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Korean chipmakers
Korea's SK Inc. revs up power semiconductor value chains via M&As
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, is ramping up its value chain of third-generation semicondu...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
OECD cuts Korea's economic growth forecast for next year to 1.8%
The Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD) has cut its forecast for South Korea's economic growth next year to 1.8%, down fro...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G enlists Goldman Sachs to cope with shareholder activism
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, appointed Goldman Sachs as an advisor to improve corporate governance after a Singapo...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
KDI cuts Korea growth forecast, urges gradual rate hikes
South Korean economic growth is expected to decline further next year to the slowest level since the COVID-19 breakout while inflation is likely t...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical posts deficit for second straight quarter
Lotte Chemical on Tuesday announced that it suffered 423.9 billion won ($308 million) in operating loss on a consolidated basis in the third quarter...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Telesys merges with SK Solmics, both wholly owned subsidiaries of SKC
SK Solmics Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of SKC Inc., is poised to merge with SK Telesys Co. on February 1 of next year, according to regulatory fi...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung fast-forwards digital transformation of its chip business
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is accelerating its digital shift to better respond to the changi...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean Air soars with best quarterly results in its history
Korean Air is flying high after breaking its quarterly record for the second time this year thanks to growing profits from passenger flights as well...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Rising interest rates reshuffle Korean market cap list
Rising interest rates amid a slowing global economy rattled South Korean companies’ market capitalization rankings, bumping online players suc...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea to face more headwinds after Q3 growth hits 1-yr low
The South Korean economy grew at its slowest pace of the year in the third quarter on weak net exports, adding to concerns over a further slowdown i...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung reiterates no memory chip output cut despite weak Q3 results
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, said on Thursday it will not reduce its production despite dwin...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDI beats CATL in EV battery operating margin
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a higher operating margin than that of the global leader C...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai ups 2022 revenue, profit forecasts as quality costs hit Q3 profit
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday posted its highest-ever quarterly sales, driven by pricey sport utility vehicles and p...
Oct 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Hotel Shilla's biz hotel to post record guest room sales
When Hotel Shilla Co. CEO and Samsung Group heiress Lee Boo-jin said in a shareholders’ meeting in March that the Korean hotel company will br...
Oct 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Robust consumer spending in South Korea despite economic downturn
A buyer who works for the men's fashion division of a South Korean department store had trouble sleeping ahead of the fall sale that ran from Sept. ...
Oct 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Qualcomm unveil industry’s fastest LPDDR5X DRAM chip
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has successfully proved the performance of its latest LPDDR5X DRAM on Qualcomm Te...
Oct 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron, UK's IQE to produce high-efficiency wafers for Asian market
South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. has teamed up with UK-based wafer products supplier IQE plc to produce gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxi...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to invest extra $1.1 billion in Argentine lithium plant
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest an additional $1.09 billion, or 5 trillion won, in its lithium produ...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Q3 earnings disappoint on weak chip business
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, missed third-quarter earnings estimates on the weak semiconductor business and its ...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market
Eco-friendly cars such as electric vehicles and hybrids have increased their share in South Korea's used car market, together accounting for 36% of ...
Oct 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Ind expands tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam
Kolon Industries Inc. has expanded the capacity of its polyester tire cord fabric plant in Vietnam, the South Korean company said on Wednesday.The f...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung heads to US amid intensifying chip talent war
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is heading to the US next month to scout semiconductor research and development...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3
DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korean conglomerate DL Group, is forecast to post robust third-quarter results despite sluggish sa...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea battery, chip companies fail to reboot IPO market
South Korea’s battery and semiconductor companies, stock investors’ favorites, failed to revive the local initial public offering market...
Sep 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Price of napa cabbage, key kimchi ingredient, keeps soaring
The price of napa cabbage continues to soar in South Korea. Hit by heavy rainfall during its harvest season, Gangwon Province suffered from a l...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire’s focus on foreign factories sets it apart from rivals
South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has one business strategy that sets it apart from its local rivals: Build m...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea forecast to have world's oldest population by 2070
South Korea is expected to become the world’s most elderly country with about half of its population aged 65 or older by 2070, the government ...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, will invest $1.6 billion to more than double its output in the US, the world&...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Demand for Samsung foldables keeps smartphone parts makers busy
Smartphone parts suppliers to Samsung Electronics Co. are running their plants at full capacity as the South Korean tech giant’s latest fold...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK delivers fourth straight rate hike as inflation persists
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday delivered its fourth interest rate hike in a row for the first time in its history as the monetary auth...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)