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No plans to merge Dayou Winia and Daewoo: Dayou Group executive

The Dayou Group has no plans to merge its household appliance affiliate Dayou Winia with its newly acquired affiliate Daewoo, according to a top executive Wednesday. “We are benchmarking the operati...

Mar 14, 2018
Technology
Samsung SDI introduces upgraded ESS battery cell at ESE 2018

Samsung SDI said Wednesday that it introduced its latest high-capacity battery cell at a trade show dedicated to energy storage systems in Germany. Samsung SDI‘s booth at Energy Storage Europe 2018 ...

Mar 14, 2018
Technology
More than half of Korean biopharma firms view R&D investments as assets

More than half of South Korea’s top biopharmaceutical companies calculate their research and development investments as assets, according to data released by a corporate tracker Wednesday, raising co...

Mar 14, 2018
Technology
LG Electronics taps skeleton champion Yun Sung-bin as smartphone model

LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it signed an agreement with South Korean skeleton gold medalist Yun Sung-bin to promote its latest LG V30S ThinQ smartphone, an upgraded version of the V30 smartpho...

Mar 14, 2018
Technology
[Photo News] Samsung Wind-Free at MCE

Models introduce Wind-Free air conditioners from Samsung Electronics at the Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2018, a biannual trade exhibition in Italy dedicated to residential and industrial installation...

Mar 13, 2018
Technology
Samsung, LG to hold shareholders meetings this month

Korea’s two largest electronics companies are set to hold shareholders meetings this month, with industry watchers keeping a close eye on Samsung’s plans to confirm its first-ever stock split. Samsu...

Mar 13, 2018
Technology
Kakao Taxi seeks monetization with addition of paid taxi-hailing options

Kakao Taxi, South Korea’s most widely used taxi-hailing mobile app, is introducing a “paid option” that lets users call up taxis faster or immediately by paying an extra fee on top of the ride fare. ...

Mar 13, 2018
Technology
KAIST seeks expanded state funding for science, tech leadership vision

South Korea’s top science and technology university KAIST has called on the South Korean government to expand its financial support for the institute, as it seeks to strengthen its research and train...

Mar 13, 2018
Technology
LG opens first premium brand shop in Kuwait

LG Electronics has opened its first premium brand shop in Kuwait as part of efforts to push its top-tier products in the Middle East, the company said Tuesday. The two-story, 433-square-meter store ...

Mar 13, 2018
Technology
Daewoo Electronics expands to Midwestern China with Dayou Group

Daewoo Electronics, a new subsidiary of South Korean midsize conglomerate Dayou Group, said Monday the company would enter new provinces in the Midwestern part of China with an aim to target the prem...

Mar 12, 2018
Technology
Outlook for global chip market turns rosier: sources

The global semiconductor market is expected to grow at a faster-than-expected click this year thanks to rising demand for DRAMs and other chips, industry sources said Monday. With concerns over an o...

Mar 12, 2018
Technology
Market remains unexcited about latest premium phones

The South Korean smartphone market gave a tepid response to the release of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones, driving down expectation on the newest premium smartphones this year. According ...

Mar 11, 2018
Technology
Posco, Samsung SDI win electric vehicle battery project in Chile

South Korea’s steel giant Posco and battery maker Samsung SDI will build and run an cathode production facility in Chile with lithium supply guaranteed by the Chilean government, the firms announced ...

Mar 11, 2018
Technology
LG Chem CEO sets revenue growth for 40 percent in 2020

SEOSAN, South Chungcheong Province -- LG Chem’s revenue will grow 40 percent in the next two years, driven by rising demand on batteries, particularly batteries for electric vehicles and energy stora...

Mar 11, 2018
Technology
Blockchain can prevent delays in payment for products delivered by SMEs: report

Smart contracts based on blockchain technology can effectively prevent delays in payments for delivered goods and make it impossible to unilaterally alter original contracts, a local think tank said ...

Mar 11, 2018
Technology

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