Korea’s KHNP likely to sign nuclear power plant deal with Poland

Korea’s KHNP likely to sign nuclear power plant deal with Poland

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) is expected to sign an initial agreement to build a nuclear power plant in Poland, separate from a three-wa...

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will increase production of hybrid models by some 15% next year to focus on the popular segmen...

Korea eyes $20 bn in weapons exports as Hanwha inks $6 bn Polish deal

Korea eyes $20 bn in weapons exports as Hanwha inks $6 bn Polish deal

South Korea has moved a step closer to achieving a record 28 trillion won ($20 billion) in weapons exports this year, with Hanwha Defense Co. clinch...

Keppel completes Korean waste treatment firm takeover for $530 mn

Keppel completes Korean waste treatment firm takeover for $530 mn

Singapore-based Keppel Infrastructure completed the acquisition of South Korea’s leading waste management company EMK Co. for 760 billion won ...

LG Energy set to ink graphite deal with Australia’s Syrah Resources

LG Energy set to ink graphite deal with Australia’s Syrah Resources

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement to explore graphite procurement from Australia&rsquo...

Foreigners in year's longest Korean buying streak; chipmakers top picks

Foreigners in year's longest Korean buying streak; chipmakers top picks

Foreign investors have returned to the South Korean market, snapping up chip industry leaders such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. for ...

Korea's LG Chem buys Nasdaq-listed biotech firm AVEO for $566 mn

Korea's LG Chem buys Nasdaq-listed biotech firm AVEO for $566 mn

South Korea’s chemicals giant LG Chem Ltd. announced on Oct. 18 that it will acquire AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Nasdaq-listed US biotech fir...

POSCO Chemical may clinch megadeal to supply cathode to Ford Motor

POSCO Chemical may clinch megadeal to supply cathode to Ford Motor

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is looking to forge a long-term contract to supply cathode, a key...

K-pop megaband BTS to serve military duty, agency says

K-pop megaband BTS to serve military duty, agency says

Members of K-pop boy band BTS will fulfill South Korea’s national military duty, starting with its oldest member Jin, their agency HYBE Co. an...

Moderna to stay ahead in mRNA technology: CSO Melissa Moore

Moderna to stay ahead in mRNA technology: CSO Melissa Moore

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The COVID-19 coronavirus disease has been a curse for many people and companies around the world over the past couple of years...

POSCO breaks ground on nickel refining plant in Korea

POSCO breaks ground on nickel refining plant in Korea

POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, broke ground on Friday for a high-purity nickel refining plant in South Korea to meet risin...

Firm dollar deters Korea Inc.’s overseas acquisition deals

Firm dollar deters Korea Inc.’s overseas acquisition deals

The firm dollar is causing South Korean companies to postpone or cancel their plans to buy overseas firms for future growth as the US currency&rsquo...

SillaJen shares jump as exchange maintains listing, allows resumed trade

SillaJen shares jump as exchange maintains listing, allows resumed trade

Shares in South Korea’s scandal-hit biotechnological company SillaJen Inc. soared on Thursday after the local exchange decided to maintain the...

US to allow Samsung, SK Hynix to import to China for 1 year

US to allow Samsung, SK Hynix to import to China for 1 year

The Biden administration has decided to allow Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, to import ...

SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources

SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources

SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term contract to procure lithium, a key battery material, fr...

KB's Indonesian subsidiary to launch $551 mn rights issue

KB's Indonesian subsidiary to launch $551 mn rights issue

Bank KB Bukopin, South Korean bank KB Bank's Indonesian subsidiary, is set to raise capital by issuing 8.44 trillion rupiah ($550.6 million) in new ...

Hyundai’s NEXO crossover tops world’s hydrogen vehicle market

Hyundai’s NEXO crossover tops world’s hydrogen vehicle market

Hyundai Motor Co.'s NEXO crossover has become the world’s best-selling hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in the first eight months of...

Korea's Naver to ramp up global IR activity as stock continues decline

Korea's Naver to ramp up global IR activity as stock continues decline

South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. is poised to hire an investor relations (IR) executive whose chief responsibility will be to com...

LG Energy, POSCO join forces for EV battery business

LG Energy, POSCO join forces for EV battery business

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and POSCO Holdings Inc. have joined hands to enhance their competitiveness in the global electric vehicle battery sector and...

Math app Qanda enjoys surge in popularity with 74 mn subscribers

Math app Qanda enjoys surge in popularity with 74 mn subscribers

The number of subscribers to the mathematics education app Qanda exceeded 74 million as of earlier this month. It is rare for an app developed ...

Japan, Spain firms join forces with Woojin for Korean bullet train bid

Japan, Spain firms join forces with Woojin for Korean bullet train bid

A Japanese company and a Spanish firm have joined hands with a South Korean company for a local bullet train supply deal as the country is expected ...

Korean shipbuilders regain top post, to profit from higher ship prices

Korean shipbuilders regain top post, to profit from higher ship prices

South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have regained the world’s No. 1 title in terms of ship orders and are expected to swing to profit...

Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime

Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Company is set to put a 100% stake in biofuel manufacturer SK Eco Prime on sale, with Goldman Sachs as a...

Samsung Q3 earnings disappoint on weak chip business

Samsung Q3 earnings disappoint on weak chip business

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, missed third-quarter earnings estimates on the weak semiconductor business and its ...

KSOE in $1.5 billion shipbuilding deals with Maersk, Excelerate Energy

KSOE in $1.5 billion shipbuilding deals with Maersk, Excelerate Energy

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said on Wednesday it has clinched a 1.62 trillion won ($1.15 billion) order to build six methanol-...

Malaysian officials to visit KAI plant for fighter jet deal

Malaysian officials to visit KAI plant for fighter jet deal

Malaysian government officials are scheduled to visit Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) next month for a light fighter jet contract, media repor...

Hyundai Heavy's KSOE expected to turn to black in Q3

Hyundai Heavy's KSOE expected to turn to black in Q3

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), under Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, is forecast to have turned to the black for the firs...

SoftBank’s Son expected to meet Samsung's Lee for Arm M&A discussion

SoftBank’s Son expected to meet Samsung's Lee for Arm M&A discussion

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son, who also goes by the Korean name Son Jeong-ui, arrived in South Korea on Saturday. When asked about the purp...

Hyundai’s Trailer Drone concept wins top Red Dot design award

Hyundai’s Trailer Drone concept wins top Red Dot design award

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday its Trailer Drone, a fully autonomous hydrogen mobility concept, has won the top ...

SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker

SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has joined the race to acquire Medit Corp., the world’s third-largest 3D dental scanner ...

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