POSCO Int’l completes Mexico EV motor core plant for N.American market

POSCO Int’l completes Mexico EV motor core plant for N.American market

POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., concluded construction on an electric...

China Appears to Have Repatriated North Koreans Despite International Pressure

China Appears to Have Repatriated North Koreans Despite International Pressure

SEOUL—China appeared to have repatriated a large number of North Koreans this week, despite international pressure given the harsh punishment ...

Tous Les Jours overseas stores surpass 400

Tous Les Jours overseas stores surpass 400

CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday that its bakery brand Tous Les Jours has expanded its global footp...

GI Innovation transfers allergy treatment tech to Japan

GI Innovation transfers allergy treatment tech to Japan

South Korea's GI Innovation Inc. announced on Monday it has transferred its allergy treatment "GI-301" to the Japanese pharmaceutical company Maruho...

LG Innotek gains int'l licensor status for EV charging tech

LG Innotek gains int'l licensor status for EV charging tech

South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek has received global recognition for its international standard patents for electric vehicle (EV) char...

LG Energy barely fends off CATL in global EV battery market

LG Energy barely fends off CATL in global EV battery market

LG Energy Solution Ltd. retained the top position in the global electric vehicle battery market excluding China in the first eight months of this ye...

Kia holds first Global Distributors Convention in 5 years

Kia holds first Global Distributors Convention in 5 years

South Korea's Kia Corp. held a global distributors convention for the first time in five years, sharing medium to long-term business strategies, inc...

Kia unveils low-cost EV models to reboot sales growth

Kia unveils low-cost EV models to reboot sales growth

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, showcased new low-cost electric vehicles on Thursday to boost the slowing growth in clean automobile...

Samsung SDI, Stellantis to build 2nd US EV battery plant in Indiana

Samsung SDI, Stellantis to build 2nd US EV battery plant in Indiana

Kokomo, Indiana, will be the site of the second electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US of South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. and the Netherl...

Shinsegae targets global luxury cosmetics market with own brand

Shinsegae targets global luxury cosmetics market with own brand

South Korea’s Shinsegae International Inc. targets the global luxury cosmetics market with its own house brand as it aims to transform into a ...

Hyundai Motor to manufacture BAIC’s Arcfox EVs in China

Hyundai Motor to manufacture BAIC’s Arcfox EVs in China

BEIJING -- Hyundai Motor Co. is set to manufacture electric vehicles of Arcfox, a Chinese EV brand owned by BAIC Motor Corp., as the leading South K...

Genesis unveils Camping Gear Black Edition

Genesis unveils Camping Gear Black Edition

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis announced on Wednesday that it unveils The Camping Gear Black Edition, tailored for camping enthusiasts.&n...

Samsung, SK granted indefinite US waiver on chip gear supplies to China

Samsung, SK granted indefinite US waiver on chip gear supplies to China

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, have been granted an indefinite waiver on semiconductor ...

Lotte Chemical sells JV stakes in China, eyes other profitable markets

Lotte Chemical sells JV stakes in China, eyes other profitable markets

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has sold its entire stakes in joint ventures with Chinese partners as the Korean company faces a supply glu...

NPS fills basket with China reopening, cosmetics shares; tech firms sold

NPS fills basket with China reopening, cosmetics shares; tech firms sold

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) sold electronics, information technology and content-related shares in the third quarter, and fil...

Kia to form private-public partnership for EV battery recycling

Kia to form private-public partnership for EV battery recycling

South Korea's Kia Corp. revealed a plan for the first domestic private-public partnership and initiating a pilot project to create a recycling ecosy...

Hyundai Motor, Kia to adopt Tesla’s charging standard for EVs

Hyundai Motor, Kia to adopt Tesla’s charging standard for EVs

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have joined Tesla's Supercharger network for electric vehicles (EV).The North American branches of the two South Kor...

Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea

Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea

South Korea’s Kakao Mobility announced on Thursday that it has started integrating its taxi service app Kakao T with overseas apps. Foreign to...

LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years

LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 20 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of batteries for electric vehicles of the world’s No. 1 car seller Toyota Mo...

EVs, SUVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US sales to Sept records

EVs, SUVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US sales to Sept records

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest carmakers, enjoyed record September sales thanks to the popularity of their electri...

POSCO Int’l to build permanent magnet factory in US with Star Group

POSCO Int’l to build permanent magnet factory in US with Star Group

South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is expediting its push to expand its presence in the electric vehicle supply chain, one of seven...

Samyang to make EV part from recycled fishing nets

Samyang to make EV part from recycled fishing nets

South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. has begun developing eco-friendly and lightweight parts for electric vehicles (EV) by expanding...

Shinsegae Int’l to be exclusive distributor of D&G Beauty in S.Korea

Shinsegae Int’l to be exclusive distributor of D&G Beauty in S.Korea

South Korea's Shinsegae International said on Tuesday that it has signed an exclusive distribution contract with the Italian cosmetic brand Dolce &a...

NHN Commerce to collaborate with China's Shanhai Digital

NHN Commerce to collaborate with China's Shanhai Digital

NHN Commerce, South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s online shopping platform, announced its strategic business agreement with ShanHai Digit...

S.Korea’s SK Earthon starts oil production in South China

S.Korea’s SK Earthon starts oil production in South China

SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., began crude production at an oil f...

LG Uplus, Hanwha unveil ceiling-mounted EV charging system

LG Uplus, Hanwha unveil ceiling-mounted EV charging system

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. and Hanwha Corporation/E&C, a construction unit of Hanwha Corp., announced on Monday that the development of their ...

LG Chem, Huayou to build LFP cathode plant in Morocco

LG Chem, Huayou to build LFP cathode plant in Morocco

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Sunday it will build a lithium phosphate iron (LFP) cathode materials plant in Morocco in partnership with ...

LG Energy may partner with JSW to make EV batteries in India

LG Energy may partner with JSW to make EV batteries in India

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s largest battery makers, is in talks with Indian steel-to-energy conglomerate J...

Kia releases EV model of compact car Ray

Kia releases EV model of compact car Ray

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, on Thursday announced the launch of its newest electric vehicle (EV), The Kia Ray EV, an electrified...

Hyundai Steel to pull out of stainless steel market

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...

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