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Samsung Display touts OLED with tightest folds
Sept 16, 2020
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Sept 16, 2020
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Samsung expands laundry lineup with small-size products
Sept 16, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday launched new small-size laundry appliances with upgraded artificial intelligence (AI) features to target single-person households and small families. Samsung added a 10-kilogram front-load washer and a 9-kg dryer to its Grande AI laundry lineup in the South Korean market. This is the first time Samsung has introduced a new washing machine with 10-kg capacity in the domestic market since 2014. The tech giant unveiled its Grande AI brand lineup of washing
Samsung's share in mobile AP market drops in Q2: report
Sept 16, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co.'s share in the global mobile application processor (AP) market dropped in the second quarter of 2020 from a year earlier, a report showed Wednesday, as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in non-memory business. Samsung, which makes the Exynos chipset, had a 13 percent share in the global mobile AP market in the April-June period, down 3 percentage points from a year ago, sharing the fourth spot with Apple Inc., according to market tracker Counterp
S. Korea's M&A activity brisk this year despite virus
Sept 16, 2020
Large South Korean companies have actively engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) this year despite the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, industry data showed Wednesday. Big businesses in Asia's fourth-largest economy spent a combined 11.45 trillion won ($9.7 billion) in 52 M&A cases in the first eights months of this year, according to the data from CEO Score. Big spenders include KB Financial Group Inc., a major South Korean banking group, which took over Prudential L
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Sept 15, 2020
Korean drugmakers seek easier access to candidates, hope to facilitate future exports
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LG Chem adds Amazon to battery customer list
Sept 15, 2020
LG Chem will supply batteries to Amazon’s warehouse robots, according to industry sources Tuesday. The Korean battery maker will supply the same cylindrical batteries that power Tesla electric vehicles to Amazon’s automated robots in operation within the retail giant’s warehouses starting from 2023, they said. Though LG Chem said it can’t confirm details related to its clients, the deal is expected to be worth tens of millions of dollars. As of last year, Amazon ha
India’s import regulations target Korea after China: report
Sept 15, 2020
South Korean exporters need to be on alert as India has been strengthening trade remedies such as anti-dumping measures to protect its industries, a local trade association said Tuesday. According to a report released by the Korea International Trade Association, the number of newly launched investigations on imports by India between 2016 and 2019 was 60.5 on average per year, nearly doubling from 30.3 between 2010 and 2015. As for the countries subject to new investigations since 2016, Chin
Hyosung selects STLeaders PE as preferred bidder for capital unit
Sept 15, 2020
Hyosung Group has selected a consortium of STLeaders Private Equity and the Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives as the preferred bidder for Hyosung Capital, according to the firm Tuesday. Another local financial firm, WWG Asset Management, was selected as the second preferred bidder. Hyosung plans to sell 8.84 million shares of Hyosung Capital (a 97.5 percent stake) and the sale price is estimated to be around 400 billion won ($338 million). “We have selected preferred
SK Telecom to use quantum tech in gas facility safety system
Sept 15, 2020
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, said Tuesday it partnered with the state-run Korea Gas Safety Corp. to develop a gas facility safety system using quantum technology. The two will also work with the gas safety company Korea Plant Maintenance and the local optical sensor company QuantumSensing to incorporate quantum-based technology into safety management systems at gas facilities. The next-generation system detects gas leaks and its concentration at facilities by analyzing li
[Monitor] More firms adopting remote work system
Sept 15, 2020
Some 88.4 percent of companies (among top 100 companies by revenue) have implemented remote work systems since the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by the Korea Employers’ Federation showed. Some 8.7 percent said they were not considering a work-from-home system at the moment. But they said they would review it if the social-distancing measures reach level 3. As for office jobs, 46.8 percent of the companies said the productivity level remained similar at 90 percent compared to the employees
AmCham endorses Yoo Myung-hee for WTO chief
Sept 14, 2020
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Monday it endorses Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee for the position of director general of the World Trade Organization. “Minister Yoo has proven herself to be a strong and principled leader as well as a champion of free and fair trade during a time of historic challenges for international trade and the global economy,” the organization said in a released statement. “We have no doubt that she is ideally equipped to realize the v
Lotte Aluminium expands cathode foil production capacity for EVs
Sept 14, 2020
Lotte Aluminium said Monday it has increased the production capacity of its cathode foil plant in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province in response to growing demand for electric vehicle batteries. According to the South Korean packaging material company, it injected 28 billion won ($23.7 million) into the cathode foil plant to increase the capacity to 12,000 metric tons. Lithium-ion batteries consist of four key components -- cathodes, anodes, electrolytes and separators. Cathode foils cover the cathod
Telcos expand digital health care services amid pandemic
Sept 14, 2020
South Korean mobile carriers are racing to develop digital health care services, industry officials said Monday, as demand for remote personalized services grows amid the pandemic. The country's three major carriers -- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. -- have recently joined hands with local health care companies to create new services to capitalize on the recent contactless trend driven by social distancing measures against the pandemic. Telecom giant KT partnered with Green Cros
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