Sam Richards Penn State Univ
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon signs MOU with Hanyang Univ. to develop gene therapy treatments
Kolon Industries Inc.'s Future Technology Institute said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hanyang University In...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia beat Honda to rank 5th in US market
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. kept their fifth place in sales in the US market for the second consecutive year. Despite production setbacks due to...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Applied Materials injects $40 mn in glass substrate maker Absolics
Applied Materials Inc., a global leading equipment and software supplier to semiconductor makers, has invested 51 billion won ($40.2 million) in Abs...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
No holds barred: State support for Samsung, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor
It couldn’t come at a worse time.South Korea’s exports are set for a 4.5% decline in 2023. So believes the Yoon Suk-yeol government.The ...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korean firms head to CES 2023 to showcase innovative technologies
LAS VEGAS, NV – A growing number of South Korea’s leading companies and startups are heading to CES 2023, the world’s largest tech...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung establishes Department of Intelligent Software at Sungkyunkwan Univ.
Samsung Electronics Co. and Sungkyunkwan University will jointly establish a new Department of Intelligent Software, a contract-based academic depar...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Bigsome Bio signs tech transfer agreement with university
Bigsome Bio, a subsidiary of Lotte Chilsung Beverage, has begun research on functional materials for respiratory health.The company said on Friday t...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SGC Energy signs 10-year contract to supply liquid CO2
South Korea’s SGC Energy Co. recently signed a contract to supply liquid carbon dioxide to a domestic company for 10 years starting January 20...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KEXIM to provide $1.2 bn project financing for Indonesian refinery project
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Friday that it has signed a $1.2 billion project financing agreement with the Indonesian sta...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics to enhance Minute Maid Park digitally
Samsung Electronics Co. has been selected as an official partner for display solutions at Minute Maid Park, the home stadium of the 2022 Major Leagu...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's KDB to sell off its life insurer for fifth time
South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is poised to accelerate the selling off of its affiliate KDB Life Insurance Co. next week...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KOGAS to sell $745 mn in hybrid securities despite jittery
The state-run Korea Gas Corp. is set to raise some 1 trillion won ($745 million) by issuing hybrid securities to lower its debt ratio although the d...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, Korean colleges to conduct R&D of next-generation batteries
South Korean battery maker SK On has raised its research and development (R&D) capacity in next-generation cells by joining forces with the dome...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea LIG Nex1 to enjoy record earnings on missile exports
LIG Nex1 Co., a leading South Korean defense company, is expected to see record earnings this year on strong missile exports, helping its shares sur...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startup Perigee aspires to become Asia's SpaceX, MOU with PhilSA
Daejeon-based Perigee Aerospace Inc. has taken a number of steps with the aim of becoming the next Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), th...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
KDI cuts Korea growth forecast, urges gradual rate hikes
South Korean economic growth is expected to decline further next year to the slowest level since the COVID-19 breakout while inflation is likely t...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea’s biggest startup event ComeUp 2022 kicks off in Seoul
South Korea’s largest startup event ComeUp kicked off on Wednesday at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). The annual event, which celebrat...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Intensify 'friend-shoring' to boost foreign direct investment: Baldwin
Global businesses are forecast to suffer supply chain disruptions next year amid worsening geopolitical risk, such as the Russia-Ukraine war and pro...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility to supply offshore wind substructures to Orsted
South Korea’s leading power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Thursday that its Vietnamese subsidiary has signed an agreement to pro...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Korea must embrace diversity to sustain K-culture: Sam Richards
When Penn State University sociology professor Sam Richards introduced Korean pop culture into his lectures three years ago, he compared its power t...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea
LG Electronic Inc. is set to produce solar energy to support 10% of the annual electricity consumption at its Changwon plant in South Korea.The firm...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai asks US state of Georgia for more incentives
Hyundai Motor Co. discussed additional incentives on its planned electric vehicle plant in Georgia with the US state's government as the leading Sou...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilder KSOE wins $1.5 bn order for 7 LNG carriers
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the intermediate holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Indust...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
Sejong Univ. unveils upgraded biosensor-related technology
South Korea’s Sejong University has developed a technology to sharply reduce the detection time of biomolecules produced by cells and living o...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
KT ups ante with $1.5 billion spending on public sector cloud service
KT Cloud Corp., a unit of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., plans to spend up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) over the next three years t...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO, Krakatau to expand Indonesia steel mill for $3.5 bn
South Korea’s POSCO Group and Indonesia’s state-run Krakatau Steel plan to jointly invest $3.5 billion in building a blast furnace and a...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
SK, Naver to launch cloud services for Korean public institutions
South Korea’s leading cloud computing and software services providers are slated to join forces to launch a service for smart working in Korea...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung develops next-generation data storage device
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled an upgraded data storage device that significantly reduces the computer processing time and energy cons...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Investors may see tough credit cycle in direct lending: TCW Private Credit
As economic uncertainties grow amid rate hikes and inflation, South Korean institutional investors are eyeing direct lending for safer investment an...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Washington D.C. recognizes Korea as origin of kimchi
Washington D.C. has joined the three US states of California, Virginia and New York to designate Nov. 22 “Kimchi Day,” and has acknowled...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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