Kia unveils flagship EV9 design; world premiere in March

Kia Corp. on Wednesday showcased its large flagship electric sport utility vehicle EV9 as the No. 2 South Korean carmaker is extending its EV lineup...

Samsung chief Lee vows bold investment to bolster chip R&D capabilities

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee pledged another bold investment in the world’s largest memory chipmaker’s next-generation se...

S.Korea's Krafton, Naver to set up JV for metaverse services in H1

Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is slated to establish a joint venture with Naver Z Corp., a metaverse unit of the country&rs...

Hyundai to boost India presence via takeover of GM plant

Hyundai Motor Co., the leading South Korean carmaker, is set to expand its presence in India with a takeover of General Motors Co.’s plant in ...

LS Electric unveils smart factory solutions

South Korea’s LS Electric Co. on Wednesday said it has unveiled its future factory automation solutions for the digital transformation era at ...

Seoul to build world’s 2nd-largest Ferris wheel in 2027

South Korea’s capital city Seoul will build the world’s second-largest Ferris wheel, the Seoul Ring, on a former landfill site by the en...

POSCO Flow to assist World Vision in transportation of relief goods

POSCO Flow, a logistics partner of World Vision, agreed on Tuesday to help transport relief and sponsorship goods for the humanitarian organization ...

Samsung reclaims world's top spot in chip sales: Omdia

Samsung Electronics Co. topped the global chipmakers with $67.1 billion in revenue last year, according to London-based tech research firm Omdia ear...

S.Korea needs bold investment to keep K-chip supremacy: SNU scholar

The South Korean government and the private sector must commit to more generous and comprehensive support for the country's memory chip industry if ...

LG Uplus to show off total smart factory solutions at trade show

LG Uplus Corp., a mobile telecom service carrier in South Korea, announced on Tuesday that it would present a complete set of smart factory solution...

Korea's Kumho Tire sponsors Touring Car Championship

Kumho Tire Co. announced on Monday its title sponsorship of the Touring Car Championship (TCR), a global touring car competition, with the organizer...

Yanolja becomes Korea's first company to join UAE's Global Unicorn Center

South Korea's Yanolja Co. a leisure booking platform company, announced on Thursday that it has become the first Korean company to join the Global U...

Doosan Enerbility promotes technology at world's largest energy exhibition

Major South Korean power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Wednesday that it has started promoting its nuclear power and gas turbine ...

Network usage fees likely to take center of debate at MWC2023

Major participants in the mobile world congress (MWC) 2023 such as Google Inc. and Netflix Inc. are expected to discuss telecommunications network f...

SK Enmove joins GRC's ElectroSafe Fluid Partner Program

South Korea's SK Enmove Co. said on Monday it will participate in the ElectroSafe Fluid Partner Program run by US-based specialist company GRC, whic...

SK Nexilis signs $1 billion deal to supply copper foil to Northvolt

SK Nexilis Co., a unit of South Korean chemical materials maker SKC Ltd., said on Sunday it has signed a 1.4 trillion won ($1.08 billion) deal to su...

SK Enmove stresses pursuit of energy efficiency: CEO

"This year is the first year of SK Enmove's process of becoming an energy-efficiency company," said Park Sang-kyu, CEO of SK Enmove, a lubricant sub...

Samsung develops world's first reusable air filter for harmful gases

Samsung Electronics Co., the South Korean electronics giant, has developed the world’s first filter that can remove both fine dust and harmful...

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...

Webtoon starring Netmarble's girl group MAVE coming soon

Netmarble Corp. announced that the webtoon "MAVE: Another World," based on the virtual girl group, will be available on KakaoPage and Kakao Webtoon ...

HK inno.N's GERD drug K-CAB gets approval in Mexico

South Korea's biohealth company HK inno.N said on Tuesday that its gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment K-CAB (active ingredient: tegopr...

SK Telecom doubles capacity of its AI service's supercomputer Titan

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. on Sunday said it had doubled the processing capacity of its supercomputer Titan, the brain of its artificial intellige...

Hankook Tire to supply exclusive tires for Formula E in India

Hankook Tire & Technology said on Friday that it will serve as the exclusive supplier and official partner of Formula E's 2023 Greenco Hyderabad...

S.Korean firms showcase hydrogen offerings in United States

South Korean energy ministry and major Korean companies including Hyundai Motor Co., SK E&S, and Korea Zinc Co. participated in the Hydrogen &am...

Kia sponsors LoL e-sport world tourney for 5th straight year

For the fifth straight year, Kia Corp. is a sponsor at the e-sport tournament League of Legends (LoL) European Championship (LEC).The tournament has...

NPS underperforms global peers by returns for Q1-Q3 2022

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, ranked 10th out of the global 42 state-owned investors by rate...

SK Telecom, Doosan Robotics launch AI-powered barista

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and Doosan Robotics Inc. have jointly launched an artificial intelligence-powered barista, SK Group'...

Silicon Valley, Korean startups’ choice for global business

Silicon Valley was the favorite place for South Korean startups for their global business as more of them were established in other countries for th...

Samsung Display unveils touch-enabled OLED laptop PC screen

A South Korean company has developed an OLED laptop PC display with a touch function like a smartphone screen without needing a separate film attach...

KB Financial recognized as global sustainability leader

South Korea's KB Financial Group was selected as one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" list announced by Corporate Knig...