LG Electronics starts production of EV chargers

LG Electronics starts production of EV chargers

South Korea's electronic giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it has started production of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, marking i...

Louis Vuitton creates jobs for Korean women returning from career breaks

Louis Vuitton creates jobs for Korean women returning from career breaks

Louis Vuitton will create jobs for South Korean women coming back from career breaks, a rare move for a global high-end brand in the fast-growing lu...

Daewoo Shipbuilding enters new chapter as Hanwha Ocean  

Daewoo Shipbuilding enters new chapter as Hanwha Ocean  

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), South Korea’s cash-deprived second-largest shipbuilder, has rebranded itself Hanwha O...

CrystalGenomics to sell largest 20% stake to Invites Healthcare for $44 mn

 CrystalGenomics to sell largest 20% stake to Invites Healthcare for $44 mn

CrystalGenomics Inc., South Korea’s first-generation biopharma venture company, will sell new shares worth 58 billion won ($44 million) in a b...

Korea's two ride hailing apps to merge in H1, become top operator

Korea's two ride hailing apps to merge in H1, become top operator

South Korea’s ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are set to complete their merger as early as the first half of this year, aiming to become the co...

Fifty Fifty sets new record for K-pop girl group with Spotify listeners

Fifty Fifty sets new record for K-pop girl group with Spotify listeners

K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty has surpassed 34.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming site, its agency Attrakt said ...

LG leader Koo seeks new growth drivers at group strategy meetings

LG leader Koo seeks new growth drivers at group strategy meetings

Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, is seeking new growth drivers by hosting strategy meetings groupwide.L...

HLB submits new drug application to FDA for Rivoceranib liver cancer drug

HLB submits new drug application to FDA for Rivoceranib liver cancer drug

HLB Co. announced on May 17 that it has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of Rivo...

S.Korea's Osteonic starts sports medicine exports to Japan

S.Korea's Osteonic starts sports medicine exports to Japan

South Korea's surgical and medical instruments maker Osteonic Co. on Thursday announced the start of exports of its Kinex sports medicine products t...

LG Electronics to participate in Frieze Art Fair in New York

LG Electronics to participate in Frieze Art Fair in New York

LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday that it will participate in Frieze New York, one of the world's three major contemporary art fairs, from May 17...

POSCO develops stainless steel for premium home appliances

POSCO develops stainless steel for premium home appliances

South Korea’s steel giant POSCO announced on Thursday that it has developed high-strength stainless steel materials based on the proprietary t...

Korea's E-Mart shares tumble despite push for profitability

Korea's E-Mart shares tumble despite push for profitability

South Korea’s largest hypermarket chain E-Mart Inc., a unit of a local retail giant Shinsegae Group, suffered a drop in its share prices to a ...

Samsung to launch Galaxy A24 in S.Korea to target low-end market

Samsung to launch Galaxy A24 in S.Korea to target low-end market

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release the Galaxy A24, a budget phone model in the domestic market on Friday to targetin...

LG Electronics enters antibacterial glass powder sector

LG Electronics enters antibacterial glass powder sector

LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday said it will promote as one of its new growth engines antibacterial glass powder, or fine particles made with cru...

Korea to require pre-disclosure of major shareholder stake sales

Korea to require pre-disclosure of major shareholder stake sales

South Korea is set to require pre-disclosures of major shareholders’ listed company stake sales in an aim to prevent tumbles in stock prices.A...

NKMax submits US subsidiary's securities report to SEC

NKMax submits US subsidiary's securities report to SEC

The listing in the US of NKGen Biotech, the American subsidiary of South Korean developer of natural killer (NK) cell therapy NKMax Co., is coming i...

AskUp aims to make life more convenient, even with highball recipes

AskUp aims to make life more convenient, even with highball recipes

Amid the generative artificial intelligence technology sensation, businesses scramble to get creative in using AI to bolster their sales, and a Sout...

Hyundai Wia starts to produce coolant hub module

Hyundai Wia starts to produce coolant hub module

Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, is making a full-scale entry into the market for electric vehicle thermal management s...

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has been named the most reliable appliance brand by American consumers.According to Consumer Reports, a leading ...

SK Chemicals, Comex jointly develop eco-friendly food storage containers

SK Chemicals, Comex jointly develop eco-friendly food storage containers

South Korea's SK Chemicals announced on Monday the launch of "Eco Clear," an airtight container developed in collaboration with Comex Industrial Co....

Samsung to invest $221 mn to build R&D chip line in Japan: Nikkei

Samsung to invest $221 mn to build R&D chip line in Japan: Nikkei

Samsung Electronics Co. will build a prototype chip production facility in Japan for 30 billion yen ($221 million) to develop next-generation back-e...

Samsung, Naver to jointly develop generative AI to rival ChatGPT

Samsung, Naver to jointly develop generative AI to rival ChatGPT

South Korea’s two tech giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and Naver Corp. – have agreed to jointly develop a generative artificial i...

Samsung's Lee to redefine growth roadmap with focus on new drivers

Samsung's Lee to redefine growth roadmap with focus on new drivers

Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong wrapped up a 22-day US business trip on Friday after meeting with nearly two dozen chief executives of multination...

YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high

YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high

YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new gro...

Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s cumulative tech exports exceed $870 mn

Daewoong Pharmaceutical’s cumulative tech exports exceed $870 mn

South Korea’s Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Friday that it had concluded three technology export agreements for new drugs and new drug candi...

Jang Se-joo returns as Dongkuk chairman, launches holding firm

Jang Se-joo returns as Dongkuk chairman, launches holding firm

Jang Se-joo, former chairman of South Korea’s Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., has returned to the top post after an eight-year hiatus as the steelmake...

Hanwha Systems wins $34.5 mn CMS order from Philippine Navy

Hanwha Systems wins $34.5 mn CMS order from Philippine Navy

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. revealed on Friday its bid to provide its domestically developed combat management system (CMS) to six 2,400-t...

CJ ENM’s OTT platform TVing: White elephant or new cash cow?

CJ ENM’s OTT platform TVing: White elephant or new cash cow?

CJ ENM Co. is the undisputed No. 1 movie producer and distributor in South Korea, having sponsored numerous awards-wining films such as “Paras...

NPS' alternative assets underperform benchmark amid high inflation

NPS' alternative assets underperform benchmark amid high inflation

National Pension Service (NPS) in South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, saw its returns on alternative investments last year un...

Korean KT Cloud to raise $452 mn from IMM via rights offering

Korean KT Cloud to raise $452 mn from IMM via rights offering

KT Cloud Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., is set to raise 600 billion won ($452 million) from a unit of Seoul-base...

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