Samsung Heavy Industries succeeds autonomous vessel navigation

Samsung Heavy Industries succeeds autonomous vessel navigation

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Thursday it had successfully demonstrated autonomous vessel navigation from South Korea to...

NPS buys more Hyosung Heavy Industries, LS Electric shares in Q2

NPS buys more Hyosung Heavy Industries, LS Electric shares in Q2

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea increased investments in local machinery, shipbuilding and semiconductor stocks in the second quarter ...

Kolon Industries to develop new materials for space exploration

Kolon Industries to develop new materials for space exploration

Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturer, announced on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) wi...

LS Cable commercializes world's thinnest LAN cable

LS Cable commercializes world's thinnest LAN cable

South Korea's LS Cable & System announced Wednesday that it has brought to market the world's thinnest LAN cable with a 6 mm outer diameter, cap...

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries starts building next-gen Aegis-equipped ship

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries starts building next-gen Aegis-equipped ship

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., has embarked on the full-scale construction of the next...

Kia to begin EV battery subscription service pilot project

Kia to begin EV battery subscription service pilot project

South Korea's Kia Corp. said on Tuesday it has partnered with Hyundai Capital Services, Shinhan EZ General Insurance, the Seoul Taxi Association, Ha...

S.Korea opens doors wider for skilled foreign workers

S.Korea opens doors wider for skilled foreign workers

South Korea will raise the country’s visa quota for skilled foreign workers by 15 times from the previous level to ease chronic labor shortage...

Samsung accelerates foray into fastest AI chip market

Samsung accelerates foray into fastest AI chip market

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. is speeding up its efforts to penetrate deeper into the high bandwidth memory 3 (HBM3) market, an area i...

SKIET rejuvenates old mining town in Poland as green industry hub

SKIET rejuvenates old mining town in Poland as green industry hub

DABROWA GORNICZA, Poland – It was not long ago that the Polish city of Dabrowa Gornicza in Silesia Province was struggling to bring back its g...

Private real estate debt shines on banks' financing gaps: Savills

Private real estate debt shines on banks' financing gaps: Savills

More global investors are turning to the private debt market as bank loans are getting tougher under stricter lending regulations. Among a range of ...

3rd-gen. corporate succession in S.Korea slashes stake from 100% to 16%

3rd-gen. corporate succession in S.Korea slashes stake from 100% to 16%

South Korea's business sector is urging reform of the domestic inheritance tax system to alleviate problems in corporate succession, citing difficul...

S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study

S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study

Among 10 major economies worldwide, South Korea's global share of unicorn companies, or startups with a corporate value of over $1 billion, has shru...

EU’s new battery act comes with caveats; headache for Samsung, Apple

EU’s new battery act comes with caveats; headache for Samsung, Apple

The European Union’s decision to go greener with batteries that cut carbon emissions and promote recycling comes with a few caveats, posing a ...

Battery materials firms revive Korean cities with new plants

Battery materials firms revive Korean cities with new plants

As South Korean battery materials companies such as LG Chem Ltd., POSCO Future M Co. and EcoPro Co. aggressively step up facility investment, they a...

HD Hyundai Oilbank develops recycled plastic containers

HD Hyundai Oilbank develops recycled plastic containers

South Korea's petroleum and refinery company HD Hyundai Oilbank Co. has jointly developed a container using recycled plastic with domestic plastic c...

Shopping without passport at S.Korea’s Lotte Duty Free

Shopping without passport at S.Korea’s Lotte Duty Free

With a smartphone, you can now shop at duty-free shops in Seoul without a passport.Lotte Duty Free announced on Tuesday that it has introduced the i...

Hanwha Solutions to form industrial complex for chips, auto parts

Hanwha Solutions to form industrial complex for chips, auto parts

South Korea's energy service, petrochemical and real estate development company Hanwha Solutions Corp. will build H-Techno Valley, an industrial com...

S.Korea's chip pioneer Amkor aims to rule packaging sector

S.Korea's chip pioneer Amkor aims to rule packaging sector

The history of semiconductors in South Korea, a global tech powerhouse with the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co....

Vertex Ventures US upbeat for data startups

Vertex Ventures US upbeat for data startups

The healthcare, manufacturing, mobility and retail sectors were slower to adopt digital technologies than the telecom and e-commerce industries in...

Min Sung Precision Co.

Min Sung Precision Co.

Key facts Industry Industrial mold manufacturing and repairment/plastic injection molding Mainstay products/services High-precision mold...

POSCO targets robotic automation solutions for new growth

POSCO targets robotic automation solutions for new growth

SEONGNAM, Gyeonggi Province -- POSCO DX Co., the IT services subsidiary of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO Group, aims to enter the rob...

HD Hyundai to participate in Ukraine reconstruction project

HD Hyundai to participate in Ukraine reconstruction project

South Korea's HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., the industrial affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., said on Thursday that it held discussions with Ukra...

Big Tech, Japanese comics publishers target webtoon business

Big Tech, Japanese comics publishers target webtoon business

Big Tech have started webtoon services while major Japanese comic book publishers are gearing up for the business, threatening South Korea’s o...

Hanwha Q Cells sweeps global solar energy industry awards

Hanwha Q Cells sweeps global solar energy industry awards

Hanwha Q Cells Co.'s winning of major global solar energy industry prizes is expected to help the unit of South Korean Hanwha Solutions Corp. cement...

Hyosung Chemical’s credit rating downgraded one notch

Hyosung Chemical’s credit rating downgraded one notch

Korea Investors Service downgraded the unsecured bond credit rating of Hyosung Chemical on Thursday from A to A-, saying that its profit-generating ...

Mirae Asset Securities, Near Protocol team up for blockchain techs

Mirae Asset Securities, Near Protocol team up for blockchain techs

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for collaborative research in bloc...

Challenges, opportunities for Asia’s energy transition: GIG

Challenges, opportunities for Asia’s energy transition: GIG

Global investors injected more than $1 trillion into energy transition for the first time last year. South Korea poured in some $19 billion, becomin...

SK Telecom displays cutting-edge network tech for smart battleships

SK Telecom displays cutting-edge network tech for smart battleships

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. is taking part in this year's International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX), which ends Friday, at Busan...

Dong-A Eng Co.

Dong-A Eng Co.

Key facts Main Business Industrial mold design and manufacturing / machinery manufacturing212.1 Millions USE(Automated Optical Inspection; AOI...

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI), the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., on Sunday said it will unveil its next-generati...

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