Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs
The automotive industry around the globe is rapidly transitioning from the manufacturing sector to the digital arena. That is, from an internal...
Hyundai, Hanwha ink $5.8 bn defense deals with Poland
South Korea’s defense makers Hyundai Rotem Co. and Hanwha Defense signed formal contracts worth $5.8 billion to export battle tanks and self-p...
Crypto exchange Binance to work with Busan on blockchain
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ...
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...
Korean teens prefer TikTok over KakaoTalk, says survey
South Korean teens appear to prefer to do their social networking on TikTok over KakaoTalk, as short-form videos surge in popularity worldwide. ...
Demand for Samsung foldables keeps smartphone parts makers busy
Smartphone parts suppliers to Samsung Electronics Co. are running their plants at full capacity as the South Korean tech giant’s latest fold...
Shinhan Card ties up with FiscalNote for global data biz
Shinhan Card Co. has joined forces with US legal data and analytics company FiscalNote Holdings Inc. to expand its data business into the global mar...
Samsung SDS to collaborate with NIST in post-quantum cryptography
Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday it will participate in the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) project hosted by the National Cyberse...
BOK delivers fourth straight rate hike as inflation persists
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday delivered its fourth interest rate hike in a row for the first time in its history as the monetary auth...
Lone Star, Seoul wrangle over KEB deal set to wrap up
A decade-long dispute between South Korea and the US private equity firm Lone Star Funds over a Korean deal will be wrapped up next week, with an in...
Lotte to support Korean SMEs via exhibitions in Berlin, New York
Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to boost the global sales channels of some 200 Korean small and medium-sized ent...
SoftBank Son's youngest brother poised to buy Korean VC arm
Taizo Son, the youngest brother of SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, is poised to buy the group's South Korean venture capital arm for around 200 bil...
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...
Korean petchem producers cut output on weaker margins
South Korea’s petrochemical makers reduced ethylene production as a global economic slowdown is expected to hurt demand in the second half wit...
Korean bio firms look to pills, patches for people who fear needles
Getting shots of a drug or vaccine over a long period is not easy for many people.That's probably why global biopharmaceutical companies and biotech...
LG to nurture automotive electronics talent at Korean universities
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, plans to foster talent for its automotive electronics business at South Korean ...
SK, SABIC to invest $150 mn to boost Korean capacity
SK Geo Centric Co. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) have agreed to co-invest 200 billion won ($150 million) to increase their production of ...
K-pop, Toyota’s platform for marketing in the US
LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Corp., the top global automaker, showcased its sports cars – the GR86 and the GR Supra – at the Los Angeles ...
Naver joins RE100 campaign to go carbon-free by 2050
South Korea’s Naver Corp. said on Monday it has joined the RE100 initiative to go carbon-free by 2050 as the first domestic internet portal to...
Korean chip exports to China rise thirteenfold in 21 years
China was South Korea’s top semiconductor buyer, purchasing 39.7% of overall Korean chip exports in 2021. The percentage increased 13 times ...
S.Korean LIG Nex1 to develop jammers against drones from the North
South Korea’s major defense maker LIG Nex1 Co. plans to develop drone jammers that can force small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to go off c...
China's high entry barriers for Korean films, dramas
“Oh! My Gran” was the only South Korean movie to hit the big screen in China in the past year. It was also the first Korean film to be p...
Tesla sweeps local EV subsidies as Korean firms at disadvantage in US
Tesla Inc. and other US electric vehicle makers are enjoying strong sales in South Korea thanks to government subsidies while the revised US EV tax ...
Lotte Chem swings to red in Q2, hard hit by Malaysian unit's loss
South Korea’s major petrochemical producer Lotte Chemical Corp. faced an earnings shock in the second quarter of 2022, hard hit by the perform...
Samsung to invest $15 bn in semiconductor R&D complex
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, plans to spend 20 trillion won ($15.1 billion) by 2028 on an advanced semiconductor...
S.Korean firms adopt the x-to-earn model for data, community building
South Korean companies are embracing the x-to-earn (X2E) business model, by which users earn rewards by playing online games and accomplishing other...
SK taps Korean PE for $1.5 bn after Carlyle's Lee quit
SK On Co. has turned to domestic private equity firms to raise up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) after talks with four big global funds have dried...
Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market
CNTUS SUNGJIN Co., a mid-sized South Korean company known for its colorful face masks made under the Aer brand, has focused on business-to-business ...
Daewoo Shipbuilding loses $53 mn from Indonesia deal
South Korea’s major shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) lost $53 million from a deal to build submarines for Indo...
POSCO gains huge dividend from Roy Hill mine in H1
When South Korea’s leading steelmaker POSCO Group acquired a 12.5% stake in Australia’s Roy Hill mine for 1.52 trillion won ($1.2 billio...
