Celltrion to merge with global sales affiliate by end-2023

Celltrion to merge with global sales affiliate by end-2023

South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Group has begun procedures to merge biopharmaceuticals developer and producer Celltrion Inc. with global...

Hyundai Samho sees bumper 2023 as ship orders pile up

Hyundai Samho sees bumper 2023 as ship orders pile up

Yeongam, South Jeolla Province -- On Aug. 14, workers at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co.'s shipyard were meticulously inspecting the cargo hold o...

SK Pharmteco gears up for big leap in advanced biotherapies

SK Pharmteco gears up for big leap in advanced biotherapies

SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), is upping the ante in its b...

Hyundai acquires GM’s Indian plant, aims to sell more SUVs, EVs

Hyundai acquires GM’s Indian plant, aims to sell more SUVs, EVs

Hyundai Motor Co. has acquired a car manufacturing plant in India from General Motors Co. as South Korea's top automaker aims to expand its presence...

Hyundai Motor, Seoul Univ. to establish Future Automotive Mobility

Hyundai Motor, Seoul Univ. to establish Future Automotive Mobility

Hyundai Motor Co. and Seoul National University have joined forces to cultivate talent in electric vehicle control and vehicle software, which are e...

Samsung's Bespoke Qooker surpasses 200,000 units in sales

Samsung's Bespoke Qooker surpasses 200,000 units in sales

Samsung Electronics Co.'s Bespoke Qooker has exceeded cumulative sales of 200,000 units within two years since its launch.Bespoke Qooker is a vers...

Hyundai Steel further scales back on Chinese operations

Hyundai Steel further scales back on Chinese operations

South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. has sold its subsidiary in Chongqing, China to further scale back Chinese operations as it loses ground to low...

Staying 5 hours on cruise ship in Busan raises sales 30%: study

Staying 5 hours on cruise ship in Busan raises sales 30%: study

With the resumption of international cruise ship travel to South Korea, domestic credit card company BC Card says daily sales in commercial district...

Rebidding Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk

Rebidding Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk

Rebidding Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk I. Overview of sale 1. Sellers: Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd.(“KOSPO”), K...

Samsung raises $2.2 billion via ASML stake sale for chip investment

Samsung raises $2.2 billion via ASML stake sale for chip investment

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has sold 3.55 million shares in Dutch chip equipment maker ASML Holding N.V. fo...

Korean C&R Research to set up US, Thai units for global biz

Korean C&R Research to set up US, Thai units for global biz

C&R Research Inc., South Korea’s top contract research organization (CRO), plans to establish units in the US and Thailand this year while...

NewJeans selected as models for Hyundai Dept. Store Duty Free

NewJeans selected as models for Hyundai Dept. Store Duty Free

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on Monday that it has newly appointed the five-member K-pop girl group NewJeans as models...

Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers

Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers

South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...

Hyundai Motor to launch 5th-generation new Santa Fe

Hyundai Motor to launch 5th-generation new Santa Fe

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to release the fifth-generation model of its midsize sports utility vehicle (SUV) Santa Fe on Wednesday. This marks a full ...

Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales

Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales

Genesis, the luxury car brand of Hyundai Motor Co., is on the verge of breaking the million mark in cumulative global sales this month in seven year...

Taihan Cable posts highest first-half operating profit in 20 years

Taihan Cable posts highest first-half operating profit in 20 years

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that its consolidated operating profit for the first half of this year reached 41....

S.Korea's Hanon Systems hits 'home run' with heat pump for EVs

S.Korea's Hanon Systems hits 'home run' with heat pump for EVs

Hanon Systems, a leading South Korean maker of automotive thermal management systems, posted surprising results in the second quarter in blowing awa...

Hyundai's all-new Santa Fe to hit Korean market mid-August

Hyundai's all-new Santa Fe to hit Korean market mid-August

Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-new Santa Fe will finally hit the market with presales to take place this Saturday in South Korea, where the mid-size sport ...

Hyundai Steel develops industrial neutron analyzer jointly with startup

Hyundai Steel develops industrial neutron analyzer jointly with startup

Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest steelmaker, announced on Thursday that it has successfully collaborated with the in-house startup 3I...

Hyundai Elevator sets sights on global ‘Top 5’ ranking by 2030

Hyundai Elevator sets sights on global ‘Top 5’ ranking by 2030

Shanghai Hyundai Elevator, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., unveiled on Thursday an ambitious plan to bolster its market sh...

S.Korea's SK C&C enters battery sector with DNA Motors

S.Korea's SK C&C enters battery sector with DNA Motors

South Korea's SK C&C will make batteries for electric motorcycles as the first domestic system integration company to enter the battery field.SK...

Hyundai Mobis wins EV component supply deal from VW

Hyundai Mobis wins EV component supply deal from VW

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. has bagged a deal purportedly worth billions of dollars to supply a key electric vehicle component to Volkswag...

Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback

Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback

Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s fintech unicorn operating mobile financial platform Toss, is at a crossroads as its second attempt to sell ...

SK Square to buy back $152 mn of its stocks by March 2024

SK Square to buy back $152 mn of its stocks by March 2024

South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. will buy back 200 billion won ($151.9 million) worth of corporate shares by March of next year as an effo...

Hyundai Glovis to secure additional 12 car transport vessels by 2025

Hyundai Glovis to secure additional 12 car transport vessels by 2025

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, plans to secure an additional 12 vehicle transport vessels by 202...

Korean lifestyle brand Andar takes on Xexymix in athleisure market

Korean lifestyle brand Andar takes on Xexymix in athleisure market

South Korea's activewear maker Andar posted record quarterly sales of 61.6 billion won ($47 million), moving one step closer to retaking the market ...

Insatiable Hyundai Motor aspires to lead India with SUVs, EVs

Insatiable Hyundai Motor aspires to lead India with SUVs, EVs

Hyundai Motor Group must become “the first mover” in India, which has emerged as the next fierce battlefield for global car makers after...

Carmakers in race for low-cost EVs amid tepid sales growth

Carmakers in race for low-cost EVs amid tepid sales growth

Global carmakers such as Volkswagen, Hyundai Motor Group and Stellantis N.V. are in a race to release cheaper electric vehicles with the entry price...

LG Uplus to grow EV charging JV to be among Korea’s top 3

LG Uplus to grow EV charging JV to be among Korea’s top 3

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, aims to develop its electric vehicle charging joint venture with Kakao Mobility Co...

Kia launches exclusive care service for EV9

Kia launches exclusive care service for EV9

South Korea's Kia Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will begin exclusive EV9 care services. The company will offer after-sale services throughout t...

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