S.Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri captures back side of the moon

S.Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri captures back side of the moon

South Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri has released photos of the moon's far side. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced on Wedn...

S.Korea's online voting service company exports its techs to Kyrgyzstan

S.Korea's online voting service company exports its techs to Kyrgyzstan

South Korea's online voting service company Kevoting announced on Wednesday that its mobile voting platform service was adopted for the local counci...

S.Korea's iNtRON launches halal test kit to target Middle Eastern market

S.Korea's iNtRON launches halal test kit to target Middle Eastern market

South Korean biotech firm iNtRON Biotechnology Inc. is focusing on the Middle Eastern market with the introduction of its "LiliF Halal Real-time PCR...

S.Korea to strengthen cooperation with Portugal in renewable energy

S.Korea to strengthen cooperation with Portugal in renewable energy

South Korea’s the Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang participated on Wednesday in The Korean-Portuguese Business Forum at the ...

HMM reduces CO2 emission more than half in last 10 years

HMM reduces CO2 emission more than half in last 10 years

South Korea's No. 1 container line HMM Co. announced on Wednesday that it has achieved a remarkable 57.7% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions duri...

Hanjin to open pop-up store for S.Korean fashion brand in LA

Hanjin to open pop-up store for S.Korean fashion brand in LA

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, announced on Wednesday that it will hold a pop-up event to promote domestic e...

S.Korea fines Google $32 mn for squashing local rival

S.Korea fines Google $32 mn for squashing local rival

South Korea’s antitrust body on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC and its regional arms 42.1 billion won ($32 million) for allege...

S.Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s third launch on May 24

S.Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s third launch on May 24

South Korea will conduct a third attempt to launch its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri on May 24. The Ministry of Scien...

S.Korea's NHN Commerce acquires domestic cosmetics brand WLab

S.Korea's NHN Commerce acquires domestic cosmetics brand WLab

South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s online shopping platform NHN Commerce announced on Tuesday that it has acquired domestic cosmetics br...

Hyundai to spend $18 bn on EVs; Kia breaks ground on first PBV plant

Hyundai to spend $18 bn on EVs; Kia breaks ground on first PBV plant

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its 2030 vision to become one of the world’s top three electric vehicle...

Number of Netflix users in S. Korea drops 30% in a year

Number of Netflix users in S. Korea drops 30% in a year

The number of Netflix users in South Korea has decreased by more than 30% in the past year since the recovery from COVID-19. According to Byun Jae-...

KT launches AI-based email security solution to combat APT attacks

KT launches AI-based email security solution to combat APT attacks

KT Corp. said on Tuesday that it has unveiled an email security solution based on artificial intelligence (AI) advanced persistent threat (APT) anal...

What’s the next K-sensation after rise of 60-year-old K-ramen?  

What’s the next K-sensation after rise of 60-year-old K-ramen?  

It was not easy for latecomer Samyang Foods Co. to come up with a recipe for its own instant ramen noodle 60 years ago when Japanese rival Nissin ...

S.Korean corporate investment in Vietnam plunges 70% in first quarter

S.Korean corporate investment in Vietnam plunges 70% in first quarter

South Korean corporate investment in Vietnam, which has led the economic development of the Southeast Asian nation, has plunged this year due to fac...

S.Korea sees release of generic diabetes drugs after Forxiga patent expires

S.Korea sees release of generic diabetes drugs after Forxiga patent expires

South Korea's pharmaceutical companies are competing to sell generic drugs to raise their presence on the domestic market for diabetes treatment wit...

Korea’s debt-ridden public companies selling off overseas coal mines

Korea’s debt-ridden public companies selling off overseas coal mines

South Korea’s debt-ridden public enterprises are selling off their stakes in overseas coal mines to improve their financial status and stay in...

S.Korean stocks at 8-month high as foreigners chase Samsung

S.Korean stocks at 8-month high as foreigners chase Samsung

South Korean stocks hit an eight-month high on Monday as foreign investors continued to chase Samsung Electronics Co., the country’s most valu...

S.Korean low-cost carriers keep expanding routes to SE Asia

S.Korean low-cost carriers keep expanding routes to SE Asia

South Korean low-cost airlines have started expanding their flight routes. It is based on the expectation that there will be a significant incre...

JW Pharma to use zebrafish in new drug development

JW Pharma to use zebrafish in new drug development

South Korean drug developer JW Pharmaceutical has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Zefit, a domestic non-clinical trial institu...

S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to eleven core tech areas

S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to eleven core tech areas

The South Korean government plans to allocate 70% of its annual R&D budget to 40 projects for research and development in eleven core industrial...

S.Korean semiconductor industry faces sharp decline: report

S.Korean semiconductor industry faces sharp decline: report

The Korea Development Institute (KDI), a renowned government-affiliated economic think tank in South Korea, disclosed on Sunday that the domestic se...

BOK to hold rate on Tuesday as inflation, growth ease

BOK to hold rate on Tuesday as inflation, growth ease

South Korea’s central bank was widely expected to leave its policy interest rate unchanged this week as inflation slows amid fears of a recess...

S.Korean ramen's exports reach new heights amid K-content boom

S.Korean ramen's exports reach new heights amid K-content boom

Riding the wave of the K-content craze, South Korean ramen's overseas status is soaring. In the first quarter of this year, the ramen export value e...

POSCO Group plans talks with former US diplomat

POSCO Group plans talks with former US diplomat

Former US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will hold talks with Chairman Choi Jeong-woo of South Korea’s POSCO Group.They will discuss...

Samsung's Neo QLED 8K wins critical acclaim in US, UK

Samsung's Neo QLED 8K wins critical acclaim in US, UK

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that its recently released the 2023 Neo QLED TV has received high praise from major professional media...

60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: survey

60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: survey

A recent survey conducted by The Poll, a blockchain-based opinion poll company, has revealed that six out of ten Korean citizens are concerned...

Some 60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: Survey

Some 60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: Survey

A recent survey conducted by The Poll, a blockchain-based opinion poll company, has revealed that six out of ten Korean citizens are concerned that ...

SK Energy opens S.Korea's first hydrogen charging station for large trucks

SK Energy opens S.Korea's first hydrogen charging station for large trucks

SK Energy is the first company in South Korea to launch a station for charging large hydrogen-powered trucks. The company on Sunday said it held a c...

Samsung prepares for DRAM upturn with bold investment even after chip output cut

Samsung prepares for DRAM upturn with bold investment even after chip output cut

Samsung Electronics Co. has joined its peers in cutting memory chip production on its chip division’s anticipated first loss in more than a de...

LG Electronics eyes solid Q2 results after Q1 earnings surprise

LG Electronics eyes solid Q2 results after Q1 earnings surprise

LG Electronics Inc. is expected to report solid earnings for the second quarter after its first-quarter operating profit beat market expectations an...

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