SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) secured battery separator orders from Vietnam’s No. 1 conglomerate Vingroup, in the latter's push to expand into ...
SK Discovery to control affiliates’ entire biotechnology business
SK Discovery Co., an intermediate holding company of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will take charge of the entire biotech...
SK Telecom launches NFT marketplace open beta service
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. launched an open beta service of its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace TopPort as the com...
SK Hynix unveils world's first 238-layer NAND; Samsung SSD 20 times faster
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are set to overtake their rivals in the industry’s...
SK Nexilis to unveil ultra-high strength EV battery copper foil
SK Nexilis Co., a unit of South Korean chemical materials maker SKC Ltd., has developed technology to mass produce ultra-high strength copper foil, ...
S.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance
August could mark a turning point for South Korea’s semiconductor industry.The country has been keeping tight-lipped on whether or not to join...
SK Hynix develops highest density DRAM-based memory system
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. said on Monday that it has developed its first double data rate 5 (DDR5) DRAM-based compute express link (CXL) mem...
SK to build first chip packaging plant in US with $22 bn investment
WASHINGTON DC – SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Wednesday it will build its first memory chip packaging fac...
SK Geo Centric, Veolia join forces to lead Asia’s plastic recycling business
SK Geo Centric, an SK Innovation Co. subsidiary focused on the eco-friendly chemical business, joined hands with Paris-based Veolia Environnement S....
SK Chem to build plastic recycling plants in China
SK Chemicals Co. plans to build plastic recycling plants in China in partnership with a Chinese eco-friendly materials supplier as its parent SK Gro...
Development will outperform in post-COVID era: Principal Real Estate
Real estate is in the global investor spotlight amid skyrocketing inflation. However, not all property sectors or locations will offer the same infl...
Ildong mulls seeking COVID-19 pill approval from Korea first
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean drugmaker, considers seeking approval for a COVID-19 anti-viral pill from the country as Japan postponed g...
SK, Naver to launch cloud services for Korean public institutions
South Korea’s leading cloud computing and software services providers are slated to join forces to launch a service for smart working in Korea...
SK Square makes its first exit seeking new target firms
South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. has sold all of its shares in Korean biotech NanoEntek Inc., a 28.4% stake, for 58 billion won ($44.3 mil...
SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has decided to hold off on a 4.3 trillion won ($3.3 billion) plan to build a new N...
SK E&S to invest $25 mn in turquoise hydrogen firm Monolith
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday it is set to invest $25 million in US turquoise hydrog...
Korea to raise cash support on foreign investments in key sectors
South Korea plans to spend more cash on attracting foreign investments in high-tech and core supply chain industries as foreign direct investment to...
SK Telecom to take lead in UAM biz with telco know-how
BUSAN -- South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to dominate the urban air mobility market based on its expertise and know-how in...
Korean LCCs’ international flight recovery remains slow
South Korean budget airlines are seeing a slow recovery in international flights as key routes such as China and Japan have yet to normalize while t...
SK Biopharmaceuticals signs epilepsy drug deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has signed a deal to license out its technology for Cenobamate, an antiepileptic drug, to Brazil&rsquo...
SK On, Ford launch battery JV for N.America EV market
South Korea’s battery maker SK On Co. and US automaker Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday officially launched a joint venture for the North American ...
Orion enters China’s vaccine market with tuberculosis plant in Jining
Orion Holdings Corp., one of South Korea’s largest confectionery companies, said on Wednesday it will build a vaccine plant in China by 2024 t...
SKC breaks ground on Europe’s largest copper foil plant in Poland
SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Friday it has begun construction of a 900 billion ...
SK Group set to buy landmark Seoul building for about $500 mn
South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group will be buying a landmark office building in a central business district of Seoul for aroun...
SD Biosensor, SJL Partners to acquire Meridian Bioscience for $1.53 bn
SD Biosensor Inc., the world's largest COVID-19 test kit seller, and private equity firm SJL Partners LLC are jointly acquiring Meridian Bioscience ...
Korea faces risk from record $114 bn in inventory assets
South Korea’s major listed companies held record inventory assets as they piled up raw materials to deal with the global supply chain disrupti...
SK E&S to launch London office in view of growth opportunities in Europe
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is preparing to open a business office in London as it sees growth op...
LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...
Korean biotech firms fold COVID-19 therapeutics development businesses
A string of South Korean pharmaceutical and biotech companies are waving the white flag when it comes to developing COVID-19 treatments. As the...
SK Telecom gears up for global launch of metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. took steps to launch its metaverse platform in other countries as it aims to seek a future gro...
