SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business

SK Energy Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner and energy company, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with PTC Korea Co. to jointly enter the gl...

Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 automaker, started a test operation of the first dedicated electric vehicle factory in South Korea to a...

LG Display to pull out of LCD business; BOE, CSOT eye Guangzhou plant

LG Display Co. has put its liquid crystal display (LCD) panel plant in Guangzhou, China up for sale as the South Korean display panel maker plans to...

HD Hyundai to build power distribution device plant in Cheongju

South Korea's HD Hyundai Electric Co. announced on Tuesday that it will invest 117.3 billion won ($87.72 million) in building a new medium and low...

Lotte Chemical completes HEC plant in Yeosu

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. announced on Monday its commencement of commercial production at the plant of Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose (prod...

Korea gives the nod for foreign workers at plant construction sites  

South Korea is expected to allow foreigners to work at plant construction sites nearly two decades after non-native Koreans were banned from those p...

What drives opportunity in solar power: NextEnergy Capital

NextEnergy Capital, a leading global fund manager specializing in ground-mounted solar energy, will boost its investments in renewables around the w...

LG Energy's 2nd bond issue hits record $4.2 bn in bids

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest rechargeable battery maker, drew a record 5.61 trillion won ($4.2 billion) in bids for a S...

Warren Buffett’s IMC to invest $98 million in Daegu for chip materials plant

DAEGU – The IMC Group, owned by Warrant Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will invest 130 billion won ($98 million) to build a semicond...

LG Elec named best top-load washer in US

LG Electronics Inc. 's washing machines have been selected as the Best High-Efficiency Top-Load Washers by Consumer Reports in the US, according t...

Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has embarked on a business trip to the Middle East in his first overseas trip since a South Korean court...

GM chair to visit Korea, meet LG Energy, Samsung SDI CEOs

General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra will visit South Korea on Wednesday to meet leaders of LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI C...

Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia

South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. ...

LG unveils new stick vacuum cleaner with 20% less weight

LG Electronics Inc. released the cost-effective wireless vacuum cleaner LG CordZero A9 Air on Monday, reducing product weight and price burdens.Th...

Hyundai Motor mulls India unit IPO to raise $3 bn

Hyundai Motor India is in the early stages of talks to go public later this year to raise at least $3 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, as Hyunda...

HD KSOE seeks to build nuclear power plant ships

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) is hastening to advance into the nuclear power plant ship market in collaboration wit...

SK Hynix to build US chip packaging plant in Indiana: FT

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chip producer, is reported to have picked Indiana as the site for its advanced chip packaging...

Daewoo E&C teams up with Chinese company on wind power generation

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with China Communications Construction Compa...

Samyang’s power: Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen by daughter-in-law

Samyang Foods Co., a South Korean instant noodle maker, enjoyed record earnings last year thanks to increasing overseas sales of its global-hit Hot ...

Doosan Bobcat showcases hydrogen-powered forklift in S.Korea

Doosan Bobcat, the construction and agricultural machine manufacturer of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has commercialized hydrogen-powered forkl...

LG Energy Solution's ESS division posts first-ever profit

LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s energy storage system (ESS) division posted its first-ever profit on the back of growing replacement demand and new constr...

Baidu’s AI Ernie to power Samsung Galaxy S24 in China

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest smartphone series Galaxy S24 to be released in China will feature Baidu Inc.’s Ernie Bot artificial intellige...

Doosan to supply carbon-free power generation technologies to Thailand

South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. will promote the supply of carbon-free power generation technologies such as car...

Doosan Enerbility wins $210 mn S.Korean power plant deal

South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has bagged a 280 billion won ($209.6 million) contract to supply core equipment ...

OCI to strengthen solar energy biz in Malaysia

OCI Holdings Co. announced on Thursday that it hosted a charity event in Sarawak, Malaysia, aiming to strengthen local ties in the region home to it...

LG Energy to invest in Li-metal battery developer Sion Power

Global lithium-ion battery major LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest in Sion Power Corp., a US startup holding core patents in lithium-metal battery...

Daewoo E&C completes India's longest sea bridge

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) announced on January 23, 2024, that it has completed the construction of the Mumbai Trans...

HiteJinro signs land agreement for Vietnam soju plant

HiteJinro Co., a South Korean alcoholic beverage company, has signed a land agreement for its planned soju plant in Vietnam. The agreement marks a m...

POSCO Int'l to supply motor cores to Hyundai, Kia in Europe

POSCO International Corp. announced on Thursday that it has secured an order for 1.03 million units of motor cores, which will be featured electric ...

Hyundai sells Chongqing plant at $227 mn for China restructuring

Hyundai Motor Co. has sold its plant in Chongqing for $227 million as the leading South Korean carmaker continues restructuring its business to surv...