KEPCO vows to save $19 bn in 5 yrs; CEO offers to resign over swelling losses

KEPCO vows to save $19 bn in 5 yrs; CEO offers to resign over swelling losses

South Korea’s state-run utility monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday vowed to save nearly 26 trillion won ($19.5 billion) ove...

Korean KT Cloud to raise $452 mn from IMM via rights offering

Korean KT Cloud to raise $452 mn from IMM via rights offering

KT Cloud Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., is set to raise 600 billion won ($452 million) from a unit of Seoul-base...

SK Chemicals to show eco-friendly cosmetic containers in China

SK Chemicals to show eco-friendly cosmetic containers in China

South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. will participate in the China Beauty Expo 2023, hold in Shanghai, China, from May 12 for three days. This event is ...

S.Korea to apply private advanced tech to military weapons in 5 years

S.Korea to apply private advanced tech to military weapons in 5 years

South Korea has approved a fast-track system that slashes complex administrative procedures for application of private technology to the military&rs...

US eyes new rules for Samsung, SK to bring chip machines to China

US eyes new rules for Samsung, SK to bring chip machines to China

The US government is considering establishing new rules for South Korea’s chipmakers to import advanced equipment to China to upgrade their fa...

Mirae Asset Securities joins Singapore Exchange's trading membership

Mirae Asset Securities joins Singapore Exchange's trading membership

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities has made history as the first Korean financial investment firm to join the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) trading...

SK Telecom to further develop AI, its growth driver in Q1

SK Telecom to further develop AI, its growth driver in Q1

SK Telecom Co. beat market expectations for its first-quarter earnings thanks to its robust non-telecom businesses and vowed to continue to bolster ...

LG Uplus to open cyber security dept. at Soongsil Univ.

LG Uplus to open cyber security dept. at Soongsil Univ.

In a first for the company, South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. will set up a cyber security department that offers employment at Soongsil University...

SK Telecom launches Seoul, LA tours in metaverse

SK Telecom launches Seoul, LA tours in metaverse

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, said Monday it has created a virtual space of tourist attractions on its metaverse platform Ifland...

S.Korea to launch 10 global innovation special zones by 2027

S.Korea to launch 10 global innovation special zones by 2027

South Korean government plans to create ten global innovation special zones by 2027, implementing a negative regulation system for the first time in...

SK Bioscience to produce MSD’s new Ebola vaccine candidate

SK Bioscience to produce MSD’s new Ebola vaccine candidate

SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, announced on Monday that it has signed a contract with MSD, a global pharma...

S.Korea's Air Premia, T'way compete for golden routes to Europe

S.Korea's Air Premia, T'way compete for golden routes to Europe

South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCC) Air Premia and T'way Air Co. are competing to secure "golden routes" to Europe that Korean Air must give up to...

SK Ecoplant to build waste EV battery recycling plant in China

SK Ecoplant to build waste EV battery recycling plant in China

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. will build a recycling facility for electric vehicle (EV) waste batteries in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, ...

Wrtn to offer free access GPT-4 conversation services

Wrtn to offer free access GPT-4 conversation services

South Korean generative AI startup Wrtn Technologies announced on Thursday that it will offer unlimited free access to its conversation feature...

SK Innovation’s battery sales at record high, production yield improved

SK Innovation’s battery sales at record high, production yield improved

SK Innovation Co. said on Thursday its battery affiliate SK On Co. posted record quarterly sales following a facility ramp-up in the US to meet risi...

Samsung, Hyundai, others to use hydrogen buses for commute

Samsung, Hyundai, others to use hydrogen buses for commute

Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co., SK Hynix Inc., POSCO Holdings Inc., SK E&S, POSCO E&C and SK Siltron have agreed to replace thei...

SK On to develop anode materials with Westwater Resources of US

SK On to develop anode materials with Westwater Resources of US

South Korea's electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On and the American graphite company Westwater Resources will jointly develop anode materials f...

S.Korea’s Suprema wins order from Saudi Arabia's Neom city project

S.Korea’s Suprema wins order from Saudi Arabia's Neom city project

South Korea’s Suprema Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI)-based security company, on Wednesday said it won a large-scale project in Neom, a ...

SK Biopharmaceuticals gets marketing approval for epilepsy drug in Israel

SK Biopharmaceuticals gets marketing approval for epilepsy drug in Israel

South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals said on Wednesday that the Israeli Ministry of Health has approved the company's new drug application (NDA...

Multifamily emerges as Korean LPs’ top real estate pick for 2023

Multifamily emerges as Korean LPs’ top real estate pick for 2023

Multifamily housing has emerged as the most popular real estate segment for South Korean institutional investors, with senior secured loans picked as ...

SK Geo Centric, Loop to set up plastic recycling plant in Korea

SK Geo Centric, Loop to set up plastic recycling plant in Korea

SK Geo Centric Co., a petrochemical unit within South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said on Wednesday it will set up a joint venture with a Nasdaq-l...

SK E&S to supply renewable electricity to BASF

SK E&S to supply renewable electricity to BASF

South Korea’s SK E&S Co. will supply electricity generated from renewable energy to global chemical company BASF. SK E&S announced on...

Korean retail investors net buy bonds at record $3.2 bn in April

Korean retail investors net buy bonds at record $3.2 bn in April

South Korean individual investors flocked to the bond market with net purchases of 4.25 trillion won ($3.2 billion) in April, the highest record on ...

SK Bioscience to invest $1.8 billion, seeks M&As for inorganic growth

SK Bioscience to invest $1.8 billion, seeks M&As for inorganic growth

SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, plans to spend 2.4 trillion won ($1.8 billion) over the next five years and...

Doosan Enerbility secures place on US market for SMR

Doosan Enerbility secures place on US market for SMR

South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Thursday said it discussed on Tuesday cooperation in areas like hydrogen production us...

Daewoong to transfer techs for autoimmune disease to US pharma

Daewoong to transfer techs for autoimmune disease to US pharma

South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Friday that it has signed a technology export contract for the clinical development and commercia...

Korea’s SK Gas to invest $1.5 bn toward carbon neutrality by 2026

Korea’s SK Gas to invest $1.5 bn toward carbon neutrality by 2026

ULSAN – SK Gas Ltd. South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is set to spend $1.5 billion on liquefied natural gas ...

Elon Musk reaffirms Korea among top candidates for Asia Gigafactory

Elon Musk reaffirms Korea among top candidates for Asia Gigafactory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that South Korea is still among its top candidates to build another ...

SK Telecom, Golfzon develop AI golf platform

SK Telecom, Golfzon develop AI golf platform

An artificial intelligence platform in South Korea has produced a golfing coach that analyzes and diagnoses problems in swing posture and recommends...

KT Submarine to install part of undersea cable for Google, Meta

KT Submarine to install part of undersea cable for Google, Meta

South Korea’s undersea cable company KT Submarine Co. said on Thursday that it has signed a 9.2 billion won ($6.85 million) contract with Japa...

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