JW Bioscience in pancreatic cancer biomarker deal with Immunovia

JW Bioscience in pancreatic cancer biomarker deal with Immunovia

JW Bioscience Co., a subsidiary of South Korea’s JW Life Science Co., has signed a non-exclusive agreement to transfer its patented technology...

Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market

Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market

South Korea’s Hyosung Group is looking to the US market for growth as the textile and chemicals conglomerate is expanding facilities in Americ...

SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion

SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, has acquired Key Capture Energy LLC (KCE), a US operator of energy storage projects, as t...

KT, Daishin PE acquire 100% stake in global data firm Epsilon

KT, Daishin PE acquire 100% stake in global data firm Epsilon

South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. is expanding investments in future growth areas outside the traditional mobile sector. KT said on...

Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene

Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene

Amazon Global Store posted a stellar first-week performance in South Korea. The service, launched at the end of August on SK Telecom Co.’s onl...

S.Korea kicks off AI strategy talks with Naver, Kakao, Samsung, telcos

S.Korea kicks off AI strategy talks with Naver, Kakao, Samsung, telcos

South Korean government has hosted the first top-level artificial intelligence (AI) roundtable meeting with representatives from the country’s...

Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push

Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its vision for a sustainable future, in which all its new vehicles under th...

LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...

Hyundai Motor develops Roblox virtual mobility experience game

Hyundai Motor develops Roblox virtual mobility experience game

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has developed an interactive metaverse game to be played on its online entertainment platform Ro...

SK Global Chemical rebrands as plastic recycler SK Geocentric

SK Global Chemical rebrands as plastic recycler SK Geocentric

SK Innovation Co.’s petrochemical unit SK Global Chemical Co. has undergone a corporate name change to SK Geocentric Co., in a move to reident...

LG delays decision on battery unit IPO to Q4

LG delays decision on battery unit IPO to Q4

LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit LG Energy Solution Ltd. will not be listed on Kospi within the third quarter. Investors are keeping close eyes on ...

Global automakers' new battle field: small EVs

Global automakers' new battle field: small EVs

Global automakers stop producing smaller cars among internal combustion engine models. The industry is facing difficulties to make profits from thos...

SK gas stations to become CJ Logistics micro-fulfillment centers

SK gas stations to become CJ Logistics micro-fulfillment centers

South Korea’s leading logistics company CJ Logistics Corp. teamed up with SK Energy to aim the domestic quick commerce market, utilizing gas s...

Amazon teams up with SK’s 11Street to offer Global Store for Koreans

Amazon teams up with SK’s 11Street to offer Global Store for Koreans

SK Telecom Co.’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. has teamed up with Amazon, the world’s largest online shopping mall, to offer the US c...

3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos

3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos

Innovating industrial plants is often a difficult decision-making process for companies because changing a single piece of equipment requires a thor...

KSOE in $1.4 billion deal to build 8 methanol-powered ships for Maersk

KSOE in $1.4 billion deal to build 8 methanol-powered ships for Maersk

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said on Tuesday it has won a 1.65 trillion won ($1.42 billion) order to build eight methano...

Are global GSS bonds sustainable?

Are global GSS bonds sustainable?

Global green, social sustainability (GSS) bonds may not be stable enough yet. The bonds where proceeds will be exclusively applied to finance or re-...

POBA invites bids for $400 mn multi-asset mandates

POBA invites bids for $400 mn multi-asset mandates

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $400 million to two multi-asset funds this year, in its first investment in th...

IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies

IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies

The global auto industry is set to show off their muscle to fight for the future mobility market not only with new models but also technologies at t...

Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant

Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant

Shares in global carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are tumbling. The automotive chip shortage is expected to deteriorate fu...

SK E&S gears up for more US renewable energy investment'

SK E&S gears up for more US renewable energy investment'

SK E&S Co, South Korea’s top city gas supplier, is preparing for additional investment in the US renewable energy sector. The move is to e...

Korea's top online flea market startup value up to $2.6 bn

Korea's top online flea market startup value up to $2.6 bn

South Korea’s No. 1 online flea market operator Danggeun Market Inc. has increased its valuation to $2.6 billion as it raised $153 million fro...

Korean unicorns winning talent war against global IBs

Korean unicorns winning talent war against global IBs

South Korean unicorn startups are soaking up talent from global investment banks (IBs) and brokerage houses. Junior and senior financial market spec...

LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines

LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a long-term contract to receive key battery materials from Australian Mines...

LG Energy Solution to speed up IPO process for October listing

LG Energy Solution to speed up IPO process for October listing

LG Energy Solution Ltd. aims to accelerate the process for South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expected to raise more t...

Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels

Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding sector. According t...

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...

NCSoft to launch Lineage W, first game with priority on global users

NCSoft to launch Lineage W, first game with priority on global users

South Korea’s leading game developer NCSoft Corp. will be launching its latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Lineag...

Hanwha Solutions acquires French renewable firm RES for $860 million

Hanwha Solutions acquires French renewable firm RES for $860 million

Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy unit of chemicals-to-financial conglomerate Hanwha Group, is acquiring a 100% stake in RES Mediterranee SAS, a Fr...

Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder

Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder

US and European governments are pressing harder with tough regulations to expand electric vehicles (EV) adoption for cutting emission. Global automa...

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