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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea reclaims crown from China as world’s top shipbuilder
South Korea reclaimed the crown from the Chinese as the world’s largest shipbuilder after three years last quarter, sweeping global orders for...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia, Hyundai sweep World Car Awards with EV9, IONIQ 5 N
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 carmaker, has swept the 2024 World Car Awards, a global premier standard for automotiv...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia wins World's Greatest Auto Disruptors 2024
Kia Corp. won two categories of the Newsweek World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors Awards with the all-electric EV9 winning Research and Developmen...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hanwha Ocean develops VR-based special vehicle simulator
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Tuesday that it has developed the world's first virtual realit...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim to build instant noodle plant in Korea for exports
Nongshim Co., South Korea’s top instant noodle maker, is set to build a new factory in the country for exports of ramen, or ramyun, for the fi...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix earmarks $91 bn to construct world's largest chip fab
SK Hynix Inc., the global No. 2 memory chipmaker, is slated to invest more than 120 trillion won ($90.7 billion) by 2046 to build the world’s ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung rallies on expectations of Nvidia’s HBM order
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Samsung Electronics Co.'s stock zoomed on Wednesday after the world’s most famous AI chip provider Nvidia Corp. hinte...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea’s Liner, the world’s No. 4 generative AI web product
South Korea’s home-grown artificial intelligence service Liner was ranked the world’s fourth-most popular generative AI web product as t...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Sephora to exit S.Korean market in May
Sephora, the world's leading multi-brand beauty retailer and an affiliate of French luxury conglomerate LVMH, announced on Tuesday that it will exit...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines
In South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, people can’t live without social networking services for everyday communication...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On in talks with Nissan to supply batteries in US
South Korean rechargeable battery maker SK On Co. is in talks with Nissan Motor Co. to jointly produce battery cells for the Japanese carmaker in th...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Burger Please!, world’s third-most downloaded app in 2023
A hyper-casual game developed by South Korea’s fledgling gaming publisher Supercent was the world’s third-most downloaded newly launched...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce
Foreign exquisite, high-end car brands are eager to offer new and exclusive experiences to their customers in South Korea, the fastest-growing luxur...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan gears up to develop world's 1st hydrogen gas turbine
In September 2019, Doosan Enerbility Co. wrote a new chapter in its history. It became the world's fifth company to develop a gas turbine even at th...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Naver to unveil world’s first web platform-enabled robotics OS
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. is set to make inroads into the global robotics operating system market by unveiling the world’s ...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s fertility rate hits new world-record low in 2023
Trapped in a downward spiral, South Korea saw the country’s total fertility rate hit a new record low of 0.72, also again the world’s lo...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung doubles down in HBM race with largest memory
Samsung Electronics Co. has developed the industry’s first 36-gigabyte (GB) 12-layer high-value, high-performance memory chip in a bid to rest...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat
SEOUL—In March 2022, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked out of a massive hangar wearing a bomber jacket and dark sunglasses. He pointed to t...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build world's largest battery cathode plant cluster
GWANGYANG, South Jeolla Province -- POSCO Future M Co., a battery materials supplier, on Thursday broke ground on its fifth cathode materials ...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to produce 4680 batteries in August for Tesla, others: CEO
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, plans to begin mass production of larger format cylindrical cells used by Te...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul aims to turn Yongsan IBD into world’s largest 'vertical' city
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to turn an abandoned train maintenance depot in the central district of Yongsan into the world’s large...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, BAIC join hands to develop China-only EV brand
BEIJING – Hyundai Motor Co. has joined hands with Beijing Motor Corp. (BAIC) to debut a new electric vehicle brand specifically tailored to Ch...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis eyes strong overseas orders again in 2024
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest automotive parts maker, known as Mobis outside of its home South Korea, expects another strong ye...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US
LG Electronics Inc. collaborated with world-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) artist Stephanie Dinkins to showcase art pieces that explore commu...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai launches world's first mega methanol-fueled container
South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Co. marked a major milestone in the maritime industry on January 28, christening the world's first mega m...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea needs population growth for sustainability: World Bank chief
World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Thursday that South Korea needs to boost population growth by easing the fierce competition in education and...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte World Tower sees record-high visitors in 2023
Lotte Property & Development Co. (Lotte P&D) announced on Wednesday that the total number of visitors to Lotte World Tower and Mall last yea...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group holds firm as world’s No. 3 carmaker
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group kept its title as the world's third-largest automaker by sales volume for the second straight year in 2023, ...
Jan 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia dominate US Best Cars for the Money
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Friday that Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have top seven categories in the 2024 Best Cars for the Money awards in...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai sells Chongqing plant at $227 mn for China restructuring
Hyundai Motor Co. has sold its plant in Chongqing for $227 million as the leading South Korean carmaker continues restructuring its business to surv...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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