KT builds hyper-connected R&D network KOREN data site

KT builds hyper-connected R&D network KOREN data site

KT Corp. said on Monday that it will start operation on Jan. 5 after completing the construction of KOREN data lake portal site, which provides vari...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group changes its name to HD Hyundai

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group changes its name to HD Hyundai

HD Hyundai held a 50th-anniversary vision declaration ceremony at its Global R&D Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday where it annou...

CJ applies to FDA for trials of immuno-anticancer drug candidate

CJ applies to FDA for trials of immuno-anticancer drug candidate

CJ Bioscience, an independent red bio (pharmaceutical and healthcare) subsidiary of CJ CheilJedang Corp., said on Monday it has submitted a phase 1 ...

LG to develop smart home devices responsive to users’ sleep data

LG to develop smart home devices responsive to users’ sleep data

An air conditioner or a TV set equipped with a timer that automatically turns power on and off based on the user's preference has been around for ye...

CJ ENM sets up brand incubator Brandworks Korea

CJ ENM sets up brand incubator Brandworks Korea

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. plans to foster the brand incubating business and promote sales through Brandworks Korea, the compa...

Samsung, LG to showcase high-end home appliances at CES 2023

Samsung, LG to showcase high-end home appliances at CES 2023

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are set to showcase their high-end home appliances at the CES 2023, the world's larges...

LIG Nex1 signs maritime surveillance radar-II defense contract

LIG Nex1 signs maritime surveillance radar-II defense contract

LIG Nex1 Co. said on Friday that it has signed an agreement with the Naval Logistics Command for the Maritime Surveillance Radar-II project, which w...

Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, aims to nurture Vietnam as a global strategic base as it opens a ne...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group develops dual LNG-hydrogen engine

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group develops dual LNG-hydrogen engine

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has developed South Korea's first hybrid engine that uses liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen.The group's ...

LG Innotek to unveil precision smartphone camera module

LG Innotek to unveil precision smartphone camera module

South Korea's LG Innotek said on Thursday it will unveil its high-magnification optical camera module with continuous zoom next month at CES 2023, t...

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. is enjoying rapid growth in Vietnam, thanks to brisk sales of the Choco-Pie, a chocola...

Lotte mulls building transit hubs in retail stores for air taxis, drones

Lotte mulls building transit hubs in retail stores for air taxis, drones

South Korea’s Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. said on Dec. 22 it is considering building vertiports on the rooftops of its retail aff...

SK Signet to showcase new ultra-fast charger at CES 2023

 SK Signet to showcase new ultra-fast charger at CES 2023

SK Signet Inc., the No.1 company in the US ultra-high speed charger market, will showcase a new standard ultra-fast charger V2 at CES 2023, the worl...

LG Uplus enters Korea’s EV charging service market with VoltUp app

LG Uplus enters Korea’s EV charging service market with VoltUp app

LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean mobile carrier, is entering the domestic electric vehicle charging service market by launching a service platform, Vo...

SK Broadband develops eco-friendly rechargable remote control

SK Broadband develops eco-friendly rechargable remote control

South Korea's internet service provider SK Broadband has developed a new B tv remote control that can be recharged with significantly reduced chargi...

Hyundai Heavy develops new chemical-resistant paint for PC carriers

Hyundai Heavy develops new chemical-resistant paint for PC carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said Wednesday that it has developed a paint product for petrochemical product (PC) carriers with significantly impro...

LG Chem invests $18.6 million in battery recycler JaeYoung Tech

LG Chem invests $18.6 million in battery recycler JaeYoung Tech

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the North American battery recycling market by joining forces with JaeYoung Tech, a Korean...

S.Korean biopharmaceutical sector to see brisk M&As in H1, 2023

S.Korean biopharmaceutical sector to see brisk M&As in H1, 2023

An expert says the first half of next year will see the start of brisk M&As in biopharmaceuticals targeting strategic investors.Pyeon Jae-seong,...

Hyundai Motor's compact SUV Kona gets bigger

Hyundai Motor's compact SUV Kona gets bigger

Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the new design of its compact SUV the new "all-new Kona."The all-new Kona is a second-generation model being i...

Hyundai becomes younger with 1 in 3 new executives in their 40s

Hyundai becomes younger with 1 in 3 new executives in their 40s

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, which owns Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., has carried out a year-end mid-tier executive reshuffle marked ...

LG Chem, GS EPS to build $248 million biomass power plant

LG Chem, GS EPS to build $248 million biomass power plant

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it has signed a contract with GS EPS Co. to build a 320 billion won ($248 mil...

Korean LG CNS to expand digital marketing biz with DX tech

Korean LG CNS to expand digital marketing biz with DX tech

South Korea’s LG CNS Co., the information technology service arm of LG Group, is geared up to expand the digital marketing business for growth...

LG Electronics to open ESG zone at CES 2023 in January

LG Electronics to open ESG zone at CES 2023 in January

South Korean conglomerates, including LG Electronics Inc., will introduce their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) visions and strategies a...

LG Energy to spend $3.1 bn on 4680 battery plant in S.Korea

LG Energy to spend $3.1 bn on 4680 battery plant in S.Korea

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, is poised to spend $3.1 billion on facilities in South Korea t...

Syntekabio launches new drug development platform STB Cloud in US

Syntekabio launches new drug development platform STB Cloud in US

Syntekabio,Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) drug development company, said on Monday it has launched its cloud-based AI drug develo...

S.Korea's LS Mtron opens center to reinforce global logistics

S.Korea's LS Mtron opens center to reinforce global logistics

LS Mtron, the heavy machinery and advanced parts-making unit of South Korea's LS Group, on Monday said it completed the LS Mtron Parts and Solution ...

Technocrats dominate major Korean companies’ leadership

Technocrats dominate major Korean companies’ leadership

Technocrats dominated the management of South Korea’s top 10 business groups, as technical specialists with deep understanding of business too...

LG Uplus secures compliance management system certification

LG Uplus secures compliance management system certification

LG Uplus Corp. announced on Sunday it has obtained ISO 37301 certification for its compliance management system, marking a first among the three Sou...

Leaders of Samsung, BMW discuss bolstering EV battery partnership

Leaders of Samsung, BMW discuss bolstering EV battery partnership

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee met with the Chairman of the Management Board of BMW Group Oliver Zipse on Saturday to discuss ways to deepe...

KEXIM to provide $1.2 bn project financing for Indonesian refinery project

KEXIM to provide $1.2 bn project financing for Indonesian refinery project

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Friday that it has signed a $1.2 billion project financing agreement with the Indonesian sta...

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