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Lee Ji-yoon
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Samsung to supply 5G equipment to India’s Airtel
Samsung Electronics said Thursday it has inked a deal to supply 5G network equipment to India’s telecom giant Bharti Airtel, its first 5G equipment deal made in the world’s second-largest telecom market. According to the South Korean tech giant, Airtel, India’s No. 2 telecom carrier and the No. 4 globally with 490 million subscribers, on Wednesday selected Samsung as one of its equipment partners ahead of its planned launch of 5G network services this month. Under the deal,
Technology Aug. 4, 2022
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LG Energy Solution to produce 100% with renewable energy from 2025
LG Energy Solution said Wednesday it will run its production facilities around the world 100 percent with renewable energy from 2025 as part of efforts to meet its 2050 carbon neutrality goals. The world’s second-largest battery maker for electric vehicles renewed its commitment to the RE100 initiative in its recent report on environment, social and corporate governance. As of 2020, the company’s renewable energy transition rate stood at 33 percent, the highest among a total 14 S
Industry Aug. 3, 2022
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[Market Eye] Will Samsung make cars again?
“Will Samsung make cars again?” is a decades-old question that has dogged the tech giant since it sold off its automotive business to France’s Renault Group during the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. Samsung has seen success in almost every sector it set sights on, but making and selling its own brand cars has remained a rare failure for the nation’s largest conglomerate. Despite repeated denials by the top brass, speculation has resurfaced about Samsun
Technology July 31, 2022
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LG, SoundHound team up for in-car voice assistant system
LG Electronics said Thursday it has teamed up with US audio experts SoundHound to develop an artificial intelligence-based voice system for vehicles with demand growing for both driving convenience and safety. Best known for its music recognition service, Santa Clara, California-based SoundHound supplies voice assistant systems to a slew of automotive, mobile devices, smart home and robotics companies. As part of a memorandum, SoundHound’s voice recognition technology will be applied t
Technology July 28, 2022
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Sidewalk robots, new visa among 51 regulatory reforms
The government on Thursday unveiled a total of 51 regulatory reform projects across industries as part of effort to spur both innovation and investment. Easing excessive regulations is one of the campaign pledges of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Thursday’s announcement is the first batch of the plans following the launch of a new task force, led by Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho, last month. Six areas, including new industries, environment, bio and health care, are subject to the deregulati
Industry July 28, 2022
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LG Energy Solution raises growth target on upbeat demand
LG Energy Solution on Wednesday announced an upgraded growth plan consisting of a threefold growth in sales and a two-digit operating profit ratio in the next five years. This year’s sales target has also been elevated to 22 trillion won ($17 billion) from 19.2 trillion won. The ambitious plan comes as the world’s second-largest battery maker for electric vehicles reported its second-quarter earnings earlier in the day. In the April-June period, the company posted 5.1 trillion wo
Industry July 27, 2022
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[Newsmaker] SK chief unveils $22b investment plan in meeting with Biden
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Tuesday (US time) announced South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate’s new $22 billion investment plan in the US in his meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. Biden in return touted SK’s new multi-billion dollar commitment as one of the “most significant investments” ever seen in the US. “We are announcing another $22 billion in new investment in the US,” Chey told the US president. “All this m
Technology July 27, 2022
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Biden, SK chief to hold virtual meeting on July 26
US President Joe Biden and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday (US time) to discuss South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate’s spending and hiring plans in the US, according to the White House on Monday. “The president will virtually meet with the chairman and principal owner of the Republic of Korea conglomerate SK Group to discuss the company’s robust investments in American manufacturing and jobs,” the White House said, referr
Industry July 26, 2022
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Samsung starts shipping world’s first 3nm chips
Samsung Electronics has started shipping chips produced using the world’s most advanced 3-nanometer manufacturing technology, which has drastically improved power consumption and performance. On Monday, the tech giant held a ceremony to celebrate the departure of the first batch of 3nm chips from its chip-making complex in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, with some 100 company and government officials in attendance. The 3nm technology is Samsung’s secret weapon to outpacing its rival
Technology July 25, 2022
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S. Korea targets W340tr investment for chip supremacy
The South Korean government on Thursday vowed financial and regulatory support to pave the way for the chip industry’s investment of 340 trillion won ($259 billion) over the next five years and nurturing more than 150,000 skilled workers in the field. As chips are increasingly being perceived as key economic security assets around the world, South Korea -- home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix -- has also come up with a more comprehensive r
Industry July 21, 2022
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Samsung to debut new foldable phones on Aug. 10
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday sent out invites to the 2022 Galaxy Unpacked event for its new foldable phones that will be held online via its official website at 10 p.m. (Korea time) on Aug. 10. Titled “Unfold Your World,” the event will feature Samsung’s latest Z series, including the larger Z Fold 4 and the more compact Z Flip 4, along with its smart watch Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Buds wireless earphones. Since last year, Samsung has held two separate unveiling events fo
Technology July 20, 2022
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SK hynix delays decision on W4tr plant expansion
Chaebol groups in South Korea are looking to rethink their ambitious investment plans that were announced earlier this year as fears of a global recession are clouding their business outlook. According to industry sources on Monday, SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, recently delayed a decision on its 4 trillion won ($3 billion) expansion plan for local production facilities. The company had planned to build a new plant, called M17, within its chip-making complex i
Industry July 19, 2022
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Chip makers face China dilemma as Seoul mulls joining US-led chip alliance
South Korean chip makers are under increasing pressure as Seoul mulls joining a US-led semiconductor alliance, so-called the “Chip 4,” which appears to be aimed at countering Beijing’s growing influence in global supply chains as well as boosting Washington’s manufacturing prowess in high-tech. According to diplomatic sources on Monday, the US government has recently asked Seoul officials to respond to its invitation to join the chip alliance by the end of August, sayin
Industry July 18, 2022
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Samsung’s upbeat earnings overshadowed by uncertain outlook
Samsung Electronics’ extraordinary win streak over the past three quarters is likely to end in the second quarter this year amid growing uncertainties surrounding the war in Ukraine, rising costs and inflation fears. In its earnings guidance released Thursday, the South Korean tech giant projected its operating profits at 14 trillion won ($10.7 billion) for the April-June period, up 11.38 percent from a year ago. Its revenue also jumped 20.94 percent to 77 trillion won, the highest figu
Technology July 7, 2022
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LG Innotek to invest W1.4tr to beef up production
LG Innotek said Wednesday that it is investing a total of 1.4 trillion won ($1.07 billion) into its local production facilities by 2023 to beef up the production of circuit substrates and camera modules – its key growth drivers. The company signed a memorandum of understanding for the new investment with the local governments of North Gyeongsang Province and its capital city, Gumi, earlier in the day. The new funding will be used to expand its production facilities in the city, includin
Technology July 6, 2022
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