LG Elec joins governing body of SOAFEE

LG Elec joins governing body of SOAFEE

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it became the ninth member of the governing body of the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge ...

Lotte Group’s 3rd-generation son comes to the fore

Lotte Group’s 3rd-generation son comes to the fore

Shin Yoo-yeol, the eldest son of Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-Bin, was promoted to lead the group’s new division to be launched within its h...

Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets

Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets

Four major banks in South Korea are enjoying healthy earnings from overseas businesses, particularly in Asian emerging markets.KEB Hana Bank posted ...

Global NAND chip sales up in Q3 amid Samsung output cut

Global NAND chip sales up in Q3 amid Samsung output cut

Global sales of NAND flash chips slightly grew in the third quarter as industry leaders such as Samsung Electronics Co. cut output, a report showed ...

Hyundai Mobis builds new electrification research center

Hyundai Mobis builds new electrification research center

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis announced on Tuesday that it opened the Electrification Research Center in Euiwang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea...

S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal

S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal

South Korea and Japan on Friday revived their bilateral currency swap line to boost their dollar liquidity amid improved diplomatic relations.The tw...

Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments

Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments

South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...

HD Hyundai taps RCE to go global with used heavy machinery

HD Hyundai taps RCE to go global with used heavy machinery

HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., the construction machinery provider under South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai Group, will ventu...

KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion

KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday the establishment of a South Korean pavilion at the upcoming SLUSH 2023, ...

More Koreans seek high-yield bond funds, betting the Fed will end hikes

More Koreans seek high-yield bond funds, betting the Fed will end hikes

South Korean investors are growing more interested in global high-yield bond funds, betting that the US Federal Reserve is likely to end its interes...

Hancom to unveil document creator like Mircrosoft's Copilot

Hancom to unveil document creator like Mircrosoft's Copilot

Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, is set to speed up its artificial intelligence business with a beta service of AI-po...

Naver to launch global version of Whale browser in Q1 2024

Naver to launch global version of Whale browser in Q1 2024

Naver Cloud, the infrastructure subsidiary of South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp., plans to launch a global version of its Whale browser in...

Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK

Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the global infrastructure ...

KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research

KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the I...

Compelling investment opportunity in US data center market: Principal

Compelling investment opportunity in US data center market: Principal

Current tenant demand for data centers has never been stronger and is growing at an unprecedented rate. Investors have started to take notice and ma...

S. Korea’s CU surpasses 500 global stores

S. Korea’s CU surpasses 500 global stores

South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Thursday that it surpassed 500 global stores, achieving an annual footfall of 100 million overs...

Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun Tomyum in Thailand

Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun Tomyum in Thailand

South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Wednesday that it will launch the first global collaboration products of its flagship...

Samsung, LG lead global TV market in Q3 2023

Samsung, LG lead global TV market in Q3 2023

Samsung Electronics Co. has retained the number one position in global TV market share, hitting a 30% mark in this year's third quarter, marking a p...

Faker’s T1 wins League of Legends global championship

Faker’s T1 wins League of Legends global championship

South Korea’s video game team T1 led by local hero and professional player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok won the 2023 League of Legends W...

LG Elec unveils shoe care appliance at ComplexCon 2023

LG Elec unveils shoe care appliance at ComplexCon 2023

LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its dedicated shoe care appliance Styler Objet Collection ShoeCare and ShoeCase at ComplexCon 2023 in Long Beach, Calif...

SK Geo breaks ground on $1.4 bn plastic recycling cluster

SK Geo breaks ground on $1.4 bn plastic recycling cluster

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. on Wednesday broke ground on a waste plastic recycling complex to transform itself into a green petrochemical...

Samsung launches 8TB portable SSD T5 EVO

Samsung launches 8TB portable SSD T5 EVO

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled the T5 EVO portable SSD, a lightweight portable Solid-State Drive (SSD) that provides up to 8 terabyte...

PUBG’s glorious comeback in India boon to Krafton

PUBG’s glorious comeback in India boon to Krafton

South Korea’s game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. boasted the local gaming industry’s highest operating margin, above 40%,...

Samsung C&T to build world’s largest liquid hydrogen tank

Samsung C&T to build world’s largest liquid hydrogen tank

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Sunday it received certification for the world's largest liquid hydrogen storage tank design from D...

Mirae seeks sale of HK Goldin assets to recoup investment

Mirae seeks sale of HK Goldin assets to recoup investment

Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage house, plans a public tender of assets held by debt-laden Goldin Financial Holding...

Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS

Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Thursday its camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients got COSMetic Organic and natural Standard...

LG Display’s OLED panel gets certifications for eye comfort

LG Display’s OLED panel gets certifications for eye comfort

South Korea’s LG Display Co. announced on Wednesday its third-generation OLED TV panels got a certification from global safety science resea...

S.Korea tops global shipbuilding orders in October, surpassing China

S.Korea tops global shipbuilding orders in October, surpassing China

South Korean shipbuilders won the most shipbuilding orders worldwide in October 2023. The country overtook China and claimed the lead in the global ...

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

South Korea's chicken franchise Kkanbu Chicken opened its first overseas branch in Manila's Solaire Resort.According to the company on Tuesday, the ...

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