S.Korea to expand quota of foreign skilled workers to 35,000

S.Korea to expand quota of foreign skilled workers to 35,000

The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will expand the quota of foreign skilled workers from the current 2,000 to 35,000.E...

S.Korea’s SK Earthon starts oil production in South China

S.Korea’s SK Earthon starts oil production in South China

SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., began crude production at an oil f...

LG Uplus, Hanwha unveil ceiling-mounted EV charging system

LG Uplus, Hanwha unveil ceiling-mounted EV charging system

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. and Hanwha Corporation/E&C, a construction unit of Hanwha Corp., announced on Monday that the development of their ...

US OKs Chinese-made solar modules using materials of S.Korea's OCI

US OKs Chinese-made solar modules using materials of S.Korea's OCI

The US has approved the import of Chinese-made solar panels using polysilicon from South Korea's green and energy company OCI Holdings Co.Pundits sa...

LG Chem, Huayou to build LFP cathode plant in Morocco

LG Chem, Huayou to build LFP cathode plant in Morocco

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Sunday it will build a lithium phosphate iron (LFP) cathode materials plant in Morocco in partnership with ...

Korea logs surplus in IP trade in H1 on surge of culture, art

Korea logs surplus in IP trade in H1 on surge of culture, art

South Korea posted a surplus in its intellectual property (IP) rights trade in the first half of this year, thanks to profits on culture, art and so...

HD Hyundai to supply methanol engines to Japanese shipmaker

HD Hyundai to supply methanol engines to Japanese shipmaker

South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. is supplying its first HiMSEN engine using methanol fuel to a Japanese shipmaker. This represents an acceleration in th...

LG Energy may partner with JSW to make EV batteries in India

LG Energy may partner with JSW to make EV batteries in India

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s largest battery makers, is in talks with Indian steel-to-energy conglomerate J...

JW Pharma to conduct Phase 3 trials in Thailand for gout treatment

JW Pharma to conduct Phase 3 trials in Thailand for gout treatment

South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical Corp. on Thursday said it received approval from Thailand's Food and Drug Administration to conduct Phase 3 clinical...

Ex-CEOs return to firms in Korea for operational stability

Ex-CEOs return to firms in Korea for operational stability

Former chief executives of South Korean firms are being recruited by their previous employers as the companies need the seasoned experience of these...

Seoul envisions its own Hudson Yards in the city's east end

Seoul envisions its own Hudson Yards in the city's east end

Seoul, the capital of South Korea for more than six centuries since the Joseon dynasty, is poised to revamp its city planning for the next century w...

S.Korea to change rocket launch permit system to licensing model

S.Korea to change rocket launch permit system to licensing model

South Korea will change its system for sending projectiles into space to a licensing model covering one to five years instead of requiring approva...

Hyundai, Kia to offer wireless support for Google, Apple vehicle SW

Hyundai, Kia to offer wireless support for Google, Apple vehicle SW

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Thursday that they will support wireless connectivity for the vehicle projection services...

Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi: Litte Korea transplanted in Vietnam

Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi: Litte Korea transplanted in Vietnam

HANOI – On a late summer day in Vo Chi Cong, Tay Ho district, a colossal commercial complex was packed with people wanting to savor all things...

Hyundai E&C, Naver Cloud to develop futuristic healthy housing model

Hyundai E&C, Naver Cloud to develop futuristic healthy housing model

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) on Thursday announced its signing of a deal with Naver Cloud on cooperation in the de...

Broadcom fined $14.3 mn in Korea over Samsung contract

Broadcom fined $14.3 mn in Korea over Samsung contract

Broadcom Inc. a US smartphone components maker, was slapped with a fine of 19.1 billion won ($14.3 million) in South Korea on Thursday for allegedly...

Woori, HMM, KOBC to buy bulk carrier operator Polaris

Woori, HMM, KOBC to buy bulk carrier operator Polaris

South Korean bulk carrier operator Polaris Shipping Co. is poised to sell its entire stake at around 600 billion won ($447.5 million) to Woori Priva...

Samsung tops US customer satisfaction in PC sector

Samsung tops US customer satisfaction in PC sector

Samsung Electronics Co. has been rated as the most satisfactory PC brand among US consumers, according to a survey by the American Customer Satisfac...

Hyundai Engineering develops cutting-edge sewage treatment tech

Hyundai Engineering develops cutting-edge sewage treatment tech

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering Co., an engineering solutions provider for plants, architecture, infrastructure and asset management, on Wednesday...

Kia releases EV model of compact car Ray

Kia releases EV model of compact car Ray

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, on Thursday announced the launch of its newest electric vehicle (EV), The Kia Ray EV, an electrified...

Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen

Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen

Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....

KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms

KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms

South Korea’s near-monopoly power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is expected to raise electricity rates and lessen its outsized re...

Hyundai Steel to pull out of stainless steel market

Hyundai Steel to pull out of stainless steel market

Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to close its stainless steel-making plant in Incheon, South Korea, pulling out of the market amid a flood of Chinese-m...

S.Korea's Cosmax wins halal award in Indonesia

S.Korea's Cosmax wins halal award in Indonesia

Cosmax Inc., a South Korean original development manufacturer (ODM) of global cosmetics that also does research and development in the field, has wo...

Hyundai Mobis develops one-touch automatic parking tech

Hyundai Mobis develops one-touch automatic parking tech

South Korea's leading automotive parts maker Hyundai Mobis on Tuesday announced its Mobis Parking System (MPS) 1.0P (Premium), a performance-improve...

Hyundai Motor, Georgia Tech partner for future mobility tech

Hyundai Motor, Georgia Tech partner for future mobility tech

Hyundai Motor Group has chosen Georgia Tech as its new academic partner in the US to work together on developing sustainable mobility technologies a...

Korea’s Lotte Shopping aims to double profit, seek new biz

Korea’s Lotte Shopping aims to double profit, seek new biz

Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s retail giant, aims to double its profit in three years by expanding its Southeast Asian operations and cemen...

Dongwon founder vows to acquire Korea’s top container line HMM

Dongwon founder vows to acquire Korea’s top container line HMM

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, has vowed to acquire HMM Co., the country’s top container ship ...

US court rules in favor of Korea's nuclear reactor exports

US court rules in favor of Korea's nuclear reactor exports

A US district court on Monday dismissed Westinghouse Electric Corp.’s lawsuit against South Korean state-run companies to block their nuclear ...

LG Energy raises $1 bn in bonds for EV battery production

LG Energy raises $1 bn in bonds for EV battery production

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery manufacturer, said on Tuesday it has raised $1 billion by selling its first global...

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