MSCI Korea Index adds LS Electric
South Korea's LS Electric Co. will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index, MSCI announced on Tuesday.MSCI Inc. reba...
Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW offer deep discounts amid EV phobia in Korea
Imported vehicle dealers in South Korea are offering deep price cuts amid the growing electric vehicle phobia following a Mercedes-Benz EV blaze tha...
SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia to commercialize the wired network AI...
Korea’s Ssangyong C&E exports eco-friendly limestone cement to US
Ssangyong C&E Co., a leading South Korean cement maker, said on Monday it has exported 30,000 tons of low-carbon limestone cement to the US &nda...
S.Korea's top three tire makers sell 45 mn units in H1 2024
South Korean tire manufacturers have nearly reached sales of 45 million units in the global market during the first half of this year, the Korea Tir...
Korea's investment forum KIW 2024 kicks off September 9
South Korea’s largest investment forum Korea Investment Week 2024 (KIW 2024) will kick off next month in Seoul, drawing around 150 leaders fro...
Korea opens probe into Woori's loans to ex-chair's relatives
South Korea’s financial watchdog agency said on Sunday it has found that Woori Financial Group, the country's fourth-largest financial holding...
Biotech stocks, foreigners’ top pick in Korea amid panic selling
Foreigners and institutional investors in the South Korean stock market picked biotechs as their favorite shares in hopes of a biopharma stock jump ...
Carlyle, Keppel, IMM stay in final race for Ecorbit
Carlyle Group, a union of Hong Kong-based Keppel Corp. and Gaw Capital Partners and a consortium of IMM Investment and IMM Private Equity are the th...
HD Hyundai Mipo to build Korea’s first LCO₂ carrier
HD Hyundai Mipo Co., formerly Hyundai Mipo Dockland Co., has embarked on the construction of South Korea’s first liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) carrier,...
Half of EV imports in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise
Of 58 electric vehicle models running on the streets of South Korea, 22 models are equipped with Chinese batteries, a survey showed on Friday.Accord...
Korea seeks to curb China's offshore wind farm dominance
South Korea will prioritize non-price factors such as economic security and contributions to the domestic supply chain over bidding prices when sele...
Kolon to invest $94 mn in industry film JV with SK Microworks
South Korea’s major chemical materials producer Kolon Industries Inc. is set to invest 129.6 billion won ($94.2 million) to establish an indus...
KOGAS executes first simultaneous LNG bunkering in Korea
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said on Friday that its subsidiary, Korea LNG Bunkering, successfully carried out the country’...
SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights
SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...
HD Hyundai secures Korea's hydrogen engine generator project
HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment and engine manufacturer, said on Thursday it has won the government's first project to develop ge...
Samsung SDS gains AI management system certification
Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday that it has become the first company in South Korea's IT service industry to receive the ISO/IEC 42001 certifi...
Gas maker Air Products Korea put on sale for around $3.6 bn
US industrial gas maker Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has put its South Korean unit up for sale for an estimated 5 trillion won ($3.6 billion), in...
Memory chip demand to stay firm until H1 2025: SK Hynix CEO
The memory chip market is expected to remain upbeat for some time after the industry was resurrected by robust demand for high-performing memory chi...
LG unveils Korea’s 1st open source AI to take on Meta, Google
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, on Wednesday introduced the country’s first open-sourced artificial intelligence la...
Samsung signs wind turbine structure supply deal with Equinor
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on Wednesday that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Norway's state-owned energy company Equi...
S.Korea’s current account at near 7-year high on strong chip exports
South Korea reported its biggest monthly current account surplus in six years and nine months thanks to robust exports of semiconductors. But the gr...
US to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex
The US government said on Tuesday it plans to provide SK Hynix Inc., the world’s leading high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chipmaker, up to $450 mil...
SK Telecom logs higher quarterly profit on AI, lower costs
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, reported a higher quarterly profit as its cost-cutting and strong artificial intelligence (A...
SK Gas delays $1 bn combined cycle power plant operation
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has postponed the commercial operation of its combined cycle power...
South Korea enjoys record-high kimchi exports in first half
South Korea's kimchi exports surged to an all-time high for a six-month period in the first half of this year, according to data from the Korea Agro...
Slowing economy creates opportunity for S. Korean used car sellers
South Korea’s used car sellers hope to take advantage of the slowing economic growth at home and abroad to expand their market shares.Lotte Re...
Jeju Air seeks M&A, igniting race for top place in Korea's LCC market
Jeju Air Co., a leading South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC), will likely seek the acquisition and merger of a rival small airline operator amid inte...
Korea's warehouses suffer oversupply, rising vacancies
Logistics centers in Seoul suburbs are suffering oversupply and rising vacancy rates, according to a report from South Korean commercial real estate...
S.Korea, China's technology leak, anti-dumping disputes surge
South Korean companies are getting tough on anti-dumping and patent infringement cases as they feel threatened by the intensifying price competition...
