Paris Baguette to open nine new North American stores in Sept.

Paris Baguette to open nine new North American stores in Sept.

Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Wednesday that it plans to open nine new stores in North America this...

LG Energy Solution eyes US market for ESS

LG Energy Solution eyes US market for ESS

South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the rapidly growing US market for energy storage systems (ESS).The company on T...

Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race

Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race

South Korea’s leading battery and materials makers on Monday shared their concerns about Chinese rivals’ ascent, but expressed confidenc...

LG Electronics rolls out 118-inch micro LED TV at US trade show

LG Electronics rolls out 118-inch micro LED TV at US trade show

LG Electronics Inc. has launched a second massive micro LED TV for those wanting a premium cinema experience at home.The company on Monday said it u...

SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz

SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Monday it will take part in a series B round of investment in Chipletz, a US fabless su...

Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners

Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners

South Korean companies are set to concentrate more on business with emerging markets including India and Vietnam than Asian major countries such as ...

High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea

High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is struggling to sell its flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 at home as high pric...

Daewoong gets patent of Nabota as migraine drug in US

Daewoong gets patent of Nabota as migraine drug in US

South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. announced on Thursday that it has received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the use of...

SK Enmove CEO sees future of lubricants in electric cars

SK Enmove CEO sees future of lubricants in electric cars

South Korea’s lubricating oil maker SK Enmove Co. is setting its sights on electric vehicle lubricants and liquid coolants for thermal managem...

CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US

CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US

Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest over 50 billion won ($37 million) in its firs...

Samsung signs contract to supply camera modules to US EV company

Samsung signs contract to supply camera modules to US EV company

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. has signed a contract to supply camera modules for vehicles to the US electric vehicle company. The company is believe...

LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market

LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market

MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., a joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Canada’s Magna International Inc., ha...

Samsung trio premiere future mobility solutions at IAA Mobility 2023

Samsung trio premiere future mobility solutions at IAA Mobility 2023

MUNICH, GERMANY – The automotive electronics and parts-making units of Samsung Group are making a grand debut together at this year’s IA...

Hyundai, Kia see US sales increase for 13th consecutive month

Hyundai, Kia see US sales increase for 13th consecutive month

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. posted a record 13th consecutive month sales increase last ...

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment and e-commerce giant, has launched the domestic fashion brand Barneys New York, a luxury department st...

Hyundai, LG to spend combined $7.6 bn to build EV, battery plants in US

Hyundai, LG to spend combined $7.6 bn to build EV, battery plants in US

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will spend a combined $7.59 billion to build electric vehicle and battery cell plants in Georgia, th...

Hanwha Q Cells brings forward US solar module production

Hanwha Q Cells brings forward US solar module production

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, brought forward operations of a US pla...

WEMIX listed on US virtual asset exchange Tapbit

WEMIX listed on US virtual asset exchange Tapbit

South Korean game publisher WeMade Co. announced on Thursday that its cryptocurrency WEMIX will be listed on the US cryptocurrency exchange Tapbit.&...

Hyundai E&C ranks 11th on global construction market

Hyundai E&C ranks 11th on global construction market

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction on Tuesday said it ranks 11th in the world in overseas sales in the annual rankings of ...

POSCO Future M aims to raise profit 20-fold by 2030

POSCO Future M aims to raise profit 20-fold by 2030

POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s electric vehicle battery materials maker, aims to raise its profit by about 20 times and sales over tenfold ...

S.Korean battery trio face union risk in US after Ultium Cells’ wage deal

S.Korean battery trio face union risk in US after Ultium Cells’ wage deal

South Korean electric vehicle battery majors’ plan to run more than 10 EV battery manufacturing plants in the US may hit a snag due to the loo...

Celltrion to release Stelara biosimilar in US from March 2025

Celltrion to release Stelara biosimilar in US from March 2025

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Friday that it has completed a patent agreement with Johnson & Johnson, the m...

Hyundai Rotem unveils ultra-large servo press line

Hyundai Rotem unveils ultra-large servo press line

Hyundai Rotem, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group and a South Korean railway system manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it held a demonstrat...

Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on prescription of 10 private US insurers

Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on prescription of 10 private US insurers

South Korea’s Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Wednesday that it has signed contracts with 10 insurance providers in the US to boost the ...

Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace

Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace

The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the voice of the conglomerates that formed the engine of the South Korean economy for more than five deca...

Hanmi Pharm to start global clinical trials for immune-oncology drug

Hanmi Pharm to start global clinical trials for immune-oncology drug

South Korea's Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. announced on Tuesday that it has received approval for the phase 1 clinical trial plan of the immune-oncology...

CJ Foodville picks Arges PE as preferred negotiator to attract investment

CJ Foodville picks Arges PE as preferred negotiator to attract investment

Arges Private Equity has been chosen as the preferred negotiator for attracting investment in CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Kor...

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

A leading US consumer satisfaction survey has ranked car seats made by South Korea’s Hyundai Transys in the top three for the fourth consecuti...

Hanwha Q Cells expects windfall gain from Chinese rivals’ woes

Hanwha Q Cells expects windfall gain from Chinese rivals’ woes

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, is expected to enjoy a windfall gain from the US government’...

Team Korea lands $447 mn solar power project in US

Team Korea lands $447 mn solar power project in US

A group of six South Korean companies dubbed "Team Korea," which comprises private companies such as SK Ecoplant, public companies and a government ...

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