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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS unveils generative AI platform for biz use
LG CNS, a South Korean information and communications technology service provider specializing in digital transformation (DX), on Thursday launched ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia unveils low-cost EV models to reboot sales growth
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, showcased new low-cost electric vehicles on Thursday to boost the slowing growth in clean automobile...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset Securities puts its Yeouido building on the market
Mirae Asset Securities Co. is seeking to sell off its Seoul-based office building, the value of which is estimated at around 300 billion won ($223.7...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix pins high hopes on specialty DRAM for AI use: CEO
In the semiconductor industry, it’s been quite a while since memory chips became a commodity, meaning so low an entry barrier that any chipmak...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Overseas trips top pre-pandemic levels during Chuseok holiday
The number of South Koreans who spent this year’s six-day holiday of Chuseok abroad exceeded pre-pandemic levels, indicating a recovery in the...
Oct 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Proxy adviser ISS backs drug giant Celltrion's merger plan
South Korean drug giant Celltrion Group has received a positive recommendation from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a global leading proxy...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tesla Model Y reclaims spot as Koreans' favorite foreign car in September
The Tesla Model Y reclaimed the top spot on the best-selling imported car list in South Korea last month for the first time since September 2022. Th...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
From fast follower to first mover under Hyundai Motor's Chung
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun emphasized “customers” as his management keyword when he took the helm of the largest automoti...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Average fixed transaction DRAM price in Sept bottoms out at $1.30
The average fixed transaction price of DRAMs last month stayed at $1.30, maintaining its sluggishness in the $1 range for the ninth consecutive mont...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean Sept export drop eases as chip sales hit 1-year high
South Korea’s exports slowed their decline in September to their mildest drop amid a yearlong downturn, raising hopes for a recovery in Asia&r...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
BBQ to change fried chicken recipe as olive oil price soars
BBQ, a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, will change the recipe for its signature olive oil fried chicken for the first time in 18 years to ...
Sep 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer
South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec takes on Lenovo, Asus in foldable laptop race
LG Electronics Inc. will join the race to lead the emerging foldable laptop market, currently led by foreign notebook majors Lenovo Ltd. and ASUSTeK...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
US OKs Chinese-made solar modules using materials of S.Korea's OCI
The US has approved the import of Chinese-made solar panels using polysilicon from South Korea's green and energy company OCI Holdings Co.Pundits sa...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT, BI Matrix to develop natural language processing AI
South Korea's KT Corp. is partnering with the intelligent solutions specialist company BI Matrix to develop technology that uses artificial intell...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung tops US customer satisfaction in PC sector
Samsung Electronics Co. has been rated as the most satisfactory PC brand among US consumers, according to a survey by the American Customer Satisfac...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire cuts more jobs as it struggles to recover from fire
South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. plans to cut more jobs through a voluntary retirement scheme as the company...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors' portion of Jeju Island consumption increases: report
It has been revealed that spending by foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island has significantly increased since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.Accor...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
HBM chips key theme for Samsung Nov investors forum
Samsung Electronics Co. will hold an investors forum in Hong Kong in November, where it is expected to share details about the development of high b...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery cell prices plummet amid supply glut in China, weak EV demand
The competition among automakers to cut prices of electric vehicles is expected to intensify with battery cell prices falling at a fast pace due to ...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report
The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Want to buy an iPhone 15 in South Korea? Pay more
During the unveiling of the much-anticipated iPhone 15 series on Tuesday, Apple Inc. said its newest product line is in same price range as its prev...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung hikes memory chip prices on depleting client inventories
There are signs of a memory chip market recovery, particularly in the mobile DRAM chip segment, although demand for personal computer chips remains ...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
HBM market to nearly double; next-gen DRAM to revive demand: KIW
SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are confident that a new memory chip market renaissance is just around the corner thanks to the generative...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics rolls out 118-inch micro LED TV at US trade show
LG Electronics Inc. has launched a second massive micro LED TV for those wanting a premium cinema experience at home.The company on Monday said it u...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is struggling to sell its flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 at home as high pric...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung narrows gap with TSMC in foundry market share
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. has narrowed its market share gap with foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), pos...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea's airline industry waging fierce price war in fall
South Korea's airline sector is meeting high travel demand during the extended Chuseok (Thanksgiving) holidays late this month by aggressively offer...
Sep 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea ranks 3rd on global dominant product list to tie Japan
TOKYO -- South Korea has ranked third among countries having the world’s most dominant products. In six categories, including smartphones, mem...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix, Samsung's fight for HBM lead set to escalate on AI boom
Long-time runner-up SK Hynix Inc. significantly narrowed the market share gap with global memory leader Samsung Electronics Co. to 6.3 percentage po...
Sep 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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