KHNP eyes Canada's nuclear energy project with ARC, NB Power

KHNP eyes Canada's nuclear energy project with ARC, NB Power

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) said on Wednesday it has signed a non-binding agreement with ARC Clean Technology Canada Inc. and New Bruns...

STX to develop Gargoub port in Egypt with grain silos

STX to develop Gargoub port in Egypt with grain silos

STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, is expected to develop a Mediterranean port in Egypt and build grain silos at the port, a move ex...

Hyundai Elevator, ERBUD forge partnership for Ukraine's rebuilding efforts

Hyundai Elevator, ERBUD forge partnership for Ukraine's rebuilding efforts

South Korea's Hyundai Elevator Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ERBUD, a leading Polish construction company, on November 28, in ...

Korean defense sector to offset semiconductor downturn: FT

Korean defense sector to offset semiconductor downturn: FT

South Korea’s defense sector is enjoying booming demand from countries across the world that are cutting their reliance on Russian weapons, of...

Samsung sets up future business planning unit, keeps co-CEO system

Samsung sets up future business planning unit, keeps co-CEO system

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones, is creating a new division tasked with working out future ...

Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK

Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the global infrastructure ...

SK C&C to promote AI healthcare for brain diseases

SK C&C to promote AI healthcare for brain diseases

South Korea's SK C&C announced on Thursday that it signed a strategic business agreement with Neurophet, a cloud-based AI platform for brain ima...

Lotte Hotels & Resorts ups ante in kimchi business

Lotte Hotels & Resorts ups ante in kimchi business

South Korea’s largest hotel group Lotte Hotels & Resorts is pinning high hopes on kimchi as a new revenue source amid intensifying competi...

South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool

South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool

South Korea lags far behind advanced countries in nurturing artificial intelligence (AI) talent due to the lack of proper skills development program...

Korean Air, LX Pantos sign SAF business agreement

Korean Air, LX Pantos sign SAF business agreement

Korean Air Lines Co. signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) business with LX Pantos Co. This MOU i...

LG Elec separates new biz divisions into in-house entities

LG Elec separates new biz divisions into in-house entities

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, has actively separated new business organizations into independent in-house entities, ...

SK On, BASF tie up for EV battery materials business

SK On, BASF tie up for EV battery materials business

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, and BASF SE, a major global cell materials producer, joined forces for th...

South Korean bio, pharma industry set to take leap

South Korean bio, pharma industry set to take leap

South Korea’s chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. is expected to reap more than 1 trillion won ($768.5 million) in sales this year from its new growth...

Pulmuone expands US fresh noodles plant

Pulmuone expands US fresh noodles plant

South Korea's food company Pulmuone announced on Wednesday it expanded its production line of fresh noodles plant in Gilroy, California, the US.&nbs...

Samsung Elec, Naver tie up for smart building business

Samsung Elec, Naver tie up for smart building business

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, and Naver Corp., South Korea’s online giant, have joined hands to develop...

STX to invest in lithium business in Peru, Brazil

STX to invest in lithium business in Peru, Brazil

South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. signed a tripartite agreement with local partners in Peru and Brazil to develop lithium mines and trad...

SK Energy to spin off tank terminal business as new logistics firm

SK Energy to spin off tank terminal business as new logistics firm

SK Energy Co., a unit of South Korean oil refiner and battery maker SK Innovation Co., is spinning off its crude oil storage and shipment business t...

Hyundai E&C to form private-public partnership for US solar power

Hyundai E&C to form private-public partnership for US solar power

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), Korea Midland Power Co., and the Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urb...

POSCO Int’l to invest $519 mn in EV parts output expansion

POSCO Int’l to invest $519 mn in EV parts output expansion

POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., plans to spend 680 billion won ($519....

POSCO International wins $761 mn EV parts supply deal from US carmaker

POSCO International wins $761 mn EV parts supply deal from US carmaker

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., has won a 1 trill...

Doctornow signs business agreement with Spain’s Mediktor

Doctornow signs business agreement with Spain’s Mediktor

South Korea's medical care startup Doctornow Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a strategic business agreement with global artificial intelligenc...

LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE

LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE

South Korea’s LG Group and Seoul-based Qraft Technologies Inc. have jointly launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that selects holdings relat...

LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining

LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...

Celltrion enjoys record earnings on healthy biosimilar biz

Celltrion enjoys record earnings on healthy biosimilar biz

South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. logged record quarterly earnings on the strong performance of its key biosimilar products while exp...

Samsung SDI, Volvo Trucks celebrate 5th year of cooperation

Samsung SDI, Volvo Trucks celebrate 5th year of cooperation

South Korea's Samsung SDI Co. and global commercial vehicle manufacturer Volvo Trucks held a commemorative event to discuss the expansion of their p...

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)...

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...

Naver posts record Q3 sales, profit on e-commerce

Naver posts record Q3 sales, profit on e-commerce

South Korea’s web portal giant Naver Corp. on Friday posted record sales and operating profit in the third quarter, driven by robust sales gro...

Asiana Airlines to sell cargo business for merger with Korean Air

Asiana Airlines to sell cargo business for merger with Korean Air

Asiana Airlines Inc. on Thursday decided to carve out its lucrative cargo business, clearing a major hurdle to its merger with bigger rival Korean A...

Hyundai Motor Group units’ profits double as Chung enters 4th year

Hyundai Motor Group units’ profits double as Chung enters 4th year

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group saw the combined operating profit of its 11 affiliates more than double in the third quarter as Chairman Chu...

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