LG Electronics to launch two OLED gaming monitor models in US

LG Electronics to launch two OLED gaming monitor models in US

South Korea's electronics giant LG Electronics Co. announced on Monday that starting on the same day it would release the world's first OLED gaming ...

LG Uplus holds in-house hackathon to secure platform technology

LG Uplus holds in-house hackathon to secure platform technology

LG Uplus Corps. said on Sunday that it held a hackathon called "Hackstival" to compete for development skills of in-house software developers.The co...

Boryung holds Care-in-Space Challenge in US for space healthcare startups

Boryung holds Care-in-Space Challenge in US for space healthcare startups

South Korea's pharmaceutical company Boryeong said on Friday that it held the first "Care-in-Space Challenge" event, a new space healthcare startup ...

Sulbing opens 1st US store in California in March next year

Sulbing opens 1st US store in California in March next year

South Korean dessert café Sulbing said on Friday that it signed a new master franchise contract to declare its entry into the US market and a...

KIC buys stake in US credit asset manager Golub Capital

KIC buys stake in US credit asset manager Golub Capital

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has made its first direct investment in an asset management firm, the South Korean sovereign wealth fund said on ...

SK Hynix develops world's fastest server DRAM sample

SK Hynix develops world's fastest server DRAM sample

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it has developed working samples of DDR5 multiplexer combined ranks dual ...

Coupang to invest $4.7 billion in supply chains in Korea over 12 years

Coupang to invest $4.7 billion in supply chains in Korea over 12 years

  South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang has briefed US Ambassador to Seoul Philip Goldberg at the company's fulfillment center in Daegu, a fa...

JSCO Holdings signs MOA with Philippines' nickel mining company

JSCO Holdings signs MOA with Philippines' nickel mining company

JSCO Holdings said on Thursday that it has signed a comprehensive memorandum of agreement (MOA) with EVE Mining & Development Corporation (EVM) ...

Kyobo Life seeks to transition into financial holding company 

Kyobo Life seeks to transition into financial holding company 

South Korean life insurance behemoth Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is seeking to transition into a financial holding company to expand its business footh...

Kia to produce flagship EV9 at Georgia plant in US from 2024

Kia to produce flagship EV9 at Georgia plant in US from 2024

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, will manufacture the EV9, its large flagship electric SUV, at its plant in the US state of ...

SK On-Ford Motor EV battery joint venture breaks ground in Kentucky

SK On-Ford Motor EV battery joint venture breaks ground in Kentucky

NEW YORK – SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, and Ford Motor Co. have begun building their multi-billion-dollar joint venture in...

Kimchi exports to US reach record high of $27 million so far this year 

Kimchi exports to US reach record high of $27 million so far this year 

Exports of kimchi to the United States increased steadily to reach a record high of $26.7 million worth of the fermented dish between January and No...

LG Chem unveils eco-friendly bioplastic, supplies to US toy firm Mattel

LG Chem unveils eco-friendly bioplastic, supplies to US toy firm Mattel

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, has unveiled a new eco-friendly high-performance bioplastic and supplied it to Mattel Inc...

LabGenomics, NGeneBio join forces for US market

LabGenomics, NGeneBio join forces for US market

Korea's two diagnostics companies, NGeneBio Co. and LabGenomics Co., signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Thursday to cooperate in the fiel...

K-chicken chain BB.Q opens second restaurant in New York

K-chicken chain BB.Q opens second restaurant in New York

BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise, said on Friday it opened its second restaurant in Manhattan on Dec.1. This restaurant is BB.Q...

Hyundai, Kia US sales up 32% in Nov; eco-friendly cars jump

Hyundai, Kia US sales up 32% in Nov; eco-friendly cars jump

South Kora’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group enjoyed strong demand in the US last month as the improving automotive chip supply situation bo...

Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'

Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'

BAY CITY, Michigan – For the first time since taking office, United States President Joe Biden toured a US subsidiary of South Korean conglome...

S.Korean President Yoon to lead national space policy

S.Korean President Yoon to lead national space policy

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to lead the National Space Council, the country’s top control tower for space development, in a bi...

Enchem to more than double electrolyte production in US

Enchem to more than double electrolyte production in US

South Korea’s electrolyte maker Enchem Co. said Monday it aims to expand its annual production capacity in the US to 300,000 tons by 2026 to m...

Celltrion to seek FDA approval for sale of Remsima SC by year-end

Celltrion to seek FDA approval for sale of Remsima SC by year-end

Celltrion Inc. said it has confirmed the effectiveness and safety of Remsima SC in its third-phase global clinical trials, conducted on 438 patients...

Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US

Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, and SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will b...

SK expands sustainable food biz with $7.5 mn US investment

SK expands sustainable food biz with $7.5 mn US investment

SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has expanded its sustainable food business by investing in a US-bas...

SK On, EcoPro, China’s GEM to build battery materials plant in Indonesia

SK On, EcoPro, China’s GEM to build battery materials plant in Indonesia

SK On Co., a South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, has joined forces with two energy materials companies to build a nickel intermediate ...

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc Co. will exchange part of its treasury shares with those of LG Chem Ltd. and Hanwha Corp. in a move seen to strengthen the secondary batt...

JW Pharmaceutical relocates US research center from Seattle to Boston

JW Pharmaceutical relocates US research center from Seattle to Boston

JW Pharmaceutical announced on Wednesday that it has relocated its US research center to Boston from San Diego. JW Theriac was first establishe...

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Stretch, Spot to take on Tesla Bot

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, Stretch, Spot to take on Tesla Bot

The idea of robots not just taking over menial tasks and tough jobs at logistics centers but also working as personal secretaries or in autonomous d...

Mezzion Pharma to try again for US FDA approval of drug

Mezzion Pharma to try again for US FDA approval of drug

South Korea's Mezzion Pharma will seek to get the oral medicine Udenafil to treat side effects from heart surgery, planning to clinical trials in th...

Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI raises $10 mn in Series A funding

Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI raises $10 mn in Series A funding

Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI Inc. announced on Tuesday that it raised 14 billion won ($10.3 million) in a Series A round. Pavilion Ca...

LG Chem to build $3.2 billion US cathode plant in Tennessee

LG Chem to build $3.2 billion US cathode plant in Tennessee

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is building a $3.2 billion cathode plant in Tennessee, its first facto...

Celltrion wins trial against Regeneron for US patent lawsuit over biosimilar

Celltrion wins trial against Regeneron for US patent lawsuit over biosimilar

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced Friday that it won its first trial against New York-based biotech giant Regeneron Ph...

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