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Airlines
S.Korea, Kazakhstan agree to expand air transport rights
South Korea and Kazakhstan have agreed to expand air transport rights during the South Korea and Kazakhstan aviation talks held in Almaty, Kazakhsta...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Electronics collects $4.3 bn in dividends from display unit
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is slated to receive about 5.64 trillion won ($4.3 billion) worth of dividends ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix earmarks $91 bn to construct world's largest chip fab
SK Hynix Inc., the global No. 2 memory chipmaker, is slated to invest more than 120 trillion won ($90.7 billion) by 2046 to build the world’s ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions expands cable insulation materials units
South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp. is accelerating its entry into the global market with proprietary technology in high-voltage cable materials.Ha...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver, named 3rd most innovative company in the Asia-Pacific
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. ranked as the third most innovative company in the Asia-Pacific by a top US business magazine for the p...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea’s Liner, the world’s No. 4 generative AI web product
South Korea’s home-grown artificial intelligence service Liner was ranked the world’s fourth-most popular generative AI web product as t...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix mass-produces HBM3E chip to supply Nvidia
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s No. 2 memory chipmaker, began mass-producing HBM3E, the best-performing DRAM chip for AI applications, for the firs...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Labor reform urged in Korea with higher wages than Japan
Wages at South Korean companies, both large and small, have surpassed those of their Japanese counterparts.According to a report on wage comparisons...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea’s Kumho Tire to invest $751 mn to build plant in Europe
Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, plans to invest more than 1 trillion won ($750.8 million) by 2027 to build its first plant in ...
Mar 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Elec expands workforce to enhance AI cyber security
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is actively increasing its workforce to improve artificial intelligence cyber security...
Mar 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
Korea Zinc, LG Chem team up for US recycling business
Korea Zinc Inc., the leading global zinc and lead smelter, and LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top petrochemical producer, joined hands for the pl...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to receive over $6 bn in US chip subsidies, eyes extra investment
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to receive more than $6 billion in US chip subsidies as the Joe Biden administration is ...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Bank, Indodana co-work on digital finance
Shinhan Bank announced on Friday that its Indonesian subsidiary Shinhan Bank Indonesia signed a strategic business agreement with PT Artha Dana Tekn...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor unveils design of commercial EV platform
Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the design of its first commercial electric vehicle (EV) platform ST1 on Thursday. ST1 is a commercial platform based on ...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Korea faces apple crisis amid climate, demographic change
Apples, normally among the most common and available fruit, are poised to be a rarity in South Korea, where people are suffering a so-called “...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics gets IATA lithium battery transport certification
South Korea’s CJ Logistics said on Wednesday that it obtained the certification CEIV lithium battery, or the Center of Excellence for Independ...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung's chip stockpile declines in Q4 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. has reported a decrease in its semiconductor inventory for the first time in 10 quarters, signaling a rebound in the memory ...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja, Interpark Triple, Modetour to team up for package travel
South Korea’s top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Co., its subsidiary Interpark Triple, and Modetour Network Inc. announced on Tuesd...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
PUBG’s Krafton expands in India with localized games
South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc., renowned for its global mega-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), aims to expand its market share...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Coupang launches direct purchase service to Japan
Coupang Inc., South Korea's leading e-commerce platform, announced on Monday that it is expanding its overseas direct purchase service, "Rocket Jikg...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
S.Korean steelmakers mull building electric furnaces in US
Steelmakers are considering building steel mills with electric furnaces in the United States to survive the triple whammy of high tariff barriers, l...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
AliExpress sells top K-food maker’s products in S.Korea
AliExpress, an e-commerce arm of China’s Alibaba Group, on Thursday started selling products of CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s top ...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel to resume steel production in Russia
South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. is expected to resume steel production in Russia two years after it took its plant offline in the country amid...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C expands foreign alliances in pursuit of UK SMR project
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) has welcomed two British companies to its joint bid with US energy technology company H...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE reaches 50% of order target in two months
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) announced on Monday that it signed shipbuilding contr...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets first nip and tuck, adds new model
The IONIQ 5, Hyundai Motor Co.'s first pure electric vehicle built on its EV-dedicated platform, is poised to greet drivers this month with its reto...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to raise $971 mn in rights offering for OLED business
LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Monday it will raise 1.29 trillion won...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire forges tech licensing agreement with Saudi's Blatco
Kumho Tire Co. announced on Monday that it signed a technology export contract with Saudi Arabia's Black Arrow Tire Co. (Blatco).Under the deal, Kum...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean EV battery makers to unveil tech for industry recharge
South Korea’s three major electric vehicle battery makers are gearing up to invigorate the global green car market with new technologies they ...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
EVSIS completes new smart factory in Cheongju
EVSIS, Lotte Data Communication Co. 's electric vehicle (EV) charging subsidiary, announced on Thursday that it held the completion ceremony for i...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)