Korean Air delivers AH-6 helicopter fuselage to Boeing

Korean Air delivers AH-6 helicopter fuselage to Boeing

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it has delivered the initial production units of AH-6 helicopter fuselages for the AH-6 project awarde...

Hyundai Motor, Vietnam Nat'l Univ., Hanoi promote HR development

Hyundai Motor, Vietnam Nat'l Univ., Hanoi promote HR development

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun is rolling up his sleeves to develop human resources in Vietnam. Accompanying the economic delegation of ...

Three-fifths of Kia EV9 pre-order customers are new to Kia

Three-fifths of Kia EV9 pre-order customers are new to Kia

About 60 percent of reservations for the EV9, Kia Corp.'s large electric SUV, are first-time buyers for the brand."Sixty percent of the individual c...

KAI joins hands with VTX to enter Vietnam's helicopter market

KAI joins hands with VTX to enter Vietnam's helicopter market

Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) on Friday signed a preliminary agreement with Vietnam’s Viettel Aerospace Institute (VTX) to cooperate in...

S.Korean builders feel tailwind from Middle East

S.Korean builders feel tailwind from Middle East

South Korean construction companies, struggling with soaring raw material prices and higher interest rates, are poised to bounce back with a string ...

AI talent shortage poses threat to Korean AI tech development

AI talent shortage poses threat to Korean AI tech development

Since the advent of the AI-powered chatbot sensation ChatGPT, the battle to win AI talent across companies large and small has intensified, threaten...

Yen’s plunge spurs bargain-hunting in Korea; savings fastest in 6 years

Yen’s plunge spurs bargain-hunting in Korea; savings fastest in 6 years

The sliding yen is prompting South Koreans to go bargain-hunting for the Japanese currency in the wobbly financial market as yen-denominated deposit...

Revuelto, Lamborghini's first PHEV, launched in S.Korean market

Revuelto, Lamborghini's first PHEV, launched in S.Korean market

Italian supercar brand Automobili Lamborghini unveiled its first-ever plug-in hybrid (PHEV) super sports car, the "Revuelto," in South Korea on Frid...

KAI succeeds in localizing wing spar components for Israeli business jet

KAI succeeds in localizing wing spar components for Israeli business jet

Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), a South Korean aerospace and defense company, announced on Friday that it held a commemorative event for the...

S.Korean content biz event in Indonesia targets SE Asian consumers

S.Korean content biz event in Indonesia targets SE Asian consumers

An export conference for South Korean content this week in Jakarta, Indonesia, targeted the Southeast Asian market's population of 600 million.The I...

LegoChem Bio receives FDA approval for phase 1,2 trials of LCB84

LegoChem Bio receives FDA approval for phase 1,2 trials of LCB84

South Korean pharmaceutical firm LegoChem Biosciences Inc. announced on Thursday that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administrat...

Asan Medical Center to establish digestive disease hospital in Dubai

Asan Medical Center to establish digestive disease hospital in Dubai

Asan Medical Center announced plans on Thursday to establish a 65-bed gastrointestinal specialized hospital in Dubai Healthcare City in Dubai, UAE, ...

Seoul preps to launch ferry service for tourists, commuters

Seoul preps to launch ferry service for tourists, commuters

The city of Seoul plans to launch a ferry service in 2024 as authorities in the South Korean capital vie to draw more foreign tourists and ease comm...

L&F to jump-start anode business with Mitsubishi Chemical

L&F to jump-start anode business with Mitsubishi Chemical

L&F Co., a major cathode supplier in South Korea, has embarked on a grand plan to take its battery materials business to new heights with the ad...

Korea’s SK Square sells off entire stake in Grab as shares tumble

Korea’s SK Square sells off entire stake in Grab as shares tumble

SK Square Co., the intermediate holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, has liquidated Grab Geo Holdings, a joint venture with Grab Holding...

Kakao Healthcare ties up with Dexcom for global diabetes biz

Kakao Healthcare ties up with Dexcom for global diabetes biz

South Korea’s Kakao Healthcare Corp. has taken a step forward to expand its business into the global market by collaborating with US medical d...

SK supports memorial monument honoring Korean War figures

 SK supports memorial monument honoring Korean War figures

South Korea's SK Group announced on Thursday its support for the construction of a memorial monument honoring the late Colonel William E. Weber and ...

Korean-style smart city to be introduced in Ukraine's Uman

Korean-style smart city to be introduced in Ukraine's Uman

The South Korean government has decided to support the development of a smart city in Uman located in central Ukraine. The Ministry of Land, Infrast...

S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market

S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market

"Lost Ark," the popular South Korean MMORPG developed by Smilegate RPG, is set to make its debut in the Chinese gaming market next month. Tencent Ga...

Bread mimicking S.Korean penny embroiled in design theft controversy

Bread mimicking S.Korean penny embroiled in design theft controversy

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has announced that it is in talks with companies to change the design of the “Gyeongju 10 won bread,” which rece...

Private real estate debt shines on banks' financing gaps: Savills

Private real estate debt shines on banks' financing gaps: Savills

More global investors are turning to the private debt market as bank loans are getting tougher under stricter lending regulations. Among a range of ...

3rd-gen. corporate succession in S.Korea slashes stake from 100% to 16%

3rd-gen. corporate succession in S.Korea slashes stake from 100% to 16%

South Korea's business sector is urging reform of the domestic inheritance tax system to alleviate problems in corporate succession, citing difficul...

S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study

S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study

Among 10 major economies worldwide, South Korea's global share of unicorn companies, or startups with a corporate value of over $1 billion, has shru...

Renault to build new EV plant at its Korean base in Busan

Renault to build new EV plant at its Korean base in Busan

BUSAN – French automaker Renault S.A. will build a new electric vehicle manufacturing plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for eco-frie...

Singapore includes KS Standards in construction guidelines

Singapore includes KS Standards in construction guidelines

KS standards have been included in Singapore's Class 1 Building and Construction guidelines (BC1). As a result, it is expected that steel exports to...

Dong-A ENG Co.

Dong-A ENG Co.

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HiteJinro tops global distilled liquor sales for 22nd consecutive year

HiteJinro tops global distilled liquor sales for 22nd consecutive year

South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. announced on Wednesday that it dominated the global distilled liquor market for the 22nd year i...

Lotte Rental CEO becomes first owner of Kia EV9

Lotte Rental CEO becomes first owner of Kia EV9

The first owner of Kia Corp.'s EV9 large electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) is Mr. Choi Jin-hwan, President and CEO of Lotte Rental, South Korea'...

Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

One of US' leading burger brands, In-N-Out, is considering entering the South Korean market. After recently opening a pop-up store in Seoul, the bur...

Tribunal partially accepts Elliott’s claims over Samsung merger

Tribunal partially accepts Elliott’s claims over Samsung merger

The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Tuesday ruled in favor of US-based hedge fund Elliott Investment Managemen...

S.Korean game developer Krafton acquires Japan’s ADK for $517 million S.Korea's stablecoin frenzy fuels stock rally despite regulatory uncertainty SK Hynix joins Samsung in 200 trillion won market cap club Samsung on hiring spree to bolster US foundry sales LS Electric poised to join Nvidia's supply chain via Vertiv deal