Samsung showcases HBM3E DRAM, automotive chips

SILICON VALLEY -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday showcased a number of new-concept, next-generation DRAM chips, including the industry’s mo...

Korea steps up pressure on private sector to ease inflation

South Korea is intensifying pressure on the private sector to curb inflation by forcing companies such as food and beverage makers not to raise prod...

Daedong unveils self-running combine harvester

South Korea's leading agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp. has released the nation’s first combine harvester, a machine that cuts and th...

Hyundai Motor muscles into online used car market

Hyundai Motor Co. is slated to start selling certified used cars online from Oct. 24, three years after its announcement to enter the 30 trillion wo...

NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

South Korean fiber optic cable manufacturer Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it has been certified as a major power grid supplier by...

SK Hynix may block Kioxia-Western Digital merger

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix Inc. is rumored to be frowning on the integration of Japan’s Kioxia Holdings Corp. with US-based Weste...

Samsung vows to up memory chip density to 'extreme levels'

Samsung Electronics Co.'s memory chip head said on Tuesday the world’s top memory chipmaker will increase the memory density of its DRAM and N...

Hyundai’s Supernal, Kia showcase flying car, military drones at ADEX 2023

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing the concept of its electric flying car and hydrogen-powered military drones unde...

Korean cars' gap vs. Japanese to narrow in UAE under CEPA

South Korean carmakers are expected to rapidly catch up to their Japanese rivals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after their home country and the ...

LG Innotek gains int'l licensor status for EV charging tech

South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek has received global recognition for its international standard patents for electric vehicle (EV) char...

HiteJinro to build first overseas soju plant in Vietnam

South Korea's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. on Monday unveiled its plan to build a plant in Vietnam. HiteJinro Singapore confirmed a lease a...

Korea game makers lure more female users with Hello Kitty

South Korean game developers have teamed up with Hello Kitty and other fictional characters of Japanese entertainment company Sanrio Co. to lure mor...

Kia holds first Global Distributors Convention in 5 years

South Korea's Kia Corp. held a global distributors convention for the first time in five years, sharing medium to long-term business strategies, inc...

Genesis G80, Electrified G80 selected as safest cars in US

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis announced on Friday that its G80 and Electrified G80 got the highest rating "Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+)" from...

Dongwon F&B to accelerate global push with StarKist

COLOGNE, Germany – Dongwon F&B Co., South Korea’s largest canned tuna manufacturer, will break away from its domestic sales-focused ...

CJ CheilJedang to sell off its Brazilian soybean crusher

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said Tuesday it will sell its full ownership in Brazilian soybean crusher CJ Selecta S.A., or a 66% sta...

KT&G faces another legal battle with Korean activist fund

Singapore-based private equity firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. said Monday that it has filed court injunctions against KT&G Corp., beginni...

LG Display, LG Chem develop homegrown OLED material

South Korea’s LG Display Co. and LG Chem Ltd. have domestically produced a core material for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that they pre...

Tesla Model Y reclaims spot as Koreans' favorite foreign car in September

The Tesla Model Y reclaimed the top spot on the best-selling imported car list in South Korea last month for the first time since September 2022. Th...

Hyundai Glovis pledges carbon neutrality by 2045

South Korean shipping and logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. on Thursday pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.  Despite producing a h...

Hyundai Motor, Kia to adopt Tesla’s charging standard for EVs

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have joined Tesla's Supercharger network for electric vehicles (EV).The North American branches of the two South Kor...

Hyundai Steel aims to reduce reliance on Hyundai, Kia

South Korea's Hyundai Steel Co. is aiming to reduce its dependence on its affiliates Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. to become one of the world&rsqu...

Daedong wins $52 mn engine order from Doosan Bobcat

South Korea’s No. 1 agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp. will supply multicylinder diesel engines to Doosan Bobcat Inc. for five years, ...

SUVs, small pickups grab largest share of S.Korea's car market

Sport utility vehicles (SUV) and small pickup trucks in South Korea are occupying a larger share of the domestic automotive market.Industry sources ...

Recreational cars grab largest share of S.Korea's automotive market

Recreational vehicles (RVs) in South Korea like sport utility vehicles (SUV) and small pickups are occupying a larger share of the domestic automoti...

SK On named to Fortune’s Change the World list

South Korea’s electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On is among innovative companies that have changed the world according to Fortune, a le...

Samsung, Japan's KDDI co-work for 5G network slicing tech

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a business agreement with Japanese mobile communications company KDDI to jointly d...

Samyang to make EV part from recycled fishing nets

South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. has begun developing eco-friendly and lightweight parts for electric vehicles (EV) by expanding...

Korean lab-grown diamond maker KDT to build plant in India

South Korea’s sole lab-grown diamond producer KDT Diamond Co. will build its first overseas production facility in India by early next year to...

Samsung set to keep supremacy in low power DRAM with game changer

South Korea’s No. 1 memory chip maker Samsung Electronics Co., also the world’s top player, is set to further break away from the pack w...