HD Hyundai Infracore to develop truck battery packs

HD Hyundai Infracore to develop truck battery packs

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. plans to enter the electric commercial vehicle market through the development of truck batteries.The company ...

Blackstone names Koramco preferred bidder for $553 mn landmark

Blackstone names Koramco preferred bidder for $553 mn landmark

Blackstone Inc. has tapped South Korea’s Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. as the preferred bidder for prime office building Arc Place, t...

Hyundai Motor muscles into online used car market

Hyundai Motor muscles into online used car market

Hyundai Motor Co. is slated to start selling certified used cars online from Oct. 24, three years after its announcement to enter the 30 trillion wo...

China’s Temu challenges homegrown e-commerce platforms in Korea

China’s Temu challenges homegrown e-commerce platforms in Korea

Temu, a popular Chinese discount e-commerce platform that landed in South Korea just a few months ago, has apparently cracked homegrown players&rsqu...

Samsung Elec to develop spam filter with public web body

Samsung Elec to develop spam filter with public web body

Samsung Electronics Co. and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on minimizing damage t...

Tesla supplier L&F's precursor unit begins IPO process

Tesla supplier L&F's precursor unit begins IPO process

L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., has embarked on a process to list its subsidiary in the local...

Late Samsung chairman Lee's New Management back in spotlight

Late Samsung chairman Lee's New Management back in spotlight

As the leader of Samsung Group for three decades, the late group Chairman Lee Kun-hee brought fundamental changes to the conglomerate under his &ldq...

Zuellig mulls acquiring S.Korea’s top drug distributor Geo-Young

Zuellig mulls acquiring S.Korea’s top drug distributor Geo-Young

Asia’s leading drug distributor Zuellig Pharma is considering the acquisition of Geo-Young Corp., the largest medicine wholesaler in South Kor...

Korea Inc.’s record short-term borrowing raises specter of debt overhang

Korea Inc.’s record short-term borrowing raises specter of debt overhang

South Korea’s short-term corporate loan growth is picking up at a fast pace, stirring concern among some analysts who see parallels to the 200...

Humedix gets gov't OK for trials of dementia candidate drug

Humedix gets gov't OK for trials of dementia candidate drug

South Korea’s Humedix Co., a developer of biological and pharmaceutical products, on Tuesday said it received approval from the Ministry of Fo...

One Store secures $14.8 mn investment from Krafton

One Store secures $14.8 mn investment from Krafton

South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a 20-billion-won ($14.8-million) investment from Krafton Inc. The company's goal is to ...

Lululemon opens logistics center in S.Korea

Lululemon opens logistics center in S.Korea

Global sports brand Lululemon Athletica Inc. opened its first logistics center in South Korea. It's located in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. This ...

SeeDevice named Semiconductor Review’s Company of the Year

SeeDevice named Semiconductor Review’s Company of the Year

SILICON VALLEY -- SeeDevice Inc., a fabless image sensor developer famous for its quantum-effect CMOS (QMOS) sensors capable of expanding vision bey...

Korea's Harim to divest of Hanjin KAL shares to fund HMM acquisition

Korea's Harim to divest of Hanjin KAL shares to fund HMM acquisition

South Korea’s poultry processing company Harim Group is set to sell off all its Hanjin KAL Co. shares its affiliate owns to secure capital for...

SK to invest in S.Korean company for bio jet fuel materials

SK to invest in S.Korean company for bio jet fuel materials

SK Group, South Korea’s energy-to-semiconductor conglomerate, is set to invest in a local renewable energy ingredient provider for stable proc...

Samsung Heavy develops container loss prevention device

Samsung Heavy develops container loss prevention device

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries on Tuesday revealed its latest invention Special Structure Anti-Container Loss (SSA-CL), using its...

SK Chemicals, Estée Lauder to co-work for eco-friendly packaging

SK Chemicals, Estée Lauder to co-work for eco-friendly packaging

South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. announced on Tuesday a partnership with Estée Lauder, the leading global cosmetics brand, to integrate circula...

100 new South Korean AI vanguards to be unveiled

100 new South Korean AI vanguards to be unveiled

One hundred new South Korean startups at the vanguard of development of innovative AI technology will be unveiled later this month, according to The...

Korea delays ESG reporting rules for firms to 2026 or later

Korea delays ESG reporting rules for firms to 2026 or later

South Korea will postpone implementation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure rules for the country’s listed firms from 20...

Lotte leads corporate push to raise Korea’s dismal birthrate

Lotte leads corporate push to raise Korea’s dismal birthrate

South Korea’s dreadfully low birthrate — the world’s lowest — is not just a concern for politicians or government officials....

Korea’s LG telecom unit to launch logistics platform service

Korea’s LG telecom unit to launch logistics platform service

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, is poised to launch a platform service that will digitally transform the local logistics s...

SK Telecom introduces paid currency to metaverse ifland

SK Telecom introduces paid currency to metaverse ifland

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. has introduced an economic system to its metaverse service "ifland." With this, users can now purchase items with the c...

Korea’s battery trio aims to outsmart Chinese rivals in US

 Korea’s battery trio aims to outsmart Chinese rivals in US

South Korea’s three major battery makers — LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. — recently came under renewed pr...

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...

Korea game makers lure more female users with Hello Kitty

Korea game makers lure more female users with Hello Kitty

South Korean game developers have teamed up with Hello Kitty and other fictional characters of Japanese entertainment company Sanrio Co. to lure mor...

HSBC, BNP Paribas to be fined for naked short sales in S.Korea

HSBC, BNP Paribas to be fined for naked short sales in S.Korea

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will fine the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and Bank BNP Paribas the large...

S.Korea sees rise in young, independent Chinese tourists

S.Korea sees rise in young, independent Chinese tourists

South Korea is welcoming a growing number of Chinese tourists since China lifted a ban on group tours to its neighboring country on Aug. 10 after mo...

Korea's GS Caltex faces FTC probe into intra-group trading

Korea's GS Caltex faces FTC probe into intra-group trading

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has begun an investigation process for alleged intra-group transactions between GS Caltex Corp., the country&r...

Kia to build 2nd purpose-built vehicle plant in Korea

Kia to build 2nd purpose-built vehicle plant in Korea

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to build another purpose-built vehicle (PBV) factory in the country, despite the risk...

KFC Korea to start franchise business for faster growth

KFC Korea to start franchise business for faster growth

Fast food chain KFC said on Friday it will begin franchise store operations in South Korea next year, when the company will mark 40 years of busines...

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