SK Chemicals, Yonwoo to develop eco-friendly cosmetic containers

South Korean chemical company SK Chemicals and Yonwoo Co., a subsidiary of Kolmar Korea, which is a leading domestic cosmetic container manufacturer...

KT launches open beta version of metaverse platform Genieverse

South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Monday the launch of an open beta version of its business-to-consumer (B2C) metaverse platform, "Genieverse."The...

SK Networks renames its EV charger unit to SK Electlink

SK Networks Co., the general trading and rental arm of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, said on Monday that it has changed t...

LG Elec to showcase eco-friendly cooling, heating solutions at ISH 2023

LG Electronics Inc. is aiming to expand its presence in the European air conditioning market with its high-efficiency heat pump cooling and heating ...

Korea to raise young chip engineers for Samsung, SK Hynix

South Korea plans to nurture more youths specialized in semiconductors at high schools to ease the worsening shortage of high-skilled workers at d...

Naver offers platform for CJ in fight vs Coupang

Naver Corp. is shaking up South Korea’s online shopping market led by Coupang Inc. as it has launched a next-day delivery service to challenge...

SK Geo Centric optimizes plastic recycling tech with US company

SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean energy and chemical company, is accelerating technical negotiations to build the world's first plastic recycling ...

SK Ecoplant targets European waste battery recycling market

SK Ecoplant Co., its Singaporean subsidiary TES-AMM, and domestic eco-friendly business and secondary battery materials leader Ecopro Co. are poised...

SK Group affiliates hire more female outside directors

Major affiliates of South Korea’s SK Group are recruiting a large number of female outside directors with the arrival of the season of regular...

Hyundai Motor spins off 4 in-house startups in mobility, AI, data

Hyundai Motor Group has spun off four new in-house startups, including MOBINN with autonomous driving technology and APLAYS with AI-powered music cu...

Korea's StoneBridge Ventures invests $91 mn in semiconductor, AI

South Korean venture capital investment firm StoneBridge Ventures Inc. announced on Thursday that it has invested a total of 120 billion won ($90.9 ...

LG Energy, SK On to showcase LFP battery prototypes at InterBattery 2023

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co. will showcase their lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery prototypes next week, as the two South Korean battery...

SK Networks invests $22 mn in US AI-based device company

South Korea's SK Networks has identified a startup specializing in AI-based devices and software platforms as a new investment target. The startup, ...

SK Square’s Swiss unit joins EU quantum satellite project

A Swiss company owned by South Korea’s SK Square Co. has joined a European project to develop a quantum communications satellite, the company ...

Lunit to supply AI image analysis solutions to Singapore

South Korea's Lunit Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) medical company, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a contract to provide Lunit In...

SK Oceanplant acquires patents for offshore wind power structure fabrication

SK Oceanplant, a South Korean ship and offshore plant builder formerly known as Samkang M&T, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired two pat...

S.Korea's SK Ecoplant, POSCO develop K-floating body with domestic tech

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. and POSCO on Wednesday said they secured basic design certification from the Norwegian classification body DNV for "K-...

Lunit receives $1 mn in tech fees from Guardant Health of US

The US operations of South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) medical company Lunit have received a major boost after the company got the green li...

Korea's AI startup Quantit attracts $23 mn Series A investment

South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) company Vaiv Company Inc. announced on Tuesday that Quantit, its fintech subsidiary, has received a 30 bi...

SK Plasma to build blood products plant in Indonesia

South Korea’s SK Plasma will build a blood products plant in Indonesia.Industry sources on Tuesday said the company recently received approval...

SK Chemicals buys Chinese supplier’s recycled raw materials, PET unit

South Korea’s SK Chemicals has created a production system for chemically recycled raw materials and PET for about 130 billion won ($100.1 mil...

Korea's Indent Corp. raises $8 mn for AI-based video review marketing

Indent Corporation, a South Korean startup that operates an AI-based video review marketing solution called VReview, announced on Tuesday that it ha...

SK Earthon to be reborn as carbon-neutral company

SK Earthon, an oil development subsidiary of South Korea's SK Innovation Co., plans to transform into a carbon-neutral company focused on oil explor...

Korea's SK Telecom jointly develops AI patrol robots

SK Telecom Co., along with its partner firms, will develop artificial intelligence (AI) robots that will replace security guards patrolling around s...

Phase 3 clinical plan for SK Bioscience's booster shot approved in Colombia

SK Bioscience Co., a leading South Korean vaccine and biotech company, announced on Monday that its phase 3 clinical trial plan for a heterogeneous ...

SK Incheon Petrochemical invests in domestic recycling waste tire startup

SK Incheon Petrochemical, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., on Sunday said it made an equity investment in the eco-friendly sta...

Binance’s new NFT platform accused of copying Korean startup’s Chatcasso

Binance has been accused of copying a South Korean startup’s ideas and design of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered non-fungible token (...

SK Materials makes equity investment in ION for CO2 capture partnership

SK Materials Co., an industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Inc., has made an equity investment in ION Clean Energy Inc., ...

US CHIPS Act threatens Samsung, SK Hynix’s memory supremacy

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Biden administration’s “Chips for America” program aims to keep China’s growing clout in the sem...

SK Ecoplant launches 4th plant in US

South Korea's environment-focused energy company SK Ecoplant Co. on Thursday said it added a base for recycling electrical and electronic waste and ...