Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have expressed differing views on microLED TVs, super-premium large TV models priced at over 100 million won. While Samsung pinpoints microLED as its next strategic display, LG points out its limitations, emphasizing the growth potential of Organic Light Emitti
A TV war has heated up between two Korean home appliance giants – Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics – at IFA 2023, Europe’s largest consumer electronics and information technology show. While the two Korean TV giants are leading the premium TV market with their strong technological competitiven
Hyundai Motor Group is faced with complicated situations in its business operations in France after France’s announcement of a draft decree to subsidize electric vehicles based on carbon emissions. While the draft decree is not as worrisome as the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), it will be a tot
Korean Actress Hyeri, who is also a former member of Korean girl group “Girl’s Day,” revealed that she did not receive a refund after having her airplane seat unilaterally downgraded. Therefore, Delta Air Lines offered an apology in a statement.According to Delta Air Lines, some first-class passenge
The fixed transaction prices of memory semiconductors, DRAM, continued to decline in August. On the other hand, the more premium latest DRAM specification, DDR5, started to see a price rebound.According to the market research firm DRAM Exchange on Aug. 31, the fixed transaction price for general-pur
Chinese lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries will be brought to Korea in large numbers. As electric buses and electric scooters that use LFP batteries have penetrated the Korean market, major automakers are also expanding the volume of Chinese-made LFP batteries for electric vehicles. The problem
The sale of HMM, formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, is facing delays beyond the initial expectations. Korea Development Bank (KDB) is currently continuing its evaluation of eligible buyer candidates, a process it had aimed to complete within this month.According to financial industry sources
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced today the signing of an MOU with Korea Zinc. The Group will cooperate with Korea Zinc, Korea's leading non-ferrous metal smelting company, in a comprehensive collaboration across the nickel value chain.The MOU signing ceremony was participated by Heung-soo K
Hanwha Ocean will build global production centers for submarines in North America (Canada) and Europe (Poland). The company has recently reorganized its submarine-related specialty ship organization to focus on domestic and international submarine orders worth a total of 80 trillion won.On Aug. 30,
Samsung Electronics is likely to benefit from disruption of TSMC’s plan to operate its 3-nm process due to Intel’s order delay. With Apple preempting most of TSMC’s 3-nm line, TSMC has become unable to accept foundry orders from other major corporate customers, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel, and others are s
Eight out of ten business leaders have expressed the belief that the Chinese economy will continue to deteriorate in the future. This outlook is attributed to mounting concerns over risks stemming from China, notably those associated with the U.S.-China conflict. It is increasingly evident that the
Despite the rain on the afternoon of Aug. 28, the streets of Myeongdong in Seoul were bustling with foreign tourists. However, groups of Chinese tourists were noticeably absent. Volunteers stationed around the area were busier assisting in English and Japanese than in Chinese.China recently allowed
Major Korean petrochemical companies have been downsizing or selling off their film businesses, which were once significant business areas. This is because they find themselves in a situation where they cannot sell their products at fair prices, as China has increased production with low-priced prod
Taiwan’s prominent Korean online community, “Pomosa,” has recently been buzzing with excitement over the “Coupang Taiwan Rocket Delivery” trend. Since the latter half of last year, Coupang has expanded its presence in Taiwan, offering millions of essential products, such as major groceries and daily
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has expressed deep concerns, indicating that the electric vehicle (EV) subsidy reform proposed by the French government might violate the Korea-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA). France is pushing forward with the introduction of new envi
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are expected to face another hurdle in achieving their business goals as electricity prices rose amid a slowdown in the semiconductor industry in the first half of this year. While they are implementing the so-called RE100 program to replace 100 percent of their elec
South Korea’s exports fell 12.4 percent in the first half of the year. Therefore, South Korea became the only country in the world’s top 10 to post a double-digit decline in exports. Its global export ranking dropped to eighth place from sixth in 2022. South Korea’s trade deficit is expected to reac
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at bk@nhqv.com -- Ed.In terms of policy effects, the US appears to be winning this new phase of the Cold War. Although Korea has chosen to support the US, it is still impacted by developments in both the US and China due to i
According to industry sources on Aug. 28, the automotive semiconductor market, which has been a market centered on low-end products in a multi-product, low-volume production system, is rapidly emerging as a source of demand for high-performance semiconductors in the trend of strengthening autonomous
Forecasts indicate that China’s OLED shipments for smartphones will surpass South Korea’s by 2025.According to the “3rd Quarter OLED Market Track” report published by market research firm UBI Research on Aug. 28, the current market share of smartphone OLED shipments for South Korea and China stands