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Korean chipmakersSamsung flexes foundry muscle amid supply chain woes
Samsung Electronics Co. may emerge a winner in the prolonged pandemic era, making full use of fabless chipmakers' efforts to div...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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PetrochemicalsSamsung, Hyundai race for $4 bn Indonesia petchem project
South Korean builders Samsung Engineering and Hyundai Engineering Co. are in a tight race to win a $4 billion petrochemical proj...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakersSK Hynix makes industry’s highest density 24Gb DDR5 DRAM chip
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. said on Wednesday it has shipped samples of 24 Gigabit (Gb) double data rate 5 (DDR5) DRAM, th...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & BeverageStarbucks Korea secures No.1 spot in crowded market
Starbucks Korea's sales are on course to exceed 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) this year, the largest-ever annual revenue for a c...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BatteriesLG Chem, LG Energy acquire 2.6% of battery startup Li-Cycle for $51 million
South Korea’s top chemical manufacturer LG Chem Ltd. and its battery affiliate LG Energy Solution Ltd. have acquired a com...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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GamesValues from games should be widely used in reality, says CCP Games CEO
The play-to-earn (P2E) model is not a new concept in the gaming industry and will be more important in the long term, global onl...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BiotechKorea’s MedPacto, Merck plan phase 3 trials of colorectal cancer drug
MedPacto Inc., a South Korean biotechnology company that develops therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune diseases, has agreed wi...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CryptocurrenciesDunamu boasts accumulated Q3 net profit of $1.7 bn, vows to go global
Dunamu Inc., the operator of Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has announced that its accumulated third-quart...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsMagnachip, Chinese PEF Wise Road end $1.4 bn buyout deal
US-listed chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. and Chinese private equity firm Wise Road Capital terminated their $1.4 bill...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equityEQT chairman sees technology and services as attractive sectors in Korea
High price tags of target companies can be justified if you understand long-term trends of the industry and have expertise in th...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)