Samsung Tech Day 2023
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Google unveils Android XR platform to launch on Samsung headset
SILICON VALLEY/SEOUL -- Global tech giant Google LLC on Thursday introduced a new operating system for extended reality (XR) devices to be installed...
Dec 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils AI-powered Galaxy Book5 Pro to take on Apple’s MacBook
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its new Galaxy Book5 Pro, packed with various AI functions, to compete with archrival Apple Inc.’...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung E&A enters SAF EPC market with $955 mn Malaysian bioplant deal
Samsung E&A Co., the construction and engineering unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, said on Wednesday it has clinched ...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
China’s Mingyang to foray into Korean wind turbine market with Unison
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy, one of the top five global wind turbine suppliers, is gearing up for its advance into South Korea’s wind ...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung SDS to build AI-focused data center at Samsung Electronics’ plant
Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, plans to build an artificial intelligence data center...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry ‘relief pitcher’ Han Jin-man vows to improve 2-nm yields
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new contract chipmaking business chief said on Monday he will go all-in to improve the company’s advanced 2-nanomete...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T, Hitachi Energy to team up for HVDC projects
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. said Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Sweden's Hitachi Energy to cooperate for high-vol...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Harman to spearhead Samsung’s automotive solutions business
Samsung Electronics Co. will bolster cooperation in in-vehicle technology with its fully owned US subsidiary Harman International Industries Inc. to...
Dec 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T, Sweden's Karnfull Next to team up for SMR
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swedish energy company Karnfull Next AB to jointl...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Samsung invests in AI security platform Axiado
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it invested in the Series C funding round of Axiado, a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) security platf...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korean displays regain top spot with premium information tech OLEDs
South Korean display makers regained ground in the global organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel market in the second quarter, elbowing out the p...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Quick delivery war deepens Korean big-box retailer-Baemin ties
As competition for same-day delivery heats up in South Korea, traditional big-box retailers are rushing to join hands with the country’s No. 1...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim captures young consumers in Indonesia
South Korea's instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. said on Tuesday it held Shinsational Day event in Jakarta, Indonesia. On November 15, Nongshim ...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michi...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s export growth at 14-month low, adds to BOK rate cut views
South Korea’s export growth fell to a 14-month low in November with shipments to the world’s two biggest markets the US and China down, ...
Dec 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Controversy brews over HYBE Chair Bang’s investment deal with PEFs
Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of HYBE Co., the South Korean entertainment giant behind K-pop global sensations BTS and NewJeans, is embroiled i...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Samsung reshuffles top brass; Co-CEO to control memory business
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 1 memory chipmaker, reshuffled its leadership on Wednesday in a sweeping move as it faces an uph...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Samsung to replace chiefs of 3 key posts: Memory, foundry, system LSI
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to replace the three key posts of its semiconductor business — memory, foundry and system LSI — as the Sou...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung C&T-Sumitomo consortium wins $3.7 billion Qatar project
An international consortium involving South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. and financial firms has won a $3.7 billion project to build a desali...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T, LS Electric to establish US solar JV
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. and LS Electric Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday to expand solar power projects in the U...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Everyone deserves a good night’s sleep: Munice CEO
Insomnia is a common clinical phenomenon in modern societies profoundly affecting many people’s health and well-being, and South Korean startu...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Electric shares jump on $358mn HVDC transformer order news
LS Electric Co., a South Korean industrial energy facility and systems supplier, is expected to sign a 500 billion won ($358 million) deal with a GE...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SKC’s US affiliate Absolics receives $100 million in US R&D grants
Absolics Inc., the US glass substrate affiliate of South Korean chemical materials company SKC Ltd., has been selected to receive up to $100 million...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics, LG Uplus to jointly develop ixi-O AI smartphone
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has joined forces with mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. to unveil an AI smartphone embedded with a high...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel
The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Thursday the launch ceremony for Samsung Heavy Industries' autonomous demonstra...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics wins $668 million CDMO deal with European pharma
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, said on Wednesday it has signed two drug manufacturing contracts worth a combin...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy gets AIP for wing sails of LNGC
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday that it received Approval in Principle (AIP) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier equi...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics gets European certification for camera SW
South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Wednesday it obtained Automotive SPICE (A-SPICE) Level 3 certification for its vehicle camera modu...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Gaon Cable takes over LS Cable & System's US arm
Gaon Cable Co. said on Tuesday it has taken over the US arm of parent company LS Cable & System Ltd. to beef up its business of mid-to-low volta...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Robotis, MIT to jointly develop physical AI
South Korea's Robotis Co. said on Tuesday it partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop physical AI.Robotis and MIT w...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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