semiconductor exports
Scope
Date
~
-
Behind the Scenes
Samsung in do-or-die race with $355 bn spending plan
"It's not a matter of numbers, but a matter of do or die for us."This is the first public remark from Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman and de f...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Korean chipmakers
Hanmi Semiconductor among top 10 chip machine makers: TechInsights
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., a South Korean chip equipment manufacturer, has been chosen as one of the world’s top 10 chip fabrication machine mak...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems joins hands with Italy's Leonardo for radar exports
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. joined forces with Italy’s major defense maker Leonardo SpA on exports of advanced aircraft radars to i...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Korean chipmakers
Korea may be backpedaling in semiconductor push: Lawmaker
A sudden surge in demand for semiconductors post-pandemic, coupled with a prolonged chip shortage, has forced policymakers worldwide to revisit poli...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Energy
S-Oil shuts processing units after one killed, nine injured in blast
ULSAN, South Korea -- S-Oil Corp., Saudi Aramco’s refining unit in South Korea, has shut some of its production facilities in a move that will...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Economy
Weakening won: A double-edged sword for the Korean economy
A weakening won is usually a bonus for the South Korean economy as it strengthens the export-dependent country’s price competitiveness in over...
May 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Korean chipmakers
Korea losing ground in semiconductor talent development
South Korea, home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, is losing ground for talent development in the semiconductor sector as fewer profe...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix scramble for talent amid a lack government support
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s top memory chipmakers, are scrambling for semiconductor manpower in South Korea as the ...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Food & Beverage
Traditional Korean wine Bekseju sells 700 mn bottles
South Korea's traditional winemaker Kook Soon Dang Co. has sold a total of 700 million bottles of its flagship Bekseju since its launch in 1992 as i...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Energy
Korea’s new govt. aims to export 10 nuclear power plants
South Korea’s incoming administration seeks to export 10 nuclear power plants by 2030 as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to rescind the ...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Corporate investment
LX International’s value soars on cryptocurrency, GAM mine in Indonesia
LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, has seen its enterprise value rise by two-thirds over the past three month...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Electric vehicles
SK buys power semiconductor maker for EV chip business
SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has geared up its electric vehicle chip business development with the acquisition of a loc...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean stock market
Foreign ownership of Korean shares hits lowest level since 2010
Foreign investors’ holding rate in South Korea’s main bourse Kospi has plunged to the lowest level since 2010. The investors have dispos...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s LX Group seeks to acquire Magnachip Semiconductor
South Korea’s LX Group is looking to acquire US-listed Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. to create synergy with the group’s foundry affiliat...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Steel
SeAH to supply steel pipes for LNG export base in Qatar via Samsung
SeAH Steel Corp., the largest steel pipe manufacturer in South Korea, signed a contract on April 25 to offer Samsung C&T Corp. its stain...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Economy
Yoon administration to launch strategic committee for semiconductors
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition team announced Thursday it is considering a joint public-private committee that will be in charge o...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean food
CJ steps up US exports with new instant rice bowls
South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on April 21 began shipment of its new Hetbahn instant rice products for US consumers from...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Food & Beverage
Korean firewater lures more young Japanese
South Korea’s distilled spirit soju is alluring more young drinkers in Japan, the home of its rival liquor shochu, as K-content such as drama ...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean stock market
Instant noodle stocks boosted by largest exports in March
South Korea’s instant noodle stocks, such as Ottogi Co., Nongshim Co. and Samyang Foods Co. are rebounding amid expectations of performance im...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Entertainment
SM Entertainment to find Saudi idols with Princess Haifa
South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. will develop Saudi idols with Princess Haifa bint Mohammed Al-Saud as the kingdom ai...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Economy
South Korean exporters fret over tumbling yen
South Korean exporters such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are jittery as the country’s won currency hit its strongest level versus the Ja...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to invest $245 mn more in capex
South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics will spend more on increasing its semiconductor package substrate production capacity in order to meet...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
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)
language -
Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron to ramp up silicon wafer output from 2024
South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. on Wednesday announced a plan to spend 1 trillion won ($810 million) on its domestic capacity expans...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
War in Ukraine
Hyundai’s auto exports to Russia cut by half in February, hit by war
Hyundai Motor Co.'s car exports to Russia have dwindled by nearly half in the latest indication that global automakers are feeling the pinch due to ...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Corporate strategy
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to focus on IT, automotive electronics sectors
South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics is set to focus on information technology and automotive electronics sectors as they are core growth e...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha, Poongsan, LIG Nex1 clinch $989 mn Saudi defense deals
South Korea’s three defense-related companies have signed a combined 3.71 billion Saudi riyal ($989 million) contract to supply ammunition and...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Companies
South Korea's contact lens exports surge in 2021
South Korea's contact lens brands accelerated their penetration into the global market estimated at $10 billion in 2021, thanks to the market's rebo...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
-
War in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war disrupts Korean exports to Europe
Suspended land, air and sea routes to and from Russia are putting South Korean exporters – from Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. ...
Mar 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
language -
War in Ukraine
S.Korea exempt from US export control list on Russia
South Korea won an exemption from the United States' expanded export restrictions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s trade ...
Mar 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)