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Energy
LS Cable consortium wins $1.5 billion cable deal from the Netherlands
A three-party consortium including South Korea’s LS Cable & System Ltd. has won a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) deal to build high-voltage...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung to nurture biotech as next growth engine after chips: Lee
Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong, currently in the US, has vowed to make biotechnology the conglomerate’s second core strategic business afte...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanyang, Linde to inject $800 mn for hydrogen cluster in Korea
Hanyang Corporation Ltd., a South Korean construction firm, will join forces with German industrial gases and engineering company Linde AG to create...
May 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to overtake TSMC within 5 years: chip president
DAEJEON – Samsung Electronics Co. will be able to overtake bigger foundry rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) at the leading e...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation’s battery sales at record high, production yield improved
SK Innovation Co. said on Thursday its battery affiliate SK On Co. posted record quarterly sales following a facility ramp-up in the US to meet risi...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai AutoEver, LS Electric adopt Ieum 5G for production lines
South Korea's automotive internet sales company Hyundai AutoEver and electrical equipment and automation specialist LS Electric Co. have adopted Ieu...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to produce nickel in Indonesia
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of the world’s sixth-largest steel maker, will directly produce nickel, a key material for sec...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry backlogs top $74.6 bn for logic chip biz goal
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 foundry player, has secured contract semiconductor manufacturing order backlogs of more than 100 tr...
Apr 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chinese weak domestic demand causes S.Korean trade deficit: report
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has urged South Korea to develop a strategy to strengthen exports to China based on its market situ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung bets on H2 recovery with heavy spending after record chip losses
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday reported its worst quarterly loss for its semiconductor business, but echoed the widely held industry view that ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s Musinsa, Disney to collaborate character products
South Korea’s online fashion platform Musinsa has partnered with the Walt Disney Company Korea, a Korean unit of the global entertainment...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
S.Korea’s SoluM joins Vietnam's largest EV charging project
SoluM Co., a South Korean mid-sized electronic component maker, said on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with PetroVietnam Power Corporation, a...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix expects second-half market recovery after record Q1 loss
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it expects the global semiconductor market to rebound in the sec...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Bionote, Covetrus sign distribution agreement diagnostic products for animals
BioNote, South Korean developer of diagnostic reagents for animals, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a supply contract with Covetrus, a US-ba...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CG Bio establishes US corporation to develop tissue products
South Korean bio-regenerative medical firm CG Bio has launched a new US corporation CG MedTech, to focus on the development and marketing of tissue ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea wary of tougher US anti-China moves for chipmakers
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday kicked off a six-day state visit to the US with a tough assignment: finding diplomatic solutions for ...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec to strengthen its direct-to-consumer sales strategy
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. is strengthening its direct-to-consumer (D2C) strategy and expanding its lineup of low- to mid-priced products to ...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M to inject $461 mn to bulk up cathode production
POSCO Future M Co., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Monday it has decided to invest 614.8 billion won ($460.5 millio...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Display to use waste glass in cement to erect new HQ
South Korea's Samsung Display will use recycled cement using waste glass from the display production process to build a new headquarters.The company...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Russian fresh pollock imported for first time at Donghae Port
As Korean cod, which had been considered everyone's fish, has virtually disappeared, Russian fresh pollock has finally become available to Kor...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte Biologics invests in S.Korean bio-venture Pinotbio
South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. said on Friday that it has made an equity investment in Pinotbio, Inc. for the development of antibody-drug ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ OliveNetworks opens S.Korea's first logistics center with 5G
South Korea's digital service company CJ OliveNetworks on Thursday said it set up the mobile communications network "Ieum 5G" exclusively for busine...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung’s Lee likely to meet Apple, Google, MS CEOs during US trip
Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong will meet with chief executives of leading US companies, including Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook and Google LL...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s slimmest 12-layer, 24 GB HBM3 chip
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed the world’s first 12-layer DRAM product wi...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chairman to refine strategy for EV battery production
Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, visited a cathode plant on Monday to review supply chains for the batt...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Samsung competes with Apple on rising non-terrestrial network market
The global market for non-terrestrial networks (NTN), or communications systems that use satellites to text and make phone calls even in places wher...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Orion’s Turtle Chips launches in Vietnam, India
South Korea's confectionary giant Orion Corp. is launching its popular snack "Kkobuk Chip" in Vietnam and India. Orion announced on Monday that it h...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, Singaporean company collaborate on virtual production
SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Xon Studios and Singapore's virtual production specia...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award
South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology said on Thursday that its electric vehicle (EV) exclusive tire brand, "iON," has secured four ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea must nurture chip materials, parts, facilities: Jusung
South Korea needs to nurture its materials, parts and facilities industries to keep competitiveness in the semiconductor sector, said the chief exec...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)