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Tech, Media & Telecom
Metaverse-based virtual offices: New breadwinner for LG CNS
LAS VEGAS – While buzzwords such as avatar and the metaverse are on everyone’s lips these days, waking up in the morning and going to a ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C wins record $28.4 billion in new orders last year
South Korean builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction last year earned sales of 21 trillion won ($17 billion) thanks to growth in the domestic...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist fund nominates director candidates for KT&G
A Singapore-based activist fund has stepped up pressure on the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corp. to reform governance and boo...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Doosan Infracore unveils new construction equipment brand
South Korea's Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. on Wednesday said that in a news conference in Las Vegas on the day before, it unveiled its new construct...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma's Sanfilippo treatment eligible for FDA priority review
GC Biopharma Corp. said on Wednesday that its Sanfilippo type A treatment, which is under joint development with Novel Pharma, a bio-venture special...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung touts Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone as best of the best
Get ready for the best of the best, says Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile business chief days before its Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event, where it plans ...
Jan 18, 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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Food & Beverage
Lotte to invest $55 mn in Indian ice cream subsidiary for 5 years
South Korea-based Lotte Confectionery Co. will invest 4.5 billion rupees ($55.1 million) in its Indian unit Havmor Ice Cream in the next five ...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to open Galaxy Experience Spaces for Galaxy Unpacked
Samsung Electronics Co. will open 29 interactive Galaxy Experience Spaces in 24 locations in 19 countries, following the Galaxy Unpacked event to be...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils 200-megapixel image sensor for Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday unveiled its latest image sensor, the ISOCELL HP2, with improved pixel technology, which is widely expected to ...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kakao Mobility launches future mobility hardware think tank
South Korea's Kakao Mobility has launched a think tank to study next-generation mobility hardware under the company's bid to lead overall innovation...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Stay-in-hotel trend for the holidays revs up luxury hotels
Luxury hotels in South Korea are enjoying the emerging trend of Koreans choosing relaxing vacations at hotels, rather than taking holidays overseas....
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Kookmin Bank launches foreign currency trading platform KB Star FX
South Korea's largest lender Kookmin Bank on Monday launched its new contactless platform for foreign exchange transactions dubbed KB Star FX.The on...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix creates Master title, highest position among field hands
SK Hynix Inc. said on Monday that it has newly established a "master" position, which is the highest level among field workers who repair and mainta...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to break ground on new Korean EV plant in March
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is set to break ground in March on a domestic factory to produce electric purpose-built vehicles (PB...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Ssangyong Motor takes part in Brussels Motor Show
Ssangyong Motor Co. said on Monday that it would participate in the 2023 European Motor Show Brussels and begin to move into the European market in ...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia's Carens selected as Car of Year in India
Kia Corp. won the "Car of the Year in India" for the first time in three years and five months after entering the Indian auto market.Kia said Sunday...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK-Ford JV likely to raise $4 bn via US loan program
Glendale, Kentucky -- A battery joint venture between South Korea’s SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co. is likely to raise about $4 billion in a US g...
Jan 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 honored as safest family car in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co.'s first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the safest family car in Europe.Hyundai Motor on Friday said the Europea...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 5 nm high-performance SSD faster, uses less power
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it is ready to produce in large quantities PM9C1a, its latest ...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
KCC to mass produce ceramics for eco-friendly vacuum interrupters
KCC Corp. said on Thursday that it would mass produce ceramic products for eco-friendly vacuum interrupters that do not emit sulfur hexafluoride (SF...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS Cable & System develops flexible, stronger aluminum alloy
LS Cable & System Ltd., together with its aluminum materials affiliate LS Alsco, has developed a new aluminum alloy that can replace copper wire...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s Chung Euisun named MotorTrend’s Person of the Year
Chung Euisun, chairman of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has been named Person of the Year by MotorTrend, topping the prestigious US autom...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha to build largest US solar energy hub for $2.5 bn
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. said on Wednesday that it will invest 3.2 trillion won ($2.5 billion) to build the largest solar energy p...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
11 Hyundai Motor Group products receive US' Good Design Awards
Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday said 11 of its products won honors at this year's Good Design Awards of the US.The honors are jointly selected by t...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Katech signs self-driving R&D agreement with SwRI in US
The Korea Automotive Technology Institute (Katech) said on Tuesday that it will join hands with the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) of the Unite...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon teams up with 'Parasite' film production company Barunson E&A
Nexon, one of South Korea's top three game giants, on Tuesday said it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Barunson Entertainment &am...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s secondhand car market cools amid elevated interest rates
South Korea’s secondhand car market is cooling rapidly as both dealers and buyers are reeling from elevated interest rates, which also bode il...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Chemical conducts product risk assessment first time in Korea
Lotte Chemical Corp. said on Tuesday that it is conducting a risk assessment for its products for the first time in the domestic chemical industry...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao Pay likely to be included in MSCI index next month
South Korean mobile payment services firm Kakao Pay Corp. will be newly incorporated into the MSCI index next month, inducing an influx of more than...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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