Companies
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M&As
Toss acquires Tada, taps into mobility market
South Korea-based mobile financial platform Toss, which has been expanding its operations across the financial sector, is set to foray into the mobil...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Murata Manufacturing CEO
Japan's Murata redefines customers in game-changing era
KYOTO, Japan - Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's No. 1 producer of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and other electronic components, will ex...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Low-cost carriers
Korean LCCs rush to stock market for fund on travel recovery hopes
Cash-strapped South Korean budget airlines are rushing to raise money in the local stock market on growing hopes for a travel recovery as governments...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Q3 operating profit at 3-year high on chips, Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, reported its highest operating profit in three years with record re...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
S.Korea sees tenfold rise in hydrogen fuel use by 2030
South Korea will sharply increase the adoption of hydrogen as a fuel of transportation, industrial plants and power generators to become the world's ...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Battery materials
SKIET to start commercial operation of its first separator plant in Europe
South Korea’s SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), SK Innovation Co. 's battery material business subsidiary, plans to start commercial operation of t...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Heavy industries
Hyundai Heavy to rebuild talent pool for tech-driven biz restructuring
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group will deploy more than half of its new hires of R&D in future growth areas such as hydrogen, self-driving vessels, ...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Mobis breaks ground on $1.1 bn hydrogen fuel cell plants
Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, on Thursday broke ground on a hydrogen fuel cell plant, part of its 1.32 trillion won ...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
ADT Caps seeks about $300 mn in pre-IPO funding
ADT Caps Co., South Korea's No. 2 security services provider, is seeking to raise up to 400 billion won ($336 million) from private equity firms ahea...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable energy
Korea to require power plants to use more renewable energy resources
South Korea plans to require domestic power companies to consume more renewable energy resources for electricity production. The move is a part of th...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Stonebridge Ventures, Capstone prepare for 2022 IPOs
Stonebridge Ventures, South Korea's most profitable venture capital firm, will submit its application for an initial public offering this month to li...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Autodesk CEO
Digital transformation, a matter of life and death: Autodesk CEO
SILICON VALLEY – One of the things that have drastically changed the business environment in the pandemic era is the prevalence of companies th...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Merchant liner SM Line to list on Kosdaq in November
South Korea’s merchant liner SM Line Corp. is set to become a publicly-traded company in November. SM Line has submitted its securities registr...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automotive electronics
New Mercedes-Benz C-Class equipped with LG ADAS camera
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is equipped with LG Electronics Inc.’s advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) camera module, helping the South...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO to transfer hydrogen steel tech to industry peers for shared growth
The Hydrogen Iron & Steel Making (HyIS) Forum led by the steelmaker POSCO officially opened Oct. 6 in Seoul with more than 1,200 industry partici...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins orders for 62 excavators in Philippines
South Korea-based heavy machinery and construction equipment maker Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. has secured orders for 62 excavators in the Philippin...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foundry competition
Samsung to make 2-nanometer GAA chips by 2025 to overtake TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it will be able to commercialize a 2-nanometer transistor process technology by 2025 to take on bigger found...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's top golf course operator aims for 2022 IPO
South Korea's Golfzon County Co. has begun the process to apply for an initial public offering next year, which analysts said would value the country...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel platforms
Yanolja, HanaTour team up to take lead in travel market
South Korea’s No. 1 accommodation booking platform Yanolja has joined forces with the country's leading travel agency HanaTour Service Inc. to ...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK, Plug Power launch JV to grab Asia’s hydrogen fuel cell market
SK Group’s city gas supplier SK E&S Co. said on Oct. 6 that it has officially kicked off the joint venture (JV) with the American hydrogen ...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Refineries
Korean refiners ramp up runs to pre-COVID-19 level
South Korean refiners ramped up runs of their crude distillation units (CDUs) to a level before the outbreak of the COVID-19, probably exceeding 80% ...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Halla Group to combine two self-driving business arms
South Korea's Halla Group, the parent company of automotive parts maker Mando Corp., will combine its two autonomous driving business units into a si...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Semiconductor shortages
S.Korea shows rare unease against US request for Samsung data
The South Korean government has expressed open concern about the recent request by the US Department of Commerce for more information on the global c...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Portrai to revolutionize biopsy quality through AI technology
Biopsy is one of the most used methods to examine a person’s illness, taking a tissue sample of a patient for analysis. Usually, the samples ar...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Underwater cables
LS Cable wins $168 mn submarine cable deal from Taiwan
LS Cable & System Ltd., South Korea’s top wire and cable producer, won a $168 million submarine cable supply deal from Taiwan, reinforcing ...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medical devices
InBody to expand into household, blood pressure monitoring markets
South Korea’s InBody Co., the global market leader of body composition analyzer devices, will be making a strategic turn to focus on the fast-g...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Chip shortage slams Korean carmakers’ new car rollouts
The unprecedented global chip shortage is thwarting automakers’ plans to roll out new vehicles, with some popular models set to be delivered to...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Akuodigital digitizes scribbles into legible documents
South Korea-based Akuodigital Corp. is a startup that uses artificial intelligence technology to digitize all types of paper documents. And instead o...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV batteries
SK may develop LFP batteries for low-priced EVs
SK On, the recently-launched battery company of South Korea's SK Group, is considering manufacturing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to supply...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Hidden Champions
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Point Mobile
Published: Sep 14, 2021
Last updated: Sep 29, 2021
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Jong Ie Nara
Published: May 26, 2021
Last updated: May 28, 2021
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Buhmwoo Group
Published: Apr 21, 2021
Last updated: Jul 15, 2021
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T-Robotics
Published: Mar 25, 2021
Last updated: Jul 08, 2021
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3G Technologies
Published: Sep 25, 2020
Last updated: Jul 06, 2021
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Koh Young Technology Inc
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Last updated: Sep 28, 2021
Future Unicorns
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RIDI
Published: Sep 28, 2021
Last updated: Oct 01, 2021
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Grip
Published: Apr 19, 2021
Last updated: Apr 30, 2021
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Sandbox Network
Published: Mar 22, 2021
Last updated: Jul 23, 2021
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Spoon Radio
Published: Feb 02, 2021
Last updated: Mar 19, 2021
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AIOBIO
Published: Oct 07, 2020
Last updated: Jun 08, 2021
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Wisely
Published: Sep 20, 2020
Last updated: May 26, 2021
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