SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction

SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction

SK Innovation Co. published its 2022 Net Zero Special Report on the company website on Wednesday, detailing its plan of action for Scope 3 carbon em...

Washington, Seoul to hold formal talks on US EV tax credit act

Washington, Seoul to hold formal talks on US EV tax credit act

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea and the United States have agreed to launch formal negotiations over ways to address the negative impacts of the...

Naver Webtoon to pursue profitability with more paying subscribers

Naver Webtoon to pursue profitability with more paying subscribers

South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. is seeking to increase the number of its paying subscribers as the company is shifting its business paradigm...

Hyundai, Ultra Safe Nuclear sign micro reactor procurement agreement

Hyundai, Ultra Safe Nuclear sign micro reactor procurement agreement

Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Friday that it signed a framework agreement...

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...

Korea wins $2.25 bn deal to build Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant

Korea wins $2.25 bn deal to build Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has received a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) order to construct turbine islands under the El-Dabaa nuclear...

Samsung C&T to build solar power plants worth $595 mn in Qatar

Samsung C&T to build solar power plants worth $595 mn in Qatar

South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. is set to build solar power plants worth 800 billion won ($595.2 million) in Qatar, helping the Middle Eas...

SK, SK Energy acquire US energy solution provider Atom Power

SK, SK Energy acquire US energy solution provider Atom Power

SK Inc. and SK Energy announced they have jointly acquired North Carolina-based energy solution enterprise Atom Power Inc. for $150 million.The thre...

Drones, AI, big data power Korean fisheries’ earnings

Drones, AI, big data power Korean fisheries’ earnings

The Jubilee, a 2,200-ton tuna fishing vessel operated by South Korea’s leading fishing company Dongwon Industries Co., has been using drones t...

Seoul says US tax credit bill risks violation of FTA, WTO

Seoul says US tax credit bill risks violation of FTA, WTO

South Korea has conveyed concerns to the US about its legislative move to remove tax credits from electric vehicles produced outside of North Americ...

Celltrion logs strong Q2 earnings powered by biosimilars

Celltrion logs strong Q2 earnings powered by biosimilars

South Korea’s biopharmaceutical maker Celltrion Inc. on Friday reported strong quarterly earnings thanks to healthy demand for its biosimilar ...

LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025

LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025

LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s top battery maker, plans to power all its global production sites with only renewable energy by 2025 to...

Hyundai IONIQ 5 ahead of Volkswagen in German review

Hyundai IONIQ 5 ahead of Volkswagen in German review

Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover beat two competing models from Volkswagen and Swedish carmaker Polestar in a comparative as...

S.Korean startup Time Percent gives power to digital asset investors 

S.Korean startup Time Percent gives power to digital asset investors 

South Korean startup Time Percent Corp. was founded a year ago with the specific goal of giving power to the investors of digital assets, rather tha...

POSCO, Krakatau to expand Indonesia steel mill for $3.5 bn

POSCO, Krakatau to expand Indonesia steel mill for $3.5 bn

South Korea’s POSCO Group and Indonesia’s state-run Krakatau Steel plan to jointly invest $3.5 billion in building a blast furnace and a...

Samsung Elec. celebrates world's first shipment of 3-nanometer chips 

Samsung Elec. celebrates world's first shipment of 3-nanometer chips 

Samsung Electronics Co. held a ceremony on Monday to celebrate its first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductor chips, notching its lead in the race ...

Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities

Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities

Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is aiming to produce the majority of its automotive semiconductors with its own tec...

Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025

Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025

South Korea’s battery manufacturer Samsung SDI Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony for Plant 2 to make cylindrical batteries in Seremban, Mal...

Korean DL E&C to enter SMR biz with Canada’s Terrestrial

Korean DL E&C to enter SMR biz with Canada’s Terrestrial

South Korea’s construction company DL E&C Co. is set to make inroads into the small modular reactor (SMR) business for future growth ...

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Supernal LLC, the urban air mobility affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has unveiled the cabin concept of its flying ...

AI-powered translation startup XL8 raises $2.7 million in bridge investment

AI-powered translation startup XL8 raises $2.7 million in bridge investment

Artificial intelligence-powered translation startup XL8 Inc. said on Monday it raised 3.6 billion won ($2.7 million) in a bridge round prior to Seri...

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

BUSAN – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched the IONIQ 6, its first fully electric sedan, which it claims runs faster and boasts a longer range than...

SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market

SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market

South Korea’s battery maker SK On Co. and US automaker Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday officially launched a joint venture for the North American ...

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Automobile companies’ carbon-neutral activities often result in developing and producing eco-friendly vehicles such as electric vehicles and h...

POSCO, LS Electric to build EV parts plants in Mexico

POSCO, LS Electric to build EV parts plants in Mexico

South Korea's POSCO International Co. broke ground on an electric vehicle parts plant in northern Mexico on July 6, while LS Electric Co. signed a t...

Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner

Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner

Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the design of the IONIQ 6, its first all-electric sedan on an exclusive EV platform, with which South Korea&...

Doosan Enerbility, Siemens' affiliate sign MOU for wind power business

Doosan Enerbility, Siemens' affiliate sign MOU for wind power business

Doosan Enerbility Co. announced Sunday it has signed an initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. (SGRE) i...

Samsung SDI inks $6.6 bn deal for 60% of elecfoil needs

Samsung SDI inks $6.6 bn deal for 60% of elecfoil needs

Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s major battery maker, inked a $6.6 billion contract to secure 60% of its needs for elecfoil, an ingredient for c...

SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun

SK Ecoplant to inject $100 mn in Korean solar energy firm Topsun

South Korea's top waste management company SK Ecoplant Co., a unit of conglomerate SK Inc., is slated to complete talks to invest 130 billion won ($...

Petrochem firms to fuel plants with self-supplied power

Petrochem firms to fuel plants with self-supplied power

South Korea’s petrochemical companies will build power plants for the first time in their history to meet their rising energy needs on a stabl...

S.Korean game developer Krafton acquires Japan’s ADK for $517 million S.Korea's stablecoin frenzy fuels stock rally despite regulatory uncertainty SK Hynix joins Samsung in 200 trillion won market cap club Samsung on hiring spree to bolster US foundry sales LS Electric poised to join Nvidia's supply chain via Vertiv deal