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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS hires new employees based on computer coding skills
LG CNS Co., the information technology service arm of LG Group, is hiring new employees based on computer coding skills regardless of the candidates...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C, Holtec embark on detailed design of SMR-160 model
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. and its US nuclear reactor partner Holtec International have agreed to start working ...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korean Presbyterian pension to tap GPs for alternative assets, equity
Pension Foundation of Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK Pension), a South Korean retirement plan for pastors and churches, is poised to hire several...
Oct 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders regain top post, to profit from higher ship prices
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have regained the world’s No. 1 title in terms of ship orders and are expected to swing to profit...
Oct 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE in $1.5 billion shipbuilding deals with Maersk, Excelerate Energy
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said on Wednesday it has clinched a 1.62 trillion won ($1.15 billion) order to build six methanol-...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SoftBank’s Son expected to meet Samsung's Lee for Arm M&A discussion
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son, who also goes by the Korean name Son Jeong-ui, arrived in South Korea on Saturday. When asked about the purp...
Oct 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai’s Trailer Drone concept wins top Red Dot design award
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday its Trailer Drone, a fully autonomous hydrogen mobility concept, has won the top ...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Display debuts world's first 17-inch slidable display PC
South Korea’s Samsung Display Co. announced the world’s first 17-inch slidable display PC prototype at the Intel Innovation developer co...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Self-driving startup 42dot unveils driverless shuttle
South Korea's autonomous transportation startup 42dot, owned by Hyundai Motor Group, on Monday unveiled a driverless electric shuttle installed with...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Gaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM
Shares in South Korea’s semiconductor chip design house Gaonchips Co. extended their rally for a second day on Friday on growing market talk t...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG AI center joins forces with Parsons School for creative AI development
South Korea’s LG Corp. announced it signed an academic collaboration agreement with the New York City-based Parsons School of Design on Monday...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Daewoo, Samsung bag $2.3 bn LNG ship order
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. secured LNG ship orders worth a combined 3.2 trillion won ($2.3 bi...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Lotte Group to donate $10.4 mn to KAIST to build R&D, design centers
Lotte Corp. announced on Monday that it will donate 14 billion won ($10.4 million) to the prestigious Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techno...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Drones, AI, big data power Korean fisheries’ earnings
The Jubilee, a 2,200-ton tuna fishing vessel operated by South Korea’s leading fishing company Dongwon Industries Co., has been using drones t...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS chosen design consultant for Indonesia's $38 bn smart city project
LG CNS Co., a South Korean major information technology service provider, is set to consult on the design of an Indonesian smart city project worth ...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Co. to ship 27 hydrogen Xcient trucks to 7 firms in Germany
Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to ship 27 of its Xcient Fuel Cell hydrogen trucks to seven German companies by the year’s end, following a simila...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea’s HMM to invest $11 bn in ships, eco-friendly fuels
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. is set to spend 15 trillion won ($11.4 billion) by 2026 to diversify business amid the volatility...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy’s KSOE wins $2.2 billion order for 10 LNG carriers
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indust...
Jul 07, 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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Korean food
Washington D.C. recognizes Korea as origin of kimchi
Washington D.C. has joined the three US states of California, Virginia and New York to designate Nov. 22 “Kimchi Day,” and has acknowled...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Opportunity costs on the rise at Korean shipping firms
South Korea’s leading shipping companies are being used as funding sources for their parent groups’ business expansion or making up for ...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins record $3 billion LNG carrier order; outlook bright
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, has swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and con...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Power develops first homegrown compressor for LNG gas carriers
Hanwha Power Systems Co., a South Korean energy equipment company, said on Friday it has completed joint development of a boil-off gas (BOG) compres...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec CEO pledges cross-industry design innovation
MILAN, Italy – South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. will focus on upgrading its home appliance designs to reflect the latest design trends ...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility to launch car transport service in June
South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. will begin providing drivers for door-to-door auto transport from as early as mid-June, according to tech i...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung Eng. wins plant design deal from Texas LNG
South Korea’s Samsung Engineering Co. has won a deal to design a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas, taking a step forward to secure a turnk...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SwatchOn connects fabric wholesalers to overseas fashion designers
“We had the overseas market in mind from the get-go,” global fabric sale platform SwatchOn’s CEO Lee Woo-seok told The Korea Econo...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK ties up with Bill Gates’ TerraPower for small nuclear reactor biz
SK Group, South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate, joined hands with TerraPower, an advanced nuclear power venture founded by billionaire Bill Gates,...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipyards jittery about $20 bn in Qatar LNG ship orders
South Korea’s Big Three shipbuilders are on edge about their orders totaling $20 billion from QatarEnergy as the state-run company is refusing...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy's engine unit emerges as golden goose
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a South Korean shipbuilding giant, is seeing its marine engine business unit emerge as the company’s cash cow.Th...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)