Korean botox sales gain momentum in US, China

Korean botox sales gain momentum in US, China

South Korea is ramping up exports of botulinum toxin to the US and China, the world’s two top consumers of the neurotoxin protein, with its pr...

Malaysia, OCI’s base set to beat Chinese polysilicon rivals

Malaysia, OCI’s base set to beat Chinese polysilicon rivals

SARAWAK, Malaysia – OCI Group, South Korea’s leading chemical and green energy conglomerate, is expanding its polysilicon facility in Ma...

Genesis unveils GV70 facelift ahead of Korean debut in May

Genesis unveils GV70 facelift ahead of Korean debut in May

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Friday unveiled the GV70 facelift as the leading South Korean automaker plans to launch the luxury mids...

Honda, POSCO Future M to build cell materials plant in Canada

Honda, POSCO Future M to build cell materials plant in Canada

Japan’s Honda Motor Co. and South Korea’s POSCO Future M Co. agreed to build a battery materials plant in Canada where the automaker wil...

Korea builds system to speed up naked short-selling ban

Korea builds system to speed up naked short-selling ban

South Korea’s top financial regulator is set to build a centralized digital system to strengthen the prevention of naked short-selling as the ...

Hyundai to produce hybrid cars at EV-only plant in US state of Georgia

Hyundai to produce hybrid cars at EV-only plant in US state of Georgia

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, plans to manufacture hybrid models at its electric vehicle and battery plant in the US state o...

Machine tool maker DN Solutions kicks off IPO process

Machine tool maker DN Solutions kicks off IPO process

DN Solutions Co., the world’s third-largest machine tool maker, has kicked off the process of going public on the Korea Exchange, in an initia...

Hyundai Glovis expects better 2024 after beating market in Q1

Hyundai Glovis expects better 2024 after beating market in Q1

Hyundai Glovis Co. expects an improvement in earnings this year from last year after reporting better-than-expected sales and operating profit in th...

Lotte Global Logistics, Megvii to collaborate AI logistics

Lotte Global Logistics, Megvii to collaborate AI logistics

South Korea's Lotte Global Logistics announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Megvii Technology, a Chinese arti...

Samsung launches Galaxy C55 5G in China

Samsung launches Galaxy C55 5G in China

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched the Galaxy C55 5G, a budget-friendly smartphone series designed specifically for the Chinese market, marking th...

SK Hynix, latest chipmaker to emerge victorious with record Q1 sales

SK Hynix, latest chipmaker to emerge victorious with record Q1 sales

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Thursday it has swung to a profit in the fir...

SK Networks establishes AI lab in Silicon Valley

SK Networks establishes AI lab in Silicon Valley

South Korea's SK Networks Co. announced on Wednesday that it opened the PhnyX Lab, an artificial intelligence (AI) technology development organizati...

SK Hynix to invest $14.6 bn to build HBM plant in S.Korea

SK Hynix to invest $14.6 bn to build HBM plant in S.Korea

SK Hynix Inc. will spend 20 trillion won ($14.6 billion) to build a new memory chip manufacturing plant on a site originally designated to build a N...

Bet on innovations with societal impact: Kakao Ventures CEO

Bet on innovations with societal impact: Kakao Ventures CEO

In the past 10 years, Kim Ki-jun has been on the hunt for deep technology startups that will have a significant societal impact, and he will continu...

Qcells inks US solar modules, power plants deal with TGC

Qcells inks US solar modules, power plants deal with TGC

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group also known as Qcells in overseas market...

Samsung showcases AI TV techs in SE Asia

Samsung showcases AI TV techs in SE Asia

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it held its 2024 Southeast Asia Tech Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand from April 23 to 24. The ...

S.Korea taps ex-NASA exec John Lee as space agency R&D head

S.Korea taps ex-NASA exec John Lee as space agency R&D head

South Korea named John Lee, a former senior executive of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as the head of missions such a...

Korea's Lotte Insurance put on market for around $1.5 bn

Korea's Lotte Insurance put on market for around $1.5 bn

Lotte Group’s non-life insurance affiliate Lotte Insurance Co., has been put up for sale at around 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion), according to...

Samsung Asset eyes expansion into US ETF market

Samsung Asset eyes expansion into US ETF market

NEW YORK – South Korea’s largest asset manager Samsung Asset Management Co. is leveraging its strategic partnership with a US investment...

S.Korea’s IBK, Japan’s Mizuho Bank agree on $218-million committed line

S.Korea’s IBK, Japan’s Mizuho Bank agree on $218-million committed line

South Korea’s state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has agreed on a 300 billion won ($218 million) committed credit line with Japanese lead...

Hana Bank launches All-care Solution for Real Estate Wealth

Hana Bank launches All-care Solution for Real Estate Wealth

South Korea's Hana Bank announced on Tuesday that it launched the premium real estate wealth management service Hana Real Estate All-care Solution i...

TYM exports 900 tractors to the Philippines

TYM exports 900 tractors to the Philippines

South Korea's agricultural machinery company TYM Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has won a bid project by the Philippine government to supply tra...

CJ CheilJedang's K-style rice gains popularity in N.America

CJ CheilJedang's K-style rice gains popularity in N.America

South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Tuesday that its sales of the flagship brand Bibigo’s Cooked Sticky White Rice in North Ameri...

POSCO tightens belts, seeks M&A within 3 years: new chairman

POSCO tightens belts, seeks M&A within 3 years: new chairman

Chang In-hwa, chairman and chief executive of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, has vowed to take drastic...

Samsung wins multi-year built-in kitchen suite orders from Clayton

Samsung wins multi-year built-in kitchen suite orders from Clayton

Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to widen the lead in the US home appliance market with a long-term contract to provide its hyper-connecte...

Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, on Monday unveiled a teaser for an upcoming role...

Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route

Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will expand codeshare operations with Canada's WestJet Airlines.Korean Air will sell flights operat...

BMW to support Korean automotive startups at new R&D center

BMW to support Korean automotive startups at new R&D center

German luxury carmaker BMW Group is set to support South Korean automotive startups in their overseas expansion as it on Monday opened a new researc...

LG Innotek, SK On win Edison Awards for second consecutive year

LG Innotek, SK On win Edison Awards for second consecutive year

South Korea's LG Innotek and SK On have won the Edison Awards in the US for the second consecutive year. LG Innotek announced on April 21 that it r...

SoftBank-backed Korean flea market app sees overseas growth

SoftBank-backed Korean flea market app sees overseas growth

Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market service provider, enjoyed growth in other countries with its Karrot app briefly...

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