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Central bank
BOK to hold rate on Tuesday as inflation, growth ease
South Korea’s central bank was widely expected to leave its policy interest rate unchanged this week as inflation slows amid fears of a recess...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Super-rich Koreans eye return to stocks despite weaker economy
The super-rich in South Korea are eyeing stocks for investments despite a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy this year, expecting the l...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung prepares for DRAM upturn with bold investment even after chip output cut
Samsung Electronics Co. has joined its peers in cutting memory chip production on its chip division’s anticipated first loss in more than a de...
Apr 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung’s chip output cut: Boon for industry, price rebound
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday it is curtailing chip production after its semiconductor busines...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec to invest $3.1 bn in S.Korean OLED plant
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, is set to spend 4.1 trillion won ($3.1 billion) on a new organic light-emitting...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Innovation may give shareholders SK On shares at IPO
SK Innovation Co. is set to consider providing stocks of its electric vehicle battery subsidiary to its shareholders when SK On Co., the world&rsquo...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
S.Korea to cut COVID-19 quarantine from seven days to five in May
South Korea’s mandatory quarantine for confirmed COVID-19 patients from May will be cut from seven days to five, as the country is expected to...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Glovis, GS Energy jointly pursue clean hydrogen biz
South Korea's logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. on Monday said it signed a memorandum of understanding on the clean hydrogen and ammonia business...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korean research team develops AI chip to cut power use
South Korean scientists have developed a chip that needs less electricity for advanced efficiency and data processing to help the country’s se...
Mar 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korean robot startup aims to ramp up supply by 9 times
A South Korean autonomous-driving robot startup Neubility aims to increase supply by almost nine times this year as demand for such machines in the ...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
POSCO Future M to spend $300 million on NCA cathode plant in Pohang
South Korea's battery component maker POSCO Future M, formerly POSCO Chemical, on Tuesday said it will build its first plant solely for cathode mate...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea's BGF Retail to cut power use with smart devices
BGF Retail, the operator of South Korea’s largest convenience store chain CU, said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understandin...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai, other Korean steelmakers slim down Chinese units
Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to sell its Beijing arm, worth 400 billion won ($310 million) in asset value, hit by declining sales of its affiliates...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity
South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. shut down a local production complex on Sunday due to a fire, stoking concerns ...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief defies rate cut calls amid sustained inflation
South Korean central bank chief on Tuesday defied calls for an interest rate cut this year despite growing risks of a recession in Asia’s four...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea ranks fifth in global auto output for third straight year
South Korea’s auto production last year ranked fifth worldwide for the third year in a row.A report on world automotive output from the Korea ...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK IE Technology mulls adding LiBS factory in US, says SKIET president
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a global top lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) player under South Korea’s energy and battery maker SK Innovat...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Hyundai Elevator cuts breakdowns with AI prediction technology
South Korea’s No. 1 elevator maker Hyundai Elevator Co. said on Monday it had reduced the number of stoppages and breakdowns of its elevators ...
Feb 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK holds rates as it lowers growth, inflation forecasts
South Korea’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday as it slashed forecasts for economic growth and inflation altho...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Chemicals joins global initiative to cut carbon emissions
South Korea's SK Chemicals said on Monday that it has joined a global initiative that aims to set science-based targets for reducing greenhouse gas ...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix may not slash chipmaking investment in 2023: vice chairman
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, will not significantly cut its semiconductor output this year, Vice Chairman Park ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG Elec target N.American air conditioner market at trade show
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are vying for the North American market for air conditioners with their cutting-edge solutions in th...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Lotte Ineos Chemical to expand vinyl acetate monomer plant
Lotte Ineos Chemical, South Korea's lone maker of acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), on Monday said it will expand its VAM output capacity...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea's top sci-tech school creates cutting-edge anti-drone technology
A research team at South Korea's top science and technology university has developed an anti-drone technology that can remotely neutralize a city-in...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung to advance solid-state battery output after record sales
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. reported its largest-ever profit and revenue last year, which will drive its efforts to produce solid-state batt...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung vows no chip output cut, eyes second-half demand recovery
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has no plans to cut semiconductor production even if it incurs temporary losses as the world’s larg...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Kakao Mobility to pursue joint development with 4 major delivery services
South Korea's transportation company Kakao Mobility on Monday said it concluded a "delivery service business agreement for joint development of the ...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung considers chip output cut as first-quarter loss looms large
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is considering slashing its semiconductor production as the company is heading ...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
S.Korean companies in renewed push for Kosdaq listings
South Korean companies are making renewed pushes to go public this year even at the expense of reduced IPO values.Zaram Technology Inc., a chip desi...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
ST Pharm exports $14.6 mn worth of drug ingredients to Europe
ST Pharm Co., a South Korean company specializing in contract development and manufacturing of drug ingredients, has signed a supply contract worth ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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