LG aims to capture 50% of global luxury car display market by 2026

LG aims to capture 50% of global luxury car display market by 2026

LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Wednesday it aims to more t...

SK Telecom to enter generative AI market with large language model

SK Telecom to enter generative AI market with large language model

SK Telecom announced on Wednesday that it will provide tailored generative AI services to businesses and public agencies using various advanced arti...

CJ's Bibigo launches new global campaign

CJ's Bibigo launches new global campaign

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s flagship brand Bibigo is engaging with consumers worldwide through a new campaign. The company announ...

Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on prescription of 10 private US insurers

Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on prescription of 10 private US insurers

South Korea’s Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Wednesday that it has signed contracts with 10 insurance providers in the US to boost the ...

DongKoo Bio & Pharma to enter Philippine healthcare market

DongKoo Bio & Pharma to enter Philippine healthcare market

South Korea’s DongKoo Bio & Pharma Co. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine healthcare group Adizat...

Lululemon taps into Korea’s live commerce market

Lululemon taps into Korea’s live commerce market

Lululemon Athletica Inc., dubbed the Chanel of yoga wear, is tapping into South Korea’s live commerce market, a move that industry watchers sa...

HiteJinro to strengthen soju marketing in UK

HiteJinro to strengthen soju marketing in UK

South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. announced on Tuesday that its soju sales in the UK are showing consistent growth year by year. ...

42dot gets vehicle cybersecurity certification

42dot gets vehicle cybersecurity certification

42Dot, a self-driving technology affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday that it received a  certification of ISO/SAE 21434 Cyber Sec...

CJ Olive Young, Meta sign agreement for digital marketing

CJ Olive Young, Meta sign agreement for digital marketing

South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Tuesday that it signed a business cooperation agreement with Meta, global so...

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

A leading US consumer satisfaction survey has ranked car seats made by South Korea’s Hyundai Transys in the top three for the fourth consecuti...

Samsung, LG Electronics top 2 global TV makers in H1

Samsung, LG Electronics top 2 global TV makers in H1

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., two South Korean tech giants, respectively achieved the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the global TV set ...

S.Korean hybrid car market surpasses $4.56 bn in H1 2023

S.Korean hybrid car market surpasses $4.56 bn in H1 2023

South Korea's hybrid car market has shown a remarkable surge, reaching 6.12 trillion won ($4.56 billion) in the first half of 2023, according to the...

Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam

Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam

Hanwha Life Insurance Co.’s Vietnamese subsidiary has reported a cumulative profit in 15 years, marking the first South Korean insurers’...

Kia to revive Ray EV to kick start S.Korean city car market

Kia to revive Ray EV to kick start S.Korean city car market

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, aims to revitalize the local city car segment with the reintroduction of an electric version of the ...

Gaming giant Krafton to pour additional $150 mn into India

Gaming giant Krafton to pour additional $150 mn into India

South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc., renowned for its global mega-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), is slated to ramp up investment...

SK Biopharm to export epilepsy drug tech to Middle Eastern firm

SK Biopharm to export epilepsy drug tech to Middle Eastern firm

South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals announced on Friday a strategic tie-up with Hikma MENA FZE, marking the introduction of its new epilepsy medicat...

Naver's translation app Papago faces challenge from German competitor

Naver's translation app Papago faces challenge from German competitor

A German competitor has entered South Korea's translation tool market to challenge No. 1 Naver Corp. and No. 2 Google.The Cologne, Germany-based art...

Lotte Chemical sells off debt-ridden JV to China's Sanjiang

Lotte Chemical sells off debt-ridden JV to China's Sanjiang

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has divested all shares it owns in Chinese joint venture Lotte Sanjiang Chemical Co., according to people f...

Hyundai acquires GM’s Indian plant, aims to sell more SUVs, EVs

Hyundai acquires GM’s Indian plant, aims to sell more SUVs, EVs

Hyundai Motor Co. has acquired a car manufacturing plant in India from General Motors Co. as South Korea's top automaker aims to expand its presence...

Korean C&R Research to set up US, Thai units for global biz

Korean C&R Research to set up US, Thai units for global biz

C&R Research Inc., South Korea’s top contract research organization (CRO), plans to establish units in the US and Thailand this year while...

Korean game market needs new titles for breakthrough

Korean game market needs new titles for breakthrough

South Korean game developers are struggling to revive gamers’ interest without releasing new blockbuster titles to fill the big shoes left by ...

Blackstone, KKR join race for Korean pension fund's real estate debt

Blackstone, KKR join race for Korean pension fund's real estate debt

South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has shortlisted four global investment firms, Blackstone, KKR & Co., Goldman Sac...

Kombucha tea brands lure investors as diet drink market grows

Kombucha tea brands lure investors as diet drink market grows

South Korea’s medium-sized electronics components maker Phoenix Rising PTE Ltd. has agreed to invest 3 billion won ($2.3 million) in domestic ...

Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphones, watches hit global markets

Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphones, watches hit global markets

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest models of its flagship Galaxy series of smartphones, watches and tablets have begun hitting the shelves of the comp...

Hyundai's all-new Santa Fe to hit Korean market mid-August

Hyundai's all-new Santa Fe to hit Korean market mid-August

Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-new Santa Fe will finally hit the market with presales to take place this Saturday in South Korea, where the mid-size sport ...

LG Electronics’ projectors sweep world’s No. 3 golf market

LG Electronics’ projectors sweep world’s No. 3 golf market

Screen golf centers have become another gold mine for LG Electronics Inc. thanks to Koreans’ unwavering golf enthusiasm, which has made the wo...

Hyundai Elevator sets sights on global ‘Top 5’ ranking by 2030

Hyundai Elevator sets sights on global ‘Top 5’ ranking by 2030

Shanghai Hyundai Elevator, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., unveiled on Thursday an ambitious plan to bolster its market sh...

Lotte Hotels & Resorts to launch premium kimchi product

Lotte Hotels & Resorts to launch premium kimchi product

Lotte Hotels & Resorts, a leading South Korean hospitality company, announced on Thursday its intention to penetrate the domestic kimchi market,...

Korean lifestyle brand Andar takes on Xexymix in athleisure market

Korean lifestyle brand Andar takes on Xexymix in athleisure market

South Korea's activewear maker Andar posted record quarterly sales of 61.6 billion won ($47 million), moving one step closer to retaking the market ...

Insatiable Hyundai Motor aspires to lead India with SUVs, EVs

Insatiable Hyundai Motor aspires to lead India with SUVs, EVs

Hyundai Motor Group must become “the first mover” in India, which has emerged as the next fierce battlefield for global car makers after...

Hanwha Systems to compete with LIG Nex1 for Korean version of Iron Dome NH, KB Securities, Kookmin Bank, Kim & Chang lead capital markets in H1 From G-Dragon to Ibuki: Dongmyo emerges as global fashion hotspot Hyundai helps Korean economy most with $265 bn contribution South Korea issues €1.4 billion in largest-ever euro bond sale