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February 02, 2023
SK hynix, hit with first operating loss in decade, to cut spending

South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix reiterated Wednesday its plan to halve investment and reduce production of low-profit products this year, as the company witnessed a sharp drop in profit amid severe slump in the global chip market. “Revenues continued to grow last year, but the operating pr...
February 02, 2023
HLB's anticancer drug receives greenlight in China

The combination use of Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine’s camrelizumab and HLB Bio’s rivoceranib has received a novel drug approval from the National Medical Products Administration of China, HLB Bio announced Wednesday. With the approval, the camrelizumab-rivoceranib combination can be used as the firs...
February 02, 2023
Geopolitical conflicts pose risk to chip, battery industries: BOK

Central bank warns of negative impact of US-China relations, geopolitical conflicts on Korea's key export industries Korea's export-oriented economy could face threats because of its heavy reliance on raw material imports amid rising geopolitical tensions, a senior researcher at the country's cent...
February 01, 2023
Samsung defies chip price slump, vows to continue investment

Despite witnessing a sharp drop in chip profits, Samsung Electronics said it will not scale back its output and spending in 2023, bucking the trend of cost-cutting among its global rivals. "The deteriorated business environment is not so favorable for our performance for now, but we believe it is ...
February 01, 2023
Posco International kicks off construction of 2nd LNG terminal

Posco International, a subsidiary of steel giant Posco, on Tuesday held a ground-breaking ceremony for its second liquefied natural gas terminal in Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province. The company said the construction will accelerate its vision to become an eco-friendly company by strengthening its ...
February 01, 2023
Hyundai Mobis secures record orders from global carmakers

Hyundai Mobis, a car parts maker under Hyundai Motor Group, announced Tuesday that it received a record-breaking $4.7 billion of orders from global automakers last year. This is the company’s greatest feat since it first entered the international automotive parts market in the early 2000s. The co...
February 01, 2023
SK On exceeds hiring goal in Georgia ahead of schedule

The US State of Georgia said Tuesday SK Battery America, a production subsidiary of South Korean battery giant SK On, has exceeded its hiring goal two years earlier than the initial schedule to fill jobs at its manufacturing facilities for electric vehicle batteries in the city of Commerce, Jackson...
February 01, 2023
VW Korea halts car sales, to issue recall over faulty warning triangles

Volkswagen Korea will issue a recall of more than 67,000 vehicles and has suspended all new car sales due to faulty warning triangles, a car accessory to warn drivers after emergency stops, a move experts here called an unprecedented precautionary measure after the firm's painful “Dieselgate” bac...
February 01, 2023
Posco, Western Australia to boost ties on hydrogen, batteries

Posco Group Chairman Choi Jeong-woo met with Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan on Monday to discuss their cooperation on hydrogen and secondary battery materials businesses, the company said Tuesday. Posco “needs an intimate collaboration with Australia on hydrogen and secondary battery mate...
February 01, 2023
Daewoo E&C posts record earnings on robust housing projects

Daewoo Engineering & Construction has posted an annual operating profit of 760 billion won ($617 million), an all-time high in the company’s history. Daewoo E&C’s operating profit in 2022 was up 2.9 percent from the previous year’s 738.3 billion won, according to a regulatory filing released Tu...
February 01, 2023
Yoon calls for 'innovative approach' to make best of $30b UAE investment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to make good of the United Arab Emirates' $30 billion investment pledge with two new consultative bodies, and called on the public and private sector to come up with mutually beneficial, innovative partnership projects. Stressing that the UAE’s d...
February 01, 2023
KRX battles 'Korea discount' with earlier opening, eased regulations

The Korea Exchange unveiled a series of plans on Tuesday to transform the country's trading system in line with global standards, aiming to overcome the undervaluation of the domestic stock market. The bourse operator said it will push to open the derivatives market 15 minutes earlier at 8:45 a.m....
January 31, 2023
Samsung SDI hits W20tr in sales for first time

Samsung SDI said Monday it posted record-high earnings in both sales revenue and operating profit last year, largely driven by the surge in sales of value-added battery products. Revenue skyrocketed 48.5 percent to 20.1 trillion won ($16 billion) last year, while its operating profit jumped 9 perc...
January 31, 2023
KT&G joins hands with Philip Morris to speed up overseas expansion

In a bid to expedite its foray into the global market and ramp up its sales, South Korean tobacco company KT&G on Monday clinched its first-ever long-term contract with Philip Morris International to supply the global tobacco giant with its products. Under the 15-year sales and purchase agreement,...
January 31, 2023
[Newsmaker] Why is Samsung starting a legal fight against smartphone repair shops in US?

Samsung Display has recently filed a complaint against 17 smartphone repair shops in the US over their use of “illegal” panels that it says infringed its highly sophisticated OLED patents, according to industry sources Monday. The display-making unit of Samsung Electronics is a market leader mak...

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