SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said Friday its semiconductor arm’s move to join the acquisition of Toshiba Corp.’s chip business is “not finished,” hinting there are still challenges moving forward. The remark came as a global consortium including South Korea’s SK hyinx Inc. was tapped as the preferred bidder [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A global consortium including South Korea’s SK hyinx Inc. was tapped as the preferred bidder for the sale of the memory arm of Japanese tech giant Toshiba Corp., industry sources said Wednesday. Toshiba earlier put its stake in its memory operations up for sale as it struggles with losses from its nuclear power business in the United States. The consortium, also including Japanese players and U.S. Bain Capital, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As competition in the international steel industry stiffens due to oversupply, South Korean steel companies are embracing smart technology to prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. At the forefront of this trend is South Korean steel-making company POSCO, which announced on Saturday that it has been adopting new artificial [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. started official sales of its latest TV model that resembles a piece of artwork hung on a wall in South Korea, showcasing its newest innovation in the company’s home market. “The Frame,” which won an innovation award at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., the country’s top market cap, is still undervalued and has further room to rise down the road given its strong earnings, analysts said Sunday. But some fund managers remained cautious, projecting its earnings cycle may take a turn for the worse. Samsung, the world’s largest manufacturer [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. inked an initial agreement with a Laotian partner to win infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian country, the builder said Friday. On Thursday in Vientiane, Daewoo Engineering signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Petroleum Trading Lao Public Co. (PTL) to build hydroelectric power [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., a midsized shipbuilder here, said Thursday that it has attracted 400 billion won (US$355 million) in investment from a local private equity firm via pre-initial public offering. The investment is higher than the originally planned 300 billion won, Hyundai Samho said, signaling that investors [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The global air purifier market is forecast to expand 17.5 percent this year, fueled by burgeoning demand for the anti-contaminant home appliances, a report showed Friday. The market is expected to be valued at US$6.7 billion by the end of this year, based on the growth estimates, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information. The global air cleaner market has been growing at an annual rate of 12.4 percent over the past three years, [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. is set to make 700 billion won (US$623 million) worth of investment in India to expand the production of smartphones in the large South Asian country, industry sources said Sunday. According to governmental and industry sources in India, Samsung is planning to expand its existing 120,000-square-meter production line in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in the northern part of the country, to 240,000 square meters. If the expansion is completed, the factory will [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s shipbuilders are expected to recover this year after suffering from a global industrywide slump in 2016, observers here said Sunday. Industry watchers said Samsung Heavy Industries Co. clinched deals worth US$4.8 billion coming into this year, which accounts for 74 percent of its annual target of $6.5 [...]