S.Korea sees under 10 mn Facebook users per month: Report
The number of monthly users in South Korea of the Meta-run social media platform Facebook last month fell to under 10 million.Mobile Index, a big da...
System on chips: Samsung’s new high-stakes foundry business
Samsung Electronics Co. is setting its sights on system on chips (SoCs) to continue to drive growth in its foundry business amid a protracted slowdo...
HD Hyundai opens free in-house daycare center for up to 300 children
HD Hyundai Co., the owner of South Korea’s biggest shipbuilding group, opened an in-house daycare center at its new headquarters building in K...
AhnLab's V3 Mobile Security gets perfect score in AV-TEST evaluation
AhnLab Inc., a computer security solutions provider in South Korea, announced on Thursday that its smartphone security solution "V3 Mobile Security"...
Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport
South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B is spreading its wings in Malaysia, where it has recently opened a new store at the bustling Kuala...
Korea's Innocean wins eight awards at Spikes Asia advertising festival
South Korea-based global marketing communications company Innocean said on Thursday that it received eight awards at the 2023 Spikes Asia, a prestig...
SK Networks invests $22 mn in US AI-based device company
South Korea's SK Networks has identified a startup specializing in AI-based devices and software platforms as a new investment target. The startup, ...
SK Square’s Swiss unit joins EU quantum satellite project
A Swiss company owned by South Korea’s SK Square Co. has joined a European project to develop a quantum communications satellite, the company ...
LG ups ante to counter Samsung's OLED TV return; expects profit in Q1
LG Electronics Inc. has released its highest-ever number of new organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV models in a bid to maintain its supremacy in ...
Korea’s Shinsegae to bolster convenience store business
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is set to boost its business in the rapidly growing convenience store sector as its supermarket cha...
Lunit to supply AI image analysis solutions to Singapore
South Korea's Lunit Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) medical company, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a contract to provide Lunit In...
Kumho Petrochem wins BB rating from MSCI's ESG ratings
Kumho Petrochemical Co. announced on Wednesday that it had received a "BB rating" in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) evaluation by Mo...
Yoon’s US visit to test Biden’s trust as ally over chip, battery issues
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden next month will celebrate 70 years of the Korea-US sec...
Seoul to build world’s 2nd-largest Ferris wheel in 2027
South Korea’s capital city Seoul will build the world’s second-largest Ferris wheel, the Seoul Ring, on a former landfill site by the en...
Will SM shares’ bull run foil Kakao’s takeover attempt?
The bull run in shares of SM Entertainment Co. may deal a heavy blow to Kakao Corp. ’s 1.25-trillion-won ($950 million) takeover bid for the K...
S.Korea pledges steps to attract more foreign investment
South Korea will boost foreign investment in the country through increased incentives and deregulation, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister C...
SentBe, back from brink of collapse to play in major league
SentBe, a South Korean fintech startup operating a personal international remittance app of the same name, is readying to play in the bigger global ...
POSCO Flow to assist World Vision in transportation of relief goods
POSCO Flow, a logistics partner of World Vision, agreed on Tuesday to help transport relief and sponsorship goods for the humanitarian organization ...
S.Korea's DB HiTek to split off fabless, bulk up foundry business
DB HiTek Co., a leading chipmaker in South Korea, said on March 7 it is set to split off its fabless unit by May 2 to ramp up its foundry business.D...
S.Korea's SK Ecoplant, POSCO develop K-floating body with domestic tech
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. and POSCO on Wednesday said they secured basic design certification from the Norwegian classification body DNV for "K-...
Korea’s sole foreign clinic operator CHA Healthcare to go public in 2025
CHA Healthcare Co. operating nearly 90 hospitals and infertility treatment centers across the world, is set to pave the way for South Koreans' inves...
S.Korea's builders diversify biz portfolios to waste battery, other sectors
South Korea's construction companies are exploring other sectors to find new growth engines amid deteriorating profitability in the housing industry...
Medical IP's X-ray image analysis software certified as medical device
Medical IP, a South Korean medical AI company, has announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) medical image analysis software "TiSepX Lung Volu...
Hyundai eyes greater SUV market share with new Kona EV
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the all-new Kona Electric, its first fully revamped compact sport utility vehicle in five years, as the top So...
S.Korea to establish voluntary carbon credit exchange
South Korea will introduce a voluntary carbon market (VCM) later this year, which is expected to broaden the scope of carbon credits and speed up ef...
S.Korean fashion brands rush to China for pent-up demand
South Korean fashion brands are poised to expand their stores in China, aiming to capture pent-up demand in the world’s top consumer market af...
S.Korea lags Taiwan in GNI per capita for first time since 2002
South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita dropped 7.7% on-year last year, coming in below that of its smaller rival Taiwan for the ...
Korean lawmakers mull higher chip tax credits, battery subsidies
South Korea’s main opposition party will propose higher tax credits and subsidies for domestic chipmakers and battery manufacturers as early a...
S.Korea reigned supreme on global shipbuilding market in February
South Korea’s shipbuilding industry has blown away that of China in order volume.Clarkson Research, a British shipbuilding and shipping market...
SK Chemicals buys Chinese supplier’s recycled raw materials, PET unit
South Korea’s SK Chemicals has created a production system for chemically recycled raw materials and PET for about 130 billion won ($100.1 mil...
