Doosan Fuel Cell wins $73 mn hydrogen fuel cell contract
South Korea's Doosan Fuel Cell has secured a 100 billion won ($72.93 million) contract for the maintenance of hydrogen fuel cells, the company said ...
Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW offer deep discounts amid EV phobia in Korea
Imported vehicle dealers in South Korea are offering deep price cuts amid the growing electric vehicle phobia following a Mercedes-Benz EV blaze tha...
SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia to commercialize the wired network AI...
Korea’s Ssangyong C&E exports eco-friendly limestone cement to US
Ssangyong C&E Co., a leading South Korean cement maker, said on Monday it has exported 30,000 tons of low-carbon limestone cement to the US &nda...
S.Korea's top three tire makers sell 45 mn units in H1 2024
South Korean tire manufacturers have nearly reached sales of 45 million units in the global market during the first half of this year, the Korea Tir...
Korea's investment forum KIW 2024 kicks off September 9
South Korea’s largest investment forum Korea Investment Week 2024 (KIW 2024) will kick off next month in Seoul, drawing around 150 leaders fro...
Korea opens probe into Woori's loans to ex-chair's relatives
South Korea’s financial watchdog agency said on Sunday it has found that Woori Financial Group, the country's fourth-largest financial holding...
Biotech stocks, foreigners’ top pick in Korea amid panic selling
Foreigners and institutional investors in the South Korean stock market picked biotechs as their favorite shares in hopes of a biopharma stock jump ...
Carlyle, Keppel, IMM stay in final race for Ecorbit
Carlyle Group, a union of Hong Kong-based Keppel Corp. and Gaw Capital Partners and a consortium of IMM Investment and IMM Private Equity are the th...
HD Hyundai Mipo to build Korea’s first LCO₂ carrier
HD Hyundai Mipo Co., formerly Hyundai Mipo Dockland Co., has embarked on the construction of South Korea’s first liquefied CO₂ (LCO₂) carrier,...
Half of EV imports in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise
Of 58 electric vehicle models running on the streets of South Korea, 22 models are equipped with Chinese batteries, a survey showed on Friday.Accord...
Korea seeks to curb China's offshore wind farm dominance
South Korea will prioritize non-price factors such as economic security and contributions to the domestic supply chain over bidding prices when sele...
KOGAS executes first simultaneous LNG bunkering in Korea
South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said on Friday that its subsidiary, Korea LNG Bunkering, successfully carried out the country’...
Kakao to launch conversational AI platform for B2C commerce
South Korean mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. said on Thursday that it will accelerate its artificial intelligence push by launching a conversation...
HD Hyundai secures Korea's hydrogen engine generator project
HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment and engine manufacturer, said on Thursday it has won the government's first project to develop ge...
SGC E&C secures $189 mn petrochem facility project in Saudi Arabia
SGC Engineering & Construction (E&C), a specialist in design, procurement and construction (EPC), said on Thursday that it has signed a cont...
Hyundai Elevator joins forces with Kakao Mobility for integration services
South Korea's Hyundai Elevator Co. said on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kakao Mobility Corp. to commercializ...
LG Innotek, Ansys forge digital twin technology partnership
South Korea's LG Innotek said on Thursday that it would expand the use of digital twin technology across its operations, partnering with engineering...
Samsung SDS gains AI management system certification
Samsung SDS Co. announced on Thursday that it has become the first company in South Korea's IT service industry to receive the ISO/IEC 42001 certifi...
Gas maker Air Products Korea put on sale for around $3.6 bn
US industrial gas maker Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has put its South Korean unit up for sale for an estimated 5 trillion won ($3.6 billion), in...
LG unveils Korea’s 1st open source AI to take on Meta, Google
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, on Wednesday introduced the country’s first open-sourced artificial intelligence la...
Samsung signs wind turbine structure supply deal with Equinor
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on Wednesday that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Norway's state-owned energy company Equi...
S.Korea’s current account at near 7-year high on strong chip exports
South Korea reported its biggest monthly current account surplus in six years and nine months thanks to robust exports of semiconductors. But the gr...
Celltrion's Zymfentra joins US insurance-covered drug lists
South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. said on Monday that its subcutaneous injection formulation for autoimmune diseases, Zymfentra (inflixim...
South Korea enjoys record-high kimchi exports in first half
South Korea's kimchi exports surged to an all-time high for a six-month period in the first half of this year, according to data from the Korea Agro...
Slowing economy creates opportunity for S. Korean used car sellers
South Korea’s used car sellers hope to take advantage of the slowing economic growth at home and abroad to expand their market shares.Lotte Re...
Jeju Air seeks M&A, igniting race for top place in Korea's LCC market
Jeju Air Co., a leading South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC), will likely seek the acquisition and merger of a rival small airline operator amid inte...
Korea's warehouses suffer oversupply, rising vacancies
Logistics centers in Seoul suburbs are suffering oversupply and rising vacancy rates, according to a report from South Korean commercial real estate...
Hyundai E&C unveils new Hillstate brand video
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Friday the release of a new Hillstate brand film titled "Wha...
Samsung invests in US AI security startup Protect AI
Samsung Venture Investment Corp., Samsung Electronics Co.'s venture capital firm, has invested in Protect AI Inc., a US startup offering a security ...
