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[Exclusive] Energy
US, Korea approve nuclear fuel recycle technology
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute’s researchers are developing nuclear fuel reprocessing technologies at a pyroprocessing facility. ...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai to step up push into eco-friendly ships with IPO
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. plans to spend 70% of the proceeds from its initial public offering on the Korea Exchange, or about 760 billion won...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
Korea’s bio startup Voronoi inks $324 million deal with Brickell Biotech
Biotechnology is one of the fastest-growing sectors Voronoi Inc., a South Korean biotechnology startup, has clinched a $324 million deal to grant...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Iljin Hysolus shares hit ceiling on first day of trading
Europe's largest waste disposal vehicle manufacturer Faun using Iljin Hysolus hydrogen fuel tanks. South Korea’s only mass-producer of hydr...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company
SK E&S CEO Choo Hyeong-wook unveils the company's hydrogen strategy SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, aims to turn i...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Namyang Dairy-Hahn & Co. saga enters new chapter: Legal fight
Namyang Dairy Products Co.'s top shareholder and Chairman Hong Won-sik on Wednesday notified Hahn & Co. of the termination of the 310.7 bill...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares
LG Energy Solution is exhibiting its EV battery at a battery fair in Seoul. LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Hyundai Motor develops Roblox virtual mobility experience game
▲ Hyundai Mobility Adventure Trailer: Jump into the Epic Journey | Hyundai Metaverse South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has deve...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
NPIXEL emerges as fastest Korean game company to become unicorn
NPIXEL's first game title, Gran Saga South Korea-based game developer NPIXEL Co. has become the country’s fastest game company to join the ...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Real Packing envisions borderless e-commerce ecosystem via videos
Real Packing CEO Kim Jong-cheol presents during D.CAMP's D-Day South Korea-based startup Real Packing is on a mission to build a trust-based soci...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Defense
Hyundai Heavy, Babcock join forces for Korea’s first aircraft carrier
Hyundai Heavy's aircraft carrier model Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. teamed up with British engineering company Babcock International to develop S...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemicals
Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea
Sumitomo Chemical's photoresist product Sumiresist®. Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 bill...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Home appliances
LG Electronics leads industry shift toward OLED TVs
LG's OLED TV LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, is leading the TV industry’s shift toward organic light-emitt...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19 vaccine
Samsung Biologics gears up to produce mRNA drug substance
A Samsung Biologics’ official is checking a device at its plant South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. is gearing up for the drug substa...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] M&As
Lotte teams up with IMM PE to acquire furniture maker Hanssem
Lotte is aggressively pursuing M&As Lotte Group is seeking to acquire a stake in Hanssem Co., South Korea’s largest furniture and home ...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
S.Korea curbs in-app payment plans by Google, Apple
The South Korean parliament has passed the world's first bill to banGoogle, Apple Inc. and other app store operators from forcing certain paymen...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV batteries
Samsung SDI tops LG Chem in market cap amid GM recall crisis
Samsung SDI at InterBattery 2021 held in South Korea. Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s top battery maker in terms of market capital...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Interpark draws cool response from Korean online giants
South Korea’s online retail platform Interpark Corp. has failed to drum up interest from the country's largest online platforms, including...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Resale market
Naver poised for battle over sneaker resale market
Nike Air Force 1 Para-Noise, also known as the GD sneaker (Courtesy of Nike.com) South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. is on the move to...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate rebranding
SK Global Chemical rebrands as plastic recycler SK Geocentric
SK Geocentric CEO Na Kyung-soo speaking on the plastic value chain and circular economy. SK Innovation Co.’s petrochemical unit SK Global C...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor, Motional unveil IONIQ5 self-driving robotaxi
Hyundai's IONIQ5 driverless robotaxi South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its US mobility joint venture Motional Inc. on Tuesd...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone, Hahn & Co. to make $800 mn in two Korean IPOs
A secondhand car market in Seoul South Korea's largest used car seller K Car Co., wholly owned by Hahn & Co., will go public on the country's...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Games and entertainment
Game firms seeking strong IP extend ties with content makers
Min-ki Koo is an IT & Science reporter at The Korea Economic Daily South Korean game developers and publishers are increasingly building busi...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Philippines LCS Group to join $1.7 bn Korean resort project
The $1.7 billion property development project includes construction of resort centers and ocean complexes in Donghae city, about 260 km east of Seou...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tire makers
Hankook Tire, YASE unveil shoes made of recycled tires
Hankook Tire joins hands with YASE to make shoes using recycled tires Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s largest tire maker, ...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Behind the scenes of GS-led group's $1.5 bn Hugel purchase
South Korea's energy-to-construction conglomerate GS Group was not considered a serious bidder when it entered the race for a 46.9% stake in the...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay cuts IPO price by 6% for October listing
A Korean consumer makes a payment through Kakao Pay. Kakao Pay Corp., the digital settlement platform unit of South Korea’s top messaging...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
K Bank valued at $6.9 billion, needs to expand loans: Morgan Stanley
K Bank K Bank, the digital banking unit of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., is valued at 8 trillion won ($6.9 billion) and could furth...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Smartphones
Samsung to ramp up production capacity of foldable devices by 50%
Samsung's third-generation foldable Galaxy Z Flip 3 Samsung Electronics Co. will expand the production capacity of foldable devices amid an unexp...
Aug 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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