Kakao Mobility, Samsung C&T to co-work on robot, parking solutions

Kakao Mobility, Samsung C&T to co-work on robot, parking solutions

Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, announced on Friday that it signed a business agreement with Samsung C&...

Samsung primed for graphics chip leadership with 24 Gb GDDR7

Samsung primed for graphics chip leadership with 24 Gb GDDR7

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has unveiled the industry’s first 24 gigabit (Gb) graphics DRAM chip, opt...

CJ OliveNetworks to build HiteJinro smart factory in Vietnam

CJ OliveNetworks to build HiteJinro smart factory in Vietnam

South Korea's CJ OliveNetworks said on Thursday it secured a contract to build a smart factory of the nation's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. in V...

HD Hyundai to build int'l standards for carbon emissions

HD Hyundai to build int'l standards for carbon emissions

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Agreement with HD Hyundai Samho and the ...

Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia

Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, agreed to invest some 350 billion won ($256.9 million) in building electric veh...

LG Energy to supply batteries for Ford's electric commercial vehicles

LG Energy to supply batteries for Ford's electric commercial vehicles

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply battery cells and modules to US For...

Paris Baguette opens 600th overseas store in Canada for global expansion

Paris Baguette opens 600th overseas store in Canada for global expansion

Paris Baguette opened its 600th overseas store in Toronto, Ontario, as the leading South Korean bakery brand is rapidly expanding its global busines...

Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai

Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), will build a new headquarters in Shanghai's Xinzhuang Indus...

KT, KT SAT, Nara Space to launch satellite data biz

KT, KT SAT, Nara Space to launch satellite data biz

South Korea's KT Corp. said on Monday it will pursue a joint project utilizing satellite data with KT SAT and Nara Space Technology Inc.The plan is ...

Shinsegae, Paramount to build $3.39 billion theme park complex in S.Korea

Shinsegae, Paramount to build $3.39 billion theme park complex in S.Korea

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group said on Thursday it has partnered with US media group Paramount Global on a 4.57 trillion won ($3.3...

Mirae Asset Securities builds AI-based stock analysis system

Mirae Asset Securities builds AI-based stock analysis system

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it has established an AI Market Assistant system, in which artificial intelligence (AI)...

Korea’s KCC Glass to invest $525 mn more in Indonesian plant

Korea’s KCC Glass to invest $525 mn more in Indonesian plant

KCC Glass Corp., a major South Korean construction materials manufacturer, is set to invest an additional 700 billion won ($524.8 million) in its In...

Sambark LFT rebranded as Lotte Engineering Plastics

Sambark LFT rebranded as Lotte Engineering Plastics

Sambark LFT Co., a plastic materials producing unit of Lotte Chemical Corp., has changed its name to Lotte Engineering Plastics Co., the company sai...

Korea’s E-Mart to delist troubled building unit for restructuring

Korea’s E-Mart to delist troubled building unit for restructuring

South Korea’s largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. said on Monday it is set to delist its troubled construction subsidiary from the main loca...

CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

CJ Group, South Korea’s food-to-entertainment giant, is exploring business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's entertainment and logistics sectors...

Samsung Display to build $1.8 billion OLED plant in Vietnam

Samsung Display to build $1.8 billion OLED plant in Vietnam

Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display maker, will build a $1.8 billion organic light-emitting diode (OLED) line in Vietnam for small- ...

42Maru builds defense-specialized GenAI platform

42Maru builds defense-specialized GenAI platform

42Maru, South Korea's generative AI and language AI startup said on Friday that it was selected as the lead organization for the Defense Technolog...

Koramco puts Hyundai Motor Securities building on market

Koramco puts Hyundai Motor Securities building on market

Koramco Asset Management Co. has put the Hyundai Motor Securities building in Seoul's Yeouido business district (YBD) on the market. The deal is exp...

Celltrion earmarks billions of dollars to build CDMO plant: chairman

Celltrion earmarks billions of dollars to build CDMO plant: chairman

Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s largest biosimilar maker, will spend several billion dollars to build a factory to crack the contract developmen...

Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line

Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line

SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...

EcoPro, China’s GEM to build cathode complex in Indonesia

EcoPro, China’s GEM to build cathode complex in Indonesia

South Korea’s leading electric vehicle cell materials producer EcoPro Group joined hands with the world’s second-largest precursor manuf...

Hoban partners with Kakao, Bear Robotics for robot-based services

Hoban partners with Kakao, Bear Robotics for robot-based services

Hoban Construction Ltd. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement (MOU) with Kakao Mobility and Bear Robotics to standardize the o...

Daishin Securities shelves main office building sale to NH-Amundi

Daishin Securities shelves main office building sale to NH-Amundi

Daishin Securities Co. has called off a plan to sell its headquarters building in a central business district of Seoul to NH-Amundi Asset Management...

Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check

Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check

South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping up their logistics capacities to counter aggressive forays into the count...

HD Hyundai Electric to build 3rd circuit breaker factory

HD Hyundai Electric to build 3rd circuit breaker factory

HD Hyundai Electric Co., a South Korean electric power distribution equipment manufacturer, will spend 120 billion won ($89 million) to build its th...

Nongshim to build export-only ramen factory in Korea

Nongshim to build export-only ramen factory in Korea

South Korea’s instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. will build a local plant dedicated to producing ramen — or ramyun, as the company spells...

Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.5 bn EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.5 bn EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 battery maker, and General Motors Co., the leading US automaker, are set to build a $3.5 billion cell plant...

Korea Investment, Sinar Mas to build data center in Indonesia

Korea Investment, Sinar Mas to build data center in Indonesia

Korea Investment Real Asset Management Co. and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas have set up a joint venture to build a hyperscale data center in a ...

Hyundai Mobis develops nickel-free inductor material

Hyundai Mobis develops nickel-free inductor material

Hyundai Mobis Co. has developed the world's first nickel-free inductor material, which is expected to sharply cut the cost of manufacturing inductor...

CHA Healthcare incorporates Singapore's SMG as subsidiary

CHA Healthcare incorporates Singapore's SMG as subsidiary

South Korea's CHA Healthcare Co., CHA Biotech's overseas medical business affiliate incorporated Singapore's SMG as a subsidiary. CHA Healthcare an...

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