Hyundai ramps up ties with Samsung, SK, LG for EVs, self-driving cars
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is strengthening its tech alliance with its local partners such as Samsung, LG and SK to stay ah...
Korean golf club, apparel markets face decline in post-pandemic era
South Korea’s golf equipment and apparel markets enjoyed a boom during COVID-19. But they are facing a downturn this year amid the growing pop...
S.Korea not ready for developed market status: MSCI
MSCI Inc. regards the South Korean stock market as not ready for its developed market status despite a series of reforms, dampening the country&rsqu...
LG Uplus to use UAM to slash EMS transportation time
South Korea's internet service provider LG Uplus Corp. on Thursday said it signed an agreement with the municipal government of Jinju, South Gyeongs...
Hyundai Motor showcases future mobility in new Spider-Man film
Hyundai Motor Co. announced that it will showcase future mobility in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment on the animation film Spider-Man...
SK Hynix steps up chip stacking war with 238-layer 4D NAND
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., has begun mass production of the industry’s hi...
Samsung top in world smartphone market in Q1, beating Apple
Samsung Electronics Co. regained the top spot in the smartphone market, surpassing Apple in the first quarter of 2023. This outcome was driven by th...
Craft brewery startups poised to revolutionize brew scene in South Korea
Craft beers and highballs from emerging breweries and distilleries are poised to disturb the South Korean alcoholic beverage market dominated by gia...
S.Korea to ease regulations for foreign investor in domestic market
South Korea is set to raise the annual cap for individuals' overseas fund transfers without prior notice from $50,000 to $100,000, thereby easing th...
LG Electronics eyes premium market in Saudi Arabia, India
LG Electronics Inc. will seek out new business opportunities as a premium brand in Saudi Arabia for the oil-rich kingdom’s $500 billion Neom m...
Hyundai to supply 1,300 hydrogen buses in Seoul by 2026
Hyundai Motor Co., along with South Korean Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, SK E&S and Tmap Mobility, signed a memora...
Samsung to showcase new Galaxy foldables in Seoul in July
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, will showcase new foldable smartphones in the Galaxy Z series next month for th...
SK set to produce faster EV chargers than Tesla in US
DALLAS, TEXAS - South Korea’s SK Signet Inc. is poised to produce electric vehicle chargers with the fastest charging speed in the US, targeti...
Korean investors’ risky bet: Buy inverse ETFs as Kospi heads higher
Among the most cited stock market sayings by experts and laymen alike are “buy the dips” or “sell on news” – tim...
Kakao unveils index on user contributions to environment
South Korea's mobile platform company Kakao Corp. on the occasion of World Environment Day on Monday unveiled on its website figures from the Kaka...
Samsung perfects the home theater with top-notch multichannel soundbar
Samsung Electronics Co. is not only the world’s biggest TV and memory chip maker but also the global No. 1 soundbar brand thanks to its top-no...
Germany's real estate mezzanine market to shine in 2023: Lenwood Capital
The global real estate market is under significant pressure due to increased interest rates and banks' tighter loan standards in 2023. Commercial re...
S.Korea opens logistics center at Surabaya port, Indonesia
South Korea said it opened a logistics center at a port in Surabaya, Indonesia, to support exports to Southeast Asia’s top economy.The Ministr...
South Korean game developers expand business with IPs
South Korean game developers are expanding their business portfolios through their intellectual property to boost profits with a goal to create glob...
KAI joins project to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft
South Korea's aerospace and defense company Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Wednesday said it joined a project of industry, academic and re...
Samsung Display to supply OLED panels for MSI gaming laptops
South Korea's Samsung Display announced on Wednesday that it will supply the industry-leading UHD+ (ultra-high-definition plus) OLED (organic ligh...
Samsung takes steps toward XR device processor chips
Samsung Electronics Co. has been taking steps to develop extended reality (XR) device processor chips to challenge Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Go...
S.Korean treasury yields top base rate on hawkish BOK
South Korea’s three-year treasury bond yield topped the base rate for the first time in two months, after the Bank of Korea (BOK) warned again...
S.Korean karaoke machine leader TJ Media enjoys post-pandemic boom
South Koreans’ love for singing is no secret, and with the lifting of social-distancing rules in the post-pandemic era their suppressed desire...
Hyundai renews FIFA sponsorship; Boston Dynamics, Supernal join
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday they have extended their FIFA partnerships through ...
S.Korea's Shift Up scouts former OpenAI engineer
South Korea's game develop and design studio Shift Up has hired AI developer Kim Tae-hoon, who hails from Silicon Valley, to enhance its game artifi...
MBK co-founder meets with Korean CIOs to finance 6th buyout fund
Asia’s private equity giant MBK Partners Ltd. is set to accelerate fundraising for its new fund, which is expected to become the firm’s ...
Renault Korea creates mobility exhibition hall in metaverse
Renault Korea announced on Friday that it plans to establish and run an automobile-related experiential space called Renault Korea Hub in the metave...
Micron overtakes SK Hynix in shrinking DRAM market
Micron Technology Inc., the world’s third-largest DRAM maker, raised its share in the shrinking DRAM market in the first quarter, with a milde...
Kakao Mobility uses self-driving vehicles to transport cargo
South Korea’s transportation company Kakao Mobility has launched a project in the nation's fourth-largest city of Daegu to transport people an...
