ls electric risk analysis
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Regulations
EU’s new battery act comes with caveats; headache for Samsung, Apple
The European Union’s decision to go greener with batteries that cut carbon emissions and promote recycling comes with a few caveats, posing a ...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia starts delivering electric SUV EV9 to customers
Kia Corp. announced on Sunday that its first large-scale electrified sport utility vehicle (SUV), the EV9, will be available for delivery to custome...
Jun 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul
Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT's dietary management solution passes AI quality test
A South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) solution that analyzes and presents information on the type and nutritional content of food after a us...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Big Tech, Japanese comics publishers target webtoon business
Big Tech have started webtoon services while major Japanese comic book publishers are gearing up for the business, threatening South Korea’s o...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Kona Electric nears 300,000 in cumulative sales
Kona Electric, the best-selling Korean electric vehicle (EV) of Hyundai Motor Co.'s compact sports utility vehicle (SUV), is on the verge of reachin...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
POSCO Int'l to supply nearly 7 mn motor cores to Hyundai Motor
South Korea's largest trading company POSCO International on Thursday said its affiliate POSCO Mobility Solution will supply motor cores to Hyundai ...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Cable, Hanwha to build S.Korea’s largest offshore wind farm
South Korea's LS Cable & System announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the priority negotiator for the supply of submarine cables f...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to expand smart factory systems to N.America JVs
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. will introduce smart manufacturing systems to all its joint venture battery plants under construction in...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Mounting deficits, time bomb for Korean e-commerce biz
Major South Korean e-commerce companies’ deficits have mounted to a level near their combined funds raised from investors, stoking fears that ...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
S.Korean chips’ heavy reliance on China, US poses risk to national economy
South Korea’s semiconductor industry is more vulnerable to economic and industrial shifts in its key export markets than those of its rivals T...
May 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Cable wins $142 mn contract to supply submarine cables to Taiwan
South Korea's LS Cable & System has secured a 189.2 billion won ($142 million) contract with Orsted, Denmark-based world’s leading offshor...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Moody’s cuts credit view on KEPCO to lowest investment grade
Moody’s on Friday cut its view on KEPCO’s credit to the lowest investment grade, a move that could lead the rating agency to downgrade t...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hanon to build $40 mn heat pump systems plant in US state of Georgia
Hanon Systems Corp., a South Korean thermal management systems provider for automakers, is set to inject $40 million to establish a plant in the US ...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Boeing-backed Huneed eyes civil aircraft market beyond jets
South Korea’s Huneed Technologies specializes in aircraft components such as military communications equipment and supplies them to the armed ...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s design inspiration: Pony Concept restored after 50 years
For Hyundai Motor Co., the Pony – its first car – is a bittersweet memory.When Hyundai set its sights on car manufacturing back in 1974,...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
LS Group's US affiliate SPSX to raise $150 mn in pre-IPO
LS Group’s US cable affiliate Superior Essex (SPSX) plans to raise $150 million (200 billion won) via a South Korean private equity fund (PEF)...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to require pre-disclosure of major shareholder stake sales
South Korea is set to require pre-disclosures of major shareholders’ listed company stake sales in an aim to prevent tumbles in stock prices.A...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo
Hyundai Motor Co., in celebration of the first anniversary of its reentry into the Japanese market, is introducing a locally tailored "assurance pro...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Wia starts to produce coolant hub module
Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, is making a full-scale entry into the market for electric vehicle thermal management s...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LS Electric to unveil eco-friendly smart energy techs in Vietnam
South Korea's LS Electric Co. announced on Monday its participation in the highly anticipated "Electric Energy Show 2023" to be held in Hanoi, Vietn...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant
Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) ...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO vows to save $19 bn in 5 yrs; CEO offers to resign over swelling losses
South Korea’s state-run utility monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday vowed to save nearly 26 trillion won ($19.5 billion) ove...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Does Google Bard in Korean pose any risk to Naver, Kakao?
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Global tech giant Google on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded version of Bard, its generative artificial intelligence...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LS Electric targets Southeast Asian microgrid market
South Korea's LS Electric Co. will join hands with Thailand's second-largest company Siam Cement Group (SCG) to target the Southeast Asian market fo...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Cable consortium wins $1.5 billion cable deal from the Netherlands
A three-party consortium including South Korea’s LS Cable & System Ltd. has won a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) deal to build high-voltage...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor drives software unit's Q1 sales higher
Record-setting earnings at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group have driven its vehicle software platform’s sales sharply higher and painte...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LS Group opens LS Dream Center in Hanoi for Korean-Vietnamese families
South Korea's LS Group said on Thursday that it has partnered with a domestic non-government organization (NGO) Cooperation and Participation in Ove...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul advised to prepare exit plans for real estate funds
Global real estate investment funds managed by South Korean financial services firms have swelled by more than 14 times to 72 trillion won ($5.4 bil...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai AutoEver, LS Electric adopt Ieum 5G for production lines
South Korea's automotive internet sales company Hyundai AutoEver and electrical equipment and automation specialist LS Electric Co. have adopted Ieu...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)