LG Innotek targets XR device market with new substrate

LG Innotek targets XR device market with new substrate

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. aims to lead the market for components of the extended reality (XR) device industry, which is expected to surge b...

Korean jobs up by 22-month low of 411,000 in Jan, with signs of cooling

Korean jobs up by 22-month low of 411,000 in Jan, with signs of cooling

South Korea added the smallest number of payrolls in nearly two years in January, with mainly part-time jobs taken by people in their 60s and older,...

KT Group signs MOUs with Mongolian firms to explore joint opportunities

KT Group signs MOUs with Mongolian firms to explore joint opportunities

South Korea's KT Group has signed multiple memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the Mongolian government and economic delegation to explore pote...

Korean sovereign wealth fund KIC logs record loss in 2022

Korean sovereign wealth fund KIC logs record loss in 2022

Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) posted the largest annual loss last year since its inception in 2005, according to its 20...

S.Korea's Hyundai Genuine opens parts distribution center in Jakarta

S.Korea's Hyundai Genuine opens parts distribution center in Jakarta

Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., the machinery parts-making subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai Genuine, on Wednesday said it recently opened a p...

S.Korea's EcoPro boosts raw material plant for cathode materials

S.Korea's EcoPro boosts raw material plant for cathode materials

South Korea's EcoPro Co., a leading cathode supplier for global battery makers, is expanding its plant for raw materials used in secondary battery c...

S.Korea, Mongolia discuss stabilization of mineral supply chains

S.Korea, Mongolia discuss stabilization of mineral supply chains

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and  Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on Tuesday held a business forum o...

Samsung secures $16 bn loan from display unit for chipmaking

Samsung secures $16 bn loan from display unit for chipmaking

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has signed a deal to take out a cash loan of 20 trillion won ($15...

Korea's Dongsuh to rival Nestle in local capsule coffee market

Korea's Dongsuh to rival Nestle in local capsule coffee market

South Korea’s No.1 instant coffee maker Dongsuh Foods Corp. is set to rival global food and beverage giant Nestle in the local capsule coffee ...

For the Korean 'Crazyones' who dream to beat Steve Jobs, Elon Musk

For the Korean 'Crazyones' who dream to beat Steve Jobs, Elon Musk

Many young entrepreneurs around the world dream to become the next Steve Jobs or Elon Musk -- industry legends who dramatically changed our daily li...

SK Plasma, Janssen Korea sign sales, distribution agreement

SK Plasma, Janssen Korea sign sales, distribution agreement

SK Plasma Co. Ltd., a South Korean company specializing in the production of plasma derivatives from human plasma, is expanding its product portfoli...

LG Chem builds S.Korea's first plant for clinical trials

LG Chem builds S.Korea's first plant for clinical trials

LG Chem Ltd. has built South Korea’s first pharmaceutical plant dedicated to clinical trials, which the company expects to speed up its medici...

S.Korea’s trade outlook dismal in Feb with stagnant exports

S.Korea’s trade outlook dismal in Feb with stagnant exports

South Korea’s trade deficit in just the first 40 days of this year inched close to 40% of its worst-ever annual deficit last year amid a conti...

GC Biopharma, Sanofi to jointly market Plavix

GC Biopharma, Sanofi to jointly market Plavix

GC Biopharma Co. (formerly Green Cross Corp.) said on Monday it has entered into a joint sales partnership with Sanofi-Aventis Korea, the South Kore...

S.Korean IT firms rush for tie-ups to compete with ChatGPT

S.Korean IT firms rush for tie-ups to compete with ChatGPT

South Korean tech companies are rushing to form partnerships in different sectors to develop superior AI services to compete with ChatGPT, a chatbot...

S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia

S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia

South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. held a conference for 100 local dealers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 10.The con...

S.Korea's Hoban Group signs agreement with Aramco for cooperation

S.Korea's Hoban Group signs agreement with Aramco for cooperation

Hoban Group, South Korea's construction, property development, and manufacturing conglomerate, said Monday that it has signed a memorandum of unders...

Kepco E&C takes first step in protecting nuclear power plants from drones

Kepco E&C takes first step in protecting nuclear power plants from drones

Kepco Engineering & Construction Co. has teamed up with South Korea's defense company Terra Defense to establish a system aimed at protecting nu...

Hyundai Engineering builds nationwide EV infrastructure

Hyundai Engineering builds nationwide EV infrastructure

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering on Sunday said the country's Ministry of Environment selected the company to receive electric vehicle (EV) infrast...

Korea’s Hyundai Dept. Store drops holding company plan

Korea’s Hyundai Dept. Store drops holding company plan

South Korea’s major retailer Hyundai Department Store Group Co. gave up a plan to split off its core high-end shopping mall affiliate and conv...

GC Biopharma's Ochang facility gets WHO PQ certification

GC Biopharma's Ochang facility gets WHO PQ certification

GC Biopharma Co.'s production facility in Ochang (North Chungcheong Province) secured a pre-qualification (PQ) certification from the World Health O...

Activist fund KCGI to sell Osstem stake to UCK, MBK Partners

Activist fund KCGI to sell Osstem stake to UCK, MBK Partners

Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), one of the country’s most aggressive shareholder activists, plans to sell its stake in Oss...

Survey reveals consumer preference for hybrid cars over pure EVs

Survey reveals consumer preference for hybrid cars over pure EVs

Although global automakers are ramping up efforts to increase sales of pure electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid models remain the preferred choice among...

Kakao Pay joins MSCI Korea Index

Kakao Pay joins MSCI Korea Index

Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment arm of South Korean tech firm Kakao Corp., has been added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Kor...

S.Korea doubles undocumented overseas remittance limit to $100,000

S.Korea doubles undocumented overseas remittance limit to $100,000

South Korea as early as June will double its annual limit on overseas remittance without evidential documents from $50,000 to $100,000.The Ministry ...

S.Korea game sector remains in dark after poor earnings

S.Korea game sector remains in dark after poor earnings

South Korea’s game publishers reported dismal quarterly earnings, deepening concerns over their outlook this year amid doubts over measures su...

Electric vehicles in S.Korea beat diesel cars in sales

Electric vehicles in S.Korea beat diesel cars in sales

Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea last year including hybrids surpassed those of diesel cars for the first time due to the price of di...

S.Korea's banks see deposits plummet $35.5 billion in Jan

S.Korea's banks see deposits plummet $35.5 billion in Jan

Banks in South Korea last month saw deposits plummet over 45 trillion won ($35.5 billion) from the previous month due to a decline in deposit intere...

KCC launches Korea’s first organic water-based fire-resistant paint

KCC launches Korea’s first organic water-based fire-resistant paint

South Korea's chemical and auto parts manufacturer KCC Corp. said on Thursday that it has launched the Firemask AQ Series, the first organic water-b...

S.Korea’s love of luxury ushers in 3rd wave of bling boom

S.Korea’s love of luxury ushers in 3rd wave of bling boom

Global luxury brands from Louis Vuitton to Chanel and Thom Browne are readying themselves for a third wave of the luxury boom in South Korea, where ...

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