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  Global Investment

  Hyundai Motor Group to Fully Acquire Boston Dynamics, Readies IPO

  Hyundai Motor Group is reported to have begun the process of securing 100% ownership of Boston Dynamics by sequentially convening board meetings at its affiliates starting with Kia on the 22nd. The group plans to acquire the remaining 10% stake in Boston Dynamics held by SoftBank. The market views t

  2026.06.23
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  GS E&C Signs KRW 3 Trillion Domestic Renewable MOU

  GS Engineering & Construction is launching a domestic renewable energy development project worth KRW 3 trillion in partnership with a global investment firm. GS Engineering & Construction announced on the 22nd that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with I Squared Capital, a global in

  2026.06.23
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  Future Industries

  K-Battery Bridges Chasm With Patents, Targets ESS

  The domestic battery industry is seeking a breakthrough from the prolonged electric vehicle downturn with a “two-track” strategy of expanding its energy storage system (ESS) business and strengthening patents. There are also projections that battery companies’ operating profits, which entered a “dee

  2026.06.22
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  Global Business

  K-Bio Targets US Jackpot With New Drug Tech

  The world’s largest pharmaceutical and biotech exhibition, the “2026 BIO International Convention (BIO USA),” opened on the 22nd (local time) in San Diego, United States, and will continue for four days. BIO USA, organized by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), marks its 33rd edition th

  2026.06.22
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  AI Investment

  Lotte Chemical Group to Build KRW 130 Billion Chip Materials Plant in Pyeongtaek

  Lotte Chemical Group, centered on Lotte Chemical, will invest KRW 130 billion to expand its production base for core semiconductor materials to Pyeongtaek. The move aims to increase production capacity in response to surging semiconductor demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Lotte Chemical

  2026.06.19
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  Investment

  Korean Stock Index Tops 9,000 Points for First Time

  Expectations for semiconductor earnings outweighed concerns over a U.S. benchmark interest rate hike, pushing the KOSPI above 9,000 for the first time in history. Samsung Electronics, the leading semiconductor blue chip, entered the global top 10 by market capitalization. On the 18th, the KOSPI clos

  2026.06.19
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  AI Semiconductor

  After Samsung, SK hynix Ships 7th‑Gen HBM Samples

  On the 8th of this month, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (left) walks while conversing with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who visited Korea, at SK Group’s Seorin headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul. On this day, SK Telecom announced that it would work with Nvidia to build AI infrastructure targeting the glo

  2026.06.19
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  Global Business

  From palm oil to future energy: traders diversify

  The CI proclamation ceremony of PT.PAR, a subsidiary of POSCO International, is held in Jakarta, Indonesia. From the eighth on the left: Lee Kye-in, President and CEO of POSCO International; Yoon Soon-gu, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Indonesia; and Eddy Martono, Chairman of the Palm Oil As

  2026.06.19
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  AI Healthcare

  Celltrion Marks 17th Year at BIO USA, Showcases Pipeline

  Celltrion BioUSA booth. Provided by Celltrion Celltrion will showcase its artificial intelligence (AI)-based drug development technology, antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) and multi-specific antibody pipelines at the “2026 BIO International Convention (BIO USA),” the world’s largest bioindustry event. T

  2026.06.18
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  Future Industries

  Exclusive: US Senate Panel Clears Path for Overseas Noncombat Shipbuilding

  Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, United States. Newsis The U.S. Congress has begun the legal process to allow the U.S. Navy’s strategic sealift ships and bulk fuel carriers to be built at overseas shipyards, and the relevant standing committee has passed the measure. This opens the way for the

  2026.06.18