Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Thailand in 2024
South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand bhc Group announced on Thursday that it signed a master franchise agreement with Thailand’s Me...
Doosan Robotics to expand cobot business in Europe
Doosan Robotics Inc., the robot-developing unit of South Korea’s Doosan Group, will supply collaborative robots to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ...
SK Telecom launches AI-based phone interpreting service
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has launched an artificial intelligence-based telephone interpreting service in real-time for ...
NCSOFT included in DJSI Asia Pacific Index
South Korea’s major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. announced on Thursday that it was listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/...
Kia to unveil new PBV lineup at CES 2024
Kia Corp. announced on Thursday that it plans to participate in the world’s biggest consumer technology trade show CES. The company will ret...
Korea’s top dollar store chain Daiso buys out Japanese shareholder
South Korea’s AsungHMP Co. has bought a 34.2% stake in Asungdaiso Corp., which operates the country’s top dollar store chain Daiso, from...
IT device recovery to power Korean parts makers in 2024
Global sales of consumer information technology electronics such as smartphones, PCs and TVs are expected to rebound in 2024, fueling hopes of an ea...
DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Inc., the ...
Korean shipbuilders shrug off concerns over lower new ship prices
South Korean shipbuilders shrugged off concerns of an industry peak-out boosted by the first fall of new vessel prices in 45 weeks and lower used sh...
HK inno.N reveals differentiated clinical results for K-CAB
South Korean bio-health company HK inno.N has been expanding its market by steadily announcing differentiated clinical results for its gastroesophag...
HYBE ranks fifth in global tour revenue in 2023
The global tour revenue of HYBE Co., home to BTS and Seventeen, reached 250 billion won ($190 million) over the year.According to Hybe on Tuesday, t...
US regulations push Korean battery industry to cut reliance on China
The South Korean battery industry is facing pressure to cut its reliance on Chinese capital as the US government on Dec. 1 issued guidance that will...
Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on US PBM preferred drug list
South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Tuesday that its anti-cancer biosimilar Vegzelma (active ingredient: bevacizumab) was listed as ...
S.Korean newly married couples’ birth rate at record low
South Korea’s fertility rate among newly married couples, who account for most of the country’s newborns, hit a trough last year, adding...
Krafton to introduce AI characters in PUBG
South Korea's game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. plans to introduce virtual characters using generative AI in the first-person shoote...
Daewoong exports $92.4 mn Depot injection tech to UAE
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Monday that it exported its technology for clinical development and commercialization rights of i...
LG Uplus, Toyota Motor Korea team up for EV chargning
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it formed a partnership with Toyota Motor Korea to expand electric vehicle (EV) charger infr...
LegoChem Bio mulls name change after defeat to Lego
South Korean biopharmaceutical company LegoChem Biosciences Inc. is seeking to change its name after it lost in a trademark infringement lawsuit fil...
Korean current account surplus at 19-month high on exports recovery
South Korea’s current account surplus hit a 19-month high in October as goods exports reported their first on-year growth in 14 months amid si...
Hyundai Movex to supply smart logistics for Hankook Tire US plant
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co., the logistics automation solutions affiliate of Hyundai Group, secured a $82 million contract to equip Hank...
Home&Shopping opens exclusive section in Vietnam K-Market
South Korea's Home&Shopping announced on Friday that it opened its exclusive section in the K-Market in Vietnam. The company aims to support the...
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...
Generational shift in SK leadership with chairman’s cousin on front line
SK Group is setting out for a new era, tapping younger leaders in their 40s and 50s to lead South Korea’s second-largest group in its mission ...
Kia EV9 selected safest car in Europe
Kia EV9, the flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker Kia Corp., received five stars in the Eu...
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 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...
Kim Jong Un urges women to be good comrades — and give birth
SEOUL—Kim Jong Un has a new mission for North Korean women: Have more babies.Kim acknowledged the impoverished nation’s plunging bi...
Apple ordered to compensate Korean users for iPhone slowdown
An appellate court of South Korea on Wednesday ordered Apple Inc. to pay 70,000 won ($53.3) each to seven Korean iPhone users for deliberately slowi...
Celltrion, Cyron to develop multi-specific antibody new drug
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it signed a joint research agreement with domestic startup ...
EcoPro Materials, Doosan Robotics heat up Korean IPO market
South Korea’s initial public offering market is recovering as EcoPro Materials Co., Doosan Robotics Inc. and other newly listed jackpot shares...
