LG Display’s OLED panel gets certifications for eye comfort

LG Display’s OLED panel gets certifications for eye comfort

South Korea’s LG Display Co. announced on Wednesday its third-generation OLED TV panels got a certification from global safety science resea...

Naver opens Asia’s largest data center for AI, cloud biz

Naver opens Asia’s largest data center for AI, cloud biz

SEJONG – South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. opened Asia’s largest data center in the country to lead technology innovation and...

SK Telecom’s Q3 profit up on brisk data center, cloud sales

SK Telecom’s Q3 profit up on brisk data center, cloud sales

SK Telecom Co.'s third-quarter operating profit increased 7% on-year, becoming the only South Korean mobile carrier posting an on-year gain in profi...

Gencurix gets FDA OK for breast cancer prognosis analysis device

Gencurix gets FDA OK for breast cancer prognosis analysis device

South Korean biotech company Gencurix Inc. announced on Wednesday its subsidiary GenoBio has received approval from the US Food and Drug Admini...

Lotteria to introduce kitchen robot Alpha Grill

Lotteria to introduce kitchen robot Alpha Grill

South Korea's Lotte GRS, the operator of fast food franchise Lotteria, plans to introduce a kitchen automation robot Alpha Grill in stores. Alp...

Hyundai Mobis raises $940 mn via loan for EV parts plants in US

Hyundai Mobis raises $940 mn via loan for EV parts plants in US

Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto part-making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has raised $940 million via an overseas loan to build facilities for its electri...

Imported cars set to snap 3-year growth streak in S.Korea

Imported cars set to snap 3-year growth streak in S.Korea

Imported passenger cars are expected to see their first retreat in four years in South Korea on the growing popularity of domestic luxury models suc...

POSCO Holdings to secure lithium from oil-field brine in Canada

POSCO Holdings to secure lithium from oil-field brine in Canada

South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) in Seou...

S.Korea's Emart24 to sell prefabricated house

S.Korea's Emart24 to sell prefabricated house

South Korea’s convenience store chain Emart24 partnered with YMK Construction to launch an innovative range of prefabricated houses, a first i...

Coupang on track to post first-ever annual profit in 2023

Coupang on track to post first-ever annual profit in 2023

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. on Tuesday reported $87 million in operating profit in the third quarter, its third consecutive quarterly...

Doosan Bobcat to build new factory in Mexico

Doosan Bobcat to build new factory in Mexico

Doosan Bobcat Inc., the construction and agricultural machine manufacturer of South Korea’s Doosan Group, announced on Wednesday it plans...

K-chicken chain BB.Q opens fourth restaurant in Philippines

K-chicken chain BB.Q opens fourth restaurant in Philippines

South Korea’s leading fried chicken franchise BB.Q Chicken announced on Wednesday it opened its fourth restaurant at The Shops in Manila, th...

Samsung Electronics hosts AI Forum 2023

Samsung Electronics hosts AI Forum 2023

Samsung Electronics Co. held on Tuesday the Samsung AI Forum 2023 with the theme of "Super AI for a Better Tomorrow" at the Suwon Convention Center ...

S.Korea tops global shipbuilding orders in October, surpassing China

S.Korea tops global shipbuilding orders in October, surpassing China

South Korean shipbuilders won the most shipbuilding orders worldwide in October 2023. The country overtook China and claimed the lead in the global ...

Costco Korea on verge of falling into low-growth trap

Costco Korea on verge of falling into low-growth trap

South Korea, one of the most lucrative markets for Costco Wholesale Corp., appears to be losing its appeal in the face of China’s rapid ascent...

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...

SK E&S, K-water to jointly develop homegrown green hydrogen facilities

SK E&S, K-water to jointly develop homegrown green hydrogen facilities

South Korea's SK E&S announced on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Plug Power, K-water, and SK Plug Hyverse to expand ...

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

South Korea's chicken franchise Kkanbu Chicken opened its first overseas branch in Manila's Solaire Resort.According to the company on Tuesday, the ...

LS Mtron partners with global agricultural giant CNHi

LS Mtron partners with global agricultural giant CNHi

LS Mtron, the heavy machinery and advanced parts-making unit of South Korea's LS Group said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

SK On signs deal to supply NCM battery cells to Sweden’s Polestar 5 EV

SK On signs deal to supply NCM battery cells to Sweden’s Polestar 5 EV

SK On Co., the battery-making affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, has signed a deal to supply nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cell modu...

SsangYong C&E to invest $616 mn in eco-friendly facilities

SsangYong C&E to invest $616 mn in eco-friendly facilities

South Korea's cement maker SsangYong C&E Co. is investing 800 billion won ($616 million) in facilities to reduce environmental pollution in the ...

DGB partners with Vietnamese IT company

DGB partners with Vietnamese IT company

South Korea's DGB Financial Group announced on Monday it signed a business agreement with the global IT company FPT Software at the FPT Group headqu...

Chong Kun Dang rallies on $1.3 bn deal with Novartis

Chong Kun Dang rallies on $1.3 bn deal with Novartis

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.'s shares zoomed more than 25% on Monday on news that the South Korean medicine developer has signed its biggest-...

S.Korea seeks to sell 29% in game giant Nexon's holding firm

S.Korea seeks to sell 29% in game giant Nexon's holding firm

The South Korean government is planning to sell off a 29.3% stake in Tokyo-listed game giant Nexon Co.’s holding firm NXC Corp. via a public b...

LG Elec to open heat pump research laboratory in Alaska

LG Elec to open heat pump research laboratory in Alaska

LG Electronics Inc. plans to open LG Advanced Cold Climate Heat Pump Laboratory in Alaska, the US for the development of heating, ventilation, &...

SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to Irish data centers

SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to Irish data centers

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm, plans to provide solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) to Irish power ge...

SK Geo Centric switches to recycled materials for petchem packaging

SK Geo Centric switches to recycled materials for petchem packaging

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. is using recycled materials for product packaging as it aims to transform itself into a green petrochemical p...

Heerim wins design contract for Hyundai Motor's Saudi plant

Heerim wins design contract for Hyundai Motor's Saudi plant

South Korea's Heerim Architects & Planners said on Monday it secured the architectural design contract for Hyundai Motor Co.'s new automobile as...

Neowiz, SK Hynix to team up for global marketing

Neowiz, SK Hynix to team up for global marketing

South Korean game developer Neowiz announced on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Hynix Inc. for global marketing col...

Asiana’s cargo unit sale faces tough hurdles before KAL merger

Asiana’s cargo unit sale faces tough hurdles before KAL merger

The proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) and Asiana Airlines Inc. has moved one step closer to completion with Asiana’s backing of it...

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