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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), built a makeup product development ...
May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Japan’s Toray to spend $366 mn on Korean capacity expansion
Japan’s Toray Industries Inc., the leading global carbon textile manufacturer, plans to spend 500 billion won ($366.3 million) to expand eco-f...
May 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean landfill companies put on market after Affirma deal
South Korea’s landfill companies are increasingly being put up for sale, drawing interest from private equity firms and environmental companie...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Japan’s heavy hand with Naver: Uneasy sign for market economy
Recent actions by the Japanese government and chief executives of LY Corp. and SoftBank Corp. are raising eyebrows, leading many to question whether...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report
South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it released a responsible minerals report detailing establishing a sustainable supply cha...
May 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek, SK On win Edison Awards for second consecutive year
South Korea's LG Innotek and SK On have won the Edison Awards in the US for the second consecutive year. LG Innotek announced on April 21 that it r...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter
NEW YORK/ BOSTON – Longevity has long been the dream of humankind. China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with finding magic e...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK D&D relaunches renewable energy business spin-off as SK Eternix
SK D&D Co., a real estate unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday it has completed the planned spin-off of its renewable energy bus...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, has successfully proved the efficacy of artificial intelligence technology on the improv...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human
South Korea’s content production startup Studio Meta-K announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietna...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
KIC posts 11.6% return for 2023 amid tech stock boom
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) posted an 11.6% return for last year, driven by strong gains on listed stocks. The state-ru...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US
LG Electronics Inc. collaborated with world-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) artist Stephanie Dinkins to showcase art pieces that explore commu...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils human-centric lighting tech for cars
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, has introduced a system that changes car interior lights depending on a driver&...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Virtual humans debut on Korean Air’s in-flight video
Korean Air Lines Co. released on Thursday a new in-flight safety video featuring a virtual human dressed as a flight attendant. This is the first ti...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is accelerating i...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the I...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Korean garment maker Hansae targets growth amid economic woes
HO CHI MINH CITY – South Korean garment maker Hansae Co. expects to see decent growth in sales and profits next year despite the global clothi...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
ESTsoft, LG Energy sign AI human education program contract
South Korea's AI service specialist company ESTsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday it has signed an education content supply contract with LG Energy Sol...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners
South Korean companies are set to concentrate more on business with emerging markets including India and Vietnam than Asian major countries such as ...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Samsung trio premiere future mobility solutions at IAA Mobility 2023
MUNICH, GERMANY – The automotive electronics and parts-making units of Samsung Group are making a grand debut together at this year’s IA...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M aims to raise profit 20-fold by 2030
POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s electric vehicle battery materials maker, aims to raise its profit by about 20 times and sales over tenfold ...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to unveil vision for chips resembling human senses at Tech Day
Chipmakers around the world have long aspired to develop semiconductors that can replicate human senses such as smell, hearing, vision, taste and to...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Virtual human Lucy to sell Galaxy Z in live commerce
Lotte Home Shopping's virtual human Lucy expands her activities by selling The Galaxy Z Flip 5 and "Z Fold 5" on live commerce, following her attend...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Advanced memory is strategic asset for Korea’s chip supremacy: Hwang
South Korea, home to the world’s two largest memory chipmakers – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. – has been the dominant...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea exports down the most in 3 years; BOK may keep rates
South Korea’s exports declined at their steepest pace in more than three years last month, data showed on Tuesday, adding to expectations that...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lotte's virtual human Lucy to debut in Thailand
South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping unveiled a plan on Wednesday to introduce its virtual influencer, Lucy, to Southeast Asia's burgeoning live commer...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korea relies heavily on Samsung Elec for R&D spending: FKI
South Korea’s corporate expenditures on research and development grew 1.7 times from 2013 to 2021, much slower than such spending by the US an...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV6, GV60 outperform global peers in Auto Bild’s EV tests
Hyundai Motor Group’s electrification push under the direction of its Chairman Chung Euisun is more than paying off, with a slew of worldwide ...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband names SK Shieldus' ex-CEO Park its new chief
South Korea’s internet service provider SK Broadband Co. said on Friday it has tapped Park Jin-hyo, former chief executive at security affilia...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Dongwon F&B selects virtual human family as brand model
South Korea's food and beverage company Dongwon F&B Co. announced on Friday that it has selected a virtual human family as the model for its pre...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)