Hyundai, Ultra Safe Nuclear sign micro reactor procurement agreement

Hyundai, Ultra Safe Nuclear sign micro reactor procurement agreement

Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Friday that it signed a framework agreement...

Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs

Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs

The automotive industry around the globe is rapidly transitioning from the manufacturing sector to the digital arena. That is, from an internal...

Nongshim posts first operating loss from Korean sales in 24 years

Nongshim posts first operating loss from Korean sales in 24 years

South Korea’s top noodle maker Nongshim Co. has posted a quarterly operating loss from its domestic business – its first loss in 24 year...

Korea's Vestas launches second $231 mn European warehouse fund

Korea's Vestas launches second $231 mn European warehouse fund

South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. has created a 300 billion won ($231.2 million) blind pool fund for Europe-based logistics cente...

LX Pantos mulls Air Premia acquisition to facilitate global logistics service

LX Pantos mulls Air Premia acquisition to facilitate global logistics service

LX Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s LX Group, is looking to acquire a controlling stake in local budget carrier Air Premia Co.,...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore declares 1st cash dividend in 14 years

Hyundai Doosan Infracore declares 1st cash dividend in 14 years

Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, will pay dividends to its shareholders for the first time in 14 years.A...

Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business

Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business

Hyundai Mobis Co., a car parts maker within South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group, is set to launch an electric vehicle battery rema...

Supply crisis dwarfs S.Korean display equipment makers

Supply crisis dwarfs S.Korean display equipment makers

South Korea’s display equipment makers are suffering from the global supply disruption with forced delayed shipments of products to clients, i...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore to develop hydrogen engines for commercial use

Hyundai Doosan Infracore to develop hydrogen engines for commercial use

Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, said on June 26 that it will start a state-run project to develop hydro...

LG CNS launches AI robot subscription service for warehouse operators

LG CNS launches AI robot subscription service for warehouse operators

LG CNS unveiled a cloud-based logistics robot subscription service on Tuesday, which could save warehouse operators a significant amount in upfront ...

Residential, urban logistics in Europe are attractive: Patrizia

Residential, urban logistics in Europe are attractive: Patrizia

Despite a number of global market uncertainties, there is value in real assets where rental income grows faster than inflation, Mahdi Mokrane, head ...

CJ Logistics steps up automated distribution system in SE Asia

CJ Logistics steps up automated distribution system in SE Asia

South Korea’s major logistics firm CJ Logistics Corp. is accelerating business expansion in Southeast Asia. It has started applying a homegrow...

KIC, PE firm WWG to invest $450 mn in equipment maker Duravant

KIC, PE firm WWG to invest $450 mn in equipment maker Duravant

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, and private equity firm White Whale Group (WWG) are slated to jointly in...

Hyundai Glovis forms Thailand JV to expand SE Asia biz

Hyundai Glovis forms Thailand JV to expand SE Asia biz

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. set up a logistics joint venture in Thailand to expand its business in Southeast Asia.The logistics unit of S...

Samsung SDS takes smart logistics platform Cello Square to China

Samsung SDS takes smart logistics platform Cello Square to China

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of Samsung Group, is taking its smart logistics platform, Cello Square, to China to offer l...

Samsung wins US 5G equipment order from Dish Network

Samsung wins US 5G equipment order from Dish Network

Samsung Electronics Co. has been chosen to supply 5G network equipment to Dish Network Corp., a US wireless carrier in the middle of building a 5G n...

Korea contractor for TSMC, Airbus aims to top anodizing sector

Korea contractor for TSMC, Airbus aims to top anodizing sector

South Korea’s YKMC Inc., an integrated contract manufacturer for global companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Ai...

Doosan to supply key SMR equipment to US NuScale Power

Doosan to supply key SMR equipment to US NuScale Power

Doosan Enerbility Co., South Korea's major power plant builder, will participate in a nuclear power plant in the US as a key equipment supplier for ...

CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund

CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund

CJ Logistics and an affiliate of Samsung Life Insurance have joined forces to launch a real estate investment fund worth 740 billion won ($600 milli...

Warehouses pile financial burden on investment firms

Warehouses pile financial burden on investment firms

South Korea’s logistics centers are ramping up the financial pressure on real estate investment firms. Previously a favored property type, i...

Mirae Asset Global REIT to raise $371 mn for US warehouses

Mirae Asset Global REIT to raise $371 mn for US warehouses

Mirae Asset Global Real Estate Investment Trust Co., a South Korean listed REIT under Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., is set to raise around 450...

Daewoo E&C jointly creates $400 mn fund for overseas M&As

Daewoo E&C jointly creates $400 mn fund for overseas M&As

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. of South Korea and IMM Investment Global, the Hong Kong-based affiliate of Korean equity firm IMM Investme...

Hyundai’s auto exports to Russia cut by half in February, hit by war

Hyundai’s auto exports to Russia cut by half in February, hit by war

Hyundai Motor Co.'s car exports to Russia have dwindled by nearly half in the latest indication that global automakers are feeling the pinch due to ...

Korea jittery over oil, gas, commodity weaponization

Korea jittery over oil, gas, commodity weaponization

South Korea’s energy and raw materials imports have surged to all-time highs in value terms in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

ABL Life co-invests in Everbright’s infra fund with 13% return

ABL Life co-invests in Everbright’s infra fund with 13% return

Korea’s ABL Life Insurance Co. has participated in Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund LP, a $460 million fund managed by Hon...

German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says

German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says

The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advant...

LG overtakes Whirlpool as top appliance maker with record 2021 sales

LG overtakes Whirlpool as top appliance maker with record 2021 sales

LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top manufacturer of home, kitchen and laundry appliances after posting record...

Samsung’s 2022: Year of war on uncertainty, shaky supply chain

Samsung’s 2022: Year of war on uncertainty, shaky supply chain

Samsung Electronics Co.'s spectacular 2021 earnings report on Thursday was overshadowed by its murky business outlook, as the world’s top make...

Hanmi, other chip machine makers to benefit from TSMC capex hike

Hanmi, other chip machine makers to benefit from TSMC capex hike

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., a chip equipment supplier to global foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has posted record profit ...

Mesh to raise up to $253 mn to become logistics unicorn

Mesh to raise up to $253 mn to become logistics unicorn

Logistics service provider Mesh Korea Co. plans to raise 200 billion to 300 billion won ($168.6 million to $253 million) in its upcoming rights is...

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