LG Chem breaks ground on its 1st US cathode plant
CLARKSVILLE, TN – South Korea’s No. 1 chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. striving to become a leading global battery materials player broke gro...
Icure wins $2.85 mn lidocaine cataplasm order from Guatemala
South Korea's Icure Pharmaceutical Incorporation announced on Tuesday that it signed a supply contract for the specialized local anesthetic lidoca...
SK E&S to strengthen Korea's liquid hydrogen ecosystem
SK E&S Co., an energy unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will cooperate with domestic firms to strengthen the country’s liquid hy...
Korean overseas direct investment at 2 1/2-year low in Q3
South Korea’s direct investment in other countries fell for a fourth straight quarter to its smallest level in two and a half years, despite a...
SeAH Wind bags $1.1 bn wind turbine monopile order in UK
South Korean steelmaker SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. said on Thursday its UK subsidiary SeAH Wind Ltd. has won a £900 million ($1.1 billion) orde...
Samsung C&T to join Oman's green ammonia project
South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Wednesday it will participate in the Salalah H2 green ammonia project in Oman, a major init...
Paris Baguette opens 7 new stores in SE Asia in one month
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Tuesday that it opened seven stores in Southeast Asia in on...
South Korea to launch $7.6 bn supply chain fund, make urea locally
South Korea plans to set up a supply chain stabilization fund of up to 10 trillion won ($7.6 billion) to effectively cope with sudden supply disrupt...
Cookie Run: Kingdom to launch in China on Dec 28
South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp. announced on Friday that its globally popular mobile game “Cookie Run: Kingdom” will offici...
E-Mart opens 3rd store in Vietnam, spurs K-food marketing
South Korea’s E-Mart Inc. will open its new hypermarket in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 7, accelerating sales of its private label No Brand produc...
GC Biopharma breaks ground on blood product plant in Indonesia
South Korea’s GC Biopharma Corp. broke ground on Wednesday on Indonesia’s first blood product plant through technology transfer.Indonesi...
WeMade to build WEMIX Play Center in Dubai
South Korea’s game developer and publisher WeMade Co. announced on Wednesday that it partnered with the Dubai International Financial Center's...
Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets
Four major banks in South Korea are enjoying healthy earnings from overseas businesses, particularly in Asian emerging markets.KEB Hana Bank posted ...
Lunit selected as contractor for building medical AI platform in Singapore
South Korean medical AI company Lunit announced on Friday that it has been selected as the final contractor in the bidding for the establishment of ...
Orsted wins 1.6 GW offshore wind power license from Korea
Danish energy company Orsted has secured exclusive rights to build South Korea’s largest offshore wind power complex in a project estimated at...
Iljin Electric bags $333 mn high-voltage transformer deal in US
Iljin Electric Co. has won its largest-ever 431.8 billion won ($333.2 billion) order to supply high-voltage transformers to a US energy company, the...
Cosmax targets Thailand with K-beauty cosmetic formulations
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer that specializes in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it is ac...
SK, Lotte cut copper foil output; to up Malaysia capacity
SK Nexilis Co. and Lotte Energy Materials Corp., South Korea’s two leading copper foil producers, have continued to reduce factory operation r...
Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the global infrastructure ...
Lotte Fine to invest $99 mn to up green materials sales by 6 times
Lotte Fine Chemical Co., South Korea’s largest ammonia producer, will spend a total of 129 billion won ($99 million) in an aim to become the w...
Middle East, land of opportunity for Korean startups
South Korean startups are accelerating their foray into the Middle East, where oil-rich countries are keen to nurture startups with innovative and d...
Hyundai to build EV battery pack plant in India by 2025
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to invest 7 billion rupees ($84 million) to build an electric vehicle battery pack assemb...
SK Pharmteco launches new viral vector platforms, key for CGT
SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has recently introduced two...
Webcash to expand Vietnam market with Miracom
South Korea's Webcash Co. announced on Wednesday that its affiliate Webcash Global signed a strategic business agreement with Miracom Inc. to expand...
Hyundai ushers in future of car manufacturing in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday officially inaugurated its first mobility innovation center in Singapore powered by a slew of smart...
Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker
Trafigura, a major global commodity trader, is set to invest in a South Korean electric vehicle battery raw materials manufacturer to take advantage...
KG Mobility seeks to expand into Vietnam
South Korean automaker KG Mobility Corp. said on Friday it had sought to expand strategic cooperation, including entering the Vietnamese market, aft...
S.Korea's FNS Value to enter Malaysian fintech market
South Korea's FNS Value announced on Thursday a collaboration agreement with the Malaysian big data technology company Big Dataworks. The two compan...
Samyang draws record-high sales on Singles' Day in China
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Thursday its sales during China's largest shopping festival, Singles' Day (Nov. 11), reached a new re...
SK Geo breaks ground on $1.4 bn plastic recycling cluster
South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. on Wednesday broke ground on a waste plastic recycling complex to transform itself into a green petrochemical...
