S.Korean aerospace firms to co-work for SLV

S.Korean aerospace firms to co-work for SLV

South Korea's aerospace companies will collaborate to secure launch vehicle technology for small satellites weighing less than 500kg.  The Sou...

LG Elec separates new biz divisions into in-house entities

LG Elec separates new biz divisions into in-house entities

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, has actively separated new business organizations into independent in-house entities, ...

Hanyang, Air Products to co-work for green ammonia

Hanyang, Air Products to co-work for green ammonia

South Korea's Hanyang Corporation announced on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US industrial gas company Air Product...

HD Hyundai Infracore to sell excavator in dept. store

HD Hyundai Infracore to sell excavator in dept. store

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. will sell excavators at a department store for the first time in the domestic construction equipment indust...

South Korean bio, pharma industry set to take leap

South Korean bio, pharma industry set to take leap

South Korea’s chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. is expected to reap more than 1 trillion won ($768.5 million) in sales this year from its new growth...

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...

After a boom and bust, the chip industry Is regaining its health

After a boom and bust, the chip industry Is regaining its health

The global semiconductor industry is bottoming out, executives say, signaling a rebound in some areas of technology and providing relief for the U.S...

S.Korea’s HMM expands bulk carrier fleet for stable profit

S.Korea’s HMM expands bulk carrier fleet for stable profit

HMM Co., South Korea’s top shipping company, is expanding its fleet, especially bulk carriers, for stable profits amid the sluggishness of the...

Doosan Enerbility secures contract for cask design from KHNP

Doosan Enerbility secures contract for cask design from KHNP

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Thursday it secured a contract for dry storage systems of spent nuclear fuel comprehensive design s...

South Korean steelmakers face longer winter

South Korean steelmakers face longer winter

South Korean steelmakers, including the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker POSCO, are facing a longer-than-expected winter in steel demand as th...

LG Chem, LX Hausys develop material delaying battery thermal runaway

LG Chem, LX Hausys develop material delaying battery thermal runaway

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its spinoff LX Hausys Ltd. have jointly developed a material that delays the thermal runaway of electric vehicl...

Kia’s Q3 profit soars; groupwide design centers revamped

Kia’s Q3 profit soars; groupwide design centers revamped

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday that its third-quarter net profit rose fourfold from a year earlier thanks t...

SK Hynix logs Q3 losses; to ship LPDDR5T to Qualcomm

SK Hynix logs Q3 losses; to ship LPDDR5T to Qualcomm

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s No. 2 memory chipmaker, on Thursday reported its fourth straight quarterly loss, but narrowed the shortfall thanks ...

SK Enmove, Hanwha Aerospace to develop ESS for vessels

SK Enmove, Hanwha Aerospace to develop ESS for vessels

South Korea’s lubricating oil maker SK Enmove Co. and defense industry company Hanwha Aerospace Co. will jointly develop energy storage syst...

KKR expected to buy 100% stake in Taeyoung Industry

KKR expected to buy 100% stake in Taeyoung Industry

Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is expected to take over Taeyoung Industry Corp., a cash cow of South Korea’s medium-sized busi...

Space industry to usher in Saudi Arabia's 2nd boom: KAI

Space industry to usher in Saudi Arabia's 2nd boom: KAI

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Space Agency (SSA) to collaborate broadly in ...

Hanwha Aerospace, KATECH to collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell

Hanwha Aerospace, KATECH to collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell

South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Automotive Technology Institute ...

S.Korean game developer Smilegate, angel of local startups

S.Korean game developer Smilegate, angel of local startups

Smilegate, South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, is raising investments in domestic startups despite ...

China’s graphite export curbs deal blow to Korean battery sector

China’s graphite export curbs deal blow to Korean battery sector

South Korean electric vehicle battery and battery component makers are fretting over the Chinese government’s impending restrictions on export...

SK Hynix showcases cutting-edge CXL, AiM memory at OCP Summit

SK Hynix showcases cutting-edge CXL, AiM memory at OCP Summit

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Friday it showcased its next-generation memo...

Hyundai’s Supernal, Kia showcase flying car, military drones at ADEX 2023

Hyundai’s Supernal, Kia showcase flying car, military drones at ADEX 2023

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing the concept of its electric flying car and hydrogen-powered military drones unde...

HiteJinro to build first overseas soju plant in Vietnam

HiteJinro to build first overseas soju plant in Vietnam

South Korea's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. on Monday unveiled its plan to build a plant in Vietnam. HiteJinro Singapore confirmed a lease a...

Israel-Hamas war takes toll on S.Korean pilgrims

Israel-Hamas war takes toll on S.Korean pilgrims

The war in Israel and Gaza, which has paralyzed some parts of the Middle East, is also set to put a complete stop to South Koreans’ tours of t...

Doosan Robotics looks for M&A targets post-IPO: CEO

Doosan Robotics looks for M&A targets post-IPO: CEO

When Ryu Junghoon was tapped as chief executive of Doosan Robotics Inc. two years ago, he vowed to turn the young robot-making company into an indus...

S.Korea industry production posts largest increase in 30 months

S.Korea industry production posts largest increase in 30 months

South Korea's Index of All Industry Production soared at its steepest pace in 30 months in August, driven by a resurgent semiconductor manufacturing...

Samsung Chair Lee tours Middle East, ‘treasure trove’ of future growth

Samsung Chair Lee tours Middle East, ‘treasure trove’ of future growth

Jay Y. Lee, executive chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., has made his second visit in 10 months to the operations of South Korea’s most powe...

Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer

Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer

South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...

Samsung C&T invests $11 mn in construction robot venture

Samsung C&T invests $11 mn in construction robot venture

South Korean construction and engineering company Samsung C&T Corp. has invested 15 billion won ($11.2 million) in the construction robot startu...

Are virtual idols the next big thing in K-content?

Are virtual idols the next big thing in K-content?

South Korea's booming virtual idol sector, which combines K-pop content and technology, is fueling interest on the enter-tech (entertainment and tec...

HD Hyundai to supply methanol engines to Japanese shipmaker

HD Hyundai to supply methanol engines to Japanese shipmaker

South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. is supplying its first HiMSEN engine using methanol fuel to a Japanese shipmaker. This represents an acceleration in th...

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