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LG Chem acquires LG Electronics’ battery separator biz for W525b
Jul 29, 2021
LG Chem said Thursday it has acquired separator business from LG Electronics for 525 billion won ($458.5 million) to target the fast-growing global electric vehicle battery materials market. According to South Korea’s leading chemical firm, the company took over chemical electronic material business under LG Electronics’ business solutions division. The acquisition includes all tangible and intangible assets of the business including its production facilities and personnel. The
NCSoft’s Blade & Soul 2 ready for takeoff on Aug. 26.
Jul 29, 2021
Expectations are running high as the release of NCSoft’s Blade & Soul 2 is less than a month away. Set for launch on Aug. 26, the massive multiplayer online role-playing game is the sequel of NCSoft’s Blade & Soul, which notched the grand prize at the 2012 Korea Game Awards. The game will be available on both PC and mobile devices. Users can enjoy Blade & Soul 2 on PC through cross-play service Purple. Preregistrations reached 7.46 million, a record in Korea, break
Michelin taps Jerome Vincon as the new head of Korea
Jul 29, 2021
French tire maker Michelin appointed Jerome Vincon as the new head of its South Korean unit, the company announced Thursday. Starting from Aug. 1, Jerome will replace former Managing Director of Michelin Korea Lee Ju-heang who will be moving to the firm’s Asia Pacific Office. Vincon joined the Michelin Group in 2003 and worked with car manufacturers at the firm’s APAC headquarters, serving divisions in sales, marketing and business operations. He was also appointed as marketin
Samsung delivers robust Q2 earnings on chip biz recovery, one-off gain
Jul 29, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday reported robust second-quarter earnings on the back of its semiconductor business and a one-off gain from its display panel business. Its net profit stood at 9.63 trillion won ($8.3 billion) in the April-June period, up 73.4 percent from a year earlier, the world's largest memory chip and smartphone vendor said in a regulatory filing. Its second-quarter operating profit jumped 54.3 percent on-year to 12.56 trillion won, the largest since the third quarter o
Korea Gas Corp. working to turn hydrogen economy dream into reality
Jul 28, 2021
Kogas at the center of nation’s hydrogen production, supply and retail
Vehicle-to-grid service approved under regulatory sandbox
Jul 28, 2021
The South Korean government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a pilot project to transfer leftover power from electric car batteries to power grids, under a “regulatory sandbox” scheme. According to the Industry Ministry, local electricity provider Busan-JungKwan Energy submitted the vehicle-to-grid project via the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s sandbox support center. The regulatory sandbox measure, introduced in 2019, seeks to foster new business opportunities
LG Display swings to black in Q2 on rising panel prices, OLED biz
Jul 28, 2021
LG Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, on Wednesday said it has swung to the black in the second quarter of the year on the back of rising LCD panel prices and improvements in the OLED display business. The world's leading large-size OLED display maker reported a net profit of 423.8 billion won ($368.5 million), shifting from a loss of 503.8 billion won a year earlier. Operating income for the April-June period was 701.1 billion, compared with a loss of 517 billion won a y
Posco plans to produce high-purity nickel for secondary battery
Jul 28, 2021
Posco will build a nickel refinery plant to produce high-purity nickel for high-volume secondary batteries, the company said Wednesday. The Korean steelmaker will be plowing about 230 billion won ($199 million) into building the plant, to be built on the premises of its main steel mill in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, near where its affiliate company SNNC is located. SNNC is a nickel supplier, jointly operated by Posco and SMSP, the largest nickel ore exporter on the French Pacific isl
[Feature] Retailers go for self-produced shows, dramas as promotional outlet
Jul 28, 2021
With short entertainment programs and drama clips, retailers seek to freshen up brand reputation and advertise items
Samsung launches new multifunctional cooking appliance in S. Korea
Jul 28, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled a new multifunctional cooking appliance to target consumers who enjoy meal kits and home meal replacement (HMR) products amid the stay-at-home trend. The BESPOKE Qooker was launched in South Korea with a price tag of 590,000 won ($510). An overseas launch of the product has not yet been confirmed, according to Samsung. "Qooker" comes from the word "cooker," with the letter Q representing "quality" and "quick,"
S. Korea to allow test-run of self-driving robots on sidewalks
Jul 28, 2021
South Korea's industry ministry said Wednesday it has given the go-ahead to a set of regulated projects, including allowing businesses to test self-driving robots equipped with cameras on sidewalks, in line with its efforts to lift excessive barriers and foster new growth engines. Previously, self-driving robots were banned from running alongside pedestrians because they were considered automobiles under local rules. Currently, self-driving robots cannot be equipped with cameras on privacy con
Over 50% of Naver employees experienced workplace bullying: labor ministry
Jul 28, 2021
More than half of employees at South Korean technology giant Naver Corp. reported having experienced bullying at work, the labor ministry said, calling for an improvement of its work culture. The Ministry of Employment and Labor on Tuesday announced the results of its special supervision of Naver following the suicide of one of its employees in May from apparent bullying at work. In a survey of Naver employees conducted from June 9 to July 23, 52.7 percent of respondents said they had experien
Large firms cut pollutant emissions in half over 5 years
Jul 28, 2021
Large companies in South Korea have more than halved their air pollutant emissions over the past five years amid the government's anti-coal policies, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. Air pollutant emissions by 166 plants of 77 large businesses came to 139,112 tons in 2020, down 56 percent from 316,013 five years earlier, according to CEO Score. The environment ministry designates seven materials -- nitrogen oxide, dust, sulfur oxide, hydrogen fluoride, ammonia, carbon monoxide and hydrogen
Hyundai workers accept company's wage offers amid pandemic
Jul 28, 2021
Unionized workers at Hyundai Motor Co. voted to accept the company's wage offerings for the year amid the extended COVID-19 pandemic, the union said Wednesday. In a vote held Tuesday, 56 percent of 42,745 workers who cast a ballot approved this year's wage agreement between the labor union and management, the company said in a statement. Hyundai and its 48,534-member union reached the wage deal without a strike for the third consecutive year. They will sign the wage deal Thursday, it said. Th
'High-tech training behind S. Korean archery powerhouse’
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