Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen
Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....
Hyundai Steel to pull out of stainless steel market
Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to close its stainless steel-making plant in Incheon, South Korea, pulling out of the market amid a flood of Chinese-m...
S.Korea's Cosmax wins halal award in Indonesia
Cosmax Inc., a South Korean original development manufacturer (ODM) of global cosmetics that also does research and development in the field, has wo...
Kakao Pay’s tie-up with Alipay spurs growth in China
BEIJING – Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is rapidly growing in China’s fintech...
Daesang opens Jongga kimchi pop-up store in London
South Korean food maker Daesang Corp. has launched a pop-up store for its kimchi brand called Jongga in London, UK, the company announced on Wednesd...
Samsung to launch Galaxy S23 FE as early as October
Samsung Electronics Co. is slated to release the Galaxy S23 Fan Edition (FE), a cheaper model than those in the high-end Galaxy S23 series, as early...
KAI's FA-50 participates in NATO Days 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea's sole military aircraft manufacturer, announced on Monday that its FA-50GF light fighter expor...
Kolmar Global launches hangover reliever Condition in Singapore
South Korea's Kolmar Global, a subsidiary of Kolmar Korea Holdings, on Monday said it exported the domestic hangover reliever brand Condition to Sin...
NHN Commerce to expand into Chinese market with Xinxuan
NHN Commerce, South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s online shopping platform, announced its strategic business agreement with China's leadi...
LG’s FAST drive to combat TV set market slowdown
South Korea’s electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. is upending its TV business strategy by betting even bigger on software and content to off...
Hyundai Motor eyes purpose-built vehicle market entry
Hyundai Motor Co. has launched a task force team to study its foray into the purpose-built vehicle (PBV) market, in which its sister company Kia Cor...
Coupang to host business briefing on Taiwan market entry
South Korea's e-commerce leader Coupang Inc. announced on Friday that it plans to conduct a business briefing focused on aiding domestic small and m...
LG Chem, Eni eye JV to build biofuel plant in Korea
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and Italy's energy giant Eni Sustainable Mobility (SM) have tentatively agreed to build a hydrotreated vegetable oi...
CJ CheilJedang expands its marketing of seaweed snacks in UK
South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that its "Bibigo Seaweed (Gim) Snack" has entered the UK food market through Asda and Ocado...
S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report
The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...
AriBio to sell dementia drug AR1001 in China with partner
South Korea's clinical-stage biotech company AriBio Co. on Wednesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation with Chin...
SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia
South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant has joined forces with Netspa, a Busan-based startup for recycling waste fishing nets, ...
Korea’s fertility startups gain traction with advanced technologies
South Korea’s fertility startups are garnering attention from investors with innovative technologies such as self-testing of ovarian health, s...
Celltrion builds clinical data bank for new biosimilars
The use of data and computing is a new paradigm in the biopharmaceutical industry, reducing the new drug development time and cost, Celltrion Inc. C...
LG Energy Solution eyes US market for ESS
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the rapidly growing US market for energy storage systems (ESS).The company on T...
Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race
South Korea’s leading battery and materials makers on Monday shared their concerns about Chinese rivals’ ascent, but expressed confidenc...
HBM market to nearly double; next-gen DRAM to revive demand: KIW
SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are confident that a new memory chip market renaissance is just around the corner thanks to the generative...
Sampyo targets India’s railway track parts market
Sampyo Railway Co., South Korea’s No. 1 railway turnout manufacturer, plans to launch a joint venture with an Indian company within the ...
Amorepacific's Laneige debuts in Mexican market
South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Monday that it is entering the Mexican beauty market with its globally popular skincare...
Homeplus enters Mongolian market with PB products
South Korean big-box retailer Homeplus has entered the Mongolian market for the first time, signing a strategic partnership with the country's ret...
Plasmapp to export 12.3 mn worth of sterilizers to Japan
South Korea's bioplasma technology firm Plasmapp announced on Friday that it has signed a product supply contract worth 16.4 billion won ($12.3 mill...
Hyundai-LG battery JV in Indonesia to power IONIQ 5, other EVs: Chung
Hyundai Motor Co.'s battery joint venture with LG Energy Solution Ltd. in Indonesia will become the South Korean carmaker’s battery manuf...
S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports
South Korea has signed a free trade pact with the Philippines, which is expected to bolster Korean car exports to the Southeast Asian country with a...
Amorepacific's Hera enters Japanese market
South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that its premium color cosmetics brand Hera has launched in Japan, signaling a significant mo...
Samsung Electronics avoids EU’s digital market regulations
Samsung Electronics Co. has steered clear of the European Union’s new set of regulations designed to rein in the dominance of Big Tech compani...
