Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
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Food & Beverage
Hanwha Galleria acquires beverage manufacturer Pure Plus
South Korea's Hanwha Galleria Corp. said on Monday its acquisition of domestic beverage manufacturer Pure Plus.Pure Plus has focused on non-alcoholi...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
LX Pantos founder’s son sells shares to LX International for $37 mn
The only son of LX Pantos Co.’s late founder has unloaded his additional shares in the company to South Korean logistics-to-trading conglomera...
Sep 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI relinquishes polarizer film unit for $834 mn
Samsung SDI Co., the South Korean battery maker with the world’s sixth-largest market share, has decided to sell its polarizer film business t...
Sep 10, 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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Companies
Hyundai Mobis showcases 42 new techs utilizing AI, VR
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Thursday that it held the M-Sphere 2024 exhibition at its Uiwang Research Center in Gyeonggi Province from...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Innotek ups automotive electronics patents for future mobility
South Korea’s electronics parts maker LG Innotek Co. actively increased patents related to its new growth driver automotive electronics while ...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte develops nickel-plated foil for solid-state batteries
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a major South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it has developed a nickel-plated copper foil for use in ...
Aug 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea’s Tmax Group buys back software developer for $612 mn
South Korea’s Tmax Group bought back the software making unit it had sold to a local private equity firm two years ago to try to boost synergy...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Samyang Roundsquare to recruit foreign interns
Samyang Roundsquare, the holding company of South Korea's Samyang Group, said on Friday that it recruits foreign interns with the potential for full...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Fashion ODM Pond Group buys K-beauty retailer Most
Pond Group, a South Korean original design manufacturing (ODM) clothing company, said on Monday it has acquired Most Inc., a domestic beauty product...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jin Air to launch daily flights on Busan-Nagoya route
South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will launch a new route between Busan and Nagoya, starting on Sept. 14, with dail...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Seoul Semiconductor overtakes Japan’s Nichia as top backlight LED maker
South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. has overtaken Japan’s Nichia Corp. as the world’s top backlight light-emitting diode (LED) d...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s new chip leader calls for restoring competitiveness
It is urgent to restore Samsung Electronics Co.'s competitiveness in the semiconductor business, the chip division’s new head said in his firs...
Aug 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Central Asia emerging as South Korea’s new used car export market
South Korea’s export volume of secondhand vehicles to Central Asia is increasing for an unexpected reason: Russia.According to the Korea Inter...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Sapien Semiconductors looks to overtake Novatek in MicroLED DDI chips
South Korea’s Sapien Semiconductors Inc. is a lesser-known startup outside of the chip industry. However, it is a little giant in the fabless ...
Jul 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
High power bills drive Korean manufacturers out of country
South Korean manufacturers are increasingly moving abroad as the country's electricity bills are hovering about 30% higher than those of major eco...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG to foster smart factory business as new B2B growth driver
PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province -- LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, aims to foster its smart factory business as a new gr...
Jul 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai to unveil wearable device for car manufacturing
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to unveil a wearable device for car manufacturing designed to improve producti...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean cosmetics makers see record Q2 profits led by exports
South Korean cosmetics original development and design manufacturers (ODMs) such as Cosmax Inc., Kolmar Korea Co. and Cosmecca Korea Co. are estimat...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lotte Dept. Store introduces AI for internal operations
South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Sunday that it will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) across all internal operations, aiming ...
Jul 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
North Face supplier Youngone to build R&D center in Bangladesh
Youngone Corp., a South Korean original design manufacturer (ODM) for foreign outdoor brands such as The North Face and Nike, will build an R&D ...
Jul 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem leads manufacture of next-generation railway
CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province – Engineers at Hyundai Rotem Co.'s rolling stock factory in South Korea have their hands full manufacturin...
Jul 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International completes Korea’s first non-state-run LNG terminal
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday i...
Jul 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Hanmi Semiconductor eyes $1.5 billion sales in 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s leading chip packaging equipment manufacturer, has revised upwards its annual sales target for this yea...
Jul 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax mulls building cosmetics factory in Latin America
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's biggest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), is considering building a new offshore plant in Lat...
Jul 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Square to ramp up chip investment with new CEO
South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group said on Thursday that its investment arm SK Square Co., led by new CEO Han Myung-jin, will ramp ...
Jul 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Elec selected as Volkswagen's top supplier
LG Electronics Inc. was named the top supplier by Germany's Volkswagen Group. According to industry sources on Thursday, LG Electronics received the...
Jul 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
AI to drive Mirae Asset's next-phase growth: chairman
Mirae Asset Group is a pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry. It launched the country’s first equity mutual fund in the wake of ...
Jul 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Naver Whale features in Renault Korea vehicles
South Korea’s homegrown web browser Whale, developed by Naver Corp., will be installed in Renault Korea cars. Naver Cloud announced on Friday...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korea to inject $200 mn into semiconductor packaging R&D
South Korea will inject 274.4 billion won ($200 million) into a state-run R&D project for semiconductor packaging technology, a key to producing...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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