Aekyung Chemical develops 1st domestically made refrigeration lubricant

Korea's Aekyung Chemical, an affiliate of Aekyung Group, along with GS Caltex, has made the nation's first localized refrigeration lubricant in line...

Internet giant Naver to introduce same-hour delivery by year’s end 

South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp. plans to introduce same-hour delivery service by year’s end. Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon ann...

Weak won leads HSBC's Seoul branch to raise capital

The Seoul branch of the UK-based Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) has made a capital increase of over 20% to raise its capital adequacy r...

S.Korea's shipbuilding order volume to plummet next year: report

South Korea's shipbuilders fear seeing their orders next year plummet by over 40% on-year due to disruptions in related financing amid surging inter...

Korea, Hyundai Motor request 3-year reprieve on US EV tax credit law

The South Korean government and the country’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have requested the US government give Korean carmakers a three-y...

Samsung Elec's brand value rises to $87.7 billion

Samsung Electronics' brand value has broken the $80 billion mark. Korea's flagship company saw such value grow in double digits for the second ...

Hyundai Oilbank extends US fuel export deal with Sunoco

Hyundai Oilbank Co. extended a deal with US independent fuel distributor Sunoco LP to export petroleum products to Hawaii as the South Korean refine...

Korea's KB Securities to earn market's 1st quadruple crown

In a first for a Korean brokerage, KB Securities has led all major performance categories this year and could achieve the domestic sector's first "q...

Dongwon Industries reborn as holdings company after 53 years

Korea's seafood giant Dongwon Industries on Wednesday said its completed merger with Dongwon Enterprise has given their parent Dongwon Group a new h...

Public-private battery alliance launched to source critical minerals

The South Korean government, in tandem with the private sector, launched a battery alliance on Tuesday in a bid to support the companies in sourcing...

Foreign PE firms on hunt for Korea Inc. with strong dollar

Foreign private equity firms have taken advantage of the strong dollar to dominate corporate acquisition deals in South Korea, adding to expectation...

Korea’s 1st export decline in 2 years dims BOK’s big-step rate hike outlook

South Korea’s exports fell for the first time in two years in October, posting a trade deficit for seven months in a row – the clearest ...

Lotte Shopping joins hands with UK's Ocado to build online grocery store 

Lotte Shopping Co. will join forces with the Hertfordshire, England-based Ocado Group, which licenses grocery fulfillment technology to retailers.&n...

Samsung reiterates no memory chip output cut despite weak Q3 results

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, said on Thursday it will not reduce its production despite dwin...

Hyundai ups 2022 revenue, profit forecasts as quality costs hit Q3 profit

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday posted its highest-ever quarterly sales, driven by pricey sport utility vehicles and p...

Hotel Shilla's biz hotel to post record guest room sales

When Hotel Shilla Co. CEO and Samsung Group heiress Lee Boo-jin said in a shareholders’ meeting in March that the Korean hotel company will br...

South Korea on course for seventh month of trade deficit

South Korea is poised to post a trade deficit for the seventh straight month in October, which would mark the longest period of shortfalls in 25 yea...

DRIMAES to produce cloud-based car control platform with Qualcomm

Daegu-based startup DRIMAES is poised to develop and mass produce a cloud-based vehicle control platform using San Diego-based semiconductor giant Q...

Korea's Samsung Biologics signs $296 mn CMO deal with GSK

South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. has signed a $296.1 million deal to supply biopharmaceutical products to UK-based multinational pharma gia...

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will increase production of hybrid models by some 15% next year to focus on the popular segmen...

GM may consider producing EVs in South Korea

CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province -- General Motors Co. may consider making electric vehicles in South Korea, the country manager said on Wednesda...

Foreigners in year's longest Korean buying streak; chipmakers top picks

Foreign investors have returned to the South Korean market, snapping up chip industry leaders such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. for ...

K-pop megaband BTS to serve military duty, agency says

Members of K-pop boy band BTS will fulfill South Korea’s national military duty, starting with its oldest member Jin, their agency HYBE Co. an...

Moderna to stay ahead in mRNA technology: CSO Melissa Moore

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The COVID-19 coronavirus disease has been a curse for many people and companies around the world over the past couple of years...

POSCO breaks ground on nickel refining plant in Korea

POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, broke ground on Friday for a high-purity nickel refining plant in South Korea to meet risin...

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US Department of Energy officials are in South Korea to discuss details of its electric vehicle and battery tax credit law with Korean government of...

Hyundai to shift gear toward software-centric cars from 2023

Hyundai Motor Group will introduce software-defined vehicles (SDVs) that receive wireless software updates for models to be released from next year,...

US to allow Samsung, SK Hynix to import to China for 1 year

The Biden administration has decided to allow Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, to import ...

SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources

SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term contract to procure lithium, a key battery material, fr...

KB's Indonesian subsidiary to launch $551 mn rights issue

Bank KB Bukopin, South Korean bank KB Bank's Indonesian subsidiary, is set to raise capital by issuing 8.44 trillion rupiah ($550.6 million) in new ...