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Economy
Korea exports snap year-long slide as chips regain momentum
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte builds US antibody-drug conjugate plant with $82 mn
South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. is establishing an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) factory in Syracuse, New York, with an investment of 110 bil...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics eyes new drugmaker acquisitions
BARCELONA -- Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s top contract manufacturing organization by capacity, is looking for acquisitions of new drugmak...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Samsung Group introduces senior outside director system
Samsung Group has created the position of senior outside director, granted as much authority as the chair of a board of directors, for the first time...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean HD Hyundai inks $3.9 bn Qatar LNG tanker deal
DOHA -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, has won a $3.9 billion deal to build 17 liquified natural gas car...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to start producing cheaper EV batteries
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to manufacture cheaper EV batteries such as lithium i...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Nvidia invests in Korean generative AI startup Twelve Labs
Nvidia Corp., a global chip designer, made its first investment in a South Korean generative artificial intelligence startup as Big Tech companies Go...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Late Samsung chairman Lee's New Management back in spotlight
As the leader of Samsung Group for three decades, the late group Chairman Lee Kun-hee brought fundamental changes to the conglomerate under his &ldqu...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung beats Apple, Google to earn title as world’s best employer
Samsung Electronics Co. has retained the world’s best employer title this year for the fourth consecutive year, according to US business magazi...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec to launch HBM4 in 2025 to win war in AI sector
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, aims to introduce sixth-generation top-performance High Bandwidth Memory4 (HBM4) DRA...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils next-generation flagship mobile processor
SAN JOSE, California -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, on Thursday unveiled the Exynos 2400, a new premium mobile p...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
S.Korea’s corporate R&D spending lags global rivals
Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development lags investments made by their global competitors due to lower government ta...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hanwha bets big on robots with Hanwha Robotics' official launch
South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate Hanwha Group has joined a race to win the burgeoning robot market, with the official launch of Hanwh...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Chair Lee tours Middle East, ‘treasure trove’ of future growth
Jay Y. Lee, executive chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., has made his second visit in 10 months to the operations of South Korea’s most power...
Oct 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch cloud gaming service for Galaxy users
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, is set to unveil a cloud gaming service for mobile devices as it seeks new profit so...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec looks to Google, Apple alumni for future growth
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, has tapped more alumni from US Big Tech companies such as Google, Ap...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung may use Qualcomm’s new AP for next Galaxy top model
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, may use Qualcomm Inc.’s new application processor (AP) for the top-end model o...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch Galaxy S23 FE as early as October
Samsung Electronics Co. is slated to release the Galaxy S23 Fan Edition (FE), a cheaper model than those in the high-end Galaxy S23 series, as early ...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
HBM market to nearly double; next-gen DRAM to revive demand: KIW
SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are confident that a new memory chip market renaissance is just around the corner thanks to the generative ...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Qualcomm, Samsung execute tech to improve 5G performance
Qualcomm Inc., the leading global mobile chip maker, and Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone manufacturer, have succ...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea ranks 3rd on global dominant product list to tie Japan
TOKYO -- South Korea has ranked third among countries having the world’s most dominant products. In six categories, including smartphones, memo...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung offers guide to greener, smarter life with SmartThings
BERLIN – Concerned about extreme weather and skyrocketing energy bills? “Keep calm” and head to Berlin where Samsung Electronics Co...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s connectivity vs. LG’s sustainability at IFA 2023
BERLIN – South Korea’s household names in home electronics are set to show off their high-tech home electronics boasting upgraded connect...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Electro-Mechanics suffers cut in Q3 earnings estimate
South Korea's Kiwoom Securities on Tuesday said it cut its third-quarter earnings forecast for Samsung Electro-Mechanics due to continued sluggish d...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG join hands to connect smart home devices
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are jointly developing an interoperable smart home system that enables their home appliance users to ...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to hire experienced foreign staff in R&D
Three affiliates of Samsung Group are looking to hire outstanding foreign researchers.Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Display and Samsung SDI Co. on...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M aims to raise profit 20-fold by 2030
POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s electric vehicle battery materials maker, aims to raise its profit by about 20 times and sales over tenfold b...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
BYD, KG Mobility in talks to build EV battery plant in Korea
BYD, the world’s No. 3 electric vehicle battery producer, and KG Mobility Corp., formerly Ssangyong Motor Co., are in talks to build a joint ce...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam
Hanwha Life Insurance Co.’s Vietnamese subsidiary has reported a cumulative profit in 15 years, marking the first South Korean insurers’ ...
Aug 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung's new US chip fab wins first foundry order from Groq
Samsung Electronics Co. has bagged the first foundry order for its new factory that will be up and running later next year in Taylor, Texas, from Ame...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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