SPC Group adopts integrated safety check system app for all biz sites

SPC Group adopts integrated safety check system app for all biz sites

South Korea's SPC Group on Wednesday said it has developed an app for an integrated safety inspection system using information and communications te...

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

Three construction machinery affiliates of South Korea's HD Hyundai will support environmental, social and governance (ESG) management of their part...

SK Ecoplant looks to enter US battery recycling business: CEO

SK Ecoplant looks to enter US battery recycling business: CEO

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering company, will enter the US battery recycling business by investing in promising startups, C...

SK E&S, Plug Power agree to strengthen hydrogen partnership

SK E&S, Plug Power agree to strengthen hydrogen partnership

SK E&S CEO Choo Hyung-wook met with Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh at CES 2023 in Las Vegas on Jan. 5 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in th...

Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction

Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction

Hyundai Engineering Co. said on Tuesday it has obtained both domestic and foreign quality certifications to start the nuclear power plant EPC (desig...

GCCL develops Korea's first automatic clinical trial data sharing system

GCCL develops Korea's first automatic clinical trial data sharing system

Global Clinical Central Lab (GCCL), an affiliate of South Korean pharmaceutical firm Green Cross Corp., said on Monday it has jointly developed Kore...

Anda pushes for right to copy KT&G shareholder list

Anda pushes for right to copy KT&G shareholder list

South Korea's Anda Asset Management Co. said on Tuesday it applied for an injunction Jan. 9 to view and copy the shareholders’ list of KT&...

Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management

Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management

A consortium led by Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), a local activist fund, said on Jan. 9 it signed a share purchase agreement l...

KSOE to develop large-capacity fuel cells with Europe's research center

KSOE to develop large-capacity fuel cells with Europe's research center

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), an intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai Co., has decided to develop fuel cells for mar...

Samsung, Harman unveil in-vehicle driver alert system

Samsung, Harman unveil in-vehicle driver alert system

When a driver feels drowsy and his eyelids start slipping, a red light flickers on his dashboard with a warning sound.That’s the key feature o...

POSCO to issue up to $553 million in unsecured bonds

POSCO to issue up to $553 million in unsecured bonds

South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc. is expected to issue won-denominated unsecured bonds worth up to 700 billion won ($553.9 million) t...

MyRealTrip launches overseas lodging booking service

MyRealTrip launches overseas lodging booking service

Travel app MyRealTrip said Wednesday that it is launching an overseas hotel booking service that allows users to search, book, and pay for more than...

Pan Ocean to transport energy products for Portugal's Galp

Pan Ocean to transport energy products for Portugal's Galp

Pan Ocean Co., the top bulk shipping company in South Korea, has received its first large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to provide shipp...

LG Elec to increase partnerships for business expansion

LG Elec to increase partnerships for business expansion

LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is seeking more partnerships with global leading companies and increas...

HD Hyundai to boost offshore wind power, future ships, CEO says

HD Hyundai to boost offshore wind power, future ships, CEO says

LAS VEGAS – HD Hyundai Co., the largest shipbuilding conglomerate in South Korea, is set to diversify its future growth engines, focusing on s...

SK Shieldus acquires environmental management standard certification

SK Shieldus acquires environmental management standard certification

South Korea's cybersecurity service provider SK Shieldus said on Wednesday that it had obtained ISO 14001, an international standard for environment...

SFA signs display equipment deal with China's Tianma Microelectronics

SFA signs display equipment deal with China's Tianma Microelectronics

SFA Engineering Corp., South Korea's largest manufacturer of display manufacturing equipment, on Wednesday said it landed an order worth 142.1 billi...

AhnLab CEO Kang: Betting on next-gen technology from detection to cloud

AhnLab CEO Kang: Betting on next-gen technology from detection to cloud

Kang Suk-Kyoon, CEO of AhnLab, Inc. proposed a strategy to develop next-generation models and technologies, such as solutions to detect and respond ...

Com2verse attracts investment of $9.4 million from strategic partners

Com2verse attracts investment of $9.4 million from strategic partners

Com2verse, Com2uS Corp.'s metaverse subsidiary said on Tuesday that it has secured a strategic investment of 4 billion won ($3.1 million) each from ...

Sejong kicks off private 5G business for exclusive use for industrial safety

Sejong kicks off private 5G business for exclusive use for industrial safety

Sejong Telecom, Inc. a mid-sized facilities-based telecommunications business and ICT platform company in South Korea, will launch a private 5G bu...

SKC's film business units change their names, start anew

SKC's film business units change their names, start anew

SKC Future Materials and SKC Hi-Tech & Marketing, which had newly been established through the spin-off of SKC's industrial materials division (...

Naver, Kakao to hold off M&As to pursue profits

Naver, Kakao to hold off M&As to pursue profits

Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp., South Korea’s two leading online platforms, will put on hold acquisition-oriented growth strategies and instead p...

K-BBQ brand Mapo Galmaegi signs agreement to get halal certification

K-BBQ brand Mapo Galmaegi signs agreement to get halal certification

South Korean food service enterprise Didim E&F said on Monday that its Korean barbecue brand Mapo Galmaegi signed a business agreement with a Ko...

Document tool company Business Canvas secures Series A2 round

Document tool company Business Canvas secures Series A2 round

Business Canvas, a South Korean SaaS (software as a service) startup that services the global document tool "Typed," announced on Tuesday that it ha...

Korean business chiefs’ Year of the Rabbit messages: Keep investing

Korean business chiefs’ Year of the Rabbit messages: Keep investing

South Korea’s top business leaders on the first business day of the year stressed the importance of active investment and concentration of r...

Is semiconductor chip rental doable?: Samsung says yes

Is semiconductor chip rental doable?: Samsung says yes

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is looking to launch a high-end memory chip rental service as its new business ...

Hilton Seoul to close business for redevelopment project

Hilton Seoul to close business for redevelopment project

Millennium Hilton Seoul, founded in 1983, will close down for business on Dec. 31 due to redevelopment plans for the property.The five-star hotel ...

LS Cable abandons round wire to focus on higher-value EV wire

LS Cable abandons round wire to focus on higher-value EV wire

LS Cable & System Ltd. has decided to give up the round wire business to concentrate on higher-value-added products used in electric vehicles (E...

LIG Nex1 signs contract for next-gen military radio system

LIG Nex1 signs contract for next-gen military radio system

LIG Nex1 Co. said on Thursday it has signed a contract worth 80 billion won ($63.1 million) with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration for ...

Hanwha Techwin showcases smart parking solution

Hanwha Techwin showcases smart parking solution

Hanwha Techwin, a South Korean company specializing in video surveillance solutions, said on Thursday that it held a showcase event at its 63 Conven...

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