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Electric vehicles
Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, saw a rebound in US auto sales last month thanks to surges in demand for its hybrid ...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties
South Korean investors are hoarding cash as Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, hurts local stocks and uncertainties ov...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F to supply ultra-high nickel cathodes to Korean, US EV makers
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker L&F Co. plans to begin mass production of nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cathodes wit...
Nov 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
S&P upgrades SK Innovation credit rating to BBB-
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on Friday that it upgraded SK Innovation Co.'s long-term credit rating from a ...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Rotem to unveil unmanned firefighting robot
South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. unveiled on Thursday an unmanned firefighting robot designed to tackle fires in hazardous environments without riski...
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest battery maker, continues to grapple with dwindling battery demand from the electric vehicle industr...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. will accelerate its penetration into Japan, a market it has been struggling to crack for decades, with small-size el...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia eyes rosier 2024 after record-high Q3; Hyundai Mobis’ OP up 32%
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker after Hyundai Motor Co., presented a brighter outlook for this year after posting record-high operatin...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial to use excess capital for share buybacks, dividends
KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s largest financial holding group, is set to use its excess capital for share buybacks and dividends next...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc shares skyrocket after buybacks in tender offer
Shares in Korea Zinc Inc. soared on Thursday, a day after completing its buybacks, driven by institutional investors covering shorts on the stock an...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kia, KEPCO collaborate to build power ecosystem using PBV
South Korea's Kia Corp. and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, said on Thursday that they signed a memorandum of und...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Thursday that it will introduce a special fire suppression tool, the EV (Electric Vehicle) - Drill Lance, f...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix’s Q3 profit soars to record high, beats Samsung’s memory profit
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, on Thursday posted record quarterly profit and sales, driven by premium artificial...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group wins Cars.com's 2025 Top Pick EV Awards
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday Hyundai Motor Co. ‘s IONIQ electric vehicles (EVs) and Kia Corp. ‘s EV9 have each been awarded 202...
Oct 23, 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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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Asset taps US for Korean defense ETF listing
Hanwha Asset Management Co., a financial service sibling of South Korea’s major defense and aerospace developer Hanwha Aerospace Co., is seeki...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor debuts on Indian bourses in its 1st offshore IPO
MUMBAI -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s Indian unit debuted on India's stock market on Tuesday as the South Korean carmaker bets big on the South Asian countr...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Heavy inheritance, gift taxes spur rich Koreans to emigrate to Singapore
A South Korean co-CEO of a blockchain investment firm with hundreds of millions of dollars in assets moved to Singapore last year to avoid the North...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Elec builds EV chargers safety net for fire prevention
LG Electronics Inc. equipped its slow electric vehicle (EV) chargers with dual overcharge prevention technology to alleviate customer concerns and a...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s exports fall 2.9% in first 20 days of October; chip sales strong
South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, fell 2.9% in the first 20 days of October amid falling demand for vehicles and ...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to produce Creta EV in India for January launch
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday it will launch an electric model of the compact sport utility vehicle Creta in India this January — the first...
Oct 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung named as most ultimate brand by FutureBrand
Samsung Electronics Co. was selected the Most Ultimate Brand 2024 by the UK-based global brand marketing and consulting company. According to t...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Ecoplant establishes integrated chip service division
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK Group, said on Thursday it reorganized its business s...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband to launch nationwide dedicated line service in S.Korea
South Korea's SK Broadband said on Thursday that it will establish a nationwide network using Internet Protocol-Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP-M...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, agreed to invest some 350 billion won ($256.9 million) in building electric veh...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M begins NCA production in Pohang
South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. has started production of nickel, cobalt, aluminum (NCA) cathode materials at its Pohang factory, three months ea...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc ups share buyback price, volume to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. said on Friday it will buy back more shares at a higher price than originally planned to counter North Asia-focused private equity f...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai unveils world’s 1st high-pressure ammonia dual-fuel engine
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said on Thursday it has developed the world's first ammonia dual-fuel engine with a high-pressure direct injection s...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec named Lowe's 2024 vendor partner of year
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday that it was named Lowe's 2024 Vendor Partners of the Year. Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement store...
Oct 10, 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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