Co. in the US last year, for the first time in its 35 years of...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Time to buy Korean chipmakers; Samsung among 2022 top picks
The year of the tiger will see decent stock price gains in leading chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. on expected hypersca...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Telecom giant KT to develop its own NPU, AI ecosystem
Telecommunications giant KT Corp. announced concrete plans to launch its artificial intelligence infrastructure business by joining forces with indu...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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