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Korean chipmakers Nvidia asks SK Hynix to bring forward HBM4 supply by 6 months

Nvidia Corp.’s Chief Executive Jensen Huang has asked SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to supply 12-layer HBM4 chips, the most advanced AI chips...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Samsung SDS taps generative AI to counter logistics risks

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit under Samsung Group, actively incorporates generative artificial intelligence and machine...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech

South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) major SK Telecom Co. has developed a new technology jointly with US tech giant I...

Batteries LG Energy may produce mid-nickel EV batteries from 2024

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to mass-produce mid-nickel, high-voltage lithium batteries as early as next year, one year ahead o...

Retail E-Land eyes another leap forward in China under new strategy

SHANGHAI – E-Land World Ltd., a South Korean fashion and retail company, is gearing up for another leap forward in China, where the company&rs...

Korean startups Korean startups join hands amid dwindling funding, acceleration support

Collaboration is becoming active among peer startups in South Korea to create synergy between different technologies and accelerate an early stage s...

Energy Hanwha Q Cells brings forward US solar module production

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, brought forward operations of a US pla...

Advertising & Marketing Tottenham forward Son’s new role: Samsung Galaxy brand ambassador

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min has a new job in his home country, South Korea: brand ambassador for Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy smartp...

Construction Hyundai Const. Equipment unveils new BI, slogan at CONEXPO 2023

Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., a construction equipment subsidiary of HD Hyundai Co., announced on Thursday the release of its new brand identi...

Korean chipmakers Samsung leader eyes memory chip packaging investment

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, may accelerate investment in leading-edge technologies including chip packaging...

ESG Hyundai Transys bolsters ESG fair trade compliance program

Hyundai Transys, an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it is enhancing its voluntary fair trade compliance program ...

Korean chipmakers Samsung fast-forwards digital transformation of its chip business

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is accelerating its digital shift to better respond to the changi...

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...

Foreign exchange NPS emerges as savior of Korea’s ailing won currency

The South Korean state-run National Pension Service (NPS) has been spotted selling dollars for won, supporting the ailing local unit, as the world&r...

Economy S.Korea exempts foreign investors from treasury bond tax

South Korea on Oct. 17 started exempting foreign investors from two types of taxes on Korean treasury bonds and monetary stabilization bonds investm...

The KED View Time for Samsung to get another Fukuda Report

Eight years ago today, the late Samsung Group leader Lee Kun-hee collapsed at his home following a heart attack, a harbinger of doom six years later...

Korean startups Art investment platform operator Yeolmae Co. raises $14 mn in Series B

South Korean startup Yeolmae Company announced Monday it received 17 billion won ($14 million) worth of funds through its Series B round. With the l...

Chemical Industry Hanwha moves forward in challenging Hu-Chems in nitric acid market

Hanwha Corp. is pushing forward with its plan to challenge Hu-Chems Co. in the industrial nitric acid sector as its attempt to acquire the chemical ...

Mobile networks Samsung, LG take major steps forward in 6G commercialization

“It’s never too early to start preparing for 6G,” said Samsung Electronics Co. last July in releasing The Next Hyper-Connected Exp...

Organizational restructuring SKT to spin off; 5-for-1 stock split in November

South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is moving forward with its spin-off plan announced in April. SK Telecom held a board meeti...

Batteries SK Nexilis, POSCO move forward with EV battery materials projects

With competition heating up in the global race for more eco-friendly cars, South Korea’s major companies are moving forward with their plans t...