Asiana collaborates with China's Ctrip for live commerce broadcast

Asiana Airlines Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct a live commerce broadcast in collaboration with China's largest online travel agenc...

Hanwha Ocean to develop submarine technology to evade detection

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. has consecutively secured contracts for naval technology-related vessel research projects. The company recently annou...

KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday the establishment of a South Korean pavilion at the upcoming SLUSH 2023, ...

More Koreans seek high-yield bond funds, betting the Fed will end hikes

South Korean investors are growing more interested in global high-yield bond funds, betting that the US Federal Reserve is likely to end its interes...

Iljin Electric bags $333 mn high-voltage transformer deal in US

Iljin Electric Co. has won its largest-ever 431.8 billion won ($333.2 billion) order to supply high-voltage transformers to a US energy company, the...

Hanjin to strengthen logistics for K-fashion brands

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, announced on Tuesday that it plans to strengthen Swoop, a logistics service o...

Korean defense sector to offset semiconductor downturn: FT

South Korea’s defense sector is enjoying booming demand from countries across the world that are cutting their reliance on Russian weapons, of...

S.Korean gov't to support export of postnatal care centers

The South Korean government will support the overseas expansion of domestic postnatal care centers. South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Fin...

L&F to invest $1.9 bn to build key battery materials plants

DAEGU, South Korea – L&F Co., South Korea’s major cathode supplier seeking to transform into a comprehensive battery materials produ...

Cosmax targets Thailand with K-beauty cosmetic formulations

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer that specializes in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it is ac...

KG Mobility may lose its name to trademark troll

KG Mobility Corp., South Korean automaker specializing in sport utility vehicles, is on the brink of losing its new name, which could deal a blow to...

Korean shipbuilders seek overseas yards for surging orders

South Korean shipbuilders are seeking overseas production bases through mergers and acquisitions to meet soaring demand across the world as they hav...

Korean ELS investors biting nails over sharp falls in Hong Kong shares

Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong bourse have fallen sharply so far this year, placing the city’s main stock index, the HSCEI, among the ...

Korean LCC T’way enjoys healthy earnings on preemptive investment

South Korean budget airline T'way Air Co. reported strong earnings as it benefited from its preemptive move of introducing new aircraft to increase ...

Samsung Engineering designs Sarawak green hydrogen project in Malaysia

Samsung Engineering Co., the construction and engineering unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, said on Friday it has begun th...

Hyundai Kona Electric beats Honda in German test

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Friday that its best-selling electric vehicle (EV) compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) Kona Electric received higher...

Lotte Fine to invest $99 mn to up green materials sales by 6 times  

Lotte Fine Chemical Co., South Korea’s largest ammonia producer, will spend a total of 129 billion won ($99 million) in an aim to become the w...

Black Friday sales offer short-lived relief to Korean retailers

South Korean retailers and fashion outlets are seeing record-breaking sales during their big discount events this month, but industry watchers said ...

Two S.Koreans selected as members of CAE

Kinam Kim, President of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) and Sang Yup Lee, Vice President of NAEK were selected as foreign memb...

GC Biopharma wins $10 mn order for flu vaccine in Thailand

South Korea's GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Thursday that its flu vaccine GC Flu secured a $10 million order in the upcoming bid by Thailand's Gov...

CJ Logistics’ Indian operation Darcl taps IPO with SEBI

CJ Darcl Logistics, CJ Logistics Corp.'s Indian operation, is seeking to go public in the South Asian country to expand its footprint in the world&r...

Korean LCCs baffled as Korea-Indonesia aviation talks stall

South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) may have to shelve plans to launch service to Indonesia after the two countries failed to reach an agre...

Middle East, land of opportunity for Korean startups

South Korean startups are accelerating their foray into the Middle East, where oil-rich countries are keen to nurture startups with innovative and d...

SK Pharmteco launches new viral vector platforms, key for CGT

SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has recently introduced two...

SK Bioscience to develop 2nd-generation Ebola vaccine

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with the international non-profit research organization H...

SK E&S partners with East Timor gov't on CCS project

South Korea's SK E&S announced on Wednesday that it signed a mutual cooperation partnership (MCP) with the East Timor Ministry of Petroleum and ...

SK Earthon starts shipping crude oil from South China Sea

SK Earthon Co., the resources development unit of South Korean energy major SK Innovation Co., said Wednesday that it has started shipping crude oil...

Lotte Hotels & Resorts ups ante in kimchi business

South Korea’s largest hotel group Lotte Hotels & Resorts is pinning high hopes on kimchi as a new revenue source amid intensifying competi...

S.Korean aerospace firms to co-work for SLV

South Korea's aerospace companies will collaborate to secure launch vehicle technology for small satellites weighing less than 500kg.  The Sou...

Hotel Shilla’s four restaurants selected on La Liste

South Korean leading luxury hotel and retail operator Hotel Shilla announced on Tuesday that its four restaurants were selected on the La Liste 2024...