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Shareholder activism US PE firm Miri Capital ups stake in Korea’s STIC Investments

US private equity firm Miri Capital Management LLC said on Tuesday it has raised its stake in STIC Investments Inc. to step up its shareholder activ...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix beats Samsung to become global No.1 DRAM maker

SK Hynix Inc. has snatched the crown from Samsung Electronics Co. to become the world’s largest memory chip supplier for the first time since ...

Earnings Hanwha Systems posts record earnings in 2024 on brisk defense sales

Hanwha Systems Co., a leading South Korean defense company, reported its best-ever earnings last year thanks to brisk sales of its defense systems i...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix to produce HBM4 on 3 nm foundry process in 2025

SK Hynix Inc. will adopt the 3-nanometer process, the most advanced foundry technology available, to produce customized HBM4 chips in the second hal...

Batteries LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michi...

Economy Korea’s export growth at 14-month low, adds to BOK rate cut views

South Korea’s export growth fell to a 14-month low in November with shipments to the world’s two biggest markets the US and China down, ...

Automobiles Tata Daewoo rebrands itself as Tata Daewoo Mobility

South Korea's Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company is rebranding itself as "Tata Daewoo Mobility" to mark its 30th anniversary.Tata Daewoo held on...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix, Samsung to cut legacy DRAM output as Chinese firms catch up

South Korea’s two leading memory chipmakers – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. – are moving to significantly reduce their...

Korean chipmakers Artificial intelligence creates DRAM divide between hot sellers, laggards

In recent years, the big buzz across industries has been around the power of artificial intelligence, with some critics raising concerns about AI ex...

Markets LX Pantos founder’s son sells shares to LX International for $37 mn

The only son of LX Pantos Co.’s late founder has unloaded his additional shares in the company to South Korean logistics-to-trading conglomera...

Korean chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix ramp up DRAM business on rapid AI growth

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.,the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are expanding their dynamic random access memory business...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix unveils industry’s 1st 10-nanometer DDR5, aims for top spot

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has emerged as the dominant player in the sought-aft...

Korean chipmakers Samsung’s new 2 nm foundry process to cut chip size by 17%

A new contract chipmaking technology, dubbed the backside power delivery network (BSPDN), will reduce the size of a 2-nanometer chip by 17%, compare...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience sells stake in US vaccine developer Novavax

SK Bioscience Co., a drug-making arm of South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has sold a stake in Nasdaq-listed vaccine developer Novavax Inc. ...

Korean chipmakers Samsung produces thinnest low-power DRAM for AI mobile devices

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, has begun mass production of the industry’s thinnest low-power double data ra...

Artificial intelligence S.Korea's Rebellions secures investment from Aramco

Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, announced on Tuesday that it secured investment from Saudi Arabia's sta...

Electronics LG Elec OLED evo TV tops in 14 countries

LG Electronics Inc. announced that its premium lineup LG OLED evo TVs achieved first place in performance evaluations by consumer media outlets in...

Korean chipmakers Samsung sets sights on next-generation memory CXL DRAM

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is setting its sights on next-generation memory technology, dubbed CXL, to lead the artificial intel...

Korean chipmakers Samsung’s fastest LPDDR5X validated on MediaTek’s Dimensity chipset

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has completed the performance verification of its latest LPDDR5X chip for use in ...

Chemical Industry LG Chem promises extra $14.4 million in aid over Indian gas leak

South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. said on Wednesday it will offer an additional 1.2 billion Indian rupees ($14.4 million) in huma...

Markets Kolmar Holdings to cancel $14.4 mn worth of its shares

South Korea's Kolmar Holdings Co. , Kolmar Group's holding company, announced on Wednesday that it will implement a value-up program to enhance corp...

Energy South Korea finds massive crude oil, gas prospects in East Sea: Yoon

South Korea, which heavily relies on imports for its energy use, has found a potentially massive reserve of oil and gas offshore close to its southe...

Aerospace & Defense Nara Space attracts $14.5 mn series B investment

South Korea's micro-satellite startup Nara Space Technology Inc. announced on Friday that it attracted a 20 billion won ($14.5 million) series B inv...

Aerospace & Defense SM Bexel supplies $14.7 mn lithium ampoule batteries to KDI

SM Bexel Co., the battery manufacturing arm of South Korea's SM Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a supply contract worth 20 billion won ($...

Beauty & Cosmetics Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Thai market

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Monday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter Thailand.Aestura joi...

Bio & Pharma MedInTech attracts $14.6 mn series B investment

MedInTech Inc., South Korea's medical smart endoscopes startup, announced on Monday that it attracted a series B investment of 20 billion won ($14.6...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix looks to expand AI memory leadership with new NAND chip

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. aims to expand its memory leadership in the artificial intelligence sphere beyond the high-performance DRAM segmen...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix, Samsung set to benefit from explosive HBM sales growth

Sales of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the red-hot DRAM product essential to artificial intelligence devices, will significantly grow in the coming y...

E-commerce MBK to delist Korean e-commerce Connectwave after tender offer

MBK Partners, one of the largest Asian private equity firms, is set to delist South Korea’s leading e-commerce operator Connectwave Co. from t...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix to invest $14.6 bn to build HBM plant in S.Korea

SK Hynix Inc. will spend 20 trillion won ($14.6 billion) to build a new memory chip manufacturing plant on a site originally designated to build a N...