LG Uplus, GIST to build metaverse campus

LG Uplus, GIST to build metaverse campus

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday a business agreement with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) to develop a uni...

Hanwha Ocean gets approval for LCO2 carrier from ABS

Hanwha Ocean gets approval for LCO2 carrier from ABS

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Thursday it received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS for a 40,000 cubic meter liq...

South Korean steelmakers run plants only at night as demand plummets

South Korean steelmakers run plants only at night as demand plummets

South Korea’s major steelmakers are running their plants only at night to cut costs as demand for rebars, or reinforced bars, widely used in t...

Hanwha Q Cells builds US solar farm for power supply to Meta

Hanwha Q Cells builds US solar farm for power supply to Meta

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar panel manufacturing arm of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Thursday it has completed a solar power complex...

Korea’s HD Hyundai Electric wins $60 mn transformer deal in UK

Korea’s HD Hyundai Electric wins $60 mn transformer deal in UK

South Korea’s electric equipment maker HD Hyundai Electric Co. said on Wednesday it has won a power transformer supply deal worth 47.1 million...

SK shieldus, Yokogawa Electric Korea partner on security business

SK shieldus, Yokogawa Electric Korea partner on security business

SK shieldus, the unmanned security subsidiary of SK Group, announced on Wednesday it has signed a business agreement with Yokogawa Electric Korea Co...

Kia to install LG Electronics’ vehicle webOS in upcoming EV3 SUV

Kia to install LG Electronics’ vehicle webOS in upcoming EV3 SUV

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. will supply its automotive web-based operating system webOS to Kia Corp. for the carmaker’s upcoming v...

Kia premieres EV3 to boost global electrification push

Kia premieres EV3 to boost global electrification push

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Thursday premiered the EV3, its low-cost electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), to reboot...

Hyundai’s first full-size electric Genesis GV90 to roll out in late 2025

Hyundai’s first full-size electric Genesis GV90 to roll out in late 2025

The Genesis, Hyundai Motor Co.'s standalone premium brand, will launch its first full-size electric sport utility vehicle, the GV90, late next ...

MSCI Korea Index adds Alteogen, Enchem, HD Hyundai Electric

MSCI Korea Index adds Alteogen, Enchem, HD Hyundai Electric

South Korea's Alteogen Inc., Enchem Co., and HD Hyundai Electric Co. will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index.MS...

Perigee, SSC to cooperate on space launch vehicle

Perigee, SSC to cooperate on space launch vehicle

South Korea's small space launch vehicle startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. announced on Wednesday that it partnered with the Swedish Space Corporation ...

Kia unveils teaser images for all-electric EV3

Kia unveils teaser images for all-electric EV3

Kia Corp. the second-largest automaker in South Korea, unveiled the first teaser images and video of the upcoming third all-electric sports utility ...

Hyundai Motor Group has most IIHS ROP top safety pick cars

Hyundai Motor Group has most IIHS ROP top safety pick cars

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Friday that the Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 achieved the highest rating of "Top Safety Pick Plus" (TSP+) in crash t...

Sapeon to supply NPU IP to Telechips

Sapeon to supply NPU IP to Telechips

Sapeon Inc., the artificial intelligence (AI) chip subsidiary of South Korea's SK Telecom Co., announced on Friday that it will supply its AI semico...

Hyundai Rotem closer to supplying armored vehicles to Peru

Hyundai Rotem closer to supplying armored vehicles to Peru

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense equipment and locomotive maker, has moved a step closer to exporting its wheeled armored vehicles, core to...

LS Electric wins $23 mn order for Thai railway signal system

LS Electric wins $23 mn order for Thai railway signal system

South Korea's LS Electric Co. won a contract from the State Railway of Thailand to construct a railway signaling system for a 177 km section between...

CJ's Bibigo bolsters sports marketing with PGA tours sponsorship

CJ's Bibigo bolsters sports marketing with PGA tours sponsorship

Scottie Scheffler, a top-ranked American professional golfer, gave a shoutout to food served by CJ CheilJedang Corp. during The CJ Cup golf tourname...

S.Korea's Andar strengthens tech alliance with LYCRA Company

S.Korea's Andar strengthens tech alliance with LYCRA Company

The athletic-leisure brand Andar Co. announced on Friday that it will strengthen its technological alliance with the LYCRA Company, the world's larg...

Hyundai launches the ST1, its 1st electric work van with futuristic styling

Hyundai launches the ST1, its 1st electric work van with futuristic styling

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is launching the ST1, its first fully electric work van that can be retrofi...

Korean theme parks recover to near pre-pandemic levels

Korean theme parks recover to near pre-pandemic levels

Everland and Lotte World, South Korea’s two largest theme parks, posted their highest-ever profits in 2023, recovering from the COVID-19 pande...

Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe to hit South Korean roads in June

Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe to hit South Korean roads in June

The Polestar 4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) coupe is set to make its debut in South Korea in June and targets deliveries from October, Swedi...

HD Hyundai Electric likely to join MSCI Korea: Samsung Securities

HD Hyundai Electric likely to join MSCI Korea: Samsung Securities

HD Hyundai Electric Co., Alteogen Inc. and Enchem Co. are expected to be invited to join Morgan Stanley Capital International’s Korea Index wh...

Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials

Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials

Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fi...

Kia to bring 1st hybrid variant of subcompact SUV Sonet to Japan, China

Kia to bring 1st hybrid variant of subcompact SUV Sonet to Japan, China

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to aggressively expand its hybrid vehicle lineup to subcompact SUVs amid slower-than-...

Innospace, LIG Nex1 to co-work for space, defense business

Innospace, LIG Nex1 to co-work for space, defense business

South Korea's space launch startup Innospace announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with LIG Nex1 Co. for cooperation and commer...

Autech enters silver car market for seniors

Autech enters silver car market for seniors

South Korea's specialty vehicle company Autech Corporation announced on Tuesday that it plans to enter the silver car market for seniors. It al...

S.Korean game developers to utilize idol group IPs

S.Korean game developers to utilize idol group IPs

Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., signed a licensing deal with SM Entertainment Co. to utilize idol ...

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis, once derided as a Lexus copycat, is emerging as a breadwinner for the top South Korean automaker and a mo...

LG, Hyundai seek to deepen vehicle system partnership

LG, Hyundai seek to deepen vehicle system partnership

LG Group units, including LG Electronics Inc. and LG Innotek Co., are in talks with Hyundai Motor Group to expand collaboration on vehicle systems, ...

HD Hyundai, Palantir team up for unmanned surface vehicle

HD Hyundai, Palantir team up for unmanned surface vehicle

HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate, joined hands with US artificial intelligence defense contractor Palantir Tec...

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