SeAH rolls out S.Korea's first 24-inch STS steel pipe production line

South Korea's SeAH Steel Corp. through an expansion has the nation's largest plant for stainless steel (STS) welded steel pipe measuring 60.9 cm (24...

Kia steps up electrification efforts with higher sales targets

Kia Corp., under South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, is gearing up to produce even more electric and other eco-friendly vehicles in the coming ...

LG Energy to secure lithium hydroxide in Morocco

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. will secure a key battery material in Morocco to strengthen its battery supply chain. LG Energy ...

Hyundai’s Chung urges US operations to double down after record Q1

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun on Tuesday urged its US operations to work harder after its two automaking units, Hyundai Motor Co. and Ki...

Samsung Elec to invest $3.1 bn in S.Korean OLED plant

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, is set to spend 4.1 trillion won ($3.1 billion) on a new organic light-emitting...

Time for South Korea's answer to the US battery subsidy act

The latest guidelines on US subsidies for electric vehicles under the Inflation Reduction Act come as a relief in every sense to South Korean batter...

BTS' Jimin tops US Billboard singles chart with 1st solo release

Jimin of K-pop sensation BTS is the first South Korean solo act to hit No. 1 on Billboard's main singles chart Hot 100.The American music and entert...

Innocean's subsidiary D&G opens Brooklyn office

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Monday that it has opened a Brooklyn office of creative subsidiary David...

Korean kitchen automation startups' US advance gains traction

South Korean kitchen automation system developers are eyeing the US as their next key market as demand for automated restaurant operating systems in...

Korean Dongkuk opens 2nd Mexican color-coated steel plant

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. opened its second color-coated steel plant in Mexico as South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker aims to expand its prese...

LG Chem breaks ground on supercritical pyrolysis plant

LG Chem Ltd. has broke ground on a plant for pyrolysis and aerogel, a material for next-generation insulation in Seongmun National Industrial Comple...

Dongkuk Steel installs solar power generation facility at Pohang plant

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., the world's leading manufacturer of color-coated steel, announced on Wednesday that it has installed a 10-megawatt solar pow...

SK Hynix unsure about applying for US chip subsidies: CEO

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday it is unsure about applying for US...

Korean bakery chains attract US customers with bread variety, cosy ambiance

South Korean bakery franchises are enjoying growing popularity in the US, appealing to local customers with a variety of bread products and bakery c...

Samsung, SK Hynix asked to swallow tough pill over US CHIPS Act

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korean chipmakers on Tuesday expressed deep concerns about the detailed guidelines of the US CHIPS and Science ...

US set to emerge as top global buyer of Korean kimchi: Daesang

South Korean kimchi exports to the US have soared since the pandemic as local distribution channels expanded and cooking at home increased, accordin...

Korean battery firms seek benefits from US EV incentive details

South Korea’s battery industry has high hopes for details on requirements for US tax credits on electric vehicles to be announced this week as...

LS Group completes nickel sulfate plant for EV batteries

South Korea’s LS Group said on Monday it has completed construction of a new plant to produce nickel sulfate, a key raw material for next-gene...

Kolon Industries achieves certification for eco-friendly petroleum resins

Kolon Industries Inc., a Korean manufacturer of chemical and textile products, announced on Monday that it has become the first company in the domes...

S.Korea's Riiid launches learning platform to prep for US SAT, ACT tests

South Korea's Riiid, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based provider of educational solutions, on Monday said it has launched R.test, an AI diagnosti...

S.Korea's microneedle maker Raphas to enter US market

South Korea's microneedle maker Raphas Co. is expediting its entry into the American pharmaceutical market after entering the country's cosmetics se...

GM's SUV Trax Crossover gets 6,000 preorders in 3 days

The Chevrolet Trax Crossover, a utility vehicle mass produced by General Motors Korea, is soon expected to exceed 10,000 preorders amid greater-than...

Samsung's Lee visits growth driver MLCC China plant

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has chosen Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.'s new multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) plant in Tianjin as ...

Samsung Chairman Lee to meet new premier in China

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrived in Beijing on March 23 to review the chipmaker’s business in China, which is gradually rec...

LG Energy to build $5.6 billion battery complex in Arizona

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, said on Friday it is investing 7.2 trillion won ($5.6 billion) to build a b...

Instant noodle maker Nongshim eyes 3rd plant in US

South Korean instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. is looking to build its third manufacturing plant in the US as the company is seeing sales of its pro...

Hanwha to build solar cell components plant in Georgia

South Korea’s Hanwha Advanced Materials Corp. will spend $147 million to build a solar panel components plant in the US state of Georgia, acco...

Doosan Bobcat participates in US logistics exhibition under Bobcat brand

Doosan Bobcat, a South Korean manufacturer of construction equipment, announced on Friday that it participated in the ProMat 2023 trade show for sup...

US affiliate of Korea's cell therapy company NK Max eyes NYSE listing in 3Q

NKGen Biotech, the US affiliate of South Korea's natural killer (NK) cell therapy developer NK Max, on Friday said it signed a letter of intent (LOI) ...

Jury still out on Korean chipmakers’ tech upgrades in China

When the US Commerce Department announced the guardrail clauses on the CHIPS and Science Act earlier this week, South Korea’s government offic...