Economic Espionage Act
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Construction
Hyundai Eng. completes Lemba-Imbu water purification plant in DR Congo
Hyundai Engineering, a South Korean construction contractor, held a completion ceremony for the "Lemba-Imbu water purification plant phase 1 project...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean lawmakers mull higher chip tax credits, battery subsidies
South Korea’s main opposition party will propose higher tax credits and subsidies for domestic chipmakers and battery manufacturers as early a...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea clears environmental hurdle for new Jeju airport
South Korea’s environment ministry conditionally approved the construction of a new airport on Jeju Island with a 6.7 trillion won ($5.2 billi...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Concerned about CHIPS Act, Korea says US investment less attractive
South Korea on Monday expressed concerns about the guidelines of the US Chips and Science Act, saying that some of the conditions the US government ...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US CHIPS Act threatens Samsung, SK Hynix’s memory supremacy
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Biden administration’s “Chips for America” program aims to keep China’s growing clout in the sem...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK Signet lands EV charger contract in US
SK Signet Inc., an affiliate of South Korea's SK Group that makes and sells electric vehicle (EV) chargers, on Monday said it received its first ord...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea’s LG Uplus, Dell to develop open RAN platform tech
South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. and global IT giant Dell Technologies are set to jointly develop an open radio acces...
Feb 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor begins Genesis GV70 EV production in US
Hyundai Motor Co. has commenced production of the Genesis GV70 electric vehicle in the United States. This marks the first locally produced vehicle ...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea hits historic low fertility rate in 2022, adding to economic woes
South Korea saw its fertility rate, which has been already the world’s lowest in the past few years, hit its historic low of 0.78 last year, a...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics opens office in Poland to beef up European business
CJ Logistics said on Tuesday that it has opened an office in Wroclaw, Poland’s largest industrial city located in the southwest, as part of th...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korean won near 2-month low as US data fans Fed hike views
The South Korean won skidded to a near two-month low on Friday as hotter-than-forecast US inflation data added to expectations that the Federal Rese...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea confirms economic slowdown, recession concerns loom
The South Korean finance ministry on Friday confirmed that the country’s economy has slowed, mired in stubbornly high inflation and sluggish e...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Vietnam’s rise: An ominous sign for Korean chipmakers
Just a few years back, it was Taiwan that was on everyone’s lips in the semiconductor industry.The small East Asian island country, home to th...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korean Chips Act revision hits roadblock as opposition lawmakers balk
The proposed revision to South Korea’s answer to the US CHIPS and Science Act has hit a roadblock as the main opposition party, which controls...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HMM’s operating profit to fall 80% in 2023 on easing freight rates
South Korea’s sea flag carrier HMM Co. is expected to suffer an over-80% plunge in operating profit this year due to a downward spiral in cont...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai GV70 EV to be eligible for US subsidy after classification as SUV
The sport-utility vehicle (SUV) Hyundai Genesis GV70 electric vehicle in the first half of the year is expected to be eligible for subsidies in the ...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s economic contraction deepens recession woes
South Korea suffered its first economic contraction in two and half years due to sluggish exports and weak domestic demand during the fourth quarter...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Top petrochemical makers secure cash on economic slowdown woes
South Korea's top petrochemical firms raised 2.6 trillion won ($2.1 billion) via corporate bond sales and rights offering earlier this month to gird...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's GNI per capita falls in 2022 on foreign exchange fluctuation
South Korea's gross national income (GNI) per capita last year likely fell under $35,000, a figure first reached in 2021, due to sluggish economic g...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec's Tennessee plant named Lighthouse Factory by WEF
LG Electronics Inc.'s home appliance factory in Tennessee, the US, has been selected as a "Lighthouse Factory" by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Chem CEO named to head industrial body of World Economic Forum
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Sunday said its CEO and Vice Chairman Shin Hak-cheol on Thursday will be named chair of the Chemical and Advanced Mate...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Privatization of Korea’s top container line HMM to gain traction
South Korea’s move to privatize container shipping line HMM Co. to recover taxpayer money is gaining traction as government officials start lo...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korea Inc. ramps up cash reserves amid economic woes
South Korean companies are rushing to raise cash from the beginning of the new year amid growing concerns over a global economic downturn and market...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Disclosure obligations of venture capital accelerators to be strengthened
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said on Monday that an amendment to the Venture Capital Investment Promotion Act, which will strengthen the disclo...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to consider EV assembly plant in Saudi Arabia
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, plans to consider building an assembly plant for electric vehicles and internal combustion e...
Jan 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
KFTC acts on Amazon's large share of S.Korea's cloud market
Amazon controls around 70% of South Korea's cloud market, followed by Microsoft in second and Google and Naver Corp. fighting for third place.The Ko...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Business Survey Index falls for 4th consecutive month
With both exports and domestic spending growing shakier amid the global economic downturn, South Korean business sentiment has taken a backward step...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK may sell assets in Vietnam, Malaysia to raise billions of dollars
South Korean conglomerate SK Group is considering selling some of its assets in Vietnam and Malaysia owned by its investment vehicle SK South East A...
Dec 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Commercial building transactions plummet to 2008 financial crisis level
In October, commercial building sales in Seoul plunged to the level of the 2008 global financial crisis.According to an analysis of actual transacti...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee flies to Vietnam for global business
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee embarked on a business trip to Vietnam on Wednesday to attend an opening ceremony for a research and dev...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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