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Future mobility
Self-driving tech startup RideFlux raises $1.9 mn in Series B
RideFlux Inc., a South Korean autonomous driving technology startup, raised 26 billion won ($1.9 million) in a Series B funding round about four mon...
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Logistics
Samsung SDS, Korea Air Force to cooperate on military logistics
South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. said on Tuesday it signed an agreement with the Korea Air Force Headquarters to cooperate on the digital transformatio...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T consortium wins $1.6 bn Turkish highway project
A consortium of Samsung C&T Corp., South Korean state-run firms and a Turkish builder won a $1.6 billion project to build and run a highway in t...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone
South Korea will designate its resort island Jeju a test operation zone for flying taxis as part of the country’s national urban air mobility ...
Oct 15, 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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Leadership & Management
SK Group may beef up reform drive after CEO seminar
South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group will hold an annual strategic meeting presided over by its Chairman Chey Tae-won from Oc...
Oct 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Mercedes-Benz EV sales tumble in South Korea after fire
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz AG suffered a nosedive in EV sales in South Korea in August after a fire broke out in one of its electric vehic...
Sep 05, 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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Tech, Media & Telecom
Will Samsung take over Nokia’s mobile network assets?
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, has expressed interest in the mobile networks business of Nokia Oyj, a global telec...
Sep 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK signals autumn rate cut as inflation, economic growth slow
South Korea’s central bank is likely to reduce interest rates in the next three months as inflation is expected to ease amid a slowdown in Asi...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Electrification, Hyundai Mobis’ growth engine for future mobility
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, is set to focus on electrification to enhance its competitiveness in future mob...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Kakao Games reports sharp drop in Q2 operating profit
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., reported a sharp decline in second-quarter earnings on Wednesday d...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to supply firefighting helicopter to Gangwon Province
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Friday that it signed a 33 billion won ($24 million) contract with Gangwon Special Self-Governing...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae Factory Store to enter Laos in 2025
South Korea's Shinsegae Department Store announced on Wednesday that its off-price retail chain, Shinsegae Factory Store, will expand its global foo...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Colosseum poised for next leap with global expansion drive
Colosseum Corporation Inc., a fulfillment startup based in South Korea, has set its sights on global conquest with its nationwide and international ...
Jul 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hybrids, SUVs drive Hyundai Q2 profits to record high
Hyundai Motor Co. posted its strongest quarterly results in the second quarter, with brisk sales of high-margin models such as hybrid cars and sport...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
High power bills drive Korean manufacturers out of country
South Korean manufacturers are increasingly moving abroad as the country's electricity bills are hovering about 30% higher than those of major eco...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
Twentysomething women become mainstream Korean baseball fans
South Korea is a fast-aging country, where one in every five people is 65 years old or older. But it is a different story for the country’s pr...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit eyes developing markets with AI cancer diagnostics
Lunit Inc., a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, will accelerate its inroads into developing markets grappling with inadequate cancer diagn...
Jul 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
AI to drive Mirae Asset's next-phase growth: chairman
Mirae Asset Group is a pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry. It launched the country’s first equity mutual fund in the wake of ...
Jul 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia opens experiential booth at Incheon Int'l Airport
Kia Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has transformed the exhibition booth located near Gate H in the departure area of the third floor of Incheo...
Jul 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis files 3,000 patents for future car techs over 3 years
Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, announced on Tuesday that it published the Sustainability Report 2024, which includ...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SK Shieldus, CP6 team up for autonomous vehicle security
SK Shieldus Co., the unmanned security subsidiary of South Korea's SK Group, announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with CP6, a domesti...
Jun 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai E&C to build S.Korea's first nuclear-linked hydrogen plant
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) will lead a consortium to build the nation's first hydrogen production fa...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Rotem unveils 4th-gen unmanned military vehicle, HR-Sherpa
South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. unveiled the 4th generation HR-Sherpa, a multipurpose unmanned vehicle designed for military operations.The latest H...
Jun 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, LG Energy to jointly develop EV battery swapping service
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. will join forces with the world’s leading battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. to launch electric vehic...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
RideFlux wins temporary Level 4 self-driving permit
RideFlux Inc., a South Korean autonomous driving technology startup, has received a temporary permit to operate a driverless car at normal speed for...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Transys to export EV drive systems to CEER
Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a contract to supply a 3 trillion won ($...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils M.VICS 5.0
Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, unveiled the latest version of its next-generation integrated cockpit system M.VICS...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean gets approval for LCO2 carrier from ABS
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Thursday it received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS for a 40,000 cubic meter liq...
Jun 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)