HL Mando listed in S&P Sustainability Yearbook 2023

HL Mando listed in S&P Sustainability Yearbook 2023

HL Mando Corp., an electric vehicle and self-driving system developing unit of South Korea’s HL Group, announced on Tuesday that it has been i...

Softbank to join SK Telecom-led global AI joint venture

Softbank to join SK Telecom-led global AI joint venture

BARCELONA -- Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. tied up with major global telcos such as South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and E...

POSCO International to build motor core plants in Poland, Mexico

POSCO International to build motor core plants in Poland, Mexico

POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Monday it will build new trac...

Hyundai, Kia enjoy renewed popularity of LPG trucks Porter, Bongo

Hyundai, Kia enjoy renewed popularity of LPG trucks Porter, Bongo

Many economists are trumpeting weak business conditions for the coming months. But an economic slowdown isn’t all that bad for Hyundai Motor C...

Kia Niro surpasses 1 million global sales

Kia Niro surpasses 1 million global sales

Kia Corp.'s Niro, a compact crossover SUV hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) model, has surpassed the 1 million global sales milestone since its first...

AIMMO’s global push gains speed with US foray

AIMMO’s global push gains speed with US foray

South Korean AI-powered data solution-providing startup AIMMO Inc. is expediting its global push with an aggressive advance into the US market, wher...

Hyundai to reignite Brazil’s mobility push with $1.1 billion investment

Hyundai to reignite Brazil’s mobility push with $1.1 billion investment

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday it will invest $1.1 billion in Brazil to reinvigorate the South American country&...

Hanwha Aerospace, home of Korea’s next-generation space industry

Hanwha Aerospace, home of Korea’s next-generation space industry

CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province – South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. aims to establish a foothold in the global rocket industry domi...

S.Korea to up the ante on small modular reactor foundry business

S.Korea to up the ante on small modular reactor foundry business

South Korea will nurture the small modular reactor (SMR) foundry business to revive the country’s nuclear power industry by rolling back the p...

Lotte Chemical builds AI organizations

Lotte Chemical builds AI organizations

South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp. announced on Thursday that it has established artificial intelligence (AI) organizations tailored to the characte...

Samsung to unveil Galaxy Fit3 in global market

Samsung to unveil Galaxy Fit3 in global market

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release its new fitness band, the Galaxy Fit3. The device features an expansive 40mm di...

SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business

SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business

SK Energy Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner and energy company, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with PTC Korea Co. to jointly enter the gl...

Mirae Asset taps Goldman veteran O’Connor as Global X ETFs CEO

Mirae Asset taps Goldman veteran O’Connor as Global X ETFs CEO

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. said on Wednesday it has appointed Ryan O’Connor, a Goldman Sachs veteran, as chief exe...

Samsung’s mobile AI journey ‘just getting started’: TM Roh

Samsung’s mobile AI journey ‘just getting started’: TM Roh

For Samsung Electronics Co., the Galaxy S24 series is not just an upgrade to its previous flagship models. It’s an evolution that opens a new ...

Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human

Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human

South Korea’s content production startup Studio Meta-K announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietna...

KT to participate in MWC 2024 with five Korean startup partners

KT to participate in MWC 2024 with five Korean startup partners

South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the world's largest mobile exhibition MWC 2024 to be held in Barcelona...

LG Display to pull out of LCD business; BOE, CSOT eye Guangzhou plant

LG Display to pull out of LCD business; BOE, CSOT eye Guangzhou plant

LG Display Co. has put its liquid crystal display (LCD) panel plant in Guangzhou, China up for sale as the South Korean display panel maker plans to...

Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms

Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms

South Korean financial service companies are seeing increased losses in global real estate amid the commercial property value plunge and concerns ar...

S.Korean refiners’ competition in EV lubricants sector intensifies

S.Korean refiners’ competition in EV lubricants sector intensifies

Refiners in South Korea are in a race to expand their presence in the electric vehicle lubricants market through overseas production facilities and ...

SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI

SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI

SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading and rental company actively investing in tech firms in recent years, will step up its efforts to transform i...

KAI, Hyundai Rotem start space mobility working group

KAI, Hyundai Rotem start space mobility working group

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hyundai Rotem Co. announced on Friday that they held a kickoff meeting for a working group on the commerci...

Hyundai Motor to take over Hyundai Mobis' fuel cell business

Hyundai Motor to take over Hyundai Mobis' fuel cell business

Hyundai Motor Co. will take over its auto parts and components-producing sibling Hyundai Mobis Co.'s fuel cell business, accelerating the South Kore...

Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As

Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As

Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. W...

Mirae Asset, Bloomberg to team up to develop ETFs

Mirae Asset, Bloomberg to team up to develop ETFs

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset manager under South Korea's financial service giant Mirae Asset Financial Group, will develop exchange-...

Samsung Electronics to hire big for AI R&D careers

Samsung Electronics to hire big for AI R&D careers

Samsung Electronics Co. is ramping up its recruitment of experienced professionals across its Device eXperience (DX) and Device Solution (DS) divisi...

India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business

India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business

South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...

Samsung spurs XR device business as new cash cow

Samsung spurs XR device business as new cash cow

Samsung Electronics Co. is accelerating extended reality (XR) device development amid intensifying competition with tech behemoths such as Google LL...

Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down

Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down

GS Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group, on Wednesday provided a dismal business outloo...

POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business

POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business

The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its cor...

SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC

SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will embark on a business trip to Europe next week as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate seeks to streng...

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