POSCO-GM JV to double cathode output, build precursor plant

POSCO-GM JV to double cathode output, build precursor plant

South Korean battery materials producer POSCO Future M Co. said on Friday it will inject 1 trillion won ($765 million) into its joint venture with G...

Korea's sovereign wealth fund directly exercises voting rights for first time

Korea's sovereign wealth fund directly exercises voting rights for first time

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, has begun actively exercising its voting rights in invested companies.Ac...

Funds with high exposure to Nvidia, Samsung yield higher returns

Funds with high exposure to Nvidia, Samsung yield higher returns

It's time again to snap up semiconductor stocks – the market darlings these days.Just like its global peers, including the New York Stock Exch...

AI-driven GPU, advanced chip shortage: Boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

AI-driven GPU, advanced chip shortage: Boon for Samsung, SK Hynix

The global chip industry, which has been reeling from elevated inventory levels due to weak demand, is seeing a silver lining: Inventories of advanc...

Hanmi Semiconductor sets up local corporation in Vietnam

Hanmi Semiconductor sets up local corporation in Vietnam

South Korean chip equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor Co. said on Wednesday that it has set up a local subsidiary, Hanmi Vietnam, in the Bac Ninh re...

Foreign demand for chip stocks powers Kospi to 1-year high

Foreign demand for chip stocks powers Kospi to 1-year high

South Korea’s main bourse Kospi on Tuesday hit its highest closing since June last year, boosted by foreigners’ net buying in semiconduc...

LS Cable wins $142 mn contract to supply submarine cables to Taiwan

LS Cable wins $142 mn contract to supply submarine cables to Taiwan

South Korea's LS Cable & System has secured a 189.2 billion won ($142 million) contract with Orsted, Denmark-based world’s leading offshor...

S.Korea's construction companies turn sector into high-tech battleground

S.Korea's construction companies turn sector into high-tech battleground

South Korea's construction companies are aggressively employing state-of-the-art technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 3D modeling and ...

Hyundai Mobis develops high-tech headlamp to prevent accidents at night

Hyundai Mobis develops high-tech headlamp to prevent accidents at night

South Korea's automotive parts company Hyundai Mobis on Thursday announced its development of the HD Lighting System, a next-generation vehicle head...

S.Korea’s direct investment abroad hits record high in Q1 2023

S.Korea’s direct investment abroad hits record high in Q1 2023

South Korea’s net international investment position (NIIP) increased in the first quarter on the country’s record-high direct investment...

Korea's loan delinquency rates soar; outlook to worsen in H2

Korea's loan delinquency rates soar; outlook to worsen in H2

South Korean banks are seeing loan delinquency rates surge due to the increase in lending during the pandemic and a series of rate hikes. The rates ...

Celltrion Healthcare launches Remsima SC in Brazil

Celltrion Healthcare launches Remsima SC in Brazil

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Healthcare Co. revealed on Monday its introduction of Remsima SC, a treatment for autoimmune diseas...

Hyundai completes Nürburgring 24 Hours for 8th consecutive year

Hyundai completes Nürburgring 24 Hours for 8th consecutive year

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that its Elantra N TCR (known domestically as Avante N TCR) and i30 Fastback N Cup Car triumphed...

LS Group's US affiliate SPSX to raise $150 mn in pre-IPO

LS Group's US affiliate SPSX to raise $150 mn in pre-IPO

LS Group’s US cable affiliate Superior Essex (SPSX) plans to raise $150 million (200 billion won) via a South Korean private equity fund (PEF)...

Samsung Display buys US OLED microdisplay maker for $218 mn

Samsung Display buys US OLED microdisplay maker for $218 mn

South Korea's Samsung Display has bought American OLED microdisplay maker eMagin for $218 million (290 billion won).eMagin on Wednesday said Samsung...

Kumho Petrochem signs MOU with Japanese second-largest refiner

Kumho Petrochem signs MOU with Japanese second-largest refiner

South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical Co. and Idemitsu Kosan Co., a Japanese refining and petrochemical company, announced on May 17 that they have sign...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils high-capacity MLCCs for EVs

Samsung Electro-Mechanics unveils high-capacity MLCCs for EVs

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a South Korean electronic components maker, on Tuesday showcased two new multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with ...

S.Korea’s January-April car exports at record high of $23.2 bn

S.Korea’s January-April car exports at record high of $23.2 bn

In an impressive surge, South Korea's automobile exports soared to an unprecedented high of $6.16 billion (8.2 trillion won) in April, marking a sta...

CJ’s K-culture event draws record-high numbers in Japan

CJ’s K-culture event draws record-high numbers in Japan

CHIBA, JAPAN – A global K-pop concert hosted by CJ ENM Co., a South Korean entertainment powerhouse, heated up the venue in Japan with an audi...

Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant

Kolon Industries to expand high-value specialty petroleum products plant

Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, announced on Monday that it will invest 24 billion won ($17.94 million) ...

KT to open medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam

KT to open medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam

South Korea's KT Corp. next year will launch a medical checkup center in Hanoi, Vietnam, under a strategy to advance its digital healthcare business...

YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high

YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high

YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new gro...

HD Hyundai Energy Solutions to develop ultra-high efficiency solar panel

HD Hyundai Energy Solutions to develop ultra-high efficiency solar panel

South Korea's HD Hyundai Energy Solutions, HD Hyundai Co.'s solar power subsidiary, has set a goal to mass produce ultra-high efficiency solar panel...

NPS' alternative assets underperform benchmark amid high inflation

NPS' alternative assets underperform benchmark amid high inflation

National Pension Service (NPS) in South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, saw its returns on alternative investments last year un...

S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l

S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l

South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quart...

S.Korea in March posts first current account surplus in 3 months

S.Korea in March posts first current account surplus in 3 months

South Korea in March posted a current account surplus for the first time this year thanks to a surge in the dividend account that offset continuous ...

POSCO Int'l to directly operate LNG-dedicated carrier

POSCO Int'l to directly operate LNG-dedicated carrier

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., ...

Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs

Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs

Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, said on Wednesday it will inject 22 billion won ($16.6 million) to expan...

S.Korea's leading low-cost carrier Jeju Air posts record-high Q1 results

S.Korea's leading low-cost carrier Jeju Air posts record-high Q1 results

South Korea's leading low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. posted record-high performance in the first quarter. Industry analysts say domestic LCCs w...

Korean shipyards to benefit from record LNG carrier prices

Korean shipyards to benefit from record LNG carrier prices

South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from record liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier prices while bagging more orders for new vessels d...

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