LG Electronics showcases new products in Dubai

LG Electronics showcases new products in Dubai

LG Electronics Inc. held a two-day event in Dubai to unveil its latest products and solutions for the Middle East and African markets.The South Kore...

SGC Energy pursues transformation of biomass power plants in Vietnam

SGC Energy pursues transformation of biomass power plants in Vietnam

South Korea's SGC Energy Co. is pursuing a project to convert coal power plants abroad into those using biomass.The power supplier, which has secure...

LS Electric unveils innovative solutions at Korea, Japan energy exhibitions

LS Electric unveils innovative solutions at Korea, Japan energy exhibitions

LS Electric Co., Ltd., an industrial electric solutions company from South Korea, is set to showcase innovative solutions at smart energy exhibition...

Hanwha Energy sells Spanish solar plant project to Irish firm

Hanwha Energy sells Spanish solar plant project to Irish firm

South Korean energy company Hanwha Energy Corp. said on Wednesday that it had sold a solar power plant project in Spain to Amarenco Solar, an Irish ...

Once a videotape maker, Cosmo reborn as battery materials firm

Once a videotape maker, Cosmo reborn as battery materials firm

Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co., once the world’s largest video and cassette tape maker, has transformed into a money-making man...

Samsung Electronics establishes new LSI chip research center in Japan

Samsung Electronics establishes new LSI chip research center in Japan

Samsung Electronics Co. has established a new semiconductor research center in Japan, combining two existing research and development institutes int...

Qoo10 to buy another Korean rival for unit’s Nasdaq listing

Qoo10 to buy another Korean rival for unit’s Nasdaq listing

Southeast Asia-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. Ltd. is poised to take over a smaller South Korean rival through a stock swap deal, in a bid to ...

Boeing’s Korean supplier targets UAV market with guided weapons

Boeing’s Korean supplier targets UAV market with guided weapons

Boeing Co.’s leading South Korean contractor aims to develop unmanned aerial vehicles with guided weapons, given the rapidly growing military ...

S.Korean sovereign wealth fund KIC to set up Mumbai office

S.Korean sovereign wealth fund KIC to set up Mumbai office

Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has kicked off procedures to open a Mumbai-based office later this year, The Korea Economic...

Samsung Electronics unveils new flagship soundbar

Samsung Electronics unveils new flagship soundbar

South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday that it has launched a new premium soundbar model for 2023, featuring technolo...

Hyundai to boost India presence via takeover of GM plant

Hyundai to boost India presence via takeover of GM plant

Hyundai Motor Co., the leading South Korean carmaker, is set to expand its presence in India with a takeover of General Motors Co.’s plant in ...

Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity

Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity

South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. shut down a local production complex on Sunday due to a fire, stoking concerns ...

SK Networks renames its EV charger unit to SK Electlink

SK Networks renames its EV charger unit to SK Electlink

SK Networks Co., the general trading and rental arm of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, said on Monday that it has changed t...

Ssangyong E&C wins contract for building ASML Korea campus

Ssangyong E&C wins contract for building ASML Korea campus

Ssangyong Engineering & Construction, a South Korean builder, said on Monday that it has secured a 200-billion-won ($170-million) contract to co...

LG Chem mulls shuttering in-vitro diagnostics business

LG Chem mulls shuttering in-vitro diagnostics business

LG Chem Ltd. is considering an exit from the in-vitro diagnostics market to focus more on novel drug development as it lagged its smaller local riva...

Pulmuone looks to enter US plant-based convenience food market

Pulmuone looks to enter US plant-based convenience food market

Pulmuone, a leading South Korean producer of plant-based foods such as tofu and bean sprouts, is trying to expand the K-food territory in the global...

Tourist arrival gap between S.Korea, Japan widens sharply

Tourist arrival gap between S.Korea, Japan widens sharply

Since Japan resumed visa-free travel for South Koreans in October last year, South Koreans have been flocking to the neighboring country.But the num...

SK Geo Centric optimizes plastic recycling tech with US company

SK Geo Centric optimizes plastic recycling tech with US company

SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean energy and chemical company, is accelerating technical negotiations to build the world's first plastic recycling ...

Samsung, Arm partner Gaonchips eyes US as next offshore base

Samsung, Arm partner Gaonchips eyes US as next offshore base

Gaonchips Co., a long-term Samsung Electronics Co’s chip design house partner that also works with British fabless chip company Arm Inc., will...

System on chips: Samsung’s new high-stakes foundry business

System on chips: Samsung’s new high-stakes foundry business

Samsung Electronics Co. is setting its sights on system on chips (SoCs) to continue to drive growth in its foundry business amid a protracted slowdo...

Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport

Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport

South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B is spreading its wings in Malaysia, where it has recently opened a new store at the bustling Kuala...

Hyundai Eng. completes Lemba-Imbu water purification plant in DR Congo

Hyundai Eng. completes Lemba-Imbu water purification plant in DR Congo

Hyundai Engineering, a South Korean construction contractor, held a completion ceremony for the "Lemba-Imbu water purification plant phase 1 project...

S.Korea's builders diversify biz portfolios to waste battery, other sectors

S.Korea's builders diversify biz portfolios to waste battery, other sectors

South Korea's construction companies are exploring other sectors to find new growth engines amid deteriorating profitability in the housing industry...

SK Plasma to build blood products plant in Indonesia

SK Plasma to build blood products plant in Indonesia

South Korea’s SK Plasma will build a blood products plant in Indonesia.Industry sources on Tuesday said the company recently received approval...

Hyundai eyes greater SUV market share with new Kona EV

Hyundai eyes greater SUV market share with new Kona EV

Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the all-new Kona Electric, its first fully revamped compact sport utility vehicle in five years, as the top So...

Korean lawmakers mull higher chip tax credits, battery subsidies

Korean lawmakers mull higher chip tax credits, battery subsidies

South Korea’s main opposition party will propose higher tax credits and subsidies for domestic chipmakers and battery manufacturers as early a...

Hankook & Co. buys autonomous driving tech startup 3Secondz

Hankook & Co. buys autonomous driving tech startup 3Secondz

Hankook & Company Co., a South Korean holding company that owns tire and mobility businesses, said on Tuesday that it has acquired the autonomou...

Korea clears environmental hurdle for new Jeju airport

Korea clears environmental hurdle for new Jeju airport

South Korea’s environment ministry conditionally approved the construction of a new airport on Jeju Island with a 6.7 trillion won ($5.2 billi...

Samsung launches new TV ad campaign in London ahead of global release

Samsung launches new TV ad campaign in London ahead of global release

Samsung Electronics Co. is ramping up its marketing efforts for its latest line of high-end TVs, including the 2023 Neo QLED 8K model, with a giant ...

S.Korea's Taekwang Industrial acquires ISO 45001 certification

S.Korea's Taekwang Industrial acquires ISO 45001 certification

Taekwang Industrial Co., a textile and petrochemical subsidiary of Taekwang Group, announced on Sunday that it has achieved ISO 45001 certification ...

S.Korean game developer Krafton acquires Japan’s ADK for $517 million S.Korea's stablecoin frenzy fuels stock rally despite regulatory uncertainty SK Hynix joins Samsung in 200 trillion won market cap club Samsung on hiring spree to bolster US foundry sales LS Electric poised to join Nvidia's supply chain via Vertiv deal