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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to produce 290-layer V9 NAND to win chip stacking war
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is set to begin mass production of 290-layer ninth-generation vertical (V9) NAND...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Innovation reshuffles units to raise value
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, is reorganizing its subsidiaries to boost their individual values through independent mana...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Modetour, Air France-KLM strengthen SAF partnership
South Korea's travel agency Modetour Network Inc. announced on Thursday that it has extended its partnership with Air France-KLM to promote the use o...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung Galaxy AI expands to 16 languages
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it is expanding the translation and communication language support of Galaxy AI, first introduced ...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
70% of Samsung Pay users switch to Wallet
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that 70% of Samsung Pay users have switched to Samsung Wallet, an upgraded version of its electronic w...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to enter emerging markets with its latest EV5 made in China
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to enhance its presence in emerging markets with the EV5 compact SUV, the company&rsqu...
Apr 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
RVs, SUVs sweep top 4 spots in South Korea’s first-quarter auto sales
Recreational vehicles (RVs) and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) achieved an unprecedented feat by claiming the top four spots on the list of best-selli...
Apr 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea leads global online shopping trend for used luxury goods
South Koreans are leading the trend of buying used luxury goods online with top-end products such as Rolex watches and Hermes bags among the hottest ...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s 'Seven Tigers,' next hot stocks: Hyundai Motor Securities
Japan may have its Seven Samurai and the US its Magnificent Seven, but South Korea has "Seven Tiger" stocks thanks to the artificial intelligence chi...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop giants poised for rebound with new fandom, rookies
K-pop companies, led by HYBE Co. and SM Entertainment Co., are gearing up for a rebound from poor performances in the first quarter, with the release...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Bio startup ArtBlood attracts $4.8 mn investment
South Korean bio startup ArtBlood, specializing in blood production for transfusion, announced on Tuesday that it successfully secured an investment ...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
Coupang Play to livestream 2024 Masters Tournament
Coupang Play, a video streaming service provided by South Korea's largest e-commerce company Coupang Inc., will broadcast the first major golf tourna...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Doosan unveils advanced CCL lineup at US IT equipment exhibition
South Korea's Doosan Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will showcase its high-end copper-clad layer (CCL) lineup, applicable to memory, system semic...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung Asset's KODEX S&P500 TR ETF surpasses 1 tn won in net asset
Samsung Asset Management Co. announced on Tuesday that the net asset value of its KODEX US S&P500 TR exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks the...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire to supply premium tires to Jeep, Peugeot in Korea
Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, announced on Tuesday that it will supply tires to 33 official service centers nationwide for Je...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Middle East, land of dreams for South Korean IT firms
South Korea’s information technology and game companies are rushing to the Middle East to seek global growth drivers as the oil-rich countries ...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Samsung heiress sells $326 mn worth of Samsung Elec shares
Samsung Group heiress and Hotel Shilla Chief Executive Lee Boo-jin sold 441.2 billion won ($325.9 million) worth of Samsung Electronics Co. shares in...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T to build Korea’s first $103 mn hydrogen tank for power plant
Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, has clinched a 140 billion won ($103 million) deal to ...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
HD Hyundai Oilbank continues to fuel Superrace Championship
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Monday that it will continue to exclusively supply fuel for the "2024 O-NE Superrace Championship," Sou...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korean drone startups rush to join military drone race
South Korean drone-developing startups are rushing to join the race to develop military drones to meet growing demand for drones fit for combat opera...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
LG Electronics seeks to sell global bonds, 1st time in 12 yrs
LG Electronics Inc. is seeking to issue dollar-denominated bonds, its first global bond sale in 12 years, according to people with knowledge of the m...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai-Kia’s India-only EVs to run on Exide batteries
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will use lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) batteries that will be mass-produced by Indian battery maker Exide Energy Soluti...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics stock likely to climb in Q2, analysts say
South Korean analysts have recommended investors buy Samsung Electronics Co. stocks as the world’s top memory chipmaker, which reported higher-...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Doosan Robotics supplies barista robot to Mega Coffee
South Korea's Doosan Robotics Inc. announced on Monday that its cooperative robot barista solution has been installed at the Mega MGC Coffee Konkuk S...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Carcinogens found in kids' goods sold on Chinese apps; Temu under probe
South Korea is looking into Chinese online shopping platforms as some products, including some for children, were found to contain cancer-causing sub...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Commercial vehicle guru Andersson leads MAN’s Korea, Australia businesses
Commercial vehicle veteran Peter Andersson is now managing MAN Truck & Bus SE’s businesses in South Korea and a cluster of Asia-Pacific cou...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Card launches card for overseas payments
KB Kookmin Card, a credit card unit of KB Financial Group, announced on Monday that it launched the WE:SH Travel credit card that offers benefits spe...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Perigee, Hyundai Rotem to team up for SLV
South Korea's Perigee Aerospace Inc. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Rotem Co. to expand its busi...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s LG telecom unit unveils AI agent with own technology
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, has introduced an artificial intelligence agent platform based on its own ixi AI technology...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hidden Champions
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3G Technologies
Published: Sep 25, 2020
Last updated: Jul 06, 2021
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Jong Ie Nara
Published: May 26, 2021
Last updated: Apr 15, 2022
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Koh Young Technology Inc
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Last updated: Jan 20, 2023
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Point Mobile
Published: Sep 14, 2021
Last updated: May 10, 2022
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Buhmwoo Group
Published: Apr 21, 2021
Last updated: Jan 30, 2023
Future Unicorns
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AIOBIO
Published: Oct 07, 2020
Last updated: Jun 08, 2021
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Fridays Lab
Published: Jun 30, 2023
Last updated: Nov 10, 2023
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iCore
Published: Oct 07, 2022
Last updated: Apr 17, 2023
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Spoon Radio
Published: Feb 02, 2021
Last updated: Mar 19, 2021
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Sandbox Network
Published: Mar 22, 2021
Last updated: Jul 23, 2021
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