future growth drivers
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Central bank
BOK to hold rate on Tuesday as inflation, growth ease
South Korea’s central bank was widely expected to leave its policy interest rate unchanged this week as inflation slows amid fears of a recess...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK, Samsung accelerate S.Korea’s CO2 capture biz growth
Samsung and SK, South Korea’s two largest conglomerates, are speeding up the growth in the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) busi...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Lotte Group secures $3.8 bn funding from four major Korean banks
Lotte Group announced on Friday that it has signed a financial support agreement worth 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) with four major South Korean ba...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Shared growth with startups essential for GS Group: Chairman Huh
GS Group, a South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate, plans to aggressively invest in startups and venture companies with promising technology &nd...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S. Korea's Orion sees brisk sales growth in Vietnam, Russia
South Korea's confectionary giant Orion Corp. has seen brisk sales growth this year, pushing out rival CJ CheilJedang Corp. to solidify its dominanc...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea to invest $24 mn in fostering future car industry workforce
South Korea will invest 31.5 billion won ($23.96 million) this year to train over 3,700 core personnel in future car technologies, including autonom...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO pursues future energy cooperation with Malaysia's Petronas
South Korea’s POSCO Group on Sunday said its Chairman Choi Jeong-woo and Petronas Group of Malaysia CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik in Kuala Lumpur...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply chips for Intel's self-driving tech unit Mobileye
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, has won a semiconductor production order from Israel-based Mobileye Global Inc., a le...
Apr 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's auto industry faces shortage of skilled workers for future cars
South Korea's automobile industry is rapidly transitioning toward the future such as environmentally friendly and smart cars, but the sector is faci...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to focus on automotive screens for turnaround
LG Display Co., the world’s top manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, is set to focus on the automotive scree...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1, S.Korea's Air Force Academy sign future defense tech deal
LIG Nex1 Co. and Republic of (South) Korea Air Force Academy have agreed on close cooperation in joint research on defense technology and personnel ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
CEOs of Samsung, LG group companies buying back their stocks
Leading executives of major South Korean corporations Samsung Electronics Co., LG Energy Solution Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. are buying back their...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Group Chairman names AI, bio, clean tech as new growth engines
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has pledged to continue investing in future-oriented businesses and human resources despite the global economic slowd...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LS Group completes nickel sulfate plant for EV batteries
South Korea’s LS Group said on Monday it has completed construction of a new plant to produce nickel sulfate, a key raw material for next-gene...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung's Lee visits growth driver MLCC China plant
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has chosen Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.'s new multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) plant in Tianjin as ...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s LG Elec, POSCO Future M receive GM supplier awards
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and POSCO Future M said on Sunday that they won annual supplier awards from US top automaker General Motors ...
Mar 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's laptop Galaxy Book 3 sees 250% sales growth from predecessor's
Samsung Electronics Co.’s premium laptop PC series Galaxy Book 3 is a global hit since its release last monthIts reception has grown so high t...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Korea Univ. open internship to develop future talent
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. and Korea University will jointly develop next-generation personnel to lead core business lines of the future.Chung Ki-...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Brokerage firms in S.Korea log sharp falls in 2022 earnings
Brokerage firms in South Korea, led by Mirae Asset Securities Co., suffered a 50% plunge in net profit in 2022, as dwindling trading fees outweighed...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, SK Hynix look to China exit plans as growth stunted
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are in quandary over their growth strategies in China fo...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Yanolja Cloud to develop real estate platform with SK Discovery
South Korea's Yanolja Cloud, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, announced on Tuesday its partnership with SK Discovery Co. to build a proptech ...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung Elec boosts robotics as key growth engine: Vice chairman
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest chip producer, will go all out to expand its robotics business, Vice Chairman and Co-CEO Han Jong...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
POSCO Future M to spend $300 million on NCA cathode plant in Pohang
South Korea's battery component maker POSCO Future M, formerly POSCO Chemical, on Tuesday said it will build its first plant solely for cathode mate...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Motor opens Habitat One exhibition in Seoul
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Sunday that it will host a "Habitat One" exhibition at Hyundai Motor Studio Seoul in Gangnam, Seoul, showcasing a fut...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung gets $191 million profit valuation from investment in Rainbow Robotics
Samsung Electronics Co. is found to have earned 250 billion won ($191 million) in profit valuation from its investment made two months ago in Rainbo...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
HD Hyundai to rename subsidiaries to boost brand identity
HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean conglomerate that operates in shipbuilding, construction equipment, oil refining and other sectors, plans to rename i...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean Chips Act set to pass parliament in March; coverage expanded
South Korea’s answer to the US CHIPS and Science Act is on course for National Assembly approval by the end of this month as the ruling and op...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Chairman Koo on the hunt for talent to win future technology war
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo is spearheading South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate’s search for top R&D talent in science and ...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
DB HiTek sees capacity utilization rate rise to 80%
South Korea's semiconductor foundry company DB HiTek Co. last month saw its capacity utilization rate rise to the mid-80% level thanks to rising dem...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics opens R&D corporation in Hanoi, Vietnam
LG Electronics Inc. will upgrade its research and development (R&D) center in Vietnam to an official corporation and boost its electric vehicle ...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)