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Doosan Robotics to merge with Doosan Bobcat by early 2025
Doosan Robotics Inc. will complete a merger with Doosan Bobcat Inc. by early next year, a move aimed at leading…
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Net zero, digitalization to boost private infrastructure investment
Wooden block with green net zero icon (Courtesy of Getty Images) Infrastructure debt is a growing asset class with much…
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Korea’s foreign currency savings snap 5-mth losing streak
Piles of dollar notes Foreign currency deposits in South Korea increased in June, snapping their losing streak in the past…
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S.Korea’s early-stage VC funding down amid dearth of targets
A rendering image of the Seoul Unicorn Startup Hub facility to be built in Seongsu-dong by around 2030 Early-stage startup…
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Struggling Korean retail stores lick Dubai chocolate, Dippin’ Dots
A CU employee showcases a large model box of Dubai-style chocolate, which launched on July 6. The initial stock of…
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NH Investment selected as UN GCF manager
South Korea’s NH Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it was selected as the first Asian securities firm to…
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LG to foster smart factory business as new B2B growth drive
LG Electronics refrigerator production line at its plant with smart factory solutions in Changwon, South Korea (Courtesy of LG Electronics)…
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Samsung sets its sights on next-generation memory CXL DRAM
Samsung Electronics CXL products South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is setting its sights on next-generation memory technology, dubbed…
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Hanwha Group to expand stock compensation to team chiefs
Hanwha Group headquarters in Seoul (Courtesy of Hanwha) South Korea’s No. 7 conglomerate Hanwha Group will expand its restricted stock…
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POSCO DX to focus on AI-led intelligent factory systems
An unmanned steel mill crane is moving steel coils at a POSCO steel plant POSCO DX Co., an IT service…
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TeamSparta acquires Weplanet
South Korea’s coding education startup TeamSparta Inc. said on Thursday that it acquired the domestic software development firm Weplanet to…
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SK Innovation to be Asia’s top energy company by merger
SK Innovation headquarters in Seoul on July 17, 2024 (By Dae-chul Lim) SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company,…
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Korean cosmetics makers see record Q2 profits led by exports
An Olive Young beauty store in Seoul South Korean cosmetics original development and design manufacturers (ODMs) such as Cosmax Inc.,…
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SK Ecoplant to merge tech unit for group restructuring
SK Ecoplant headquarters in Seoul (By Dae-chul Lim) SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company,…
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SK invests $200 mn in US AI cluster builder SMART Global
Ryu Young-sang, chief executive of SK Telecom (left), Mark Adams, CEO of SMART Global Holdings (Courtesy of SK Telecom) SK…
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Samsung to mass-produce HBM4 on 4 nm foundry process
Choi Siyoung, Samsung Electronics’ foundry chief, gives a keynote speech at Samsung Foundry Forum 2024 in Seoul on July 9,…
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NPS commits $723 mn to MBK, 3 other managers for Korean PEs
National Pension Service’s headquarters in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province in Korea (Courtesy of NPS) South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS),…
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Shinhan Financial builds disaster response system
South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group announced on Sunday that it established a disaster response system to provide swift and substantial…
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SK Telecom accelerates AI push via alliance with more partners
SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang speaks to the press at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona on Feb. 26,…
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Hyundai Motor speeds up hydrogen bus charging business in Korea
Hyundai’s hydrogen-fuelled bus ELEC CITY at Kohygen’s charging station (Courtesy of Kohygen) South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is set to…
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Samsung Securities’ IB head to quit amid talent outflows
Lee Jae-hyun, who has led one of Samsung Securities Co.’s investment banking divisions for two years, has recently expressed his…
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Hana Financial mulls non-banking M&As for growth: CEO
Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo speaks at the sidelines of the 2024 CEO Summer Forum hosted by the Federation…
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Samsung Elec invests in US bio startup Element Biosciences
The Aviti, Element Biosciences’ DNA sequencer (Captured from Element Biosciences website) Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, said…
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Doosan Robotics to delist, wholly own cash-cow Doosan Bobcat
Doosan Group Chairman Park Jung-won (center) visits Doosan Robotics’ booth during the CES 2024 event in January Doosan Enerbility Co.,…
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Samsung to invest $52 mn in US biotech VC Flagship Pioneering
Samsung C&T Executive Vice President Kim Jay-woo (left) and Flagship Pioneering Managing Partner Stephen Berenson at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference…
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Kyobo Life nurtures 136 startups over 7 years
7th Impact-Up Demo Day South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Group announced on Thursday that it nurtured 136 impact businesses (Impact-Ups)…
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S.Korea’s 4by4 to supply AI solution to Cakap
4by4 Inc., a South Korean content AI solution company, announced on Thursday that it signed a supply contract for its…
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Mirae Asset’s India Billion Consumer ETF surpasses $150 mn in net assets
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Thursday that the net assets of its TIGER India Billion Consumer ETF…
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RaonSecure establishes metaverse subsidiary
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. announced Wednesday it established RaonMeta, a generative AI-based metaverse platform subsidiary. RaonMeta will focus…
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LG Energy Solution gets acquires anti-bribery certification
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Thursday that it achieved ISO 37001 certification, an international standard for anti-bribery…
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SK Securities becomes lead IPO manager for 1st time since 2018
SK Securities’ headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul (Courtesy of SK) SK Securities Co., a former unit of South Korea’s No. 2…
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Lotte Home Shopping’s Bellygom debuts in Taiwan, Japan
South Korea’s Lotte Home Shopping announced on Wednesday that its character Bellygom will enter the Taiwanese and Japanese content market,following…
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Cosmax Group unveils new CI
South Korea’s Cosmax Group unveiled a new corporate identity (CI) on Wednesday. The new CI reflects Cosmax Group’s identity as…
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Samsung, SK Hynix lead value increase in NPS’ local shares in Q2
Image of Samsung’s high bandwidth memory chip HBM3E 12H DRAM (Courtesy of Samsung) The second-quarter rally of Samsung Electronics Co.…
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Don’t dwell on Korea discount; light up visibility on global stage
HyperCLOVA X introduction at Team Naver Conference Dan 23 on Aug. 24, 2023 (Courtesy of News1 Korea) To the world,…
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Samsung boosts renewable energy in Vietnam facilities
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday its Vietnam facilities will ramp up eco-friendly operations by directly purchasing renewable energy under…
