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Korean startups
A-Team Ventures succeeds in attracting $4.1 mn investment from LX
A-Team Ventures, which runs an online manufacturing platform "Capa," said on Friday that it has raised a Series B funding of 5 billion won ($4.1 mil...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank's Vietnam subsidiary reports record-high performance
Woori Bank Vietnam, South Korean lender Woori Bank's local subsidiary in Vietnam, had heydays last year, tiding over the aftermath of the COVID-19 o...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea's Bespin Global launches all-in-one AIoT
South Korea's cloud solution provider Bespin Global said on Thursday that it would launch "IoTOps," a software as a service (SaaS)-based artificial ...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean oil refiners to bask in record profits with hefty bonuses
Employees at South Korea’s oil refiners are expected to receive hefty bonuses after their companies posted record earnings last year amid hi...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Galaxy S23 obtains Canstar Blue's Most Satisfied Customers award
Galaxy S23, the latest mobile handset of South Korea's electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co., obtained the Canstar Blue 2023 Most Satisfie...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
HK inno.N's K-CAB to get insurance benefits in China
South Korea’s 30th novel medicine K-CAB Tab (active ingredient: tegoprazan), a gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment of HK inno.N, ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to open Galaxy Experience Spaces for Galaxy Unpacked
Samsung Electronics Co. will open 29 interactive Galaxy Experience Spaces in 24 locations in 19 countries, following the Galaxy Unpacked event to be...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Modetour signs agreement with mobility platform Danida
South Korea's travel agency network Modetour Network Inc. said Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with mobility platform Dan...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT to unveil super AI to challenge OpenAI's ChatGPT
South Korea’s KT Corp. is set to commercialize a super artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the first half of this year, according to industry...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung may cut spending as foundry players brace for downturn
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, may slash its investment for contract chipmaking known as foundry, as its peers...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix to benefit from Intel’s Sapphire Rapids CPU
The much-awaited launch of Intel Corp.’s latest processors dubbed Sapphire Rapids is a boon for leading memory chipmakers such as Samsung Elec...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Lotte showcases metaverse shopping pavilion at CES 2023
Sitting on a chair, people with head-mounted displays enter a virtual world where they can choose their preferred avatars.Through these avatars, the...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea proposes bigger tax breaks for chipmakers, key industries
The South Korean government plans to raise tax breaks for facility investments by big companies, including chipmakers, to as much as 25% following P...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG to unveil sleep care solution Breeze at CES 2023
LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday that it will unveil a smart sleep care solution “Breeze” at CES 2023 on Jan. 5.Breeze is a wireless e...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Korean business chiefs’ Year of the Rabbit messages: Keep investing
South Korea’s top business leaders on the first business day of the year stressed the importance of active investment and concentration of r...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to boost EV leasing in US for tax credits from 2023
South Korean electric vehicles for lease are forecast to receive US tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as new guidelines of the law...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hansol Chemical to enter bio industry with BiOCS acquisition
Hansol Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s paper-focused conglomerate Hansol Group, is expanding its business scope to biomaterials by acqui...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU to make instant VAT refund for foreign customers
BGF Retail, a franchiser that operates convenience store chain CU, said on Tuesday that it would implement an instant VAT refund service for foreign...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CJ applies to FDA for trials of immuno-anticancer drug candidate
CJ Bioscience, an independent red bio (pharmaceutical and healthcare) subsidiary of CJ CheilJedang Corp., said on Monday it has submitted a phase 1 ...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis, Ottopia tie up for remote mobility tech
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest automotive part supplier, and Israeli teleoperation startup Ottopia Technologies Ltd. have joined...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Display to build Micro OLED line for VR, AR devices
Samsung Display Co., South Korea’s largest display maker, is building a production facility for Micro OLEDs, a next-generation display technol...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek to unveil parts for EVs, self-driving cars at CES 2023
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. said on Dec. 15 it will showcase its new products for electric and autonomous vehicle parts at the Consumer Elect...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai CE to support low-interest installment financing for customers
South Korea's Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. Ltd. has joined hands with Hyundai Commercial, a company specializing in industrial and corporate f...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
South Korea passes new law making everyone a little younger
SEOUL—As the rest of the world ages, South Koreans are getting younger.South Korea’s parliament passed laws Thursday abolishing the trad...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CJ partners with Emmyon to develop ingredients preventing muscle atrophy
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a license contract with Emmyon, an American biotechnology start...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Shell-First: Samsung Foundry’s custom-tailored new operation strategy
As the contract chip manufacturing, or foundry, business is quickly emerging as the next battlefield for the world’s major chipmakers, The Korea...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, and SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will b...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro BM to build battery materials plant in Canada
EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, is set to build a plant in Canada with a $704 million investment in a partners...
Oct 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDI beats CATL in EV battery operating margin
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a higher operating margin than that of the global leader C...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
KLA to stop chip tool supply to customers in China: Report
US chip toolmaker KLA Corp. will cease offering some supplies and services from Wednesday to China-based customers including SK Hynix Inc., the worl...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)