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Artificial intelligence
Kakao's AI filter reduces profanity in online news comments
South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. has reduced swearing and negative comments about news on its online portals such as Daum and Kakao View by using...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Chemicals' copolyester lines certified on carbon reduction
South Korea’s SK Chemicals Co. said on Wednesday it has earned sustainability certifications for its nine copolyester product lines from UL So...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Finance ministry stresses need to reduce maximum corporate tax rate
A total of 103 companies, a mere 0.01% of the total number of corporations in South Korea, are paying more than 40% of the country’s total cor...
Nov 22, 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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Korean chipmakers
Samsung mulls new foundry plant in Europe, to expand outsourcing
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is considering expanding outsourced chip production and building a new foundry ...
Oct 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
NAND chips may sustain double-digit price drops in Q4
NAND flash memory chip prices are expected to sustain a double-digit decline in the fourth quarter of this year due to oversupply and waning demand,...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Innovation tech turns 98% of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide
The Institute of Technology Innovation operated by SK Innovation Co. announced on Friday that it has developed electrochemical catalytic technology,...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO expects typhoon to reduce sales by $1.5 billion
POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, has predicted sales to fall by $1.5 billion as a typhoon disrupted one of its plants in South Kor...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel unveils steel sheets with 30% reduction in carbon emissions
South Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel Co. announced Tuesday it succeeded in the pilot manufacturing of advanced auto steel sheets using an electric ...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chem swings to red in Q2, hard hit by Malaysian unit's loss
South Korea’s major petrochemical producer Lotte Chemical Corp. faced an earnings shock in the second quarter of 2022, hard hit by the perform...
Aug 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korean LED maker’s winning streak in global patent wars
Seoul Semiconductor Co., the world’s second-largest light-emitting diode (LED) display maker, has scored another win in patent litigation agai...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS upped alternative investment by 33% in 2021
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea committed 204.4 trillion won ($156.7 billion) to alternative investment as of end-2021, up 32.7% f...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Corporate Korea pumps the brakes on developer pay hikes
South Korea’s biggest technology companies are taking a breather from their spending spree on hiring and retaining top developers, which has b...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Warehouse robotics maker Floatic raises $2.6 million in pre-Series A
Warehouse automation startup Floatic Robotics wrapped up its pre-Series A round with 3.4 billion won ($2.6 million). The Seoul-based company is...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's IONIQ 6 wins accolades for streamlined design
Hyundai Motor Co.’s first all-electric sedan IONIQ 6 has received accolades from foreign media for its streamlined design and low chassis, whi...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank wins prelim nod for H2 IPO
South Korea's Hyundai Oilbank Co. on Wednesday won preliminary approval for an initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, which may provide its ...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO revs up eco-friendly, smart steelmaking
South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO Group reignited its No. 4 blast furnace at its Gwangyang plant on June 10. The blast furnace has been u...
Jun 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Low-carbon energy costs to haunt airlines from 2025
The European Union's tougher emission standards are creating a new headache for airline companies, which are raising their international flights to ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Rising global TV prices: A boon and risk for Samsung, LG
Global TV prices rose by a third last year and are expected to continue their uptrend this year, which could be a boon for the world’s two lar...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group’s confectionery and food shares jump 5% on merger news
Shares of both Lotte Confectionery and Lotte Food rose more than 5% Thursday on expectations of synergy effects from their upcoming merger. A d...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon
Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics to open its eco-friendly tech to competitors
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that it will make its eco-friendly technologies openly available to its competitors as part ...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
FTC announces conditions for Korean Air, Asiana merger
South Korea’s antitrust regulator the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has decided on conditional approval for Korean Air Lines Co.‘s 1.8 tri...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Oilbank to make building, paper materials with carbon
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce eco-friendly materials for construction and paper with by-products of refining as it seek...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Oilbank to start IPO process this month
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. plans to begin the process for a stock market listing in the first half of 2022 as early as this month with...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to adopt flatter hierarchy to lure young talent
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday announced a set of drastic steps to reduce bureaucracy and hierarchical management at the world's top memory chip ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea leaves Asian crisis behind with Woori privatization
Two decades after the onset of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is finally set to privat...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins orders for 62 excavators in Philippines
South Korea-based heavy machinery and construction equipment maker Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. has secured orders for 62 excavators in the Philippi...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel, Samsung develop tech to recycle chip waste for steelmaking
Hyundai Steel Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday they have developed technology that can recycle the chipmaker’s wastewater sludge...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Kolon enters private space business with composite materials
Kolon will be the next major South Korean business group to join the race in the fast-growing space sector by developing and making light composite ...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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