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Electronics
LG Innotek establishes $108 mn win-win growth fund
South Korea's LG Innotek announced on Friday that it held the 2024 Win-win Growth Partnership Day on the previous day.LG Innotek signed the 2024 Fai...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to upgrade your bathroom with high-tech appliances
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, on Friday said it is set to showcase new products for bathrooms for the first time, ma...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, Nokia validate 6G cloud tech
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday that it has verified 6G cloud technology in collaboration with Nokia.This technology enhances the s...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable wins order for UHV power grid in Egypt
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Thursday that it has won a project for a 500-kilovolt (kV) UHV power grid project commiss...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea announces 1st local firm to issue multiple voting shares
South Korea announced on Wednesday that Colosseum Corporation Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered logistics services provider, has become the f...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s mobile AI journey ‘just getting started’: TM Roh
For Samsung Electronics Co., the Galaxy S24 series is not just an upgrade to its previous flagship models. It’s an evolution that opens a new ...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human
South Korea’s content production startup Studio Meta-K announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietna...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Dept. Store, Siam Piwat to collaborate for K-content
South Korea’s Hyundai Department Store Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with Thailand’s retail giant Siam ...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Kia team up with KAIST on self-driving car sensor
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, have joined hands with the nation's top national research university to...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean develops draft measuring with drones
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Tuesday that it has developed a system that utilizes drones and ...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain releases medical GenAI tech for free
Kakao Brain, an artificial intelligence (AI) R&D subsidiary of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has uploaded the Labeler ...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms
South Korean financial service companies are seeing increased losses in global real estate amid the commercial property value plunge and concerns ar...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading and rental company actively investing in tech firms in recent years, will step up its efforts to transform i...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus validates next-gen 5G SW platform tech
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it has completed the technology verification of next-generation software platforms with Eric...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE teams up with Woodside, MOL on liquid hydrogen carrier
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) is gearing up to develop and operate a vessel to ...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
OCI-Hanmi merger faces tougher hurdles amid family feud
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s aim to merge with chemicals giant OCI Group is hitting some roadblocks amid a prolonged feud between the family o...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a commercial contract with ATX Medical Solutions, Australia's largest m...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha, Saudi gov't to cooperate in defense industry
Hanwha Aerospace Co. and Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Tuesday that they signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) for defense cooper...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Daewoong Biologics Indonesia has obtained a stem cell Lab Operational...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Princeton Univ. to team up for 6G R&D
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its fore-front R&D center Samsung Research America (SRA) has joined Princeton University&rsquo...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to release pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s 8K video
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release the worldwide famous pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s live performance video in 8K...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Doosan to form $75 mn fund for new techs
Doosan Investment, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of South Korea's Doosan Group, has formed a 100 billion won ($75 million) fund, focusin...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korean investors name their 42 favorite alternative asset managers
Apollo Asset Management, Warburg Pincus and Lexington Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ most preferred private equity firm...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Doosan Enerbility faces record $15 mn in fines for improper bookkeeping
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. faces a record-breaking fine to the tune of about 20 billion won ($15 million) over it...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells to unveil Q.TRON G2 solar module
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, announced on Monday that it will unveil its new solar module ser...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
KIC posts 11.6% return for 2023 amid tech stock boom
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) posted an 11.6% return for last year, driven by strong gains on listed stocks. The state-ru...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean firms’ monthly net debt sales hit record high in January
South Korean investors armed with ample liquidity have rushed to buy corporate debts to enjoy high yields before rates head south later this year, l...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects
Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction unit and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. stood out with increased profits last year on overseas proj...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech
South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) major SK Telecom Co. has developed a new technology jointly with US tech giant I...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)