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Automobiles
Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant
Shares in global carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are tumbling. The automotive chip shortage is expected to deteriorate fu...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Luxury imported car sales growth at 5-yr high in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche have driven the double-digit growth of imported car sales in South Korea in the first seven months of this year, with...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois
e Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Il...
Aug 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois
Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Illin...
Aug 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Diet boom drives Foodnamoo to 52-week high
South Korea-based Foodnamoo Inc., the operator of diet product platform Rankingdak.com, has hit a new 52-week high as its share price closed at the ...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung unveils industry’s first 5 nm processor for wearable devices
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new Exynos processor for wearable devices, built with an advanced 5-nanometer extreme ultra-violet (EUV) proc...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
CJ Cheiljedang posts record-high earnings in Q2
South Korea's food giant CJ Cheiljedang Corp. posted record-high earnings in the second quarter of this year, breaking its own record from the first...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Carmakers log strong profits despite chip shortage
Global carmakers such as Stellantis N.V., BMW, Ford Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Group surprised investors with strong earnings despite the automotiv...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries posts strong Q2 results with growth in all key areas
Kolon Group’s industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. saw a quarterly operating profit over 100 billion won ($87 million) for the fir...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding in H1
South Korea's startup ecosystem has been booming with companies raising over 1 trillion won ($870 million) in the first half of this year -- an all-...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand
South Korea’s exports hit a record high in July on strong shipments of both main products such as cars and chips, as well as new growth ones i...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip supercycle view revives with DRAM, NAND prices at multi-year highs
The contract prices of memory chip prices are hovering around multi-year high levels, fanning the view that the global semiconductor market is enter...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Polysilicon drives up OCI’s Q2 profit to 10-year high amid solar cell boom
OCI Co., a South Korean chemical and green energy company, on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit has risen to the highest level in a decad...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's sole AI chip designer takes on automotive chip market
South Korea-based semiconductor intellectual property provider Openedges Technology Inc. has come into the limelight with global automaker Hyundai M...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung further cornered by Intel's foundry ambitions
Intel Corp.'s announcement on Monday of securing Qualcomm Inc. as its first fabless client caught Samsung Electronics Co. off guard, as the South Ko...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s major banking groups post record-high earnings in H1
South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix sees robust chip demand for rest of year after strong Q2 sales
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, on Tuesday posted its highest quarterly profit and sales in nearly three years on ...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Shares of parts makers outshine chips, display giants
Shares of South Korean semiconductor and display parts makers have stolen the spotlight from their key customers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Korea’s heavy machinery makers continue strong performance in Q2
Korean construction and heavy equipment manufacturers have posted strong results in the second quarter, maintaining the trend of recovery from the f...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth
South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
China, S.Korea top BofA's emerging markets list
South Korea was picked as one of the two most attractive emerging markets along with China thanks to the country's fast digitization and low vulnera...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor, Kia post strong Q2 profits; Chip shortage dims outlook
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, on Thursday posted strong second-quarter earnings, driven by pricey spo...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver to boost content, shopping businesses in Q4 via Shinsegae alliance
South Korea’s top portal operator Naver Corp. plans to beef up its shopping and content businesses in the second half of this year, backed by ...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PEFs' 2020 investments, exits at record highs
Private equity firms registered in South Korea posted their largest-ever amount of both investments and divestments in 2020 which were almost balanc...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
4by4's AI solution for high-def video content lures metaverse players
Displays are everywhere – refrigerators, automobiles, and even robots. And this display boom has sparked a fresh opportunity for 4by4 Inc., a ...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Korean SMEs post record-high exports in H1
Korea’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have posted their highest-ever first-half exports this year. The Ministry of SMEs and Start...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Materials’ shares fly high on rosy business outlook
Shares of SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, are hovering around all-time high levels ami...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nintendo Korea logs record-high revenue despite boycott of Japanese goods
Japanese video game giant Nintendo Co. posted an all-time high revenue in South Korea last year despite consumers boycotting Japanese products. The ...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to raise exposure to Kosdaq-listed blue chips
The National Pension Service (NPS) will raise exposure to up-and-coming biopharmaceutical, electric vehicle parts, entertainment and gaming companie...
Jul 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business
South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)