LX Group may bid for container line HMM in four-way race

LX Group may bid for container line HMM in four-way race

South Korea’s logistics-to-trading conglomerate LX Group is expected to join the race for the country’s No. 1 shipping company HMM Co. i...

Rebidding Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk

Rebidding Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk

Rebidding Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk I. Overview of sale 1. Sellers: Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd.(“KOSPO”), K...

S.Korea to fully open gov't R&D projects to foreign researchers

S.Korea to fully open gov't R&D projects to foreign researchers

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Wednesday said it will allocate 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) of its R&D budget for exce...

Hyundai E&C joins project for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction

Hyundai E&C joins project for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) has joined a post-war reconstruction project in Ukraine to expand the nation&rs...

SGC Group slapped with over $7.7 mn fine for unfair internal trade

SGC Group slapped with over $7.7 mn fine for unfair internal trade

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a fine of more than 10 billion won ($7.7 million) on SGC Group companies for unfair internal transaction...

Samsung’s foundry business to make DDIC chips for LX Semicon

Samsung’s foundry business to make DDIC chips for LX Semicon

LX Semicon Co., one of South Korea’s leading chip design firms, plans to ask Samsung Electronics Co. to manufacture display driver integrated ...

Extension Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk

Extension Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk

Extension Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk I. Overview of sale 1. As part of efforts to ensure a successful deal, we are extendin...

Korean Air to use bio-jet fuel on international flights

Korean Air to use bio-jet fuel on international flights

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Thursday that it will start operating bio-jet fuel flights in partnership with GS Caltex Corp., marking the first ...

Airplane hangar built in Heart of S.America by KOICA

Airplane hangar built in Heart of S.America by KOICA

The South Korean government's support for Paraguay, dubbed the "Heart of South America," to become an aviation maintenance hub is gaining momentum.K...

Daesang to produce new eco-friendly material Cadaverine

Daesang to produce new eco-friendly material Cadaverine

Daesang Corp., South Korean manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, announced on Wednesday that it has developed a new eco-friendly mat...

LG Uplus, Hyundai Elevator to launch AI-based management service

LG Uplus, Hyundai Elevator to launch AI-based management service

LG Uplus Corp. on Monday said it released Miri View, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based elevator passenger safety system developed with Hyundai E...

BlackRock buys $860 mn stake in S.Korean gas supplier

BlackRock buys $860 mn stake in S.Korean gas supplier

Global asset manager BlackRock has bought a 30% stake in South Korea’s industrial gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.11 trillion won ($860 millio...

Hanwha Q Cells sweeps global solar energy industry awards

Hanwha Q Cells sweeps global solar energy industry awards

Hanwha Q Cells Co.'s winning of major global solar energy industry prizes is expected to help the unit of South Korean Hanwha Solutions Corp. cement...

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI), the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., on Sunday said it will unveil its next-generati...

Notice of share sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk & Moolarben Joint Venture

 Notice of share sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk & Moolarben Joint Venture

Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk I. Overview of sale 1. Sellers: Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd.(“KOSPO”), Korea S...

Air Busan targets record profit with more int’l flights

Air Busan targets record profit with more int’l flights

Air Busan Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, targets record earnings with more international flights, especially to neighboring China and Japan, ...

Webcash to accelerate overseas expansion as B2B fintech

Webcash to accelerate overseas expansion as B2B fintech

South Korea's Webcash Group announced on Tuesday that it will enter the overseas market with its B2B fintech and software-as-a-service (SaaS) soluti...

POSCO to develop internal-use AI tool to replace ChatGPT

POSCO to develop internal-use AI tool to replace ChatGPT

Steel giant POSCO Group has embarked on the development of an AI chatbot for internal use amid growing concerns about data leaks through generative ...

POSCO International to set up EV parts factory in Poland

POSCO International to set up EV parts factory in Poland

POSCO International, the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., plans to build an elect...

Korean Air to launch in-flight wi-fi service for int'l routes

Korean Air to launch in-flight wi-fi service for int'l routes

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Tuesday that it will begin in-flight wi-fi service on selected international routes starting from June 1.Korean Ai...

POSCO International aims to join Top 10 global food enterprise

POSCO International aims to join Top 10 global food enterprise

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. , has unveiled an ...

Spooked by data leak, Samsung bans use of ChatGPT, other AI tools

Spooked by data leak, Samsung bans use of ChatGPT, other AI tools

Alarmed by a recent accidental data leak, Samsung Electronics Co. has banned one of its biggest business divisions from using ChatGPT and other gene...

LG Elec gets open-source software security certification

LG Elec gets open-source software security certification

South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it has been recognized as a company that complies with the "Internationa...

POSCO International to transform into green company by 2030

POSCO International to transform into green company by 2030

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., on Thursday unvei...

ETRI’s drone communication tech is selected as international standards

ETRI’s drone communication tech is selected as international standards

South Korean researchers have developed international standards for drone communication, solving the problem of drones being unable to exchange info...

KCC acquires international info security certification

KCC acquires international info security certification

KCC Corp., South Korea's applied materials chemical company, announced on Monday that it has acquired ISO 27001, an international standard for manag...

LX Hausys partners with Belgian firm for premium window market

LX Hausys partners with Belgian firm for premium window market

South Korean company LX Hausys, specializing in building materials and interior products, has signed a strategic partnership agreement for aluminium...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins Italian innovation award

Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins Italian innovation award

Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a construction machinery subsidiary of HD Hyundai Group, announced on Tuesday that its 14-ton hybrid electric wheel ex...

S.Korea's Air Premia to launch Incheon-New York route in May

S.Korea's Air Premia to launch Incheon-New York route in May

Air Premia, a South Korean hybrid service carrier, announced on Friday the launch of a new air route between Incheon and New York from May 22. ...

Eastar Jet to add 7 airplanes with aim to rake in $111.2 mn in 2023 sales

Eastar Jet to add 7 airplanes with aim to rake in $111.2 mn in 2023 sales

Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost airline, will expand its fleet to 10 aircraft this year to resume flight services at home and abroad about t...

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