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Leadership & Management Hyundai’s José Muñoz sees new Trump policy, China's rise as opportunity

LOS ANGELES – José Muñoz, freshly tapped as the next chief executive of Hyundai Motor Co., says the current market uncertainty s...

Electronics LG Display develops industry's most flexible display

LG Display Co., South Korea’s leading display maker under LG Electronics Inc., has developed the industry’s first display that can be st...

Business & Politics Biden exempts graphite from EV mineral sourcing rule in win for Korea

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US government has given automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements, allowing electric vehicles w...

Business & Politics China exodus to elevate Korea to Asia hub: AmCham chief

South Korea has outstripped Hong Kong and Shanghai as a preferred Asia-Pacific headquarters destination for global companies, trailing only Singapor...

Asset management Flexibility unlocks opportunities: M&G Investments

As central banks fight with post-COVID inflation, the repricing of global interest rates continues to add to global market volatility across both bo...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Display steps up efforts in foldable laptop screen market foray

South Korea’s LG Display Co. is accelerating its foray into the market of foldable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for laptops wi...

Electronics LG aims to capture 50% of global luxury car display market by 2026

LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Wednesday it aims to more t...

Electronics Samsung unpacks Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5 foldables

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled the newest edition to its Galaxy Z foldable series – Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 – designed...

Electronics New Galaxy foldables: Slimmer, lighter, with ergonomic designs

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new foldable smartphones are slimmer and lighter than previous generations and will deliver the most flexible camera exper...

Private debt Optimizing flexibility for fixed-income in new era: M&G

Fixed-income continues to offer an attractive entry point for investors with higher yields, declining inflation and the end of the interest rate hik...

Electronics LG Innotek develops flexible vehicle lighting Nexlide-M

South Korea's electronic component maker LG Innotek on Wednesday announced the release of Nexlide-M, or a flexible 3D lighting component for vehicle...

Retail Louis Vuitton creates jobs for Korean women returning from career breaks

Louis Vuitton will create jobs for South Korean women coming back from career breaks, a rare move for a global high-end brand in the fast-growing lu...

Robotics S.Korean convenience store chain CU pilots delivery robot

BGF Retail, a franchiser that operates convenience store chain CU, is currently testing delivery robots developed by Mobinn, a startup that spun off...

Batteries LG Energy to secure lithium hydroxide in Morocco

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. will secure a key battery material in Morocco to strengthen its battery supply chain. LG Energy ...

Electric vehicles LS Cable & System develops flexible, stronger aluminum alloy 

LS Cable & System Ltd., together with its aluminum materials affiliate LS Alsco, has developed a new aluminum alloy that can replace copper wire...

Chemical Industry Doosan Corp. starts building flexible copper-clad layer plant

South Korea's Doosan Corp. is expanding its production line for flexible cooper-clad layers (FCCL) to boost competitiveness in electronic materials ...

Electronics Samsung Elec to release new Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 laptop

South Korea's electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. will release its latest premium laptop model, Galaxy Book2 Pro 360, on Jan. 16, the company ...

Korean chipmakers Shell-First: Samsung Foundry’s custom-tailored new operation strategy

As the contract chip manufacturing, or foundry, business is quickly emerging as the next battlefield for the world’s major chipmakers, The Korea...

Petrochemicals GS Caltex seeks balanced growth with $2 billion new olefin complex

GS Caltex Corp., South Korea’s second-largest oil refiner, said on Friday it has completed the construction of a 2.7 trillion won ($2 billion)...

Energy Energy transition investment needs flexible approach: Ares Management

As energy transition is a new sector in infrastructure compared with other asset types, institutional investors are seeking asset managers highly ex...

Shareholder value LG to buy back $398 mn of its own shares

South Korean conglomerate LG Corp., known as LG Group, announced on May 27 that it will buy back 500 billion won ($398.1 million) of its own share...

Private equity KKR closes Asia's largest credit fund at $1.1 bn

KKR & Co. on Wednesday announced the final close of its first Asia credit fund at $1.1 billion, the largest such fund focused on Asia.The privat...

Automobiles 2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED

The 2022 models of Mercedes-Benz AG's electric vehicle EQS will be equipped with infotainment systems co-developed with LG Electronics Inc., the Sou...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung to adopt flatter hierarchy to lure young talent

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday announced a set of drastic steps to reduce bureaucracy and hierarchical management at the world's top memory chip ...

Automobiles Korean auto parts makers call for govt financial support

Representatives of South Korean auto parts makers on Friday called on the government to increase their financial support of the sector, including ta...

Korean SMEs S.Korean archers power to Tokyo victory with Win&Win bows

Last Friday, South Korea's An San became the first archer in Olympic history to win three gold medals at a single Games: the women's individual comp...

Electronics S.Korea’s top flexible PCB maker wins big in 5G and EVs

BH Co. is South Korea’s leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), an essential component of smartphones, from camera to O...