S.Korea's battery industry looks for staff fluent in European languages

S.Korea's battery industry looks for staff fluent in European languages

South Korea's battery companies are seeking human resources fluent in the languages and familiar with the cultures of countries where plants are loc...

Korea's Daedong to speed up growth with smart farming machines

Korea's Daedong to speed up growth with smart farming machines

Daedong Corp., South Korea’s top agricultural machinery manufacturer, aims to accelerate growth based on new businesses such as smart machines...

Samsung’s TV business launches customer marketing team

Samsung’s TV business launches customer marketing team

South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is putting into action an age-old mantra that reflects the importance of customers in its bus...

Ssangyong Motor gets certification for cyber security in Europe

Ssangyong Motor gets certification for cyber security in Europe

SsangYong Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it has received certification for its European cyber security management system (CSMS). This certific...

POSCO Int'l's pharmaceutical biz in Sudan attains No. 2 market ranking

POSCO Int'l's pharmaceutical biz in Sudan attains No. 2 market ranking

A pharmaceutical company in Sudan set up by South Korea's POSCO International to find business opportunities in and make social contributions to the...

AIMMED’s Somzz ushers in digital therapeutic device market in Korea

AIMMED’s Somzz ushers in digital therapeutic device market in Korea

South Korea’s health and drug safety authority has cleared Somzz to treat patients with sleep disorders, a dynamic move that is expected to vi...

S.Korea's extended reality sector forms industry convergence alliance

S.Korea's extended reality sector forms industry convergence alliance

The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a convergence alliance of the domestic exte...

Lotte Hotel forms new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines

Lotte Hotel forms new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines

On Wednesday, Lotte Hotels & Resorts announced its new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines, marking the hotel group's first international ...

Celltrion's Truxima shows safety, efficacy in post-marketing study

Celltrion's Truxima shows safety, efficacy in post-marketing study

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. reported on Wednesday that its biosimilar drug Truxima (rituximab), a generic version of Roche...

SK Biopharm holds sales meeting for marketing Cenobamate in US

SK Biopharm holds sales meeting for marketing Cenobamate in US

On Wednesday, SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. announced that its US subsidiary, SK Life Sciences Inc., held a "National Sales Meeting" in San Diego. The p...

LG Innotek targets XR device market with new substrate

LG Innotek targets XR device market with new substrate

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. aims to lead the market for components of the extended reality (XR) device industry, which is expected to surge b...

Plain sailing for LS with record earnings under Chairman Koo’s leadership

Plain sailing for LS with record earnings under Chairman Koo’s leadership

LS Group’s plan to groom new growth engines from batteries to electric vehicles and semiconductors is set to gain impetus after South Korea&rs...

EOFlow's insulin injection pump starts to be sold in UAE

EOFlow's insulin injection pump starts to be sold in UAE

South Korea's medical device maker EOFlow Co. started selling the wearable insulin pump EOPatch in the United Arab Emirates.The company said on Tues...

S.Korean shipbuilders rule world’s eco-friendly vessel market

S.Korean shipbuilders rule world’s eco-friendly vessel market

South Korea’s shipbuilders have won more than half of the orders to build eco-friendly vessels so this year based on advanced technology to do...

Korea's Dongsuh to rival Nestle in local capsule coffee market

Korea's Dongsuh to rival Nestle in local capsule coffee market

South Korea’s No.1 instant coffee maker Dongsuh Foods Corp. is set to rival global food and beverage giant Nestle in the local capsule coffee ...

POSCO ties up with Aussie firm on US EV cell mineral project

POSCO ties up with Aussie firm on US EV cell mineral project

South Korea’s POSCO Group has joined hands with an Australian company to work on an electric vehicle battery material project in the US as it ...

Bespin Global, STEG partner to develop cloud management platform

Bespin Global, STEG partner to develop cloud management platform

South Korea's two IT firms, Bespin Global and STEG, have teamed up to jointly develop a cloud operation management platform. Bespin Global said on T...

LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China

LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. for the second straight year was No. 1 on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batteries excluding Chin...

Hanjin converts Indonesian representative office to corporation

Hanjin converts Indonesian representative office to corporation

Hanjin Transportation said Tuesday that it had converted its representative office in Jakarta, Indonesia, into a corporation last month to strengthe...

For the Korean 'Crazyones' who dream to beat Steve Jobs, Elon Musk

For the Korean 'Crazyones' who dream to beat Steve Jobs, Elon Musk

Many young entrepreneurs around the world dream to become the next Steve Jobs or Elon Musk -- industry legends who dramatically changed our daily li...

SK Plasma, Janssen Korea sign sales, distribution agreement

SK Plasma, Janssen Korea sign sales, distribution agreement

SK Plasma Co. Ltd., a South Korean company specializing in the production of plasma derivatives from human plasma, is expanding its product portfoli...

S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis drops IPO on weak demand

S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis drops IPO on weak demand

Oasis Corp., a South Korean grocery delivery platform, decided to withdraw its local initial public offering plan on Feb. 13 amid tepid interest fro...

Korean builders to ramp up overseas business in 2023

Korean builders to ramp up overseas business in 2023

Major South Korean construction firms are set to expand their overseas business while reducing domestic projects this year to boost profitability. T...

GC Biopharma, Sanofi to jointly market Plavix

GC Biopharma, Sanofi to jointly market Plavix

GC Biopharma Co. (formerly Green Cross Corp.) said on Monday it has entered into a joint sales partnership with Sanofi-Aventis Korea, the South Kore...

Zigbang signs agreement with Saudi's National Housing Company

Zigbang signs agreement with Saudi's National Housing Company

On Monday, South Korean proptech company Zigbang announced a partnership with Saudi Arabia's National Housing Company with the goal of digitalizing ...

S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia

S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia

South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. held a conference for 100 local dealers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 10.The con...

Hancom goes global with SDK, SaaS products

Hancom goes global with SDK, SaaS products

South Korea’s homegrown office suite developer Hancom Inc. will seek to boost its brand awareness in the global B2B software market with softw...

Survey reveals consumer preference for hybrid cars over pure EVs

Survey reveals consumer preference for hybrid cars over pure EVs

Although global automakers are ramping up efforts to increase sales of pure electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid models remain the preferred choice among...

Aekyung Chemical to expand surfactant plant in Vietnam

Aekyung Chemical to expand surfactant plant in Vietnam

Aekyung Chemical plans to expand its surfactant plant in Vietnam, with the aim of targeting global markets in Southeast Asia, the company said on Fr...

Korean listed firms’ Q4 results miss forecast by big margin

Korean listed firms’ Q4 results miss forecast by big margin

Weak demand from a global economic slump took a big toll on South Korean companies in the fourth quarter of last year, making many of them miss earn...

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