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Energy
Hanwha Solutions, GS Energy to produce sheets for solar power
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp., Hanwha Group’s energy services arm, is entering into a sizeable co-investment to strengthen its so...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s $22 bn new chip plant up and running to make NAND flash
PYEONGTAEK – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has put its new 30 trillion won ($22 bi...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea forecast to have world's oldest population by 2070
South Korea is expected to become the world’s most elderly country with about half of its population aged 65 or older by 2070, the government ...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao joins race to become private 5G network provider
Kakao Enterprise Corp. is poised to become a private 5G network provider, for use within the parent company Kakao Corp. and for serving outside clie...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
South Korean gamers mobilize offline to make their voices heard
Angered by what they deem to be an unfair rewards system and poor customer service, South Korean players of Kakao Games Corp.’s Japan-created ...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Demand for Samsung foldables keeps smartphone parts makers busy
Smartphone parts suppliers to Samsung Electronics Co. are running their plants at full capacity as the South Korean tech giant’s latest fold...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Electronics to announce plans to join RE100 Initiative
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, will soon join The Climate Group’s RE100 Initiative as the...
Aug 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung’s Lee reinstated; big moves in store for top conglomerate
Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s de facto leader, on Friday had his right to work restored, paving the way for big moves for South Korea’s ...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Oasys aims to be blockchain gateway for S.Korean game developers
Singapore-based Oasys has an ambitious goal to revolutionize the gaming industry by making blockchain games cheaper to develop and faster to play &n...
Aug 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) secured battery separator orders from Vietnam’s No. 1 conglomerate Vingroup, in the latter's push to expand into ...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
US private equity giant Apollo making inroads into Korea
Apollo Global Management Inc., a US private equity powerhouse, is set to launch a credit business in South Korea, aiming for the local private lendi...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
US private equity giant Apollo to make inroads into Korea
Apollo Global Management Inc., a US private equity powerhouse, is set to start the credit business in South Korea, aiming for the local private lend...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Square makes its first exit seeking new target firms
South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. has sold all of its shares in Korean biotech NanoEntek Inc., a 28.4% stake, for 58 billion won ($44.3 mil...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Envioneer, Toray to make super fibers for EV insulators
Envioneer Co., a South Korean composite materials manufacturer, and Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. joined forces to launch businesses of aromat...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy, Glovis to make world's largest liquefied CO2 carrier
South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and shipping company Hyundai Glovis Co. have joined forces to develop the worl...
Jun 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Lemon Healthcare aims for IPO and triple jump in revenue
Imagine making a doctor’s appointment with a click of a button on a smartphone app. Once at the clinic or hospital, the app will guide the use...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to raise yields with smart factory solutions
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 electric vehicle battery makers, plan to adopt smart factory solutions to i...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Bio, mobility to top Lotte's $30 bn spending list by 2026
South Korea’s Lotte Group will spend a total of 37 trillion won ($29 billion) on its businesses over the next five years, a chunk of which wil...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Hyundai to spend $30 bn on improving quality of combustion engine cars
Hyundai Motor Group will invest 63 trillion won ($50 billion) in its domestic businesses through 2025 to strengthen its competitiveness in electrifi...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to make mobile AP chip dedicated to Galaxy smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. is working on a mobile application processor chip, which will be used exclusively for its flagship Galaxy smartphone series ...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NH-Amundi sells Yuanta's Seoul office to Capstone for $242 bn
South Korea’s NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. said on Monday that it completed selling Yuanta Securities Co.’s Korean headquarters to C...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fractional copyright ownerships are securities: Seoul
Musicow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, will come under regulatory scrutiny, after the country's top financial regulator...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Shinhan Card makes strategic investment in car sales platform
South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group is intensifying its online car sales business through partnerships with online platforms. The group&rs...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE to develop game biz further to cut reliance on BTS
South Korea’s HYBE Co. plans to accelerate the development of its game business by separating the unit as the entertainment giant aims to cut ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm
SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Korea's major fashion firms rush to embrace content marketing
Major South Korean fashion companies are speeding up their investment in content startups. F&F Holdings, the distributor of the US outdoor brand...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea to open temporary settlement lines for trade with Russia
South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help companies hit by multinationa...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to make IONIQ 5 in Indonesia, EV hub for ASEAN market
Hyundai Motor Co. has started mass producing its iconic all-electric crossover IONIQ 5 at its newly built plant in Indonesia, a country that the top...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Innocean to wholly own US media agency Canvas with 49% stake buy
Innocean Worldwide Holdings Inc., a South Korean marketing company, will wholly own US media agency joint venture Canvas Worldwide LLC by acquiring ...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s second launch for mid-June
South Korea will make a second attempt to launch its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri in mid-June after an earlier attemp...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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