S.Korea's top 2 LPG importers E1 and SK Gas cut supply price

S.Korea's top 2 LPG importers E1 and SK Gas cut supply price

South Korea's two major importers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), E1 Corp. and SK Gas Corp., have both cut their supply price of LPG in the first ...

Samsung Elec seen as 2023 top outperformer in Korea

Samsung Elec seen as 2023 top outperformer in Korea

Samsung Electronics Co. topped the list of stocks expected to outperform the South Korean stock market in 2023 on the prospect of a rebound in the m...

S.Korea logs record trade deficit in 2022; outlook dim

S.Korea logs record trade deficit in 2022; outlook dim

South Korea suffered a record trade deficit last year as the ongoing war in Ukraine ramped up energy import bills, while the outlook remained dark w...

Is semiconductor chip rental doable?: Samsung says yes

Is semiconductor chip rental doable?: Samsung says yes

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is looking to launch a high-end memory chip rental service as its new business ...

SAPEON X220 completes tech demo of fashion-specialized AI service

SAPEON X220 completes tech demo of fashion-specialized AI service

South Korea's artificial intelligence company Sapeon has completed a technology demonstration of its semiconductor SAPEON X220 on "Virtual Try-On," ...

SK Telecom applies mobile edge computing tech in US

SK Telecom applies mobile edge computing tech in US

SK Telecom Co. said on Thursday it had transmitted terrestrial broadcasting in the US capital of Washington D.C. using mobile edge computing (MEC) a...

SK Energy expands fusion urban fuel cell business

SK Energy expands fusion urban fuel cell business

SK Energy has teamed up with new and renewable energy companies to develop urban distributed power generation and electric vehicle charging.The comp...

SK Inc. gets highest AAA grade in MSCI's ESG rating

SK Inc. gets highest AAA grade in MSCI's ESG rating

SK Inc., SK Group's investment arm, won the highest AAA ratings from both Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and the Dow Jones Sustainabili...

Samsung starts building 4th semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek

Samsung starts building 4th semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek

The world's largest DRAM supplier Samsung Electronics Co. is accelerating its move to expand production capacities at its manufacturing complex in P...

SK may sell assets in Vietnam, Malaysia to raise billions of dollars

SK may sell assets in Vietnam, Malaysia to raise billions of dollars

South Korean conglomerate SK Group is considering selling some of its assets in Vietnam and Malaysia owned by its investment vehicle SK South East A...

SKC to showcase innovative chip, battery materials at CES 2023

SKC to showcase innovative chip, battery materials at CES 2023

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, will showcase innovative materials for rechargeable batteries and semiconductors at CES 2023, the...

SK Energy, Naver agree to develop gas stations into logistics hubs

SK Energy, Naver agree to develop gas stations into logistics hubs

SK Energy and Naver Corp. are joining hands to transform gas stations into urban logistics hubs where advanced technologies will be employed.SK Ener...

Fortune 500 has just 16 Korean companies: study

Fortune 500 has just 16 Korean companies: study

Sixteen South Korean corporations are on Forbes' Global 500 list, a survey found.Critics say the distribution of the nation's leading companies is t...

Video streaming platform Wavve acquires K-content provider KOCOWA

Video streaming platform Wavve acquires K-content provider KOCOWA

South Korea’s OTT platform Wavve has acquired Los Angeles-based content platform KOCOWA, short for Korean Content Wave. KOCOWA is a US online ...

SK Signet to showcase new ultra-fast charger at CES 2023

 SK Signet to showcase new ultra-fast charger at CES 2023

SK Signet Inc., the No.1 company in the US ultra-high speed charger market, will showcase a new standard ultra-fast charger V2 at CES 2023, the worl...

SK Innovation to inject $1.6 bn into SK On's rights offering

SK Innovation to inject $1.6 bn into SK On's rights offering

South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co. said on Dec. 21 it will invest 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in its electric battery maker unit SK On Co...

SK Broadband develops eco-friendly rechargable remote control

SK Broadband develops eco-friendly rechargable remote control

South Korea's internet service provider SK Broadband has developed a new B tv remote control that can be recharged with significantly reduced chargi...

SK E&S builds world's largest production base for blue hydrogen

SK E&S builds world's largest production base for blue hydrogen

South Korea's SK E&S has accelerated a blue hydrogen project in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, in what will be the world's largest comple...

KKR to buy 100% stake in SK E&S' Busan City Gas for $561 mn

KKR to buy 100% stake in SK E&S' Busan City Gas for $561 mn

Private equity giant KKR & Co. is slated to buy a 100% stake in Busan City Gas Co., wholly owned by South Korean energy company SK E&S Co., ...

SK Materials, Arencibia ink MOU on noble gas recycling

SK Materials, Arencibia ink MOU on noble gas recycling

SK Materials Airplus Co. announced on Monday that it signed an MOU with US-based Arencibia to prepare to enter the noble gas recycling business.&n...

SK PUCore's polyurethane insulator improves fire retardancy

SK PUCore's polyurethane insulator improves fire retardancy

SK PUCore, SKC's polyurethane subsidiary, was officially recognized for the fire retardancy of its polyurethane insulation material.The company said...

SK Group to display eco-friendly tech at next month's CES

SK Group to display eco-friendly tech at next month's CES

South Korea's SK Group next month will display an extended range of carbon-reducing products and technologies at CES 2023, the world's largest exhib...

SK Biopharm begins clinical trials of wearable device for detecting epilepsy

SK Biopharm begins clinical trials of wearable device for detecting epilepsy

SK Group's new drug development subsidiary SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. will begin clinical trials for a wearable device that can detect and predict ep...

SK Ecoplant earns AA grade for FTC's voluntary compliance program

SK Ecoplant earns AA grade for FTC's voluntary compliance program

South Korea's construction engineering company SK Ecoplant Co., Ltd. is accelerating its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management effo...

SK C&C to automate production process of SKC's US subsidiary

SK C&C to automate production process of SKC's US subsidiary

SK C&C announced on Wednesday that it will start a project to install a full-process automation system based on its smart factory platform I-FAC...

SK Innovation, SungEel HiTech form discarded battery joint venture

SK Innovation, SungEel HiTech  form discarded battery joint venture

South Korea's SK Innovation Co. is forming a joint venture with SungEel HiTech Co., a company that recycles discarded batteries, to extract metals f...

80% of Korea's data centers to use homegrown AI semiconductors by 2030

80% of Korea's data centers to use homegrown AI semiconductors by 2030

South Korea by 2030 will upgrade its level of domestic artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors to the world's best by using the nation's high-pe...

SK Energy buys stake in subscription car wash service

SK Energy buys stake in subscription car wash service

South Korea is seeing growth in the variety of services for the rising number of eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) on the nation's roads.Industry...

SK Biopharmaceuticals launches epilepsy drug in France

SK Biopharmaceuticals launches epilepsy drug in France

South Korean SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. said on Friday that its treatment of epilepsy "Cenobamate" has been approved for sale in France.The company l...

SK Telecom gets global approval for UAM-interworking tech standard

SK Telecom gets global approval for UAM-interworking tech standard

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. on Thursday said the International Telecommunication Union's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) approved ...

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