There is a prospect that a new era will open in three years where the entire population of 50 million people across the nation can receive anything with a day of ordering it with free shipping.On March 27, Coupang announced its intention to expand its Rocket Delivery service to encompass the majorit
Japan has committed to developing and exporting a next-generation fighter jet by 2035 in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Italy.On March 26, Japan decided to relax the “Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology” during a Cabinet meeting, thereby approving the export o
According to sources from the battery and investment banking (IB) industries on March 24, it has been confirmed that SK on is in the final stages of securing US$1.1 billion in funding.Firstly, SK on secured a US$400 million loan through Shinhan Bank last month, which was then transferred to its U.S.
While major countries such as the United States, Japan, and the European Union (EU) are rushing to provide subsidies for semiconductors, there are growing voices that Korea will lose the global semiconductor war if it does not subsidize Korean companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, citi
The trade conflict between the U.S. and China has spilled over into the shipbuilding industry and Korean shipbuilders that compete with China for the No. 1 spot in the global shipbuilding market are expected to benefit from this situation.According to industry sources, the U.S. Trade Representative
Samsung Electronics is currently considering the acquisition of a portion of the automotive electronics business from Continental, a global automotive electronics company based in Germany. If the acquisition is finalized, it will mark Samsung’s first major merger and acquisition (M&A) in seven years
Despite the battery industry’s active efforts to recruit talent, it continues to face challenges with labor shortages. As a result, “smart factories,” which promise to solve these labor issues while also enhancing production efficiency, are gaining attention.According to industry sources on March 18
“Predictability is what matters most for global companies,” said James Kim, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in South Korea (AMCHAM). “With an exodus out of China becoming a reality, we are receiving an influx of many inquiries from companies looking to move their Asia-Pacific headquarte
Samsung Electronics is set to unveil its next-generation storage service tailored for the artificial intelligence era.According to industry sources on March 14, Samsung Electronics will participate in the GTC 2024 NVIDIA AI Developers Conference held at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Cal
The value of overseas construction orders to Korean contractors exceeded US$30 billion for the fourth year in a row in 2023. Korean builders’ target for 2024 is US$40 billion. They have been looking for opportunities in overseas markets as the Korean real estate market has been slumping for a long t
A medical waste treatment system, which is capable of 99.9999 percent sterilization by using high-temperature and high-pressure steam, has been developed for the first time in the country.The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM), an i
Coupang announced on March 11 that it has expanded its “Rocket Direct Purchase” service to Japan. The company has been expanding its direct purchase regions, starting from the United States in 2017, followed by China in 2021 and Hong Kong in 2022.Coupang’s decision to add Japan to its Rocket Direct
Despite a slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) demand, Panasonic, a Japanese battery company, is considering further investment in its De Soto, Kansas, factory in the United States to increase production capacity for the 4680 cylindrical battery, which has five times the energy capacity of existing bat
Samsung Group’s electronics affiliates are joining forces to expedite the commercialization of glass substrates, a material used in semiconductor packaging, by establishing a united front for joint research and development (R&D). This strategy aims to achieve commercialization faster than semiconduc
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at sw.kang@nhqv.com -- Ed.The Fed's rate cut playbook emphasizes cuts sooner rather than later and further tightening. With this in mind, we anticipate bullish steepening of yield curves starting from 2Q24. The US and EU are
The Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on March 10 that they held the Korea-UAE Future Technology Partnership Plaza in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for two days from March 6 to 8.The event was held to sho
SK on is set to develop a high-nickel nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery capable of traveling 300 km on a 5-minute charge.During a keynote speech at The Battery Conference held at COEX in the Gangnam district of Seoul on March 7 as part of the largest battery exhibition in South Korea, InterBatte
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at dongyang.kim@nhqv.com -- Ed.At AGMs this year, the spread of shareholder proposals, which has been a global trend since 2023, is to continue. As Korea’s dividend system improvements roll out in earnest, more companies are
It has been revealed that the hourly wages of domestic helpers in South Korea are more than four times higher than in neighboring countries such as Hong Kong and Taiwan. In an effort to alleviate the burden of caregiving services, which is considered one of the causes of low birth rates, the Bank of
SK enmove announced on Feb. 28 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration in the field of next-generation cooling solutions with SK telecom, South Korea’s leading telecommunications company, and Iceotope, a U.K.-based specialist in liquid cooling solutions. The signing ceremo