LG Chem breaks ground on supercritical pyrolysis plant

LG Chem breaks ground on supercritical pyrolysis plant

LG Chem Ltd. has broke ground on a plant for pyrolysis and aerogel, a material for next-generation insulation in Seongmun National Industrial Comple...

Dongkuk Steel installs solar power generation facility at Pohang plant

Dongkuk Steel installs solar power generation facility at Pohang plant

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., the world's leading manufacturer of color-coated steel, announced on Wednesday that it has installed a 10-megawatt solar pow...

Eugene Corp. develops concrete production simulation system

Eugene Corp. develops concrete production simulation system

South Korea's Eugene Corporation, which specializes in ready-mixed concrete and construction material distribution, announced on Wednesday that it h...

LG Group Chairman names AI, bio, clean tech as new growth engines

LG Group Chairman names AI, bio, clean tech as new growth engines

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo has pledged to continue investing in future-oriented businesses and human resources despite the global economic slowd...

SK Hynix unsure about applying for US chip subsidies: CEO

SK Hynix unsure about applying for US chip subsidies: CEO

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday it is unsure about applying for US...

LG Innotek unveils new 5G communication module for self-driving cars

LG Innotek unveils new 5G communication module for self-driving cars

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. on Wednesday unveiled its second-generation 5G communication module for use in autonomous driving cars.Based on Q...

Kia EV9 boasts 336-mile target range in digital world premiere

Kia EV9 boasts 336-mile target range in digital world premiere

Kia Corp.’s second all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 made its global premiere virtually on Tuesday, boasting a target driving range of 54...

Korea's Cafe24 launches customized enterprise service

Korea's Cafe24 launches customized enterprise service

South Korea's global e-commerce platform Cafe24 Corp. announced on Tuesday the launch of a new page called "Cafe24 Enterprise Service," which is des...

Samsung unveils Exynos Modem 5300 to rival Qualcomm, MediaTek

Samsung unveils Exynos Modem 5300 to rival Qualcomm, MediaTek

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled its latest 5G telecommunications modem, the Exynos Modem 5300, to compete with rivals s...

LG Elec launches LG Whisen Tower II air conditioner

LG Elec launches LG Whisen Tower II air conditioner

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday the launch of its latest air conditioner, the LG Whisen Tower II. The product boasts a sleek design that el...

Hanjin launches global C2C purchase platform Hoot Town

Hanjin launches global C2C purchase platform Hoot Town

Hanjin Transportation, a logistics and B2B/B2C delivery business subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanjin Group, has launched Hoot Town, a global co...

S.Korean fashion company LF diversifies portfolio with new brand Patou

S.Korean fashion company LF diversifies portfolio with new brand Patou

In a move to expand its range of offerings, South Korean fashion company LF Corp. has introduced a new emerging brand, Patou. As the preferences of ...

LS Group completes nickel sulfate plant for EV batteries

 LS Group completes nickel sulfate plant for EV batteries

South Korea’s LS Group said on Monday it has completed construction of a new plant to produce nickel sulfate, a key raw material for next-gene...

Korea's CJ Bioscience buys drug candidates from 4D pharma of the UK

Korea's CJ Bioscience buys drug candidates from 4D pharma of the UK

South Korea’s pharmaceutical and healthcare company CJ Bioscience Inc. has acquired drug candidates from the UK's 4D pharma plc. to improve co...

Kwangdong introduces new drug candidate for pediatric myopia

Kwangdong introduces new drug candidate for pediatric myopia

South Korean pharmaceutical company Kwangdong Pharmaceutical announced on Monday that it has signed a contract with Hong Kong-based Zhaoke Ophthalmo...

Kolon Industries achieves certification for eco-friendly petroleum resins

Kolon Industries achieves certification for eco-friendly petroleum resins

Kolon Industries Inc., a Korean manufacturer of chemical and textile products, announced on Monday that it has become the first company in the domes...

JW Pharma receives 1st overseas patent for its hair loss treatment

JW Pharma receives 1st overseas patent for its hair loss treatment

JW Pharmaceutical, a drug company based in South Korea, has received its first patent for a hair loss treatment that is currently in development. Th...

GM's SUV Trax Crossover gets 6,000 preorders in 3 days

GM's SUV Trax Crossover gets 6,000 preorders in 3 days

The Chevrolet Trax Crossover, a utility vehicle mass produced by General Motors Korea, is soon expected to exceed 10,000 preorders amid greater-than...

Samsung's Lee visits growth driver MLCC China plant

Samsung's Lee visits growth driver MLCC China plant

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has chosen Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.'s new multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) plant in Tianjin as ...

Samsung Chairman Lee to meet new premier in China

Samsung Chairman Lee to meet new premier in China

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrived in Beijing on March 23 to review the chipmaker’s business in China, which is gradually rec...

S.Korea to benefit from rising global defense spending

S.Korea to benefit from rising global defense spending

South Korea is expected to log another year of record defense exports in 2023 thanks to growing military budgets across the world as local major arm...

Instant noodle maker Nongshim eyes 3rd plant in US

Instant noodle maker Nongshim eyes 3rd plant in US

South Korean instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. is looking to build its third manufacturing plant in the US as the company is seeing sales of its pro...

Hanwha to build solar cell components plant in Georgia

Hanwha to build solar cell components plant in Georgia

South Korea’s Hanwha Advanced Materials Corp. will spend $147 million to build a solar panel components plant in the US state of Georgia, acco...

S.Korea's Amorepacific opens new space in metaverse

S.Korea's Amorepacific opens new space in metaverse

Amidst the accelerated entry of fashion and beauty brands into the metaverse to seize future opportunities, Amorepacific Corp. has also joined the b...

S.Korea's CGBio exports $8 mn filler to Australia, New Zealand

S.Korea's CGBio exports $8 mn filler to Australia, New Zealand

CGBio, a South Korean bio-regenerative medical company, announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract to export its hyaluronic acid (HA) fille...

Saudi Arabia emerges as land of opportunity to Korean startups

Saudi Arabia emerges as land of opportunity to Korean startups

South Korean startups rush to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where the government is keen to nurture startups with innovative and disruptive ideas and...

Lotte Confectionery to rebrand as Lotte Well Food

Lotte Confectionery to rebrand as Lotte Well Food

South Korea's Lotte Confectionery Co. will change its name to Lotte Well Food, effective April 1, according to an announcement made on Thursday. The...

SK Telecom establishes 5G open RAN indoor demonstration network

SK Telecom establishes 5G open RAN indoor demonstration network

South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Co. has established a 5G open RAN indoor demonstration network at its Bundang headquarters, according to an an...

Ssangyong Motor changes name to KG Mobility

Ssangyong Motor changes name to KG Mobility

South Korea’s Ssangyong Motor Co., whose new owner is KG Group, has renamed itself KG Mobility, its first name change in 35 years.With its new...

Kolon Industries to make 100% plant-based eco-friendly plastic

Kolon Industries to make 100% plant-based eco-friendly plastic

Kolon Industries Inc.'s Future Technology Institute announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Stora Enso Oyj, a global biomaterials leader f...

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