Companies
Korean chipmakers
Samsung to expand in robotics, medtech; eyes sizeable M&As
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hyundai chief Chung Euisun targets software-led car dominance by 2028
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has set an ambitious target to outpace Tesla Inc. in software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology by 2028, und...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Doosan Bobcat tie up for construction equipment battery packs
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, and Doosan Bobcat Inc., a global construction machinery producer, said on Wed...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix ships world’s first 12-layer HBM4 samples early
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix Inc. has begun delivering samples of the world’s most advanced, next-generation high bandwidth memory c...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hankook Tire seeks to evolve beyond tires, auto parts
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., will ramp up battery production for energy storage systems and r...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SillaJen: First to use lab-grown human tissue to find best cancer drug dose
South Korean biotechnology firm SillaJen Inc. is pioneering a new approach to determine the best dose for a cancer drug combination in clinical trial...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG takes on Big Tech AI in reasoning with Exaone Deep
LG AI Research, the artificial intelligence (AI) research and development unit of South Korea's LG Group, has unveiled Exaone Deep, an open-source AI...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea sees record February auto exports before looming Trump tariffs
South Korea enjoyed record February auto exports on strong demand in the US ahead of its looming tariffs, the government said on Tuesday, while the d...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Group units step up joint marketing for in-vehicle electronics
Chief executives of LG Group’s key units, including LG Electronics Inc., will visit the headquarters of global carmakers for a series of closed...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea’s Hanwha acquires 9.9% in Australia’s Austal
South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group has taken a 9.9% stake in Austal Ltd., an Australian shipbuilder, for 183.3 million Austr...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha wins $1.6 billion order to build 6 container ships for Evergreen
Hanwha Ocean Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, said on Monday it has won a 2.33 trillion won ($1.61 billion) order to build six eco-friendly, ...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Games
Krafton invests in 10 overseas game startups in 2024
Krafton Inc. invested in 10 overseas game developers in 2024 in search of the next big franchise intellectual property (IP) following its mega-hit ti...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung in 'do or die' situation'; Lee sounds crisis alarm
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong has warned the company's executives that the South Korean tech giant has lost its characteristic "relen...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Bank partners with Hyundai Mobis for loan services to suppliers
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s top auto parts maker, has partnered with the country’s biggest lender Shinhan Bank to help its partners ...
Mar 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to release PV9 in 2029, retains CEO for 3 more years
Kia Corp. will release a new purpose-built vehicle (PBV) model every two years, with plans to launch the PV9 in 2029 and its first model, the PV5, th...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Celltrion to cancel $140 mn in treasury shares, stock up
South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer Celltrion Inc. announced on Friday a plan to cancel $140 million worth of treasury shares to im...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea’s Hanwha Ocean sends USNS Wally Schirra back to theater after MRO
A 210-meter, 40,000-ton US Navy vessel, heavily corroded and weathered from years of service, was pulled into Hanwha Ocean Co.'s shipyard in Geoje, S...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Legal disputes
LS Cable's patent victory over Taihan Electric signals further disputes
LS Cable & System Co. has gained the upper hand in its years-long patent dispute against Taihan Electric Wire Co. after a South Korean high paten...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to ramp up Seltos output to meet high global demand
Kia Corp. will expand production of its compact sport utility vehicle, the Seltos, after selling 310,000 units of the model across the globe, making ...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kakao founder Kim to resign as control tower chair
Kakao Corp. founder Kim Beom-soo, also known as Brian Kim, will step down as chairman of the South Korean tech giant’s top decision-making body...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Parliament passes bill to expand boards’ fiduciary duties
South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment to the Commercial Act to expand boards of directors’ fiduciary duties to minori...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Samsung to invest $10 million in US-based C2N Diagnostics
Samsung Group companies will jointly invest $10 million in C2N Diagnostics LLC, a U.S.-based company specializing in blood-based Alzheimer’s di...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility wins $1.5 bn in orders from Saudi Arabia
Doosan Enerbility Co., South Korea’s leading gas turbine maunfacturer for power plants, said on Thursday that it has secured a combined $1.5 bi...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai, TerraPower to commercialize next-gen SMR
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., is deepening its partnership with TerraPower LLC, the US nuclear venture fi...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung E&A buys Norwegian Nel stake for hydrogen business push
South Korea’s Samsung E&A Co. has purchased a stake in Norway’s hydrogen technology company Nel ASA at 47.6 billion won ($32.8 millio...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Naver to name new CFO as incumbent financial manager's term nears end
South Korea’s tech giant Naver Corp. is expected to soon announce a new chief financial officer as its current CFO Kim Nam-sun, credited for th...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, has undergone a major makeover of its corporate identity (CI) for the first t...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
MBK Partners under Korean tax agency scrutiny
MBK Partners, a leading North Asia-focused private equity firm, has come under a probe by South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) amid the bre...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Hanwha Energy begins IPO process, key to 3rd-generation shift
Hanwha Energy Corp., wholly owned by Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn’s three sons, has embarked on the process of going public – a m...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy eyes $5.5 bn FLNG ship deals as Trump sanctions China
GEOJE, South Gyeongsang – At a huge shipyard operated by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. on Geoje, an island in South Gyeongsang province some 390...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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