NGeneBio's diagnostic products start to be used in clinical tests in Vietnam

NGeneBio's diagnostic products start to be used in clinical tests in Vietnam

South Korea's medical diagnostics company NGeneBio Co. said on Wednesday that it is expanding its business in the Southeast Asian precision diagnost...

Ssangyong Motor swings to first quarterly profit in six years

Ssangyong Motor swings to first quarterly profit in six years

South Korea’s Ssangyong Motor Co. posted its first quarterly operating profit in six years, powered by brisk sales of the Torres SUV launched ...

Bespin Global establishes Vietnam Tech Center for cloud, digital innovation

Bespin Global establishes Vietnam Tech Center for cloud, digital innovation

South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global will foster cloud and digital innovation industries in Central Vietnam. To this end, the compan...

Ssangyong Motor takes part in Brussels Motor Show

Ssangyong Motor takes part in Brussels Motor Show

Ssangyong Motor Co. said on Monday that it would participate in the 2023 European Motor Show Brussels and begin to move into the European market in ...

Hyundai Electric to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2040

Hyundai Electric to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2040

Hyundai Electric, a power equipment and energy solution affiliate of HD Hyundai, said on Thursday it would convert 100% of the electricity used at a...

Hyundai Rotem's new braking technology acquires green certification

Hyundai Rotem's new braking technology acquires green certification

Hyundai Rotem, a South Korean railway rolling stock supplier under Hyundai Motor Group, acquired a green certification for its zero-speed regenerati...

SK may sell assets in Vietnam, Malaysia to raise billions of dollars

SK may sell assets in Vietnam, Malaysia to raise billions of dollars

South Korean conglomerate SK Group is considering selling some of its assets in Vietnam and Malaysia owned by its investment vehicle SK South East A...

Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, aims to nurture Vietnam as a global strategic base as it opens a ne...

Doosan Enerbility to introduce ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam

Doosan Enerbility to introduce ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam

Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to introduce an ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam jointly with South Korean and Vietnamese research institutes.Sou...

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. is enjoying rapid growth in Vietnam, thanks to brisk sales of the Choco-Pie, a chocola...

Vietnam emerges as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner

Vietnam emerges as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner

Vietnam will finish this year as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner and the country with which the latter has the largest trade surplus, a study ha...

Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee flies to Vietnam for global business

Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee flies to Vietnam for global business

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee embarked on a business trip to Vietnam on Wednesday to attend an opening ceremony for a research and dev...

Hyundai Heavy develops new chemical-resistant paint for PC carriers

Hyundai Heavy develops new chemical-resistant paint for PC carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said Wednesday that it has developed a paint product for petrochemical product (PC) carriers with significantly impro...

Hyundai Motor's compact SUV Kona gets bigger

Hyundai Motor's compact SUV Kona gets bigger

Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the new design of its compact SUV the new "all-new Kona."The all-new Kona is a second-generation model being i...

LabGenomics unites with Humanscape on Asia, US genetic testing biz

LabGenomics unites with Humanscape on Asia, US genetic testing biz

LabGenomics Co., a molecular diagnostics company, said on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with digital healthcare company Humanscape to deve...

LG Chem, GS EPS to build $248 million biomass power plant

LG Chem, GS EPS to build $248 million biomass power plant

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it has signed a contract with GS EPS Co. to build a 320 billion won ($248 mil...

Kiturami's carbon mats, hot ticket in Korea this winter

Kiturami's carbon mats, hot ticket in Korea this winter

Convenience and less heating costs have been changing the shape of South Korea's heated mat market which has been traditionally led by electric mats...

S.Korea's Bespin Global, Daewoo E&C sign smart city deal with Aussie company

S.Korea's Bespin Global, Daewoo E&C sign smart city deal with Aussie company

South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global on Wednesday said its subsidiary Bespin Global Vietnam formed a strategic partnership with Daew...

Hyundai Electric joins hands with GE to enter offshore wind power business

Hyundai Electric joins hands with GE to enter offshore wind power business

Hyundai Electric will advance into the offshore wind power market jointly with GE Renewable Energy.Hyundai Electric, an electric systems spinoff fro...

Hyundai Electric to supply ESS worth $160 mn to KEPCO's substation

Hyundai Electric to supply ESS worth $160 mn to KEPCO's substation

Hyundai Electric, an electric systems spinoff from South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., said on Tuesday that it will supply...

SK Energy buys stake in subscription car wash service

SK Energy buys stake in subscription car wash service

South Korea is seeing growth in the variety of services for the rising number of eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) on the nation's roads.Industry...

IONIQ 5 named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-2023

IONIQ 5 named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-2023

Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday said its electric-powered sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 was named Japan's Import Car of the Year for 2022-23 by th...

Iljin Electric moves into DC power transmission device market

Iljin Electric moves into DC power transmission device market

Iljin Electric, an integrated heavy electric device unit of South Korea's Iljin Group, will participate in the domestic MVDC (medium-voltage direct ...

Home&Shopping partners with K-Market to explore opportunities in Vietnam

Home&Shopping partners with K-Market to explore opportunities in Vietnam

Home & Shopping, South Korea's home shopping channel specializing in products of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),  announced on Th...

Korean hospitality startup Jienem enters Vietnam with local partners

Korean hospitality startup Jienem enters Vietnam with local partners

Guesthouse accommodation service provider Jienem is revving up to enter the Vietnamese market.The South Korean startup announced Wednesday that it s...

LG plans additional $4 billion investment in Vietnam

LG plans additional $4 billion investment in Vietnam

South Korean electronics giants including LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics plan to pour billions of dollars of additional investment into Viet...

POSCO wins $689 mn battery material deal with GM-LG joint venture

POSCO wins $689 mn battery material deal with GM-LG joint venture

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Dec. 5 that it has signed a $688.6 million deal to provide a key...

LS Cable & System Asia expands cable production capacity in Vietnam

LS Cable & System Asia expands cable production capacity in Vietnam

LS Cable & System Asia said on Thursday that it has invested 6.8 billion won in its Vietnamese subsidiary LS Cable & System Vietnam to compl...

SK On attracts $1 billion in investment

SK On attracts $1 billion in investment

SK On, the electric battery affiliate of Korea's petroleum, alternative energy and oil exploration corporation SK Innovation, has secured 1.3 trilli...

Hyundai Engineering completes Long Son plant project in Vietnam

Hyundai Engineering completes Long Son plant project in Vietnam

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday it has completed its co...

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