LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia

LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia

South Korea's major defense system developer LIG Nex1 Co. has clinched a $3.2 billion deal to export its latest missile interceptor to Saudi Arabia,...

Harim gives up HMM deal over management rights dispute

Harim gives up HMM deal over management rights dispute

South Korea's leading poultry processor Harim Co. has walked away from a $5 billion deal to buy HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, re...

South Korea’s Exports Get off to Strong Start in 2024

South Korea’s Exports Get off to Strong Start in 2024

South Korea’s exports got off to a strong start this year, with shipment growth accelerating in January amid solid demand for semiconductors...

Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro

Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday it has won a $663.7 million deal to build electric...

LIG Nex1, Hyundai Rotem to team up for Middle East export

LIG Nex1, Hyundai Rotem to team up for Middle East export

South Korea's major defense maker LIG Nex1 Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Rotem Co. to...

Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia

Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia

South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. ...

Hyundai Glovis, KOBC sign deal for car carriers

Hyundai Glovis, KOBC sign deal for car carriers

Hyundai Glovis Co. and Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) announced on Monday that they will sign a business agreement on Feb. 6. related to ...

SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024

SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, will expedite its transition into an artificial intelligence company this year after its...

Lexus tops imported car brands in Korea driver survey

Lexus tops imported car brands in Korea driver survey

Lexus ranked tops in a customer satisfaction survey of imported-car drivers in South Korea, which also found positive responses to the online purcha...

POSCO Int’l to invest $760 mn in energy business in 2024

POSCO Int’l to invest $760 mn in energy business in 2024

POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, will invest 1 trillion won ($760 million) in its energy bu...

KAI sees record-high earings in 2023

KAI sees record-high earings in 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, posted record revenue last year, boosted by the ex...

Delays in court rulings raise business risks for South Korean companies

Delays in court rulings raise business risks for South Korean companies

Less than five years ago, Invossa, a cell and gene therapy for osteoarthritis, was expected to hit the global market with great fanfare.Developed by...

Samsung’s fashion unit logs record profit again in 2023

Samsung’s fashion unit logs record profit again in 2023

Samsung Group’s fashion unit posted record profit and revenue for the second straight year in 2023. The fashion division, which logged deficit...

S.Korea’s 2024 exports get off to strong start on China, semiconductors

S.Korea’s 2024 exports get off to strong start on China, semiconductors

South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, got off to a robust start in January, buoyed by a rebound in semiconductor ship...

SGC eTEC, OCIM to co-work for green biz in Malaysia

SGC eTEC, OCIM to co-work for green biz in Malaysia

South Korea’s SGC eTEC E&C Co. said on Thursday that it signed an agreement with OCIM, OCI Holdings Co. 's Malaysian subsidiary, to join...

Lotte Wellfood to produce Pepero in India

Lotte Wellfood to produce Pepero in India

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to build a Pepero production line in India. Pepero is a thin cookie stick with...

CJ Logistics, Saigon Co.op form partnership in Vietnam

CJ Logistics, Saigon Co.op form partnership in Vietnam

South Korea’s CJ Logistics announced on Wednesday that it has formed a strategic partnership with Vietnamese state-owned retail chain giant ...

Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products

Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products

South Korean convenience store chains are accelerating exports of food products under their private brands as the domestic market competition is int...

S.Korean trading companies boost profits by diversifying businesses

S.Korean trading companies boost profits by diversifying businesses

POSCO International Corp. joined the "1 trillion won ($751 million) profit club" for the first time in 2023, powered by a near doubling of its energ...

EcoPro hits first 100,000 tons export in high-nickel cathode material

EcoPro hits first 100,000 tons export in high-nickel cathode material

South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Monday that it achieved a significant milestone last year by exporting over 100,...

Taihan Cable sees strong US business in January

Taihan Cable sees strong US business in January

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it has surpassed a cumulative order in the US amount of $32 million (42.8 bil...

Korea unveils next-gen howitzer plans for defense exports

Korea unveils next-gen howitzer plans for defense exports

South Korea introduced plans for the development of next-generation self-propelled howitzers to its existing customers as the country aims to foster...

Samsung flexes AI chip muscles ahead of Altman visit

Samsung flexes AI chip muscles ahead of Altman visit

Samsung Electronics Co. will go all out to win the AI chip race with its most advanced AI memory chip products, its semiconductor business head said...

Kia posts record 2023 sales, profit with bold 2024 business targets

Kia posts record 2023 sales, profit with bold 2024 business targets

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Thursday posted record 2023 profit and sales revenue, driven by strong sales of pricey m...

LG Channels poised to take off in India as new cash cow

LG Channels poised to take off in India as new cash cow

LG Electronics Inc.'s transformation into a media and entertainment platform is gaining traction as its free web-based television streaming service ...

SKC to develop biodegradable eco-friendly paint containers

SKC to develop biodegradable eco-friendly paint containers

SK TBMGeoStone, a subsidiary of South Korea's SKC Ltd. for the investment of biodegradable material, plans to enter the eco-friendly container marke...

Harim, KDB in dispute over $5 bn HMM deal conditions

Harim, KDB in dispute over $5 bn HMM deal conditions

Talks to sell South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier HMM Co. to Harim Group, a leading poultry processor, have made little progress amid disputes o...

North Korea’s missiles tested on the battlefields of Ukraine

North Korea’s missiles tested on the battlefields of Ukraine

SEOUL—One of the world’s biggest illicit-arms suppliers just got a major advertisement.In recent weeks, Russian forces have fired...

LG Electronics bets big on smart factory business

LG Electronics bets big on smart factory business

LG Electronics Inc. launched a smart factory business division under its research and development center early this month to accelerate its transiti...

LG CNS launches AI center for synergy of business, research

LG CNS launches AI center for synergy of business, research

South Korea’s LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of LG Corp., said on Sunday it has launched an artificial intelligence center to stre...

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