critical minerals
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Batteries
S.Korea to inject $15 bn in rechargeable battery sector by 2030
South Korea will invest 20 trillion won ($15.1 billion) in the rechargeable battery sector by 2030 to widen its technology gap with global competito...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to dispatch key minerals investigation teams to Chile, Argentina
South Korean government will dispatch a public-private partnership key minerals business survey team to Chile and Argentina to revitalize overseas r...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea, Kazakhstan to expand cooperation on mineral resource
South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang and Kazakhstan's first deputy prime minister Roman Sklyar, held a meeting in Seo...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO conducts pilot release of rare metal ferrochrome
South Korea's steelmaker POSCO and the government-run Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp. (KOMIR) on Friday announced the first pi...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
NPS, Korea Investment to sell off stake in Brazilian miner CBMM
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and Korea Investment Private Equity Co. are set to sell off their stake in a Brazilian rare metal...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Neo QLED 8K wins critical acclaim in US, UK
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that its recently released the 2023 Neo QLED TV has received high praise from major professional media...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea's tech special IPOs face criticism on poor earnings of ventures
Around 200 South Korean ventures have debuted on the country’s secondary Kosdaq market through the technology special listing program since 20...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery firms seek benefits from US EV incentive details
South Korea’s battery industry has high hopes for details on requirements for US tax credits on electric vehicles to be announced this week as...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Lessons from Korean Air’s botched mileage program reform
Korean Air Lines Co. has suspended a plan to revamp its mileage program after it drew harsh criticism from both its customers and government officia...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem invests $75 million in Piedmont Lithium, signs supply deal
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Friday it is acquiring a 6% stake in Piedmont Lithium Inc., a US mining company, ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
S.Korea, Mongolia discuss stabilization of mineral supply chains
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on Tuesday held a business forum o...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO ties up with Aussie firm on US EV cell mineral project
South Korea’s POSCO Group has joined hands with an Australian company to work on an electric vehicle battery material project in the US as it ...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Responsible mineral sourcing key to Korean battery materials makers
South Korea’s battery materials makers are stepping up their efforts to conform to environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards throug...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to collaborate with Mongolia's Monnis Group in rare earth mining area
South Korea's telecom operator KT Corp. said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mongolia's Monnis Group for co...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT signs mineral resource supply deal with Mongolia
South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. said on Thursday it has signed a mineral resources supply deal with the Mongolian government, under which...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to boost EV leasing in US for tax credits from 2023
South Korean electric vehicles for lease are forecast to receive US tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as new guidelines of the law...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
South Korea to double stockpiles of rare-earth minerals
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Friday it will double the government's stockpiles of rare-earth minerals and halve thei...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Rep. Yang Hyang-ja criticizes 8% tax cut for chipmakers as step backward
South Korean politician Yang Hyang-ja, a Samsung Electronics Co. executive-turned-lawmaker, criticized her fellow lawmakers' decision to raise the p...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea’s local govts gear up to lure Tesla for Gigafactory
All of South Korea’s major municipal governments are gearing up to be considered as the site of a new Gigafactory, Tesla Inc.’s manufact...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
KITA sees exponential jump in demand for key minerals within 20 years
Amid the global supply chain crisis and growing trade protectionism by major economies, a study by a major trade body in South Korea says the nation...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver affiliate Line Games seeks $756 million IPO in Korea
Line Games Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., plans to list its shares on the Korean stock market via an initial...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Jeju Samdasoo enters India, ships 45 tons of mineral water
South Korea’s leading bottled mineral water brand Jeju Samdasoo has begun exports to India, shipping 45 tons of the water there from the resor...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean refiners eye strong 2022 earnings as margins improve
Asia’s benchmark refining margin is staging a rebound, providing relief for South Korea’s oil companies, which now expect their full-yea...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai partners with Indonesia firm for stable aluminum supply
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, joined hands with an Indonesian miner to secure a stable aluminum supply as demand for the raw...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Public-private battery alliance launched to source critical minerals
The South Korean government, in tandem with the private sector, launched a battery alliance on Tuesday in a bid to support the companies in sourcing...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies
Korea Post’s insurance bureau will maintain its core-satellite strategy in private equity and debt investments for both stable revenue streams...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO says normalization of typhoon-hit steel mill unlikely until Q1 2023
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, expects its steel mill in the southern port city of Pohang flood...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Seoul pushes for battery recycling to bypass US bill
South Korea will step up policy efforts to promote battery recycling, which might help the country get around the new US bill aimed at keeping elect...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea plans to adopt mandatory pre-disclosure of major insider trading
Executives and major shareholders of South Korea’s listed companies will be obligated to disclose their share transaction plans at least 30 da...
Sep 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
South Korean government slashes fund of funds budget by 40% on-year
The South Korean government is facing a backlash from the startup and venture capital sectors after slashing next year’s fund of funds budget....
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)