Dongwon founder vows to acquire Korea’s top container line HMM

Dongwon founder vows to acquire Korea’s top container line HMM

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, has vowed to acquire HMM Co., the country’s top container ship ...

US court rules in favor of Korea's nuclear reactor exports

US court rules in favor of Korea's nuclear reactor exports

A US district court on Monday dismissed Westinghouse Electric Corp.’s lawsuit against South Korean state-run companies to block their nuclear ...

K-food behind Japanese travelers' rush to S.Korea

K-food behind Japanese travelers' rush to S.Korea

South Korea is actively promoting itself as a foodies’ heaven to invite more Japanese tourists who have already contributed the most to the co...

Koreans’ US dollar selling spree continues in anticipation of weaker USD

Koreans’ US dollar selling spree continues in anticipation of weaker USD

US dollar investors in South Korea have not backed down from their shorting position of the currency despite the strengthening dollar against the Ko...

Samsung Heavy, Pan Ocean to co-develop digital solutions

Samsung Heavy, Pan Ocean to co-develop digital solutions

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pan Ocean Co., the country's...

Hyundai eyes Saudi EV plant as Korea bets on Middle East boom

Hyundai eyes Saudi EV plant as Korea bets on Middle East boom

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to build an electric vehicle assembly plant in Saudi Arabia as South Korean companies are increasingly tapping growth oppor...

Alipay’s Ant becomes No.2 shareholder of S. Korea’s Toss Payments

Alipay’s Ant becomes No.2 shareholder of S. Korea’s Toss Payments

Ant Group Co., the operator of China’s biggest mobile payment platform Alipay, has become the second-largest stakeholder of Toss Payments, the...

Netflix, S.Korea’s SK Broadband to settle longstanding legal dispute

Netflix, S.Korea’s SK Broadband to settle longstanding legal dispute

Netflix Inc., the world’s top streaming service, and SK Broadband Co., South Korea’s No. 2 internet service provider, said on Monday tha...

Netmarble eyes surplus in H2 with success of new games

Netmarble eyes surplus in H2 with success of new games

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is eyeing profits in the second half as its latest games gain in popularity, after posting deficits for ...

Ready for an AI pastor? Not too distant future in South Korea

Ready for an AI pastor? Not too distant future in South Korea

Some Christians in South Korea are actively embracing the hottest technology of ChatGPT in their spiritual life, sparking controversy over the role ...

Daewoong to develop eye drops for diabetic retinopathy

Daewoong to develop eye drops for diabetic retinopathy

South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical is venturing into the development of a product that can easily treat diabetic retinopathy in the form of ...

HMM embarks on biofuel ship pilot testing on global route

HMM embarks on biofuel ship pilot testing on global route

South Korea has begun a pilot operation of a biofuel-powered container ship on a global route, the government said on Friday. HMM Co.'s container sh...

SK Chairman Chey vows to turn Ulsan into green energy, AI hub

SK Chairman Chey vows to turn Ulsan into green energy, AI hub

Chey Tae-won, chairman of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, has vowed to turn the industrial city of Ulsan, where SK’s...

Moderna signs mRNA access deals with S.Korea's universities

Moderna signs mRNA access deals with S.Korea's universities

The US biotech and pharmaceutical company Moderna on Friday announced signings of contracts with the academic-industry cooperation foundations of Ko...

Korea's STX denies rumors it is backed by Chinese fund

Korea's STX denies rumors it is backed by Chinese fund

South Korean general trading company STX Corp. has said its largest shareholder is a local investment firm, refuting false reports swirling in the m...

Krafton, Naver eye Overdare as S.Korea's answer to Roblox

Krafton, Naver eye Overdare as S.Korea's answer to Roblox

South Korea's game company Krafton Inc. and Naver Z, a metaverse unit of the country’s portal giant Naver Corp. on Thursday said they will u...

LG Chem, Eni eye JV to build biofuel plant in Korea

LG Chem, Eni eye JV to build biofuel plant in Korea

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and Italy's energy giant Eni Sustainable Mobility (SM) have tentatively agreed to build a hydrotreated vegetable oi...

Samsung releases Galaxy Watch6 Classic PXG edition

Samsung releases Galaxy Watch6 Classic PXG edition

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will begin limited-time offers of the "Galaxy Watch6 Classic PXG edition," in collaboration wi...

POSCO seeks partnership with CF Industries to produce blue ammonia

POSCO seeks partnership with CF Industries to produce blue ammonia

South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. is seeking to produce blue ammonia in partnership with CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s larges...

S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report

S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report

The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...

S.Korea to extend $6 bn in financing for African projects

S.Korea to extend $6 bn in financing for African projects

BUSAN – South Korea will offer $6 billion in cheap loans and funds to domestic companies between 2024 and 2025 to finance their construction a...

POSCO, Hyundai unveil hydrogen value chains at H2 MEET 2023

POSCO, Hyundai unveil hydrogen value chains at H2 MEET 2023

Hydrogen-fueled cars, drones and energy systems were unveiled on Wednesday during South Korea’s largest hydrogen industry exhibition H2 MEET, ...

Want to buy an iPhone 15 in South Korea? Pay more

Want to buy an iPhone 15 in South Korea? Pay more

During the unveiling of the much-anticipated iPhone 15 series on Tuesday, Apple Inc. said its newest product line is in same price range as its prev...

Stamps of K-Street food to be issued on Sept. 21

Stamps of K-Street food to be issued on Sept. 21

South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Wednesday that it will issue 1.28 million commemorative stamps featuring two o...

Korea’s fertility startups gain traction with advanced technologies

Korea’s fertility startups gain traction with advanced technologies

South Korea’s fertility startups are garnering attention from investors with innovative technologies such as self-testing of ovarian health, s...

Seoul eyed as possible 2nd Asian base of Gagosian empire

Seoul eyed as possible 2nd Asian base of Gagosian empire

Seoul, which took center stage on the global art scene after successfuly hosting international art fair Frieze’s second edition earlier this m...

Korea’s heavy dependence on China for raw materials deepens

Korea’s heavy dependence on China for raw materials deepens

While the urea crisis in 2021 laid bare South Korea’s heavy dependence on China for basic raw materials, concerns are growing that Korea&rsquo...

Canada's coffee brand Tim Hortons to open store in Gangnam

Canada's coffee brand Tim Hortons to open store in Gangnam

Canada's No. 1 coffee chain Tim Hortons revealed plans on Tuesday to establish its first South Korean flagship store at the bustling intersection of...

Hyundai NEXO retains fuel cell EV leadership; Toyota Mirai follows fast

Hyundai NEXO retains fuel cell EV leadership; Toyota Mirai follows fast

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. retained its leadership in the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) market in the January-...

S.Korea's KT invests in domestic startups Upstage, Qanda

S.Korea's KT invests in domestic startups Upstage, Qanda

South Korea's KT Corp. has invested 20 billion won ($15 million) in two domestic artificial intelligence (AI) startups. For the second time in ...

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