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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Samho, Wan Hai sign LOI for methanol-powered ships
South Korea's HD Hyundai Samho secured a potential order for four methanol dual-fuel container ships from Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines, according to the...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom releases Liberation Day remastering video
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. restored footage and audio from around the time of the country's liberation in 1945, allowing modern audiences to share...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
MSCI Korea Index adds LS Electric
South Korea's LS Electric Co. will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index, MSCI announced on Tuesday.MSCI Inc. reba...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy resumes Asia push
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, is set to resume investments in its China-based facilities while considering launc...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia to commercialize the wired network AI...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Kolon to invest $94 mn in industry film JV with SK Microworks
South Korea’s major chemical materials producer Kolon Industries Inc. is set to invest 129.6 billion won ($94.2 million) to establish an indus...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOGAS executes first simultaneous LNG bunkering in Korea
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said on Friday that its subsidiary, Korea LNG Bunkering, successfully carried out the country’...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights
SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Memory chip demand to stay firm until H1 2025: SK Hynix CEO
The memory chip market is expected to remain upbeat for some time after the industry was resurrected by robust demand for high-performing memory chi...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex
The US government said on Tuesday it plans to provide SK Hynix Inc., the world’s leading high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chipmaker, up to $450 mil...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom logs higher quarterly profit on AI, lower costs
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, reported a higher quarterly profit as its cost-cutting and strong artificial intelligence (A...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Gas delays $1 bn combined cycle power plant operation
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has postponed the commercial operation of its combined cycle power...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders in talks for $3.3 bn Qatar LNG tanker deals
South Korean shipbuilders are in talks with Qatari state companies for an estimated $3.3 billion in deals to manufacture additional liquefied natura...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK On logs record quarterly loss on sluggish EV market
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, on Thursday reported a record quarterly loss on the prolonged weakness in the electric veh...
Aug 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
South Korea to develop gas-cooled reactor with POSCO, SK, Daewoo
South Korea has embarked on a 44.5 billion won ($32.3 million) project to jointly develop an advanced gas-cooled nuclear reactor with related domest...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung set to ship HBM3E chips in H2 after strong H1
Samsung Electronics Co. expects it will be ready to ship its fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM3E, in the second half, demon...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom's X Caliber to enter SE Asian pet market
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract to supply X Caliber, an AI-based pet diagnosis assistance solution, to t...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix aims for graphics chip supremacy with GDDR7 in Q3
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Tuesday it plans to begin volume production ...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine Solution wins $60 mn ship maintenance contract
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., HD Hyundai’s marine industry comprehensive solution company, signed its largest long-term maintenance contract...
Jul 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
SK Chemicals, Kooksoondang to develop CR-PET container
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. and South Korean traditional rice-based wine brewery Kooksoondang Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on T...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean wins $332 mn ship order from S.Korean Navy
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Thursday that it was selected as the preferred bidder for the second auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOE)...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix to supply 12-layer HBM3E to Nvidia in Q4; profit soars in Q2
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Thursday it has made a significant turnaroun...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung tipped to supply HBM3 to Nvidia for Chinese market
Samsung Electronics Co. has passed Nvidia Corp.’s qualification tests for its fourth-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM3 chips, for use ...
Jul 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE partners with University of Michigan to foster US ship engineers
South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) has joined hands with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (UM) a...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK ties up with BlackRock-backed Korean startup for EV chargers
SK Signet Inc., South Korea’s electric vehicle charger manufacturer, joined hands with a local renewable energy startup backed by global asset...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom identifies illegal drones using AI
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday that it developed a communication and AI-integrated module to catch illegal drones using artifici...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Innovation to be Asia’s top energy company through merger
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company, is set to become the industry leader in Asia through a merger with an affiliate while...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hana Bank, SK Telecom to support AI startups
South Korea's Hana Bank and SK Telecom Co. held the final selection and inauguration ceremony for the second AI Startup Accelerator BootCamp at Spar...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom launches In-flight wi-fi service
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it launched the T In-flight wi-fi service.This service will initially be available on six a...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Ecoplant to merge tech unit for group restructuring
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company, is set to merge a profit-making technology subsidiary of the ...
Jul 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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