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Chemical IndustryGas maker Air Products Korea put on sale for around $3.6 bn
US industrial gas maker Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has put its South Korean unit up for sale for an estimated 5 trillion wo...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakersMemory chip demand to stay firm until H1 2025: SK Hynix CEO
The memory chip market is expected to remain upbeat for some time after the industry was resurrected by robust demand for high-p...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligenceLG unveils Korea’s 1st open source AI to take on Meta, Google
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, on Wednesday introduced the country’s first open-sourced artifi...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutralityGS Caltex to capture and utilize carbon with own technology
South Korea's GS Caltex Corp. will launch a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project in collaboration with South Jeolla Prov...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical IndustryPE firms seek to buy Korean explosives maker for $218 mn
A private equity consortium seeks to buy a 100% stake in Koryo Nobel Explosives Co., South Korea’s No. 2 industrial explos...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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EnergySamsung signs wind turbine structure supply deal with Equinor
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on Wednesday that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Norway's state-owned...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean gamesPUBG’s Krafton taps ex-Apple, Samsung execs for global business
South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc. has hired former executives of not only global game developers but also tech leaders such...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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EconomyS.Korea’s current account at near 7-year high on strong chip exports
South Korea reported its biggest monthly current account surplus in six years and nine months thanks to robust exports of semico...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AutomobilesHankook Tire to supply tires to Mercedes-AMG for first time
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. said on Wednesday that it will supply its tires for Mercedes' high-performance brand AMG's spo...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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CompaniesKakao Games reports sharp drop in Q2 operating profit
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., reported a sharp decline in second-quarter ear...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerceCoupang posts 1st quarterly loss in two years; revenue soars
Coupang Inc., South Korea's e-commerce behemoth, posted its first quarterly loss in two years after booking the hefty fine impos...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakersUS to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex
The US government said on Tuesday it plans to provide SK Hynix Inc., the world’s leading high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chipm...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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SteelDongkuk buys Aju Steel to create No.1 color coated steel maker
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel unit of South Korea's Dongkuk Holdings Co., has agreed to buy Aju S...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)