Korea EV cell makers unveil new products to expand market

Korea EV cell makers unveil new products to expand market

South Korea’s electric vehicle battery makers on Wednesday unveiled prototypes of new products, especially lithium iron phosphate (LFP) models...

EQT sees huge potential in security services for S.Korean SMEs

EQT sees huge potential in security services for S.Korean SMEs

The digital security market is rapidly growing in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-aging countries and amid its soaring labor costs.&nb...

Sales of state-sponsored Korean startups up 40% in 2022

Sales of state-sponsored Korean startups up 40% in 2022

South Korean startups sponsored by the government’s information and communication technology acceleration program, dubbed K-Global Project, sa...

Hyundai Rotem's unmanned electric trains exported to Malaysia start running

Hyundai Rotem's unmanned electric trains exported to Malaysia start running

South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has started running all of the unmanned electric trains it has exported to Malaysia.The company on Thursday said 4...

CJ Logistics, IGAWorks team up to boost data value

CJ Logistics, IGAWorks team up to boost data value

CJ Logistics, a South Korean logistics company, said on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with IGAWorks Co., a big data platform comp...

Hansol Paper develops eco-friendly packaging with Samsung Welstory

Hansol Paper develops eco-friendly packaging with Samsung Welstory

Hansol Paper Co., South Korea's largest general paper company, on Wednesday said it signed a business agreement with Samsung Welstory, a food and be...

Hyundai Elevator to compete in Indonesian smart city projects

Hyundai Elevator to compete in Indonesian smart city projects

Hyundai Elevator Co. said on Wednesday that it will join a South Korean government-led team to bid for smart city projects in Indonesia, where the c...

SK C&C to build advanced info systems for Nongshim's overseas corporations

SK C&C to build advanced info systems for Nongshim's overseas corporations

South Korea's SK C&C, an IT services unit of SK Group, on Tuesday said it has started building next-generation information and communications ...

Samsung SDI to showcase solid-state battery tech at InterBattery 2023

Samsung SDI to showcase solid-state battery tech at InterBattery 2023

South Korea's leading secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. has announced its participation in Korea's largest battery exhibition, InterBattery 20...

LG Uplus offers foreign language chat service for customers

LG Uplus offers foreign language chat service for customers

LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean telecom operator of LG Group, said on Tuesday that it had launched a foreign language chat service for its customers,...

S.Korea's hy to export eco-friendly refrigerated carts to Cambodia

S.Korea's hy to export eco-friendly refrigerated carts to Cambodia

hy Co., a South Korean distribution company, said on Tuesday that it will export its ride-on refrigerated electric carts “Cold & Cool&rdqu...

Governor of Louisiana visits Kumho Tire HQ in Seoul

Governor of Louisiana visits Kumho Tire HQ in Seoul

South Korea's leading tire manufacturer Kumho Tire Co., Inc. announced on Monday that Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards visited its headquarters i...

S.Korea's Krafton, Naver to set up JV for metaverse services in H1

S.Korea's Krafton, Naver to set up JV for metaverse services in H1

Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is slated to establish a joint venture with Naver Z Corp., a metaverse unit of the country&rs...

Samsung SDS to offer customized cloud services

Samsung SDS to offer customized cloud services

Samsung SDS Co. is ready to offer easy-to-use, customized cloud storage services to help its clients' digital transformation, its Chief Executive Hw...

Naver offers platform for CJ in fight vs Coupang

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...

Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport

Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport

South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B is spreading its wings in Malaysia, where it has recently opened a new store at the bustling Kuala...

Will SM shares’ bull run foil Kakao’s takeover attempt?

Will SM shares’ bull run foil Kakao’s takeover attempt?

The bull run in shares of SM Entertainment Co. may deal a heavy blow to Kakao Corp. ’s 1.25-trillion-won ($950 million) takeover bid for the K...

Hanwha Q Cells jumps into distributed energy biz with forecast service

Hanwha Q Cells jumps into distributed energy biz with forecast service

Hanwha Q Cells, the Q Cells division of Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Wednesday that it had started a renewable energy generation forecast service...

Korea’s sole foreign clinic operator CHA Healthcare to go public in 2025

Korea’s sole foreign clinic operator CHA Healthcare to go public in 2025

CHA Healthcare Co. operating nearly 90 hospitals and infertility treatment centers across the world, is set to pave the way for South Koreans' inves...

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

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...

Kakao Brain launches web service to turn imagination into images

Kakao Brain launches web service to turn imagination into images

Kakao Brain, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) company owned by Kakao Corp., launched an open beta version of "B^ EDIT," a web service tha...

Line Games launches global service for Uncharted Waters Origin

Line Games launches global service for Uncharted Waters Origin

Line Games Corporation, an affiliate of South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday the launch of Uncharted Waters Origin, ...

CJ Logistics launches integrated delivery brand O-NE

CJ Logistics launches integrated delivery brand O-NE

CJ Logistics, a South Korean logistics company, unveiled on Monday a new delivery brand called "O-NE" that aims to connect online sellers and buyers...

LG Elec-SM Ent JV to unveil beta home fitness app in March

LG Elec-SM Ent JV to unveil beta home fitness app in March

Fitness Candy, a joint creation by LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. to rival Apple Fitness Plus, is expected to unveil its beta service ...

KTO promotes travel to Korea in ITB Berlin

KTO promotes travel to Korea in ITB Berlin

The Korea Tourism Organization announced on Monday its participation in ITB Berlin 2023, the world's largest tourism fair held in Berlin, Germany, f...

HYBE barely ups SM stake in tender offer amid tensions with Kakao

HYBE barely ups SM stake in tender offer amid tensions with Kakao

HYBE Co. has raised its stake in the K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co. by merely 0.98% in a tender offer, after just one institution and minority i...

S.Korea's Fly Gangwon kicks off international air cargo service

S.Korea's Fly Gangwon kicks off international air cargo service

Fly Gangwon, a South Korean low-cost carrier, announced on Monday the launch of its international air cargo transportation service on the Taipei rou...

Mirae Asset, music profit-sharing startup take on security token offerings

Mirae Asset, music profit-sharing startup take on security token offerings

South Korea's Fingo Company, which runs the music revenue sharing platform Fingo, on Friday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ...

S.Korea's KIC to strengthen responsible investments

S.Korea's KIC to strengthen responsible investments

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) plans to actively voice its opinions on portfolio companies' management over the next two years to tighten its re...

KT&G’s hidden saviors in activist fight: In-house funds

KT&G’s hidden saviors in activist fight: In-house funds

KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, will likely get support from in-house shareholders in a battle against activist funds...

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