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NPS overweight in beauty, food; chases APR, Samwha higher
APR factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province The National Pension Service (NPS) has raised its bets on South Korean beauty and…
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Samsung launches dedicated HBM, advanced chip packaging teams
A researcher at a Samsung Electronics chip cleanroom Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has officially launched a…
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Time to revive innovator’s spirit: LG Energy Solution CEO
LG Energy Solution CEO Kim Dong-myung South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., also the world’s No. 3,…
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LG Elec selected as Volkswagen’s top supplier
LG Electronics Inc. was named the top supplier by Germany’s Volkswagen Group. According to industry sources on Thursday, LG Electronics…
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Doosan Tesna to invest $160 mn in chip testing plant in Korea
A bird’s-eye view of Doosan Tesna’s new chip-testing plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province (Courtesy of Doosan Group) South Korea’s Doosan…
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Kyobo Life, Japan’s SBI to tie up for security token, digital finance
Kyobo Life Insurance’s headquarters in Seoul South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Group and Japan’s SBI Group have entered a strategic…
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Samsung Display gets Pantone Validated
Samsung Display announced on Thursday that its monitors and laptop panels received Pantone Validated and SkinTone Validated. The company said…
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AI to drive Mirae Asset’s next-phase growth: chairman
Park Hyeon-joo, founder and chairman of Mirae Asset Financial Group Mirae Asset Group is a pioneer in South Korea’s mutual…
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LG Electronics acquires Athom to facilitate AI smart home push
This LG Electronics-made image shows the integration of its smart platform LG ThinQ and Athom’s Homey to create an AI-driven…
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LG Chem launches Synovian in China
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. announced on Wednesday that it launched its homegrown new drug for osteoarthritis Synovian (marketed in…
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Samsung’s biotech duo on a roll with $1.1 bn CMO order
Samsung Biologics’ headquarters in Incheon, South Korea (Courtesy of Samsung Biologics) Samsung Group is on track to rise to the…
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Korea’s LG Uplus aims for $1.4 bn in B2B AI sales by 2028
LG Uplus corporate division head Kwon Yong-hyun explains about B2B AI services on July 2 (Courtesy of LG) South Korea’s…
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S.Korea’s Hanwha, Doosan to develop fighter jet engines
Engine for the South Korean supersonic fighter jet KF-21 manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace under license deal with GE Aerospace (File…
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SK Group, led by SK Hynix, to invest $77 billion in AI, chips
SK Group’s headquarters in Seoul SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, is investing 106.4 trillion won ($77 billion)…
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Hyundai Motor to set up software R&D center in Silicon Valley
Hyundai Motor Group aims to lead the future mobility industry with software-defined vehicles (SDVs) Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest…
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South Korea sets sights on fostering EDA tech to win HBM chip war
EDA is becoming a crucial tech for AI chip manufacturing (Courtesy of Getty Images) In an escalating war to win…
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LG Energy halts Arizona battery plant building on weak EV sector
A bird’s-eye view of LG Energy Solution’s battery production complex in Arizona (File photo, courtesy of LG Energy) LG Energy…
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Hanwha’s Flexell Space to supply satellite solar cell to Terran Orbital
Terran Orbital CEO Marc Bell (Left) and Ahn Tae-hun, Flexell Space CEO shakes hands after signing a MoU on June…
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SK Hynix develops SSD for AI PCs to mass-produce this year
(Courtesy of SK Hynix) South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. introduced a solid-state drive (SSD) for on-device artificial intelligence PCs for…
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Samsung to send chips into space via Nuri rocket
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Friday that it signed an agreement with the domestic micro-satellite startup Nara Space Technology Inc.…
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King Sejong the Great
Introduction to Sejong: A Background of Greatness King Sejong the Great, widely regarded as one of the most influential monarchs…
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Hanwha, Taihan to spur global sales of extra-high voltage cables
Taihan Cable & Solution’s extra-high voltage cables (Courtesy of Taihan) Hanwha Solutions Corp., the chemical and renewable energy unit of…
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POSCO restarts furnace after upgrade with smart system
POSCO Holdings Chairman Chang In-hwa lights the No. 4 blast furnace at Pohang Steel Works on June 27, 2024 (Courtesy…
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LG unveils Google’s generative AI-powered robot CLOi
LG unveils new CLOi robots powered by Google’s generative AI chatbot Gemini (Courtesy of LG Electronics) LG Electronics Inc. on…
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Samsung Electronics unveils new smartphone image sensors
Samsung Electronics new image sensors (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics Co. has developed new image sensors — ISOCELL HP9,…
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POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen
POSCO succeeds in producing molten iron from the HyREX pilot facility on April 15, 2024 (Courtesy of POSCO) POHANG, North…
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Galaxy Ring, new foldables to steal the show at Samsung Unpacked Paris
▲ Invitation for Galaxy Unpacked July 2024 Now it’s official. Samsung Electronics Co. is hosting its next Galaxy Unpacked summer…
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Samsung Bespoke refrigerator sells 3 mn units in five years
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that the cumulative sales of its Bespoke refrigerator in the South Korean market have…
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SK On signs MOU to secure US-sourced lithium from ExxonMobil
Dan Holton (left), senior vice president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions and Park Jong-jin, executive vice president of Strategic Procurement…
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Tencent-backed Shift Up to raise up to $313 mn in IPO
The launching event of “Stellar Blade” on April 26, 2024 (Courtesy of Yonhap) Shift Up Corp., a South Korean game…
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SK Innovation-backed Marine Innovation looks to enter US green market
▲ Marine Innovation Introduction Marine Innovation Co., a South Korean eco-friendly social venture company sponsored by the country’s top energy…
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Hyundai Mobis filed 3,000 patents for future car techs over 3 years
Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, announced on Tuesday that it published the Sustainability Report 2024, which includes…
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Booming AI industry boosts chip packaging equipment makers
Hanmi Semiconductor CEO & Vice Chairman Kwak Dong Shin showcases its product on April 7, 2022, at its headquarters in…
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LG Display bets big on Tandem OLED in AI computing era
LG Display employee presents a laptop fitted with a Tandem OLED screen LG Display Co., the world’s top organic light-emitting…
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LG Innotek eyes $1.4 bn in automotive sensor sales by 2030
LG Innotek employees show high-performance LiDAR sensors (left and right) and a heating camera module (Courtesy of LG Innotek) LG…
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Hyundai Glovis enters LNG transport business with Woodside Scarlet Ibis
Executives from Hyundai Glovis and Woodside Energy at HD Hyundai Samho for the naming ceremony for the Woodside Scarlet Ibis,…
