eco-friendly energy business
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Earnings
LG Energy Q3 profit more than doubles on higher sales; shares jump
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, said its quarterly operating profit more than doubled from the previous thre...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO shortlisted for Saudi Arabia's solar energy projects
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the South Korean state-run utility company, was shortlisted as a final candidate for renewable energy projects i...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK’s Korea Zinc takeover attempt to spur search for white knights
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd.’s attempt to take control of Korea Zinc Inc. and the country’s plan to require ...
Oct 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Stellantis’ EV battery JV in Canada mass-produces modules
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, said on Wednesday its joint venture in Canada with m...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai E&C, South Australia sign renewable energy, infrastructure deal
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a comprehensive deal on cooperation in the renewable en...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hyundai Motor Group six affiliates to strengthen carbon neutrality
Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday that six affiliates and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Koramco to open office next to NPS for property investment partnership
Koramco Asset Management Co. will open a liaison office next to South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) to bolster cooperation with the w...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
POSCO International wins top award at 2024 Korea IR Awards
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. won the top prize at the 2024 Korea IR Awards, organized by the Korea Investor Relations Service (KIRS), the...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Apparel maker Hansae sets sights on auto parts business as growth driver
HO CHI MINH CITY – South Korean apparel maker Hansae Yes24 Group has set its sights on the auto parts business as a new growth driver to diver...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus to support AI startup creation
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday that it launched the startup support program Shift, which aims to discover and nurture startups, incl...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S.Korea’s premium kimchi war escalated by luxury hotels
Kimchi, Koreans’ staple food throughout millennia, has become a new, lucrative revenue source for the country’s luxury hotel chain opera...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply batteries for Ford's electric commercial vehicles
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply battery cells and modules to US For...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis to enter breakbulk transport business
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Tuesday it participates in Breakbulk Americas 2024, a four-day event in Houston starting on October 15.&n...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Flashlight Capital offers to buy KT&G’s ginseng business for $1.4 billion
Singapore-based investment management firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. (FCP) has offered to buy South Korean tobacco maker KT&G Corp.'s gin...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s Hyundai E&C likely to join UK SMR race with Holtec
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), in partnership with US-based Holtec International Corp. is likely ...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat RogueX2 wins Red Dot Design Award
South Korea's Doosan Bobcat said on Friday that its construction equipment RogueX2 won the prize in the Design Concept category at the Red Dot Desig...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Microsoft, KT to invest $1.8 bn in Korea’s AI, infrastructure
Microsoft Corp. and KT Corp. plan to invest 2.4 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in South Korea’s artificial intelligence, cloud and infrastructure...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C, Surbana Jurong to team up on power projects
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) established a cooperative network with Singapore's largest public-sector ...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics doubles down on B2B business
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker seeking to transform into a platform company, aims to double sales of its Business ...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai to launch India’s largest $3.3 bn IPO next week
Hyundai Motor Co.'s Indian subsidiary said on Wednesday it is set to launch its initial public offering, the largest listing in the country, next we...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
Hyundai Motor Group expands R&D partnership with Singapore
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, has expanded its research partnership with Singapore into energy, artificial intelli...
Oct 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
DB Insurance outshines domestic rivals in global business
DB Insurance Co. raked in the biggest profits from overseas operations among South Korean insurance companies in the first half of this year, leadin...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Mercedes-Benz in N.America
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply cells to Mercedes-Benz AG, a German...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy aims to more than double sales to $50 billion by 2028
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has vowed to more than double its sales in five years to 67 trillion won ($50 billion) by diversifying its battery products ...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday it has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Waymo LLC to jointly ...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to mass-produce parts to double EV charging speed
UIWANG, Gyeonggi Province – Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, plans to mass-produce a component that double...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
FTC fines Kakao Mobility $55 mn for alleged unfair taxi-hailing service
South Korea’s antitrust body has fined Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, 72.4 billion won ($54.9 mi...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells sells 142 MW solar power plant in Washington
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar panel manufacturing arm of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Wednesday that it sold a 142-megawatt solar pow...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s September US sales fall; hybrids buck weak sales trend
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister firm Kia Corp. saw their US sales decline last month due to fewer selling days and weak market ...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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