Hanwha Systems to develop extra-large UUV platform technology

Hanwha Systems to develop extra-large UUV platform technology

Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, will develop technology that will pave the way for the development of Korea-m...

SK Biopharma’s Cenobamate US patent extended by 2032

SK Biopharma’s Cenobamate US patent extended by 2032

South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals announced on Friday an extension of its US patent for the epilepsy treatment Cenobamate, now set to expire on Oc...

Hyundai Motor's K-UAM One Team collaborates with Incheon

Hyundai Motor's K-UAM One Team collaborates with Incheon

The "K-UAM One Team," an urban air mobility (UAM) consortium consisting of five companies, including Hyundai Motor, has announced that it signed a m...

Kakao bets on AI bot for breakthrough

Kakao bets on AI bot for breakthrough

Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant chat app KakaoTalk, will seek a breakthrough with an artificial intelligence-powered bot a...

South Koreans, frugal at home, open wallets abroad

South Koreans, frugal at home, open wallets abroad

Consumer spending in South Korea has been on the decline this year amid few signs of a near-term recovery. But when it comes to overseas spending, i...

KDI cuts Korea growth forecasts, ups inflation predictions

KDI cuts Korea growth forecasts, ups inflation predictions

A South Korean government think tank has cut its growth forecast in Asia’s fourth-largest economy for this year and next but raised inflation ...

Barings taps John Park as S.Korean asset management head

Barings taps John Park as S.Korean asset management head

Barings LLC has appointed Chong Hak (John) Park as head and sole representative director of its South Korean asset management arm, effective Jan. 1,...

Korean AI startups Allganize, Neurophet raise over $35 mn

Korean AI startups Allganize, Neurophet raise over $35 mn

South Korea’s artificial intelligence technology startups Allganize Inc. and Neurophet Inc. raised about 47 billion won ($35 million) in total...

POSCO Holdings to secure lithium from oil-field brine in Canada

POSCO Holdings to secure lithium from oil-field brine in Canada

South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) in Seou...

Coupang on track to post first-ever annual profit in 2023

Coupang on track to post first-ever annual profit in 2023

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. on Tuesday reported $87 million in operating profit in the third quarter, its third consecutive quarterly...

Mirae Asset hit by ex-asset manager's misconduct

Mirae Asset hit by ex-asset manager's misconduct

Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage firm, found in June that a senior manager at its alternative investment division h...

Korean shipyards to beat Chinese rivals with green tankers

Korean shipyards to beat Chinese rivals with green tankers

South Korean dockyards aim to expand their presence in the global tanker market dominated by Chinese players with vessels designed to transport or s...

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

South Korea's chicken franchise Kkanbu Chicken opened its first overseas branch in Manila's Solaire Resort.According to the company on Tuesday, the ...

Chong Kun Dang rallies on $1.3 bn deal with Novartis

Chong Kun Dang rallies on $1.3 bn deal with Novartis

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.'s shares zoomed more than 25% on Monday on news that the South Korean medicine developer has signed its biggest-...

Korean tire makers post double-digit Q3 profit margins; outlook bright

Korean tire makers post double-digit Q3 profit margins; outlook bright

South Korea’s three leading tire makers posted their highest-ever quarterly profit margins in the third quarter, boosted by tire price hikes, ...

LG Elec to open heat pump research laboratory in Alaska

LG Elec to open heat pump research laboratory in Alaska

LG Electronics Inc. plans to open LG Advanced Cold Climate Heat Pump Laboratory in Alaska, the US for the development of heating, ventilation, &...

SK Geo Centric switches to recycled materials for petchem packaging

SK Geo Centric switches to recycled materials for petchem packaging

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. is using recycled materials for product packaging as it aims to transform itself into a green petrochemical p...

Heerim wins design contract for Hyundai Motor's Saudi plant

Heerim wins design contract for Hyundai Motor's Saudi plant

South Korea's Heerim Architects & Planners said on Monday it secured the architectural design contract for Hyundai Motor Co.'s new automobile as...

Yen hits 15-year low vs Korean won on less hawkish BOJ

Yen hits 15-year low vs Korean won on less hawkish BOJ

The yen on Friday plunged to the weakest level in more than 15 years against the South Korean won as the Japanese central bank’s recent change...

Neowiz, SK Hynix to team up for global marketing

Neowiz, SK Hynix to team up for global marketing

South Korean game developer Neowiz announced on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Hynix Inc. for global marketing col...

Daewoo E&C opens new branch in Turkmenistan

Daewoo E&C opens new branch in Turkmenistan

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) opened a branch in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on Oct. 31, the c...

Louis Vuitton to launch fourth pop-up restaurant in Seoul

Louis Vuitton to launch fourth pop-up restaurant in Seoul

The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton will open a pop-up restaurant in South Korea. This is the fourth one since May this year.According to company ...

Hyundai Motor, Kia's US electric vehicle sales at record-high in October

Hyundai Motor, Kia's US electric vehicle sales at record-high in October

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group set a historic sales record in the US electric vehicle market, posting its best-ever performance in October. The a...

Hillhouse to up investment in S.Korea with new hires

Hillhouse to up investment in S.Korea with new hires

Hillhouse Investment Management Ltd., one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, is set to create an investment team dedicated to the South Ko...

Asiana Airlines to sell cargo business for merger with Korean Air

Asiana Airlines to sell cargo business for merger with Korean Air

Asiana Airlines Inc. on Thursday decided to carve out its lucrative cargo business, clearing a major hurdle to its merger with bigger rival Korean A...

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...

Hanwha Ocean to target Southeast Asian defense market

Hanwha Ocean to target Southeast Asian defense market

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. will participate in Defense & Security (D&S) 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The company said on Thursday it ...

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

South Korea's digital healthcare startup ichrogene, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), entered into Thai market. Naver Corp....

Samsung Engineering secures $349 mn bio plant deal

Samsung Engineering secures $349 mn bio plant deal

South Korea's Samsung Engineering secured a deal for the Songdo Bio Raw Material Plant construction project from the global life sciences and labora...

SK Innovation, ENEOS to co-work for low-carbon energy

SK Innovation, ENEOS to co-work for low-carbon energy

SK Innovation Co. said on Wednesday it will bolster its alliance with Japan's largest petroleum refiner ENEOS. This decision builds on their histor...

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