Hanwha Robotics produces kitchen automation robots

South Korea’s Hanwha Robotics on Sunday announced its signing of an agreement on the development and commercial use of a robotics system for k...

Kia to build 2nd purpose-built vehicle plant in Korea

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to build another purpose-built vehicle (PBV) factory in the country, despite the risk...

KCC opens US refinish color center

South Korean chemical and auto parts maker KCC Corp. opened its first overseas refinish color center in the US. According to the company's anno...

TUNiB launches multi-persona AI chatbot DearMate

South Korean generative artificial intelligence (AI) startup TUNiB on Thursday announced the launch of DearMate, a mobile app for free conversatio...

CJ ENM expands global reach with entertainment IP exports

South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. is broadening its international reach, exporting its widely popular entertainment show intellectual prop...

S.Korea's DuChemBio localizes core materials of radiopharmaceuticals

South Korea's DuChemBio Co. announced on Thursday that it has obtained final approval for a recovery and purification facility for oxygen-18 concent...

Netmarble's Marblex listed on Zaif in Japan

Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of the South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Thursday that it has listed its cryptocurrency Mar...

SK Chemicals signs VPPA contract with SK E&S

South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. announced on Thursday a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with SK E&S to shift 10% of the electricity used ...

KT&G breaks ground on new plant in Kazakhstan

South Korea's KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, announced on Thursday the commencement of its new factory's constructio...

S.Korean vaccine developer Quratis eyes Iraqi market

South Korean vaccine developer Quratis Inc. on Wednesday announced its signing of a term sheet on the direction and major transaction terms of coope...

HD KSOE to invest $48 mn in European fuel cell company

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) announced on Wednesday that it plans to invest 45 million euros ($47.7 million) in the Europ...

Hyundai Wia showcases autonomous parking robot

South Korea’s No. 2 automotive parts supplier Hyundai Wia Corp. announced its participation in the country's largest robotics industry exhibit...

Mom's Touch to open pop-up store in Tokyo

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. on Wednesday announced that it plans to open its first overseas pop-up store "...

Samsung Electronics’ narrowed Q3 chip losses fuel more bullish outlook

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs, said on Wednesday it likely posted a 78% drop in it...

NGeneBio joins US gov't Cancer Moonshot project

South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. announced on Tuesday it joins US President Joe Biden's cancer-conquering project "Cancer Moonsh...

SK Plasma gets investment from Indonesian fund

South Korea’s SK Plasma on Tuesday said it signed a term sheet, or a nonbinding agreement on the basic terms and conditions of an investment, ...

Hyundai, Iveco solidify partnership with E-WAY H2 hydrogen fuel cell bus

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and Italian truck maker Iveco Group N.V. have consolidated their business partnership through th...

Kia to form private-public partnership for EV battery recycling

South Korea's Kia Corp. revealed a plan for the first domestic private-public partnership and initiating a pilot project to create a recycling ecosy...

SK Networks completes acquisition of en-core

South Korean trading firm SK Networks Co. announced on Friday that it has completed the acquisition process of en-core, a leading data solutions and...

Ildong Pharma to spin off R&D subsidiary in Nov

South Korea’s Ildong Pharmaceutical Co. will spin off its research and development (R&D) unit into the subsidiary Yunovia from Nov. 1.&nbs...

S.Korea’s corporate R&D spending lags global rivals

Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development lags investments made by their global competitors due to lower government t...

Creator of Baby Shark, Pinkfong to launch music variety show

The lovable children’s characters Pinkfong and Baby Shark will soon star in a music variety show for their legions of global fans.The Pinkfong...

Samsung Engineering partners with global firms for CCUS

South Korea's Samsung Engineering is ramping up its strategies in the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) arena by securing partnerships...

Hanwha bets big on robots with Hanwha Robotics' official launch

South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate Hanwha Group has joined a race to win the burgeoning robot market, with the official launch of Hanw...

Naver's Kream integrates with Japan's Soda

Naver Corp.'s subsidiary Kream, the South Korean limited-edition goods trading platform has decided to merge its operations with Japan's Soda Inc., ...

Lotte Chilsung secures majority stake in Pepsi Philippines

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., a household name in South Korea’s soft drink market, said on Wednesday it has secured management rights of Pepsi-...

CJ CheilJedang, T&R Biofab team up for alternative meat

South Korean food and bio giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is harnessing advanced innovative technology to secure sustainable future food resources. The c...

SK On named to Fortune’s Change the World list

South Korea’s electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On is among innovative companies that have changed the world according to Fortune, a le...

Samyang to make EV part from recycled fishing nets

South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. has begun developing eco-friendly and lightweight parts for electric vehicles (EV) by expanding...

Samsung Eng. wins $19.5 mn Saudi petrochemical plant design contract

South Korea's Samsung Engineering has secured a front end engineering design (FEED) project for a PDH·PP·UTOS Plant in Saudi Arabia, m...