S.Korea's perfume duty free limit to rise by 100 ml in 2024
South Korean government will raise the duty-free limit of perfume from 60 ml to 100 ml in January 2024. The Ministry of Economy and Finance announce...
HD Hyundai, Google Cloud team up to accelerate generative AI innovation
HD Hyundai Co., South Korea’s shipbuilding-to-heavy machinery conglomerate, said on Tuesday it has teamed up with Google Cloud, the informatio...
Hyundai Mobis, Wind River to build digital space for SDV
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis announced on Monday that it will build a digital twin system named M.Dev Studio with the US-based software compa...
Peter Thiel-backed D&D Pharmatech gets preliminary nod for IPO
South Korean clinical-stage biotech D&D Pharmatech Inc. has won approval from the Korea Exchange’s preliminary review for listing on the j...
Hyundai Motor’s themes at CES 2024: Hydrogen, software
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to present its blueprint for a hydrogen energy ecosystem and software under the theme of ...
LG unveils UltraGear gaming monitor 2024
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it unveiled the 2024 model of the UltraGear gaming monitor, optimized for resolution and refresh r...
Hyundai’s Supernal to unveil life-size UAM at CES 2024
Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it will participate in CES 2024 ne...
Chip cycle hits rock bottom but uncertainty lingers: Chey
The global semiconductor market has hit "rock bottom" but uncertainties remain high amid growing protectionism and lingering concerns about China&rs...
Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget
Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has listed its MBX token on the global...
Shinsegae I&C to open charging station Spharos EV
South Korea’s Shinsegae I&C Inc. announced on Monday that its electric vehicle (EV) charging service Spharos EV will introduce a total o...
NCSOFT, Obigo to jointly develop car AI services
South Korea's major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domest...
LG, Saint-Gobain Sekurit to unveil transparent antennas at CES 2024
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is set to showcase its transparent antennas for vehicles developed with French glass m...
GC Biopharma gets FDA approval for Alyglo
South Korea’s GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Monday that it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the immuno...
Naver Webtoon to enhance global biz with new exec for US IPO
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, aims to ramp up its global business with the appointment of a new executive ahead...
SK On Vice Chair Chey Jae-won sees greater growth potential in 2024
Chey Jae-won, executive senior vice chairman of SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Thursday he expects the company’s gro...
Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Thailand in 2024
South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand bhc Group announced on Thursday that it signed a master franchise agreement with Thailand’s Me...
Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platform
Line Next Corp., a digital asset affiliate of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has attracted $140 million in a funding round led by Cre...
Kia to unveil new PBV lineup at CES 2024
Kia Corp. announced on Thursday that it plans to participate in the world’s biggest consumer technology trade show CES. The company will ret...
Hyundai Motor Group to be named NACTOY 2024
Hyundai Motor Group confirmed its victory in the utility vehicle category of "North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle (NACTOY) of the Year 202...
AI, cloud to rule video surveillance market in 2024: Hanwha Vision
Hanwha Vision Co., formerly Hanwha Techwin, expects the global video surveillance market to undergo a major upgrade with the development of artifici...
IT device recovery to power Korean parts makers in 2024
Global sales of consumer information technology electronics such as smartphones, PCs and TVs are expected to rebound in 2024, fueling hopes of an ea...
Paris Baguette opens 7 new stores in SE Asia in one month
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Tuesday that it opened seven stores in Southeast Asia in on...
Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 by Statista, Korea Economic Daily
Statista, the world’s leading data and intelligence company, has teamed up with The Korea Economic Daily to identify South Korea’s faste...
Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 list by Statista, Korea Economic Daily
List of Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 Rank Company Absolute Growth Rate Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Revenue 2019 Revenu...
Carmakers to expand affordable EV, hybrid lineups in Korea
Carmakers in South Korea are slated to unveil new electric vehicle models at cheaper prices next year to revive the sputtering EV market and also ro...
Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, are set to export more than 2 million cars in 2023 for the first time i...
LIG Nex1 to buy quadruped robot maker Ghost Robotics for $240 mn
LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean weapons system developer, has agreed to buy a 60% stake in Ghost Robotics Corp (GRC), a Philadelphia-based robot develo...
New 2024 E-Class soon to arrive in Korea, land of Mercedes-Benz
As with the launch of every new E-Class, the flagship model of luxury German car brand Mercedes-Benz, the phrase “evolution, not revolution&rd...
Songzio opens pop-up store in Printemps dept. store
Songzio, the South Korean first-generation designer brand, opened a pop-up store at Printemps Haussmann, a prestigious Parisian department store k...
Semiconductor export recovery powers S.Koreans’ income in Q3
A recovery in semiconductor exports led an increase in South Koreans’ income in the third quarter, although the earnings growth momentum may n...
