Hanwha clinches $2.4 bn Australian armored vehicle deal

Hanwha clinches $2.4 bn Australian armored vehicle deal

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has won a $2.4 billion armored vehicle supply deal to Australia, adding to expectations that the South Korean defense industry ...

SK Telecom to launch telescope content service Starhug

SK Telecom to launch telescope content service Starhug

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for providing the "Starhug" service, a remot...

Korea Zinc to up sales to $19 billion by 2033 with green energy

Korea Zinc to up sales to $19 billion by 2033 with green energy

Korea Zinc Inc., South Korea’s and the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, will accelerate its drive to foster its new growth engines...

KOWEPO inks $302 mn financing deal for Oman solar project

KOWEPO inks $302 mn financing deal for Oman solar project

Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) said on Thursday it signed a 400 billion won ($301.8 million) financing deal for a solar power generation project i...

Songzio opens pop-up store in Printemps dept. store

Songzio opens pop-up store in Printemps dept. store

Songzio, the South Korean first-generation designer brand, opened a pop-up store at Printemps Haussmann, a prestigious Parisian department store k...

GM Korea’s exports surpass 10 mn units Jan-Nov 2023

GM Korea’s exports surpass 10 mn units Jan-Nov 2023

GM Korea Co. said on Thursday its vehicle exports have surpassed 10 million units this year as of the end of November with shipments of 10,082,281 u...

Korea’s small diesel truck ban powers LPG-fueled models

Korea’s small diesel truck ban powers LPG-fueled models

South Korea plans to prohibit small trucks with diesel engines from new registrations next year, increasing sales of liquefied petroleum gas-powered...

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE due in Korea; to premiere S24 model in January

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE due in Korea; to premiere S24 model in January

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker by volume, is launching the Galaxy S23 FE series – its latest fan edition ...

South Korea to support urea purchases outside China, boost reserves

South Korea to support urea purchases outside China, boost reserves

The South Korean government plans to offer financial support to domestic companies when they import urea, a substance used in diesel vehicles and fe...

SK’s Chey proposes South Korea-Japan economic bloc akin to EU

SK’s Chey proposes South Korea-Japan economic bloc akin to EU

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and its closest neighbor Japan need to form an economic coalition, similar to the European Union (EU), to meet ...

Korean shipbuilders slide to 2nd place after China in November orders

Korean shipbuilders slide to 2nd place after China in November orders

South Korean shipbuilders slid to second place in new shipbuilding orders last month, yielding the top spot back to their Chinese rivals.According t...

Daesang launches K-style chicken dipping sauces

Daesang launches K-style chicken dipping sauces

South Korea’s Daesang Corp. announced on Tuesday that its global food brand O’food launched two new chicken dipping sauces Swicy (sweet ...

Samsung names new smartphone, TV platform head

Samsung names new smartphone, TV platform head

Samsung Electronics Co. has promoted Kim Yong-soo, vice president and former Google and Oracle software expert, to lead its smartphone and TV platfo...

S.Korea to buy more F-35As, but picks Embraer C-390s for transport

S.Korea to buy more F-35As, but picks Embraer C-390s for transport

South Korea has chosen the F-35A by US-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as its stealth aircraft and Brazil-headquartered aerospace company Embraer&...

Chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix among foreigners’ top picks in Korea

Chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix among foreigners’ top picks in Korea

South Korea’s two largest chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., were among foreign investors’ top picks on the country&...

S.Korea to put $3.6 bn shares in gaming giant NXC on sale

S.Korea to put $3.6 bn shares in gaming giant NXC on sale

The South Korean government said on Monday it will launch a tender offer to sell off a 29.3% stake, valued at around 4.7 trillion won ($3.6 billion)...

HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting

HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and BNP Paribas CIB have been reported to South Korean public prosecutors in violation of ...

China’s urea halts raise specter of another logistics crisis in Korea

China’s urea halts raise specter of another logistics crisis in Korea

China has halted customs clearance on its exports of urea, a substance used to reduce carbon emissions in diesel vehicles, raising the prospect of a...

ITC launches probe into Samsung’s suit vs China’s BOE over OLED

ITC launches probe into Samsung’s suit vs China’s BOE over OLED

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by South Korea’s Samsung Display Co....

S.Korea’s chip exports rebound, ending 15-month losing streak

S.Korea’s chip exports rebound, ending 15-month losing streak

South Korean exports of semiconductors, the country’s top export item, rebounded in November, ending 15 months of declines and reinforcing exp...

S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal

S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal

South Korea and Japan on Friday revived their bilateral currency swap line to boost their dollar liquidity amid improved diplomatic relations.The tw...

KAI inks deal with SpaceX to launch mid-sized satellites in 2025

KAI inks deal with SpaceX to launch mid-sized satellites in 2025

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Friday that it has signed a deal with the US space firm SpaceX to launch South Korea's next-gener...

Orsted wins 1.6 GW offshore wind power license from Korea

Orsted wins 1.6 GW offshore wind power license from Korea

Danish energy company Orsted has secured exclusive rights to build South Korea’s largest offshore wind power complex in a project estimated at...

BOK chief says rates need to stay high for over 6 months

BOK chief says rates need to stay high for over 6 months

South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday said interest rates will have to stay high for more than six months, leaving the door open for an...

Hyundai Mobis unveils world’s first QL display for vehicles

Hyundai Mobis unveils world’s first QL display for vehicles

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Thursday it has developed an innovative premium display for vehicles – the ...

Celltrion Healthcare's Remsima SC to be launched in US in 2024

Celltrion Healthcare's Remsima SC to be launched in US in 2024

Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Thursday that its autoimmune disease treatment Zymfentra (the US product name for Remsima SC) is set to be lau...

Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments

Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments

South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...

Renault Korea to equip Tmap Mobility infotainment in new vehicle

Renault Korea to equip Tmap Mobility infotainment in new vehicle

Renault Korea Motors announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for future infotainment collaboration to provide d...

Korea puts brakes on Chanel, Hermes, Nike resale bans

Korea puts brakes on Chanel, Hermes, Nike resale bans

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has put the brakes on what it calls unfair business practices whereby Chanel, Hermes and Nike ban customers f...

S.Korea’s factory output, consumption dwindle in October

S.Korea’s factory output, consumption dwindle in October

South Korea’s factory activity waned last month, snapping a recovery streak in the previous two months, largely due to a drop in chip producti...

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