high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils chip substrate for autonomous driving
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. has developed an advanced semiconductor substrate for autonomous driving, which is expected to drive the top South Kor...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LowCarbon, Space Florida sign agreement to build hydrogen hub
LowCarbon, South Korea's climate tech company, has signed an agreement on Thursday with Space Florida and Ocean Green Hydrogen, a Tampa-based climat...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
OLED tech leads trends on premium TV market
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) products account for over 30% of the global premium TV market, attesting to the technology's emergence as the st...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
KAIST, Hyundai sign agreement for high-speed self-driving research
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced that it would embark on research into high-speed autonomous driving techn...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK Networks to expand investment in tech firms for future growth
SK Networks Co., the general trading and rental arm of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will expand direct funding for tech ...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KTS secures contract for LS Cable's undersea cable construction project
KT Submarine Co. (KTS), a South Korean undersea cable construction company, said on Tuesday that it signed a contract with LS Cable & System Ltd...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea sees first decline in household loans in 20 years
Household loans in South Korea last year fell from 2021 for the first time in 20 years because of high interest rates, but credit card debt hit a re...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha expects high-stakes US solar projects to pay off
South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group expects its high-stakes solar energy business to pay off amid industry forec...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Three provincial airports in S.Korea offer direct flights to Mongolia
South Korea is expanding its number of flight connections with Mongolia.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Sunday said it agreed ...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip designers in high demand despite industry slowdown
The semiconductor industry is reeling from a chip supply glut amid a broader global economic slowdown. However, as the saying goes, every cloud has ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to lure global talent with high pay for space agency
South Korea is set to attract global talent with high salaries for a planned government space agency as the country aims to boost long-term growth i...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hanwha Solutions projects over $778 mn operating profit in 2023
Hanwha Solutions Corp. projects its operating profit for this year would exceed 1 trillion won ($778 million) on an anticipated solar energy boom in...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hyundai Green Food breaks $1.5 billion in sales for first time in 2022
Hyundai Green Food Co., an affiliate of Hyundai Department Store Group, saw its main business unit of food surpass 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Husteel raked in record-high operating profit in 2022
South Korea's Husteel, the steel affiliate of Shinan Group, posted incredible results last year with operating profit breaking a company record of c...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix: key beneficiaries of ChatGPT fever
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, stand to benefit from the global popularity of ChatGPT. ...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's Hoban Group signs agreement with Aramco for cooperation
Hoban Group, South Korea's construction, property development, and manufacturing conglomerate, said Monday that it has signed a memorandum of unders...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS Cable to inject $53.3 million to set up EV parts JV with HAI
LS Cable & System Ltd. will spend 67.5 billion won ($53.3 million) to set up a joint venture with Austria’s Hammerer Aluminium Industries ...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi Pharmaceutical reports record-high revenue in 2022
South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. last year saw record-high performance thanks to its self-developed drugs, surpassing its previous best year o...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Kakao Bank announces record-high performance in 2022
South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. on Wednesday said its net profit last year reached a record-high 263.1 billion won ($208.6 million), up 28.9% from 202...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea returns to current account surplus in Dec but faces export slump
South Korea’s current account balance returned to the black in December from the previous month mainly thanks to gains in dividend payments bu...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Ukraine War Drives Rapid Growth in South Korea’s Arms Exports
SEOUL—The Ukraine war has fueled rapid growth in South Korea’s arms exports as countries supporting Kyiv turn to Seoul to replenish thei...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea to allow offshore investors to directly trade won
South Korea is set to allow offshore investors to directly trade the won and extend the operating hours of the local currency market from July next ...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lotte Group to directly control global real estate unit
Lotte Corp., the fifth-largest conglomerate in South Korea, is poised to strengthen its real estate development unit under the direct control of the...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hyundai Rotem releases data on eco-friendly railway businesses
Hyundai Rotem, the railway system subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Monday it has published information about its sales and research a...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
S.Korean institutional investors inject more capital in MMFs
South Korean institutional investors, such as pension funds, mutual aids and corporates, are rushing to money market funds (MMFs) for short-term pro...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korea's high-tech firms flood to US with heavy spending plans
South Korea’s large business groups are flooding to the US, with their pledged investments there exceeding $100 billion for the next two years...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, LS Electric partner to support S.Korea's small businesses
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, said on Friday that it has entered into a partnership with LS Electric Co. to expa...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Ecoplant passes industry-first carbon reduction target verification
South Korea's construction and engineering company SK Ecoplant Co. said on Thursday that it has passed the greenhouse gas reduction target verificat...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s inflation picks up 5.2% in January on high utility prices
South Korea’s headline inflation accelerated 5.2% year on year in January, reversing its course of slowing in the past two months due to gains...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Taihan Cable to build ultra-high voltage power grids in Germany
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it won two orders to build high-voltage power grids in Germany.The deals are with Ten...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)