NGeneBio joins US gov't Cancer Moonshot project

NGeneBio joins US gov't Cancer Moonshot project

South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. announced on Tuesday it joins US President Joe Biden's cancer-conquering project "Cancer Moonsh...

Vuno's brain imaging AI medical device secures FDA certification

Vuno's brain imaging AI medical device secures FDA certification

South Korea's medical device startup Vuno announced on Tuesday that its AI-powered brain quantification device Vuno Med-DeepBrain has received the 5...

LG Elec beats earnings estimates on healthy automotive biz

LG Elec beats earnings estimates on healthy automotive biz

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to the strong automotive busin...

Lotte Wellfood ups Choco Pie India sales target to $60 mn with new factory

Lotte Wellfood ups Choco Pie India sales target to $60 mn with new factory

Lotte Wellfood Co., formerly Lotte Confectionery Co., has revised up this year’s Choco Pie sales forecast in India to 80 billion won ($60 mill...

S.Korea’s petrochemical, steel firms open online shopping malls

S.Korea’s petrochemical, steel firms open online shopping malls

South Korea’s petrochemical and steel companies, which mainly engage in business-to-business transactions, are opening or running a string o...

Samsung, SK granted indefinite US waiver on chip gear supplies to China

Samsung, SK granted indefinite US waiver on chip gear supplies to China

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, have been granted an indefinite waiver on semiconductor ...

Lotte Chemical sells JV stakes in China, eyes other profitable markets

Lotte Chemical sells JV stakes in China, eyes other profitable markets

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has sold its entire stakes in joint ventures with Chinese partners as the Korean company faces a supply glu...

Hyundai, Iveco solidify partnership with E-WAY H2 hydrogen fuel cell bus

Hyundai, Iveco solidify partnership with E-WAY H2 hydrogen fuel cell bus

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and Italian truck maker Iveco Group N.V. have consolidated their business partnership through th...

Hyundai to hike Exter SUV output to capitalize on void in India

Hyundai to hike Exter SUV output to capitalize on void in India

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to ramp up the production of its compact sport utility vehicle Exter in India to capitalize on the void in the entry-level S...

Hyundai Kona Hybrid beats Toyota in German test

Hyundai Kona Hybrid beats Toyota in German test

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Friday that its crossover SUV, the Kona Hybrid, received higher scores than the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid in a vehi...

Tesla Model Y reclaims spot as Koreans' favorite foreign car in September

Tesla Model Y reclaims spot as Koreans' favorite foreign car in September

The Tesla Model Y reclaimed the top spot on the best-selling imported car list in South Korea last month for the first time since September 2022. Th...

Hyundai Glovis pledges carbon neutrality by 2045

Hyundai Glovis pledges carbon neutrality by 2045

South Korean shipping and logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. on Thursday pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.  Despite producing a h...

Hyundai Motor, Kia to adopt Tesla’s charging standard for EVs

Hyundai Motor, Kia to adopt Tesla’s charging standard for EVs

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have joined Tesla's Supercharger network for electric vehicles (EV).The North American branches of the two South Kor...

Hyundai Steel aims to reduce reliance on Hyundai, Kia

Hyundai Steel aims to reduce reliance on Hyundai, Kia

South Korea's Hyundai Steel Co. is aiming to reduce its dependence on its affiliates Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. to become one of the world&rsqu...

SK C&C invests in US startup Glassdome

SK C&C invests in US startup Glassdome

South Korea's SK C&C announced on Thursday that it has made a new investment in Glassdome, a US carbon emission management solution startup.&nbs...

NKMax's US subsidiary listed on Nasdaq

NKMax's US subsidiary listed on Nasdaq

South Korean natural killer (NK) cell drugmaker NKMax Co. on Wednesday said its US subsidiary NKGen Biotech on Monday was listed on the Nasdaq Globa...

Pulmuone, BlueNalu team up for cell-cultured seafood

Pulmuone, BlueNalu team up for cell-cultured seafood

South Korean food company Pulmuone revealed plans on Thursday to boost its strategic partnership with US-based seafood startup BlueNalu, focusing on...

From fast follower to first mover under Hyundai Motor's Chung

From fast follower to first mover under Hyundai Motor's Chung

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun emphasized “customers” as his management keyword when he took the helm of the largest automoti...

SUVs, small pickups grab largest share of S.Korea's car market

SUVs, small pickups grab largest share of S.Korea's car market

Sport utility vehicles (SUV) and small pickup trucks in South Korea are occupying a larger share of the domestic automotive market.Industry sources ...

Recreational cars grab largest share of S.Korea's automotive market

Recreational cars grab largest share of S.Korea's automotive market

Recreational vehicles (RVs) in South Korea like sport utility vehicles (SUV) and small pickups are occupying a larger share of the domestic automoti...

EVs, SUVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US sales to Sept records

EVs, SUVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US sales to Sept records

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest carmakers, enjoyed record September sales thanks to the popularity of their electri...

POSCO Int’l to build permanent magnet factory in US with Star Group

POSCO Int’l to build permanent magnet factory in US with Star Group

South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is expediting its push to expand its presence in the electric vehicle supply chain, one of seven...

Samsung to launch cloud gaming service for Galaxy users

Samsung to launch cloud gaming service for Galaxy users

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, is set to unveil a cloud gaming service for mobile devices as it seeks new profit s...

Korean Sept export drop eases as chip sales hit 1-year high

Korean Sept export drop eases as chip sales hit 1-year high

South Korea’s exports slowed their decline in September to their mildest drop amid a yearlong downturn, raising hopes for a recovery in Asia&r...

Celltrion Pharm gets GMP certification from Japan

Celltrion Pharm gets GMP certification from Japan

Celltrion Pharm Inc. announced on Wednesday that its pre-filled syringe (PFS) production facility in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province has obtain...

Korea’s SKC to invest up to $70 mn in US smart glass firm Halio

Korea’s SKC to invest up to $70 mn in US smart glass firm Halio

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemicals maker, is set to invest as much as $70 million in Halio Inc., a US smart glass technology company, to expand the ...

Samsung SDI to invest $2 bn to build 2nd US battery plant with Stellantis

Samsung SDI to invest $2 bn to build 2nd US battery plant with Stellantis

Samsung SDI Co. will inject $1.98 billion to build a second battery manufacturing plant in the US jointly with Netherlands-based automaker Stellanti...

Lotte's chemical units look for talent from US universities

Lotte's chemical units look for talent from US universities

Lotte Group's two chemical units in South Korea searched for talent in US universities.Lotte Chemical Corp. and Lotte Fine Chemical Co. organized ...

HD Hyundai Oilbank changing into eco-friendly energy entity

HD Hyundai Oilbank changing into eco-friendly energy entity

South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank is transforming from a petroleum and oil refinery company into an eco-friendly energy entity through diversificatio...

SK Ecoplant, Ascend Elements in $66 mn US battery recycling JV deal

SK Ecoplant, Ascend Elements in $66 mn US battery recycling JV deal

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm, and its two overseas affiliates are launching a $65.8 million ba...

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