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42 conglomerates earned W1.42tr in brand license fees from affiliates last year
Dec 27, 2020
South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Sunday 42 large business groups earned a combined 1.42 trillion won ($1.29 billion) by selling brand licenses to their affiliates last year amid concerns conglomerate owners could glean profits from such transactions. The 2019 tally marked a 7.6 percent rise from the previous year's 1.32 trillion won, according to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). Of 64 business groups that are required to disclose such data, 42 conglomerates, or 65.6 percent, raised
Will perovskite solar cells provide answer to Korea’s carbon neutrality?
Dec 26, 2020
Next-generation solar cells emerge as key element for Korea’s zero-energy building plans
Mexico agrees to raise import quota of S. Korean cold-rolled steel products
Dec 25, 2020
Mexico has agreed to increase its import quota of South Korean cold-rolled steel products, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday. Last month, Mexico said it will import 662,000 tons of cold-rolled steel sheets in 2023, up from 548,000 tons in 2019, according to the ministry. The move came after South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Gunn made the request for an import quota hike of cold-rolled steel sheets during his visit to the Latin American country in October. Cold-rolled sheets a
SK Innovation to inject W1tr into Georgia battery plants using green capital
Dec 24, 2020
SK Innovation said Thursday it will finance 1.09 trillion won ($986 million) to its battery manufacturing plants in Georgia through green bonds. According to the South Korean refinery-to-battery giant, it will guarantee the bonds to be issued by its US subsidiary SK Battery America in January next year. The fund will be used for the US unit‘s two battery plants currently under construction. Scheduled for completion in 2023, the two factories will offer a combined annual production cap
LG Chem sets course to new drug technologies after battery biz split-off
Dec 24, 2020
LG Chem has recently purchased a series of new drug technologies from South Korean bio companies, as part of an effort to seek a new growth engine after it split-off of its battery business. The company has signed two technology transfer agreements with local bio firms Medipost and ICM this month, the company said Thursday, with an aim to introduce two global new drugs within 10 years. The technology transferred from Medipost can grow mesenchymal stem cells in large quantities. LG Chem aims t
Cash-strapped Ssangyong Motor partially solves its parts supply deadlock
Dec 24, 2020
Hyundai Mobis will resume head lamp supply, while other suppliers prolong boycott
[Newsmaker] Coupang offers streaming for premium subscribers
Dec 24, 2020
South Korea’s major e-commerce platform operator Coupang said Thursday that it has launched Coupang Play, an over-the-top service that provides unlimited streaming to premium membership holders. Vying with global players such as Netflix and incoming Disney Plus, as well as a number of domestic rivals, Coupang Play will tap the video content market by bundling it with their Rocket Wow Club service at the existing price of 2,900 won ($2.63) per month. The application for Android mobile ph
SK Telecom teams up with AWS to launch 5G edge cloud service
Dec 24, 2020
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top wireless provider, said Thursday it has partnered with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) to launch the country's first 5G edge cloud service. The business-targeted service, named SKT 5GX Edge, provides users ultra-low latency for data-intensive services by connecting to AWS Wavelength Zones installed in SK Telecom's telecommunications offices, making it unnecessary for traffic to go through regional aggregation sites, according to the carrier. SK Telecom said it
S. Korea deploys 5G tech in airport virus check
Dec 23, 2020
South Korea said Wednesday it has introduced mobile edge computing (MEC) technology at Incheon International Airport to operate an artificial intelligence (AI) system that screens potential COVID-19 patients in a move to step up preventative measures against the pandemic. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the system will check for passengers without masks or with COVID-19 symptoms, such as high temperature, at the arrival and departure halls of the country‘s main gateway, located west
KCCI vies to beef up Korea-ASEAN biz partnership
Dec 23, 2020
Leaders of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN countries discussed how to strengthen the strategic business partnership between the two regions at a meeting held online Tuesday. The Association of ASEAN Korean Chambers took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in central Seoul, joined by government officials and businesspeople. At the meeting, Ahn Byung-hwa, deputy chief of the Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy, introduced seven major tasks, such as comprehensive colla
Residents to be selected for Korea’s first smart community
Dec 23, 2020
Residents of South Korea’s first smart community, to be built in the southern port city of Busan, will be selected Thursday in a 148:1 competition, the company behind the project said Wednesday. The state-run Korea Water Resources Corp., also known as K-Water, will hold a drawing at BEXCO convention center to pick the lucky 36 households who will experience the cutting-edge technologies incorporated in prototype smart residences at the Busan Eco Delta City. They will join eighteen househ
Will Apple’s EV benefit Korean battery industry?
Dec 23, 2020
Apple Car likely to be powered by Chinese batteries, but Korean batteries projected to become next beneficiaries
COVID-19 consumption defined by ‘home, indoor life’
Dec 23, 2020
Home parties, home-cooked meal kits, lounge wear make presence amid social distancing
Samsung wins W815b order to build 4 LNG ships from Africa
Dec 23, 2020
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's second-biggest shipbuilder by orders, said Wednesday it has won a 815 billion-won ($734 million) order to build four liquefied natural gas ships for an African customer. Samsung Heavy plans to supply the ships by May 2024, the company said. Since Monday, the company has won orders to build eight LNG carriers with a total value of 1.6 trillion won. The shipbuilder has so far won $5.5 billion worth of orders this year, which accounts for around 65 perce
Daewoo E&C wins $455m deal from Mozambique
Dec 23, 2020
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., a major builder in South Korea, said Wednesday it has won a $455 million order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) production trains in Mozambique. Under the deal signed with CCS joint venture, Daewoo E&C will handle steel structures, mechanics, piping works and electronic instruments in the project at the Afungi Industrial Complex in northern Mozambique. The joint venture, a special purpose company set up for the project, is composed of US o
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