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Batteries
LG Chem invests $75 million in Piedmont Lithium, signs supply deal
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Friday it is acquiring a 6% stake in Piedmont Lithium Inc., a US mining company, ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's battery industry looks for staff fluent in European languages
South Korea's battery companies are seeking human resources fluent in the languages and familiar with the cultures of countries where plants are loc...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek targets XR device market with new substrate
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. aims to lead the market for components of the extended reality (XR) device industry, which is expected to surge b...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HK inno.N's GERD drug K-CAB gets approval in Mexico
South Korea's biohealth company HK inno.N said on Tuesday that its gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment K-CAB (active ingredient: tegopr...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Ecoplant changes North American corporation name
SK Ecoplant Co., a construction company of S.Korea's SK Group, said on Monday that it would change the name of its North American corporation BETEK,...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy inks $3.3 bn ECV battery deal for N.America, Europe
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest secondary battery maker, has inked a supply deal estimated up to $3.3 billion for North Ame...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat opens parts distribution center in Atlanta, Georgia
South Korea's Doosan Bobcat said on Friday that it has opened an additional construction equipment parts distribution center (PDC) in Atlanta, Georg...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO gets nod for battery technology transfer to overseas plants
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings Co., on Thursday won government approval to transfer technology to its overseas...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
CJ HDC Biosol completes plant for green biodegradable materials
South Korea's CJ HDC Biosol on Thursday said it held a completion ceremony for its biodegradable material compounding plant at Gwanghyewon Industria...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's four models selected among Car & Driver's best 10 Trucks & SUVs
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that Hyundai IONIQ5, Kia EV6, Kia Telluride, and Genesis GV70 were selected as the 2023 Best 10 Trucks & S...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
South Korea Revives Nuclear Debate as Tensions With the North Rise
SEOUL—Rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s spree of weapons tests are fueling a debate in South Korea over the deploy...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
K-chicken chain Kyochon signs MOU with Taiwanese food conglomerate
Kyochon F&B, the company operating Kyochon Chicken, said on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for a master franchise agree...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia EV6 named SUV of the year in North America
The Kia EV6 is this year's North American Utility Vehicle of the Year of the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards (NACTO...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom applies mobile edge computing tech in US
SK Telecom Co. said on Thursday it had transmitted terrestrial broadcasting in the US capital of Washington D.C. using mobile edge computing (MEC) a...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Mobis tests cutting-edge vehicle broadcast platform in North America
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, which developed the next-generation automotive broadcast system ATSC 3.0 in the US, has teamed up with Sinclair Broadca...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Kakao Games to launch Eversoul with 1.3 mn pre-orders
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., said on Dec. 23 it will launch the global service of mobile role-p...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem invests $18.6 million in battery recycler JaeYoung Tech
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the North American battery recycling market by joining forces with JaeYoung Tech, a Korean...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lunit exports AI imaging analysis solution to Brazil
South Korea's medical imaging startup Lunit said on Monday it has signed a software licensing agreement with Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
‘The Rebel and the Kingdom’ Review: Rebel With a Righteous Cause
On Feb. 22, 2019, a man calling himself Matthew Chao knocked on the door of the North Korean embassy in Madrid, with a gift for the embassy’s ...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDS records record-high share of overseas sales of 71%
The overseas sales of South Korea's Samsung SDS comprises 71% of overall revenue, the highest rate since the company launched its business process o...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
Kim Jong-un appears with daughter in public for first time
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unveiled for the first time his second child, daughter Ju-ae, who was born in 2013.The Korean Central News Agenc...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang transitions to white biotech with S.Korea’s first isosorbide plant
Samyang Group, a diversified conglomerate, has long focused on the chemicals and foodstuffs sectors. While adding to its existing chemicals bus...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable wins $24 million deal to build power grid in California
Taihan Cable & Solution Co., a South Korean electric wire maker, said on Wednesday it has won a $24 million deal to build a power grid in the US...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America
LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
North Korea Barrages south with missiles; South Korea swiftly responds
SEOUL—North Korea unleashed its biggest barrage in years, firing nearly two dozen missiles, including one that flew south of its disputed mari...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to invest extra $1.1 billion in Argentine lithium plant
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest an additional $1.09 billion, or 5 trillion won, in its lithium produ...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy in cobalt, lithium deals with three Canadian suppliers
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday it has signed battery materials supply deals with three Canadian minerals companies &ndas...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Japan and South Korea leaders meet one-on-one for first time since 2019
The leaders of Japan and South Korea held their first bilateral meeting in nearly three years, another step toward recovery for frayed ties between tw...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
BofA names Korean American Mike Joo as head of North America GCIB
Bank of America Corp. has appointed Korean American Mike Joo as its new head of North America global corporate and investment banking (GCIB), accord...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
Ukraine war gives North Korea reasons to draw closer to Russia
SEOUL—Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created an opportunity for North Korea, which has strengthened its ties with Moscow and beco...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)