GS Retail sells unmanned serving robots in convenience stores
The artificial intelligence (AI) serving robot has been introduced to convenience stores for sale. The number of stores where the robot is being sol...
Renault to build new EV plant at its Korean base in Busan
BUSAN – French automaker Renault S.A. will build a new electric vehicle manufacturing plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for eco-frie...
POSCO, CNGR to build $1.2 bn battery materials plants in Korea
South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Group and China’s CNGR Advanced Material Co. have agreed to spend 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) on sec...
EU’s new battery act comes with caveats; headache for Samsung, Apple
The European Union’s decision to go greener with batteries that cut carbon emissions and promote recycling comes with a few caveats, posing a ...
Korea's Doosan Enerbility sells Bobcat stake in $214 mn block deal
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has sold a minority stake in Doosan Bobcat Inc., its construction equipment unit...
S.Korea's ToolGen develops gene-edited cow for artificial blood
South Korean genome editing developer ToolGen Inc. has teamed up with Lartbio Technology, a Seoul-based transgenic animal development company, to de...
Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea
One of US' leading burger brands, In-N-Out, is considering entering the South Korean market. After recently opening a pop-up store in Seoul, the bur...
Yanolja looks to triple foreign visitors to Korea with K-culture tours
South Korea’s top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Co. aims to nearly treble the number of foreign tourists to the country through it...
Korean cosmetics maker Able C&C rejuvenated by sales in Japan, US
Able C&C, the parent of South Korea’s first-generation low-priced cosmetics brand Missha, has swung to the black after years of net losses...
S.Korea-Iraq Joint Committee resumes operations after six years
A joint committee between South Korea and Iraq will be held again after a six-year hiatus.The government plans to help Korean companies win large pr...
Nexon's oldie but goodie MapleStory beats Diablo 4 in Korea
Gaming Giant Nexon Co.’s 20-year-old title MapleStory knocked down US Blizzard Entertainment’s global-hit Diablo 4 in South Korea, helpi...
Shopping without passport at S.Korea’s Lotte Duty Free
With a smartphone, you can now shop at duty-free shops in Seoul without a passport.Lotte Duty Free announced on Tuesday that it has introduced the i...
Samsung SDS HQ sale likely to be Korea's biggest real estate deal of 2023
The sale of Seoul-based Samsung SDS Co. headquarters, which is likely to become South Korea's largest real estate market deal of 2023, is predicted ...
S.Korea's Daesang acquires US food company Lucky Foods
Daesang Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, announced on Monday that it has acquired the US food compan...
S.Korea urges ramen makers to cut prices to ease inflation
South Korean instant noodle makers are considering price cuts for the first time in 13 years pressured by the government, which aims to further ease...
S.Korea's shipyards get OK from shipping companies to delay vessel delivery
South Korean shipbuilders are breathing a sigh of relief despite the postponed delivery of their container ships due to a chronic shortage of domest...
POSCO to raise steel plant safety with robots
POSCO Research Institute, a think tank under South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Group, on Sunday said it signed an agreement with Withrobot an...
S.Korea's chip pioneer Amkor aims to rule packaging sector
The history of semiconductors in South Korea, a global tech powerhouse with the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co....
Hanwha to reveal S.Korean rocket Nuri, UAM techs in Paris
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to showcase its cutting-edge technology, specifically those applied to home...
DB Insurance acquires Vietnam's 9th largest insurance company
DB Insurance Co., a South Korean non-life insurance company, announced on Friday that it has signed an acquisition agreement with the Saigon-Hanoi...
S.Korea's KakaoBank to launch internet bank in Thailand
South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. has begun its advance into Southeast Asia through a tie-up with a financial company in Thailand. KakaoBank on Friday ...
Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul
Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...
Kooksoondang to export limited edition makgeolli to Japan in four years
Kooksoondang Co., a South Korean brewery that produces traditional rice-based wines, announced on Friday that it will export 100,000 bottles of the ...
S.Korea’s Enchem to build lithium salt plant in Saemangeum
Enchem Co., South Korea’s top electrolyte manufacturer, on Thursday announced the investment of 600.5 billion won ($473.5 million) to build ...
Korea’s GS E&C holds first global HR conference in Mumbai
GS Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Friday that it recently held the “1st Global HR Leaders Conference” attended by chief...
S.Korea’s Hanwha Securities to acquire Ciptadana in Indonesia
Hanwha Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it has decided to acquire Indonesia's Ciptadana Securities and Ciptadana Asset Managem...
KOTRA holds IR meeting in Tokyo for Japanese companies
Invest Korea, KOTRA's organization dedicated to attracting foreign investment, held an IR for Japanese companies interested in entering South Korea ...
Galaxy Watch's alarm of abnormal heartbeat gets approval in S.Korea
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new feature on the Galaxy Watch, which detects heartbeats and alerts the possibility of risks such as arrhythmia, can now ...
S.Korea bets on 2nd Middle East boom for SMEs, startups
The Middle East is emerging as a key export market for South Korean small enterprises and startups desperate for global expansion to tide over the e...
S.Korea’s mobile carriers seek future from service robots
South Korea’s mobile carriers are strengthening the service robot business as the sector, combined with their know-how in the telecommunicatio...
