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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT maintains throne in Korea pay TV market in H2 2021
KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, and its affiliates had the largest subscribers of the country’s pay TV services, ma...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief says big-step rate hikes possible; bond yields jump
South Korea’s central bank chief said he will consider big-step interest rate hikes in the coming months to curb inflation in Asia’s fou...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec. sees tough road ahead after record earnings in Q1
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliances maker, expects business conditions to deteriorate in the second quarter amid higher costs...
Apr 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dongkuk buys 15% stake in Vietnamese steel fabricator
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s leading color-coated steel manufacturer, said on Wednesday it has acquired a 15% stake in VSSC Steel Cen...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to end dawn delivery service where Coupang, Kurly lead
South Korea’s retail giant Lotte Group will cease dawn delivery services for fresh food from this weekend, two years after it jumped into the ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle, Solvay show interest in Korea's PI Advanced
PI Advanced Materials Co., the world’s largest polyimide (PI) film manufacturer, has drawn about 10 preliminary bidders, including The Carlyle...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Rising global TV prices: A boon and risk for Samsung, LG
Global TV prices rose by a third last year and are expected to continue their uptrend this year, which could be a boon for the world’s two lar...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
OLED materials makers set to shine as Samsung, Sony unveil new TVs
South Korea’s major OLED materials makers are becoming the market darlings with decent gains in their share prices, as global TV manufacturers...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display reclaims global top spot in Q4 2021
South Korea’s LG Display Co. regained the top spot in the global display market for TVs in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to tech indus...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG Elec signs 5G vehicle connectivity deal in Europe
LG Electronics Inc. has signed a deal on 5G vehicle connectivity with a European premium carmaker as the South Korean company is expanding its marke...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
App-rich LG smart TVs blur lines with smartphones
From home workouts to math and science courses, thousands of apps now available on LG smart TVs are blurring the lines between TVs and smartphones.S...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG dominate global TV market with premium models
South Korea’s two home appliances giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – dominated the global TV markets last ...
Feb 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG launches world’s first 42-inch OLED TV in UK at £1,399
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has launched the world’s first 42-inch OLED TV, which the company said is ideal for game consoles such...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Charging
With the Genesis GV60, you can charge without a plug
Hyundai Motor Co. is rolling out a wireless charging system for its latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, amid intensifying competition among...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says
The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advant...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Display turns to black in 2021 after three years
South Korea's LG Display Co. swung to an operating profit in 2021 after two consecutive years of shortfalls, led by a sharp rebound in LCD panel pri...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game Player 001 wins as best TV supporting actor at Golden Globes
Netflix mega-hit Squid Game’s actor Oh Young-soo, Player 001, has won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on TV at the 79th Gold...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung CEO: M&A deals in offing, to expand MicroLED TV facilities
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co. is working on multiple M&A deals, which it could announce in the near future, as the company is seekin...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon invests $400 mn in Avengers directors' film company
Online game developer Nexon Co. has completed a $400 million investment in AGBO, a US entertainment company founded by Avengers film series co-direc...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG welcomes Samsung’s likely re-entry into OLED TV market
Samsung Electronics Co.'s expected re-entry into the OLED TV market will further expand the growing segment, which is gaining popularity in the...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
From TV to window: New displays from Samsung and LG
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display Co., the two archrivals in the TV panel market, are unveiling new displays with enhanced picture and sound qu...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display OLED TV panel sales top 20 mn units on strong demand
South Korea’s major display panel maker LG Display Co. is estimated to have sold more than 20 million units of organic light-emitting diode (O...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dunamu, Naver Z invest $8.5 mn in metaverse firm Persona Space
Persona Space, a subsidiary of South Korean metaverse company Galaxy Corp., said on Dec. 16 it has attracted 10 billion won ($8.5 million) investm...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
ViacomCBS, CJ ENM join hands to expand global businesses
ViacomCBS Inc., one of the top four US media conglomerates, and CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, have teamed up to expand t...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to launch six EV models in India by 2028
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. will spend 40 billion rupees ($530 million) on research and development to launch six electric vehicle models in Ind...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 picked as Korea’s top mobile technology 2021
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip3, has been chosen by South Korea’s science ministry as the country’s...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai offers first peek of redesigned premium Genesis sedan G90
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled exterior images of the new G90, a full model change version of the flagship sedan under its standalone premium...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Hellbound tops Netflix global TV series list within 24 hours
Netflix's original South Korean drama series Hellbound topped the platform’s global chart within a day of its Nov. 19 release, much faster tha...
Nov 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle buys coffee franchise A Twosome Place for over $800 mn
The Carlyle Group has bought South Korea's No. 2 coffeehouse chain A Twosome Place from Anchor Equity Partners, saying it would "capture the signifi...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean TV stars tipped for Kosdaq IPO windfalls
A spate of South Korean entertainment companies' public listings will likely create windfalls of up to tens of millions of dollars for Korean TV sta...
Nov 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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