S.Korea's SPC Samlip launches B2B brand 'Yaam'

S.Korea's SPC Samlip launches B2B brand 'Yaam'

SPC Samlip Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced Wednesday that it has launched a B2B solutions bran...

Loss-making Pizza Hut Korea files for rehabilitation

Loss-making Pizza Hut Korea files for rehabilitation

Money-losing Pizza Hut Korea Ltd., the Korean master franchisee of the giant US pizza franchisor, has filed for corporate rehabilitation in Seoul in...

Hyundai E&C signs engineering deal for two nuclear reactors in Bulgaria

Hyundai E&C signs engineering deal for two nuclear reactors in Bulgaria

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. has signed a nuclear power plant design contract with Bulgaria's state nuclear power ...

Hyundai Motor completes mobile hydrogen charging station in Jeju

Hyundai Motor completes mobile hydrogen charging station in Jeju

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Monday that it completed the H Jeju Moving Station, a mobile hydrogen charging facility, at the Carbon-Free Island (CFI) E...

MBK’s Korea Zinc bid aimed at corporate governance, shareholder value

MBK’s Korea Zinc bid aimed at corporate governance, shareholder value

MBK Partners’ takeover bid for Korea Zinc Inc. aims to improve corporate governance and shareholder value at the world’s largest lead an...

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to invest $5 mn in S.Korea’s Musicow  

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to invest $5 mn in S.Korea’s Musicow  

US entertainment tycoon Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is expected to invest about $5 million in Musicow Inc., South Korea’s music copyright trading...

Daedong opens autonomous robot subsidiary Daedong Robotics

Daedong opens autonomous robot subsidiary Daedong Robotics

Daedong Group, South Korea's leading agricultural machinery manufacturer, said on Monday it established Daedong Robotics, an intelligent autonomous ...

S.Korea set to scrap financial investment income tax

S.Korea set to scrap financial investment income tax

South Korea is set to scrap a plan to impose a tax on gains from financial investments – a scheme slated to be introduced early next year &nda...

Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October

Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, saw a rebound in US auto sales last month thanks to surges in demand for its hybrid ...

HD Hyundai, Amogy, SK to co-work on ammonia-hydrogen power

HD Hyundai, Amogy, SK to co-work on ammonia-hydrogen power

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said on Monday it partnered with Amogy Inc., a US-based ammonia-powered systems developer, and SK Innova...

In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

South Korean investors are hoarding cash as Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, hurts local stocks and uncertainties ov...

Hyundai, Kia gets triple A credit rating from S.Korean agencies

Hyundai, Kia gets triple A credit rating from S.Korean agencies

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Monday they received AAA ratings, with Stable outlooks for both companies, from Korea Ratings Corp., Nice In...

Korea’s household debt sees ‘balloon effect’ as rules tightened in Seoul

Korea’s household debt sees ‘balloon effect’ as rules tightened in Seoul

South Korea’s household lending market is witnessing a balloon effect as tighter government lending rules for Seoul and its surrounding metrop...

Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials

Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials

Mediaiplus Inc., South Korea’s only provider of data analytics and contract research organization (CRO) matching services for clinical trials,...

Korea’s export growth at 7-month low amid growing external risk

Korea’s export growth at 7-month low amid growing external risk

South Korea’s export growth slowed to a seven-month low in October despite strong shipments of semiconductors and automobiles, stoking concern...

BTS Jin to open pop-up for solo album release

BTS Jin to open pop-up for solo album release

BTS Jin will open a pop-up titled “Running Wild to Happiness” from November 19 to December 1 at The Hyundai Seoul, marking the release o...

KB Asset Management to list Balhae Infrastructure Fund

KB Asset Management to list Balhae Infrastructure Fund

South Korea's KB Asset Management Co. said on Friday it plans to list its KB Balhae Infrastructure Fund. Launched in 2006, KBIF focuses on so...

SK Innovation-SK E&S merger creates Asia’s No. 1 energy supplier

SK Innovation-SK E&S merger creates Asia’s No. 1 energy supplier

SK Group on Friday launched the merged entity between SK Innovation Co. and liquefied natural gas supplier SK E&S Co., a key step in the energy-...

HD Hyundai may nearly double shipbuilding capacity in Vietnam

HD Hyundai may nearly double shipbuilding capacity in Vietnam

HD Hyundai Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, is likely to nearly double its vessel construction capacity in Vietnam to meet surging...

S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027

S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027

South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to enhance the global competitiveness of Korea's seaweed industry by establishing "Gim” ...

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. said on Thursday that it will run an open innovation program with the US-based Draper Startup House (DSH...

Hyundai unveils Initium hydrogen FCEV concept, set to arrive in 2025

Hyundai unveils Initium hydrogen FCEV concept, set to arrive in 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled a new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) concept, previewing its ne...

Hyundai to launch Euro 7-compliant car in Europe next year

Hyundai to launch Euro 7-compliant car in Europe next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to introduce a tougher emissions standards-compliant model in Europe next year ahead of...

Samsung’s memory business fares better in Q3; more HBM sales ahead 

Samsung’s memory business fares better in Q3; more HBM sales ahead 

Samsung Electronics Co. reported weaker-than-expected operating profit in its chip business in the third quarter but expects a rise in sales of its ...

Hyundai Rotem to unveil unmanned firefighting robot

Hyundai Rotem to unveil unmanned firefighting robot

South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. unveiled on Thursday an unmanned firefighting robot designed to tackle fires in hazardous environments without riski...

Korea’s SK Networks partners with Malaysia’s Sunway on AI

Korea’s SK Networks partners with Malaysia’s Sunway on AI

South Korean trading company SK Networks Co. has joined forces with Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group to work together on future growth sectors su...

Hyundai Motor signs Korea’s largest renewable energy purchase deal

Hyundai Motor signs Korea’s largest renewable energy purchase deal

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to procure 610 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable energy a...

Korea Zinc to raise $1.8 bn in rights issues amid face-off with MBK

Korea Zinc to raise $1.8 bn in rights issues amid face-off with MBK

Korea Zinc Inc. will raise 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in rights issues in December following its share buybacks and allocate 20% of them to its...

Hyundai Motor reveals teaser image of IONIQ 9

Hyundai Motor reveals teaser image of IONIQ 9

Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday released the teaser images of its IONIQ 9, a three-row, all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV).IONIQ 9's third mode...

Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm

Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest battery maker, continues to grapple with dwindling battery demand from the electric vehicle industr...

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