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LG Energy looks to battery safety diagnosis software business
EV battery system jointly developed by LG Energy and GM LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top battery…
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EV firefighting startup Lee Mobility gets seed round
South Korean startup Lee Mobility announced on Tuesday that it got a seed round investment from Bluepoint Partners, a domestic…
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Korea’s Mirae Asset to open AI business unit in New York
Mirae Asset Group founder and Global Strategy Officer Park Hyeon Joo (File photo by Hyuk Choi) Mirae Asset Group, the…
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South Korea to extend export missile range from 300 km to 500 km
LIG Nex1’s guided missile Hawk South Korea has decided to extend the range of missiles for exports to 500 kilometers…
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Samsung to unveil industry’s highest-capacity eSSD in November
Samsung attends FMS 2024, the international annual meeting of flash memory chipmakers in Santa Clara Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s…
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SK Bioscience sells stake in US vaccine developer Novavax
Novavax’s vaccines (Courtesy of Yonhap) SK Bioscience Co., a drug-making arm of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has…
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IMBiologics transfers autoimmune disease drug tech to Huadong Pharma
South Korea’s antibody-based biotech company IMBiologics announced on Friday that it signed a contract to transfer the technology of its…
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Korean Telco giant KT’s Midas touch with hotel business
Le Méridien Seoul in Myeongdong (Courtesy of Le Méridien) KT Corp., one of South Korea’s top three mobile carriers, is…
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Hyundai, Kia to apply BMS to all EVs to prevent fire
Hyundai and Kia’s BMS (Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group) Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to install its…
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Korea’s top landscaping firm Dawon to expand in SE Asia
Master plan for a luxury resort in the Philippines to be established by Dawon (Courtesy of Dawon) South Korea’s Dawon…
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Acquisition loan rates dip to pre-pandemic levels in S.Korea
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Interest rates on acquisition financing in South Korea are set to stabilize at the 5% level,…
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SK Telecom releases Liberation Day remastering video
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. restored footage and audio from around the time of the country’s liberation in 1945, allowing…
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LG Display seeks to supply tandem OLED display to Bentley, Cadillac
LG Display’s 83-inch OLED screen with META Technology 2.0 showcased at K-Display 2024 LG Display Co., the world’s top organic…
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S.Korea’s job growth rises in July led by elderly workers
Seoul’s Seocho District hosts an employment support event for middle-aged people in June 2024 (Courtesy of News1) South Korea’s jobs…
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MSCI Korea Index adds LS Electric
South Korea’s LS Electric Co. will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index, MSCI announced on…
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TCL narrows gap with Samsung with premium mini LED TVs
TCL’s mini LED TVs on display at CES 2024 in Las Vegas China’s TCL Technology, the world’s No. 2 TV…
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Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW offer deep discounts amid EV phobia in Korea
The Audi RS e-tron GT Imported vehicle dealers in South Korea are offering deep price cuts amid a growing electric…
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SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia to commercialize…
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S.Korea’s top three tire makers sell 45 mn units in H1 2024
South Korean tire manufacturers have nearly reached sales of 45 million units in the global market during the first half…
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HD Hyundai Mipo to build Korea’s first LCO₂ carrier
(Courtesy of HD Hyundai) HD Hyundai Mipo Co. , formerly Hyundai Mipo Dockland Co., has embarked on the construction of…
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Half of imported EVs in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise
Police are investigating the cause of a fire involving a Mercedes-Benz EV in Incheon, Korea Of 58 electric vehicle models…
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Woojin selected as preferred bidder for Inglewood light rail project
ITC light rail line station rendering Woojin Industrial Systems Co., a South Korean railway vehicle manufacturer, said on Friday that…
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Kolon to invest $94 mn in industry film JV with SK Microworks
Kolon Industries’ researcher showcases PET film manufactured with recycled plastics in May 2021 (File photo by Kolon Industries) South Korea’s…
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LIG Nex1, Palantir join forces on AI weaponry
LIG Nex1 Co., a leading South Korean defense contractor, is teaming up with US artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Palantir Technologies…
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(PLS EDIT, DO NOT PUBLISH) Electrification, Hyundai Mobis’ growth engine for future mobility
Hyundai Mobis unveils the MOBION EV, equipped with the next-generation e-corner system motion technology, at CES 2024 (File photo by…
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LG ramps up European HVAC marketing with new Therma V model
LG will unveil a new Therma V R290 Monobloc HVAC model with an advanced compressor at IFA 2024 LG Electronics…
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HD Hyundai secures Korea’s hydrogen engine generator project
HD Hyundai Infracore’s hydrogen engine generator with a 200-kilowatt electricity capacity (Courtesy of HD Hyundai Infracore) HD Hyundai Infracore Co.,…
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Hyundai Elevator joins forces with Kakao Mobility for integration services
Cho Jae-cheon, CEO of Hyundai Elevator (left) and Ryu Geung-seon, CEO of Kakao Mobility South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co. said…
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LG Innotek, Ansys forge digital twin technology partnership
South Korea’s LG Innotek said on Thursday that it would expand the use of digital twin technology across its operations,…
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Seoul Semiconductor overtakes Japan’s Nichia as top backlight LED maker
Seoul Semiconductor showcases its future technologies at the Society for Information Display’s Display Week 2023 in Los Angeles South Korea’s…
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LG unveils Korea’s 1st open source AI to take on Meta, Google
LG AI Research President Bae Kyunghoon (File photo by LG Corp.) LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, on Wednesday introduced…
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GS Caltex to capture and utilize carbon with own technology
Hur Sae-hong (left), chairman and CEO of GS Caltex and Kim Young-rok (center), governor of South Jeolla Province (Courtesy of…
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PUBG’s Krafton taps ex-Apple, Samsung execs for global business
(File photo by Krafton) South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc., renowned for its mega-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), hired former executives…
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Hankook Tire to supply tires to Mercedes-AMG for first time
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. said on Wednesday that it will supply its tires for Mercedes’ high-performance brand AMG’s sports…
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Hyundai Motor mulls connected car partnership with Google
(Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group) Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its efforts to join hands with global tech companies to…
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Hyundai Glovis, Huayou join hands for EV battery recycling
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, teamed up with a…
