Hyundai Mobis to expand vehicle module facility in S.Korea

Hyundai Mobis to expand vehicle module facility in S.Korea

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. will build its third automotive module plant in Ulsan, South Korea, where its parent Hyundai Motor Group opera...

S.Korea to seek expansion of healthcare package export

S.Korea to seek expansion of healthcare package export

South Korean government has set a goal to expand medical service exports by attracting 700,000 foreign patients and receiving 70 applications of ove...

Bredis Healthcare, Tilda win June D.Day, Korea’s oldest startup pitch race

 Bredis Healthcare, Tilda win June D.Day, Korea’s oldest startup pitch race

An early-stage startup by young entrepreneurs who developed a digital diagnostic tool for brain disease and an AI-powered business optimization prog...

Toray to move into battery separator business

Toray to move into battery separator business

Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc., a South Korea-based producer of chemical materials and technology products, is entering the battery separator f...

South Korean game developers expand business with IPs

South Korean game developers expand business with IPs

South Korean game developers are expanding their business portfolios through their intellectual property to boost profits with a goal to create glob...

BIO USA 2023 to draw S.Korean biotech leaders, startups

BIO USA 2023 to draw S.Korean biotech leaders, startups

More than 500 South Korean companies from top business groups to AI-based biotech startups are slated to attend the Bio International Convention 202...

Foreign demand for chip stocks powers Kospi to 1-year high

Foreign demand for chip stocks powers Kospi to 1-year high

South Korea’s main bourse Kospi on Tuesday hit its highest closing since June last year, boosted by foreigners’ net buying in semiconduc...

SK Ecoplant seeks to establish eco holding firm, sell 40% stake to PEFs

SK Ecoplant seeks to establish eco holding firm, sell 40% stake to PEFs

SK Ecoplant Co. is seeking to establish an interim holding firm for its waste management subsidiaries and sell its stake to private equity firms as ...

DB Group, T&T Group sign agreement for business corporation

DB Group, T&T Group sign agreement for business corporation

DB Group, South Korea's conglomerate, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for business collaboration with Vi...

Seoul, Washington seek to release $7 bn Iranian funds frozen in S.Korea

Seoul, Washington seek to release $7 bn Iranian funds frozen in S.Korea

South Korea and the US are discussing ways to release $7 billion worth of Iranian funds held in the Asian country as Seoul and Washington seek to im...

Webcash to accelerate overseas expansion as B2B fintech

Webcash to accelerate overseas expansion as B2B fintech

South Korea's Webcash Group announced on Tuesday that it will enter the overseas market with its B2B fintech and software-as-a-service (SaaS) soluti...

Schaeffler Korea to produce parts for hybrid cars, EVs

Schaeffler Korea to produce parts for hybrid cars, EVs

Schaeffler Korea Corp., the largest plain and roller bearing provider to automotive and industrial sectors in South Korea, is set to celebrate 70 ye...

Lotte to open Silicon Valley corporate venture capital unit

Lotte to open Silicon Valley corporate venture capital unit

Lotte Group, a South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate, is set to launch a corporate venture capital (CVC) business in Silicon Valley, the glob...

S.Korean startup Drama & Company introduces AI talent recruiter

S.Korean startup Drama & Company introduces AI talent recruiter

Drama & Company, the developer of South Korea’s popular cloud-based business card management app Remember, is readying its next business w...

S.Korean Hanwha to spend $1 bn on US acquisitions, business

S.Korean Hanwha to spend $1 bn on US acquisitions, business

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to invest $1 billion in acquisitions of companies in the US and businesses ...

South Korea officially asks US to ease chip rules on China expansion

South Korea officially asks US to ease chip rules on China expansion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea has officially requested the US government to review details of the guardrail provisions in the CHIPS and Scien...

Hanwha aims to develop unmanned fighter jet engine within decade

Hanwha aims to develop unmanned fighter jet engine within decade

Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, aims to develop engines for unmanned aircraft within the next decade t...

Korea’s Kakao targets mobile infrastructure biz for Saudi tourism

Korea’s Kakao targets mobile infrastructure biz for Saudi tourism

Kakao Corp., South Korea’s mobile platform giant, targets the mobile infrastructure industry for Saudi Arabian tourism to expand its business ...

POSCO, JSW discuss eco-friendly reduction steel production

POSCO, JSW discuss eco-friendly reduction steel production

Chairman of POSCO Group Choi Jeong-woo met with Sajjan Jindal, Chairman of JSW Steel, India's largest steel conglomerate, to discuss collaboration...

Korean biodiesel firm Dansuk sets sights on battery recycling business

Korean biodiesel firm Dansuk sets sights on battery recycling business

KUNSAN, North Jeolla Province – Dansuk Industrial Co., a South Korean fine chemical company, has for decades produced polyvinyl chloride (PVC)...

Another Foreigner Detained in China, This Time a Korean Soccer Pro

Another Foreigner Detained in China, This Time a Korean Soccer Pro

SINGAPORE—Chinese police have detained a South Korean soccer player on allegations of bribery, the latest in a spate of enforcement actions af...

S.Korea business lobby group regrets past political role

S.Korea business lobby group regrets past political role

The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) on Thursday said it deeply regretted the political role it took in the previous governments and vowed to b...

Samsung SDS bolsters Cello Square with tech upgrades, global push

 Samsung SDS bolsters Cello Square with tech upgrades, global push

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit under Samsung Group, has upgraded its digital forwarding freight service platform to bring ...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils high-capacity MLCCs for EVs

Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils high-capacity MLCCs for EVs

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a South Korean electronic components maker, on Tuesday showcased two new multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with ...

S.Korea to launch first cyber office for small, medium businesses

S.Korea to launch first cyber office for small, medium businesses

South Korea's Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee Young on Monday said the country will launch its 18th office for small and medium enterprises (SME) ...

POSCO DX to team up with PwC Consulting for smart factory business

POSCO DX to team up with PwC Consulting for smart factory business

POSCO DX Co., formerly POSCO ICT Co.,  the IT services subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc., announced on Monday that it h...

InBody to release big data-based health management solutions

InBody to release big data-based health management solutions

South Korea's InBody Co., the global leader in analytic devices for body composition, is entering the health management solution field in 2023.Usi...

KT to open medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam

KT to open medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam

South Korea's KT Corp. next year will launch a medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam, under a strategy to advance its digital healthcare business...

Lotte Chemical projects recovery in Q2 after 4th consecutive loss in Q1

Lotte Chemical projects recovery in Q2 after 4th consecutive loss in Q1

Lotte Chemical Corp. suffered its fourth consecutive operating loss in the first quarter due to a prolonged petrochemical slowdown amid the global e...

S.Korea to invest $2.6 bn in quantum technology by 2035

S.Korea to invest $2.6 bn in quantum technology by 2035

South Korea will spend 3.5 trillion won ($2.6 billion) on quantum science and technology development by 2035 in partnership with the country’s...

Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman courts Korean AI startups as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi vie to build tech hubs K Shipbuilding up for sale as Korean shipyards ride new boom Samsung to buy US health tech firm Xealth in digital health push Korean waste management firm Koentec on market for $730 mn US unveils 25% tariffs on S.Korea, sets Aug. 1 deadline for agreement