S.Korea releases guidelines on development of small modular reactors
South Korea has released guidelines on the advancement of small modular reactors (SMR), a critical sector for the domestic nuclear power industry, u...
S.Korea to invest $24 mn in fostering future car industry workforce
South Korea will invest 31.5 billion won ($23.96 million) this year to train over 3,700 core personnel in future car technologies, including autonom...
Samsung C&T, Japan’s Chiyoda collaborate in green hydrogen
South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. is boosting its eco-friendly energy business such as in green hydrogen, a carbon-neutral alternative resou...
Korea's Hancom, Naver Cloud agree to cooperate in AI field
Hancom Inc. and Naver Cloud announced on Wednesday a strategic partnership to integrate Naver Cloud's large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) "Hype...
Hyundai Motor, Kia partner with DeepX to develop robotics services
South Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have partnered with DeepX, a domestic startup that specializes in designing AI semiconductors...
HD Hyundai, Korea Univ. open internship to develop future talent
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. and Korea University will jointly develop next-generation personnel to lead core business lines of the future.Chung Ki-...
Nongshim lands deal to export smart farms to Saudi Arabia
South Korea's food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. will export smart farms to Saudi Arabia, following a similar deal with the United Arab Emirates (...
Korea's StoneBridge Ventures invests $91 mn in semiconductor, AI
South Korean venture capital investment firm StoneBridge Ventures Inc. announced on Thursday that it has invested a total of 120 billion won ($90.9 ...
S.Korea's Samsung C&T wins 2023 Asia Design Prize
On Monday, Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction division announced that Dongrae Raemian iPark in Busan, South Korea, a project in which it participa...
BC Card signs strategic partnership deal with Mongolian Central Bank
South Korea's credit card issuer BC Card said on Monday that it has signed a strategic partnership deal with the Bank of Mongolia.With this collabor...
SK Hynix creates Master title, highest position among field hands
SK Hynix Inc. said on Monday that it has newly established a "master" position, which is the highest level among field workers who repair and mainta...
DSME puts welding collaborative robots into field
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said on Monday that it developed a collaborative robot, or cobot, that welds pipes in the ...
Women break glass ceiling in South Korea's advertising sector
Major advertising agencies in South Korea have appointed women to the position of vice president. Because advertising is a field in which women are ...
Korea Semiconductor Academy launched to nurture field workers
The Korea Semiconductor Academy was established Thursday with former SK Hynix CEO Seok-hee Lee at its helm.The launch ceremony was held at the Korea...
POSCO, GS Energy to launch $121 million battery recycling joint venture
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, and GS Energy Corp., the energy unit of GS Group, have agreed to...
POSCO, Hancock to invest $200 mn to raise Senex's gas output
South Korea’s POSCO International Co. and its Australian mining partner Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. will invest A$300 million ($200 million) ...
Samsung, LG eye niche sectors to boost tablet sales
South Korea’s electronics companies are launching tablet PCs with niche targets as the global tablet market has shrunk for four consecutive qu...
June Huh, mathematician of Korean descent, wins 2022 Fields Medal
June Huh, a Korean American mathematician and Princeton University professor, has won this year's Fields Medal, a prestigious prize awarded to young...
VA Corp. to build Asia’s largest virtual studio with LG’s LED displays
VA Corp. (VAC), a South Korean visual effects production startup, is building Asia’s largest virtual studio complex equipped with super-large ...
SK E&S to start business of carbon storage in depleted gas fields
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. is set to enter the business of carbon storage in depleted gas fields.The natural gas business unit of SK Group s...
President-elect Yoon pledges drastic deregulation, with one exception
Conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected South Korea's next president on Wednesday, narrowly beating liberal contender Lee Jae-myung from th...
LG's AI designer debuts at New York Fashion Week
South Korean fashion label Greedilous showcased its 2022 Fall-Winter collection on the main stage of the New York Fashion Week on Monday local time....
Hyundai wins $1.7 bn natural gas field project order from Aramco
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), both carmaker giant Hyundai Motor Gr...
Global automakers' new battle field: small EVs
Global automakers stop producing smaller cars among internal combustion engine models. The industry is facing difficulties to make profits from thos...
Battery recycling: Carmakers, battery companies in new turf war
With electric vehicles increasingly going mainstream, the world’s major carmakers and battery companies face another type of turf war: battery...
POSCO International, Petronas to develop Malaysian offshore gas field
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Co., is set to develop an offshore gas field in Malaysia with the country...
Samsung further cornered by Intel's foundry ambitions
Intel Corp.'s announcement on Monday of securing Qualcomm Inc. as its first fabless client caught Samsung Electronics Co. off guard, as the South Ko...
SK Innovation divests of stakes in US shale oil fields
SK Innovation Co. has sold its entire ownership in its US shale oil fields and their relevant facilities, in line with its parent group's efforts to...
NO EDIT, NO PUBLISHING. Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
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