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Energy
Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton diversifies its business by investing in Spoon Labs
South Korea's gaming giant Krafton Inc. said on Wednesday that it invested in SpoonLabs, a domestic short-form drama platform companySpoonLabs is th...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia EVs named Wards 10 Best Engines
Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that the powertrain system mounted on its dedicated electric vehicle platform, E-GMP, has been named one of the ...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung expands AI horizon with B2B-specific SmartThings Pro
BERLIN – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is entering the AI-powered business-to-business connectivity platform market with its...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT distributes four Sony game titles in S.Korea
South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. will distribute four popular titles in South Korea through a partnership with Sony Interactive Enterta...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro, China’s GEM to build cathode complex in Indonesia
South Korea’s leading electric vehicle cell materials producer EcoPro Group joined hands with the world’s second-largest precursor manuf...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution's AVEL opens ESS power plant in Jeju
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday that its company in company (CIC) AVEL has launched South Korea’s first distribution grid...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy completes pilot plant for solid-state battery electrolyte
Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, has completed a pilot plant for the production of sulfide...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution sells upcycled products
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has started selling upcycled products made from waste separators through Naver&rsq...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart, CJ CheilJedang to beef up strategic partnership
CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, said on Wednesday it will increase the number of food products exclusively launched ...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Naver D2SF invests in two N.American AI startups
South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in two North American AI startups founded...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung SDS AI service FabriX to launch on Microsoft Azure platform
Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of Samsung Group, said on Tuesday it plans to launch its AI service FabriX on Microsoft Cor...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
NewJeans surpasses 5 billion cumulative Spotify streams
K-pop girl group NewJeans has surpassed five billion combined streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, its agency, Adore, announced o...
Sep 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
High-performance 4680 battery war is on; LG Energy takes lead over rivals
With stagnating electric vehicle sales or an EV chasm set to be prolonged, battery makers are increasingly turning their sights toward next-generati...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
HD Hyundai Electric wins $50 mn transformer order in Sweden
South Korea's HD Hyundai Electric Co. said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it signed a 66.2 billion won ($49.6 million) contract to supply pow...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
IGIS, Naver Labs to develop tech convergence space platform
South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies, including Nav...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils new AI-enhanced side by side refrigerator
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday that it launched a new side-by-side refrigerator, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) technolo...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Innovation-SK E&S merger gains shareholders’ nod
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company, has won majority support from its shareholders for a merger with its liquefied natura...
Aug 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kakao Pay to run Pangyo office with renewable energy
South Korea’s Kakao Pay Corp. said on Monday that it signed a green premium purchase agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the So...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mastern, Woods Capital team up for tech hub
Mastern Investment Management Co., South Korea's real estate investment firm, said on Monday that its US subsidiary Mastern America LLC signed a mem...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV
Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by battery usage, has picked Lotte Energy Materials Corp. as the exclusive supplier...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean IT giants drop fandom platforms, help HYBE dominate
South Korean game developer Neowiz has sold its fan engagement platform unit, joining the moves by local IT giants such as Naver Corp. to pull out o...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea tightens rules on Netflix, Spotify subscription billing
South Korea’s antitrust body is slated to tighten the leash on subscription businesses of streaming service providers such as Netflix Inc. and...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
SY Lee: A Korean startup creator who fetched $80 mn for Story Protocol
Seung Yoon Lee, a South Korean startup creator, was in his early 20s when he co-founded Radish Fiction Inc., a US-based mobile fiction platform, in ...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy looks to battery safety diagnosis software business
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top battery makers, said on Wednesday it is entering the battery safety diagnosis software busines...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's AI home appliances hit 1.5 mn units sold
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday that its cumulative sales of AI-integrated home appliances have surpassed 1.5 million units as of July this...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Fire-plagued Mercedes uses Chinese cells for most EVs in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz AG, a German luxury carmaker hit by an electric vehicle fire in South Korea, said most of its EV models in the country are equipped wi...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Google to target global webtoon sector with Korean creators
BENGALURU – Google is teaming up with South Korean creators to target the global webtoon industry, spurring expectations that global Big Tech ...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Eco Energy supplies 2,000 km of overhead power lines to Vietnam
South Korea's LS Eco Energy Ltd. said on Friday that its Vietnamese unit LS-VINA has completed a supply of around 2,000 kilometers of overhead power...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao to launch conversational AI platform for B2C commerce
South Korean mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. said on Thursday that it will accelerate its artificial intelligence push by launching a conversation...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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