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Batteries
SK On to cut jobs for first time amid sustained EV weakness
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to cut its workforce with the company’s first voluntary retir...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Chabot Mobility raises $900,000 in Series C round
South Korea's automotive management platform startup Chabot Mobility said on Wednesday that it raised 1.2 billion won ($900,000) in a Series C inv...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Shieldus, Verizon form strategic partnership
South Korea's SK Shieldus Co. said on Wednesday that it entered a strategic partnership with the US-based telecom company Verizon.Under this partner...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis, BYD seek strategic alliance on car exports
Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a memorandum of understanding with China's No. 1 electric vehicle maker BYD Co. to form a strategic alliance on car tra...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, KT win at Leading Lights Awards
SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. received the Leading Lights Awards 2024. SK Telecom and KT were named winners of Outstanding Use Case: AI/Machine L...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon expands eco-friendly car interior materials biz
South Korea's Kolon Industries Inc., the Kolon Group's chemical materials arm, will absorb its affiliate Kolon Glotech's automotive materials and pa...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s CXL optimization software tool installed on Linux
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Monday the key features of its computer expr...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis GV70, Electrified GV70 named safest cars by IIHS
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Sunday that its sport utility vehicle (SUV) GV70 and the Electrified GV70 got the highest rating...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to participate in TSMC's OIP 2024
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. will participate in the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum hosted by Taiwan's TSMC, the world's lar...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix shares nosedive after Morgan Stanley downgrade
The share price of SK Hynix Inc. plummeted as much as 11% at one point on Thursday after Morgan Stanley sharply cut its target price in an about-tur...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Enmove gets gold rating of EcoVadis ESG evaluation
South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co., Korea’s top oil refiner SK Innovation Co.'s subsidiary, said on Thursday it received a Gold ...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK E&S mulls sale of real estate to boost clean energy biz
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is considering selling its real estate asset in Seoul, which is expec...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, GM deepen ties to jointly develop cars
South Korea’s auto juggernaut Hyundai Motor Co. and US auto giant General Motors Co. will explore ways to jointly develop new vehicles and sou...
Sep 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils powerful data-center SSD to maintain AI memory lead
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. on Wednesday unveiled a new solid-state drive (SSD) for data centers to expand its memory leadership in the AI ...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Aerospace, SK Enmove develop fireproof ESS
South Korean companies have joined forces to develop the world’s first fireproof energy storage system (ESS) powered by liquid immersion cooli...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SPC, SK Telecom to collaborate on AI business
South Korea's SPC Group and SK Telecom Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate in various areas such as membership and busines...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S creates value chain from FPSO, gas field project to carbon capture
SINGAPORE – At Seatrium Admiralty Yard on Jurong Island, southwest of Singapore, some 2,000 workers are busy welding gas pipes and doing other...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant sells off stake in Ascend Elements for $98 million
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, has unloaded all its holdings in US-based lith...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Tokyo Electron: Chip machinery giant with ‘tireless animal spirit’
TOKYO – In the 1980s, Japanese chipmakers dominated the world’s semiconductor industry.Companies like NEC, Toshiba, Fujitsu and Mitsubis...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Casper, Tesla boost Korea’s online car sales
South Korea’s online car sales are expected to exceed 5 trillion won ($3.7 billion) and hit a record high this year, driven by rising internet...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Earthon wins 2nd oil field exploration bid in Malaysia
SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korean energy giant SK Innovation Co., is accelerating its g...
Sep 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics, TSMC tie up for HBM4 AI chip development
TAIPEI – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is partnering with its foundry rival Taiwan ...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul breaks ground on Mt. Namsan gondola facility
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for gondola facilities that will shuttle passengers from the base of Mt...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Mercedes-Benz EV sales tumble in South Korea after fire
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz AG suffered a nosedive in EV sales in South Korea in August after a fire broke out in one of its electric vehic...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom partners with Perplexity to level up conversational search
South Korea's largest telecom company SK Telecom Co. will enhance its conversational search services through a partnership with US AI search startup...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix up the ante on HBM to enjoy AI memory boom
TAIPEI – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are racing to supply their advanced DRAM ...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys tops JD Power's car seat quality evaluation
South Korea's Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Wednesday that it ranked first for the first time in the...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Financial, SK Telecom buy shares in BitGo
Hana Financial Group and SK Telecom Co. acquired shares in BitGo Korea, the Korean unit of a global digital asset trust company, and decided to esta...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Toyota chairman to visit Seoul, discuss hydrogen cars with Hyundai’s Chung
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp., will fly to Seoul in late October to meet with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman...
Sep 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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