Naver Pay to be available at all Alipay merchants in China

Naver Pay to be available at all Alipay merchants in China

Naver Pay, the simple payment service of South Korea's Naver Financial, announced on Tuesday that it will start offering Naver Pay Money and Point Q...

SK Chemicals, Lovere to recycle waste plastic in China

SK Chemicals, Lovere to recycle waste plastic in China

South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lovere, a leading recycling business...

NHN Commerce to expand into Chinese market with Xinxuan

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...

KT to build AI medical R&D innovation zone in Seoul

KT to build AI medical R&D innovation zone in Seoul

South Korean wireless carrier KT Corp. will build an innovation valley for medical research and development (R&D) based on artificial intelligen...

HMM embarks on biofuel ship pilot testing on global route

HMM embarks on biofuel ship pilot testing on global route

South Korea has begun a pilot operation of a biofuel-powered container ship on a global route, the government said on Friday. HMM Co.'s container sh...

Battery cell prices plummet amid supply glut in China, weak EV demand

Battery cell prices plummet amid supply glut in China, weak EV demand

The competition among automakers to cut prices of electric vehicles is expected to intensify with battery cell prices falling at a fast pace due to ...

Hankook Tire to supply tires for BYD's electric truck

Hankook Tire to supply tires for BYD's electric truck

Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Thursday that it will supply the Hankook RA08, a tire for a small truck to China's BYD 1-ton electric tru...

AriBio to sell dementia drug AR1001 in China with partner

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 Enpulse to sell off chip processing units in China

SK Enpulse to sell off chip processing units in China

SK Enpulse Co., a South Korean semiconductor part and equipment maker, said on Wednesday it will sell off its chip pre-manufacturing processing unit...

Korea’s heavy dependence on China for raw materials deepens

Korea’s heavy dependence on China for raw materials deepens

While the urea crisis in 2021 laid bare South Korea’s heavy dependence on China for basic raw materials, concerns are growing that Korea&rsquo...

Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race

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...

Plasmapp to export 12.3 mn worth of sterilizers to Japan

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...

SK Rent-a-Car to replace internal combustion engine cars with EVs

SK Rent-a-Car to replace internal combustion engine cars with EVs

SK Rent-a-Car plans to overhaul its existing fleet of internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of electric cars. The company aims to capitalize ...

Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners

Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners

South Korean companies are set to concentrate more on business with emerging markets including India and Vietnam than Asian major countries such as ...

AriBio applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in China for oral dementia drug

AriBio applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in China for oral dementia drug

South Korean clinical-stage biotech company AriBio Co. on Thursday said it applied for Phase 3 clinical trials on the anti-Alzheimer's candidate t...

Korea's National Geographic Apparel steps up push into China

Korea's National Geographic Apparel steps up push into China

South Korean fashion company The Nature Holdings Co. is set to expand the presence of its outdoor clothing brand National Geographic Apparel in Chin...

POSCO International to take part in CCS project in Texas

POSCO International to take part in CCS project in Texas

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is expected to wi...

China, beneficiary of Korea’s surging EV cell material exports

China, beneficiary of Korea’s surging EV cell material exports

South Korea’s exports of cathodes for secondary batteries are surging with the booming electric vehicle industry, but the country’s trad...

Jackpot seekers boost Grand Hyatt Jeju's Aug sales to record high

Jackpot seekers boost Grand Hyatt Jeju's Aug sales to record high

Grand Hyatt Jeju within Jeju Dream Tower Integrated Resort posted its highest-ever revenue of 14.3 billion won ($10.8 million) in August, Lotte Tour...

S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption

S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption

South Korea has waived e-visa issuance fees through year's end for Chinese visitors on group tours.This is in response to the travel industry's re...

HK inno.N releases K-Cab in Singapore

HK inno.N releases K-Cab in Singapore

South Korean bio-health company HK inno.N announced on Monday that it has released the new drug K-CAB for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in ...

S.Korea's Posco International secures graphite in Africa

 S.Korea's Posco International secures graphite in Africa

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. is broadening its footprint in Africa's secondary battery raw material sector, with plans to secure an annua...

LG H&H's The Whoo unveils Cheongidan renewal line in Shanghai

LG H&H's The Whoo unveils Cheongidan renewal line in Shanghai

LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday its strategy to focus on the Chinese market by unveiling a renewal version of "Cheongidan," the flagship produc...

South Korean exporters jittery as China's slowdown raises red flag

South Korean exporters jittery as China's slowdown raises red flag

South Korea’s exporting companies are increasingly feeling the heat as its top export market China is sounding alarm bells over the world&rsqu...

Sapeon completes $45 mn series A funding

Sapeon completes $45 mn series A funding

Sapeon, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company, announced on Wednesday that it has concluded a Series A funding round, ra...

Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries

Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries

South Korea’s three major battery makers – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI CO. – are increasingly anxious about...

Kia unveils design of EV5, its first China-made global electric car

Kia unveils design of EV5, its first China-made global electric car

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Friday unveiled the design of the EV5, its first China-made all-electric vehicle that th...

BOK chief’s top mission: Soft landing for household debt

BOK chief’s top mission: Soft landing for household debt

South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday vowed to reduce household debt without causing a severe economic downturn as the Bank of Korea he...

Korean exodus from China funds amid deepening property crisis  

Korean exodus from China funds amid deepening property crisis  

South Korean investors’ retreat from Chinese equity funds of nearly 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in total principal is accelerating amid dee...

Hyundai Motor’s China restructuring continues with Chongqing plant sale

Hyundai Motor’s China restructuring continues with Chongqing plant sale

Hyundai Motor Co., reeling from its weak car sales in China, has put its Chongqing plant up for sale as South Korea’s top automaker continues ...

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