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Mergers & Acquisitions Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push

Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has acquired Masimo Corp.’s audio business for $350 million, a ...

Electric vehicles Hyundai, Kia ready to ramp up EV output in Europe, US

South Korea’s top two automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are expected to ramp up electric vehicle production in Europe and the US to b...

Electronics Samsung's Harman goes from ugly duckling to golden swan

When Samsung Electronics Co. acquired Harman International Industries Inc., a global leader in the audio and automotive electronics business, in 201...

Leadership & Management Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun on Monday urged executives and employees to guard against pessimism amid a “perfect storm&...

Electronics Harman to spearhead Samsung’s automotive solutions business

Samsung Electronics Co. will bolster cooperation in in-vehicle technology with its fully owned US subsidiary Harman International Industries Inc. to...

Banking & Finance Hanmi Bank rises from Koreatown lender to regional bank

It began in 1982 as a small community bank for Korean immigrants in Los Angeles, California. Today, Hanmi Bank, under Nasdaq-listed Hanmi Financial ...

Korean startups Routinery readies for new chapter with 2.0

Born in South Korea but blowing up abroad, the Routinery app is designed to make small changes in users' daily routines to make a big difference in ...

Batteries Aekyung Chemical develops hard carbon of SIB

South Korea's Aekyung Chemical Co. announced on Wednesday that it developed a high-performance hard carbon material that functions as the main anode...

Chemical Industry LG Chem to supply switchable glass films to Webasto

LG Chem Ltd. is venturing into the automotive smart glass film market as it has won an order to supply its switchable glazing films to German auto p...

North Korea Top US general sees changing nuclear threat from North Korea

COMMAND POST TANGO, South Korea—The top U.S. military official in South Korea said his thinking has changed on deterring North Korea’s n...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 Samsung, Harman move in lockstep to advance in-vehicle technology

LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. and its wholly owned US subsidiary Harman International Industries Inc. hav...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung’s Harman ups ante in home audio market with Roon

Harman International has taken over Roon Labs, the multi-device and multi-room audio technology company popular among audiophiles for its streaming ...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung’s Harman to buy French audio software firm FLUX::

Harman Professional Solutions, a professional sound system unit under Samsung Electronics Co.'s wholly owned Harman International, has agreed to acq...

Korean SMEs Chemtronics readies to produce key solvent for photoresists

SEONGNAM, South Korea -- Chemtronics Co. Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, appears to have removed a key hurdle to expanding the domest...

Earnings Harman’s record profits prop up Samsung's Q3 earnings

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, on Tuesday reported a triple-digit quarterly increase in third-quarter profit ...

Retail Shilla Duty Free ready to boost sales at Changi Airport

HDC Shilla Duty Free Ltd., the operator of The Shilla Duty Free Shop, said on Tuesday it has extended the contract to run cosmetics and perfume stor...

Korean startups Ready for an AI pastor? Not too distant future in South Korea

Some Christians in South Korea are actively embracing the hottest technology of ChatGPT in their spiritual life, sparking controversy over the role ...

Steel POSCO gears up for big stride as green materials firm with Hyper NO

South Korea’s steel pioneer POSCO under POSCO Holdings Inc. is preparing to take another big stride as an eco-friendly materials provider with...

Automobiles Kia’s Gwangju auto plant gears up for 2nd heyday with EVs

GWANGJU, South Jeolla Province -- Kia Corp.'s plant in Gwangju, about 270 kilometers south of Seoul, bustled with workers and cars, including its be...

Batteries Samsung SDI expands cooperation with EV makers

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle cell maker, is expanding cooperation with its customers including General Motors C...

Shipping & Shipbuilding S.Korea launches its first offshore wind installation vessel

Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries launched South Korea's premier offshore wind installation vessel, the Hyundai Frontier, on Tuesday. This ...

Korean stock market S.Korea not ready for developed market status: MSCI

MSCI Inc. regards the South Korean stock market as not ready for its developed market status despite a series of reforms, dampening the country&rsqu...

Steel POSCO readies for leap to carbon-neutral steel

South Korea’s POSCO Group is preparing to produce carbon-neutral steel, using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, w...

Korean startups S.Korean AI chip developer DeepX ready to take on Nvidia: CEO

Demand for artificial intelligence microprocessors is set to grow astronomically as electronics and cars are becoming smarter, said DeepX chief, add...

Artificial intelligence AskUp aims to make life more convenient, even with highball recipes

Amid the generative artificial intelligence technology sensation, businesses scramble to get creative in using AI to bolster their sales, and a Sout...

Corporate strategy Apple, Samsung in distinct cash management styles

The world’s two leading smartphone makers Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. employ different management strategies for their surplus mone...

Korean stock market Investors ready their return to Korean stock market but with bet on declines

Investors are readying their return to the stock market in South Korea, encouraged by the rosy outlook for secondary battery stocks, but more retail...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK C&C to build advanced info systems for Nongshim's overseas corporations

South Korea's SK C&C, an IT services unit of SK Group, on Tuesday said it has started building next-generation information and communications ...

Korean food Jay Park's Won Soju ready to land in United States

"Won Soju" launched by a South Korean rapper Jay Park will be exported to the United States. Liquor company Won Spirits said on Thursday that it has...

Korean Innovators at CES 2023 Samsung, Harman unveil in-vehicle driver alert system

When a driver feels drowsy and his eyelids start slipping, a red light flickers on his dashboard with a warning sound.That’s the key feature o...