Precision Biosensor enters Italy with chemical test kits

Precision Biosensor enters Italy with chemical test kits

South Korea’s diagnostic devices supplier Precision Biosensor Inc. has signed an export contract with Italian medical device company Borden Ch...

Hyundai CEO says on track for hydrogen-fueled NEXO’s new model

Hyundai CEO says on track for hydrogen-fueled NEXO’s new model

Hyundai Motor Co. is on track to develop a revamped model of its hydrogen fuel car NEXO, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as the South Korean ...

Samsung, LG boost use of recycled materials for electronics

Samsung, LG boost use of recycled materials for electronics

South Korean tech giants Samsung and LG are increasing their amount of electronic products made from recycled materials. The companies will showcase...

Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs

Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs

The automotive industry around the globe is rapidly transitioning from the manufacturing sector to the digital arena. That is, from an internal...

S.Korean LIG Nex1 to develop jammers against drones from the North

S.Korean LIG Nex1 to develop jammers against drones from the North

South Korea’s major defense maker LIG Nex1 Co. plans to develop drone jammers that can force small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to go off c...

Hyundai IONIQ 5: Car and Driver’s EV of the Year

Hyundai IONIQ 5: Car and Driver’s EV of the Year

Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover has won another industry accolade in the US, gathering momentum to expand its market share in the...

Drones, AI, big data power Korean fisheries’ earnings

Drones, AI, big data power Korean fisheries’ earnings

The Jubilee, a 2,200-ton tuna fishing vessel operated by South Korea’s leading fishing company Dongwon Industries Co., has been using drones t...

Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor releases new glass micro saw

Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor releases new glass micro saw

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s leading chip equipment maker, has launched a ‘full automation glass micro saw' dubbed GL2101 and ...

Hyundai Motor Group rises to world’s third-largest automaker

 Hyundai Motor Group rises to world’s third-largest automaker

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Group ranked third in global car sales in the first half, its highest-ever ranking in terms of v...

Mobility platform Socar slashes price to push ahead with IPO

Mobility platform Socar slashes price to push ahead with IPO

South Korea’s first mobility unicorn Socar Inc. has cut its IPO price by 18% to push ahead with its stock market debut, according to industry ...

LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025

LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025

LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s top battery maker, plans to power all its global production sites with only renewable energy by 2025 to...

Korea to further lag China on self-driving cars

Korea to further lag China on self-driving cars

South Korea is expected to lag behind China further on autonomous vehicle technology as Shenzhen, the technology hub in Guangdong province, allowed ...

LG Display to close LCD TV panel business for domestic use in Korea

LG Display to close LCD TV panel business for domestic use in Korea

LG Display Co., South Korea’s major display maker, is set to pull out of the liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel business for domestic use. ...

Ildong mulls seeking COVID-19 pill approval from Korea first

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...

Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025

Samsung SDI to build new battery plant in Malaysia by 2025

South Korea’s battery manufacturer Samsung SDI Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony for Plant 2 to make cylindrical batteries in Seremban, Mal...

Kolon Global to spin off auto unit, eyes Kolon Mobility IPO in 2023

Kolon Global to spin off auto unit, eyes Kolon Mobility IPO in 2023

Kolon Global Corp., an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate Kolon, will spin off its car import business unit to improve management efficiency and...

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Supernal LLC, the urban air mobility affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has unveiled the cabin concept of its flying ...

Hyundai, Kia to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90, EV9 in 2023

Hyundai, Kia to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90, EV9 in 2023

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will launch its most-advanced Level 3 autonomous cars next year, starting with Hyundai Motor Co.'s flagship ...

Samsung Elec. to launch Korea's first dual SIM smartphones in August

Samsung Elec. to launch Korea's first dual SIM smartphones in August

Samsung Electronics Co. is slated to enable embedded subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) into its new foldable smartphones available in South Korea ...

Easing car delivery crunch: Boon or bane for Hyundai, Kia?

Easing car delivery crunch: Boon or bane for Hyundai, Kia?

Just like its global peers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have suffered from the chip shortage that bogged down the entire auto industry for nearl...

Korea’s Socar gets pushback for high valuation ahead of IPO

Korea’s Socar gets pushback for high valuation ahead of IPO

South Korea’s mobility unicorn Socar Inc. faces controversy over its valuation after the car-sharing startup set the price guidance for its in...

KT, Swift Navigation team up for ultra-precision location service

KT, Swift Navigation team up for ultra-precision location service

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, has partnered with Swift Navigation Co., a San Francisco-based technology firm, to commer...

SK Bioscience wins marketing license for Korea's first COVID-19 vaccine

SK Bioscience wins marketing license for Korea's first COVID-19 vaccine

South Korea’s SK Bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of SK Group, has won marketing authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine from the Minis...

Korean startups rely on word-of-mouth marketing for overseas penetration 

Korean startups rely on word-of-mouth marketing for overseas penetration 

Thanks to what some economists dub a borderless economy, more South Korean startups than ever before are looking beyond the peninsula. Seoul-ba...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore to develop hydrogen engines for commercial use

Hyundai Doosan Infracore to develop hydrogen engines for commercial use

Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, said on June 26 that it will start a state-run project to develop hydro...

Top Korean companies’ new battlefield: Used car market

Top Korean companies’ new battlefield: Used car market

Hyundai Motor Co., Lotte Rental Co., and KB Financial Group, the No. 1 players in each of their sectors, are gearing up to fight in a new arena &nda...

Samsung to boost chip substrate investment after Apple order

Samsung to boost chip substrate investment after Apple order

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will expand its manufacturing facilities for high-performance package substrates in both South Korea and Vietnam, afte...

Falling nickel prices: A boon for Korean battery makers over Chinese rivals

Falling nickel prices: A boon for Korean battery makers over Chinese rivals

South Korea’s three battery players – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. – are getting a tailwind from the fal...

Hyundai's woes: Too many cars rolling out of Korean plants

Hyundai's woes: Too many cars rolling out of Korean plants

The eight-day South Korean truck drivers’ strike that ended last week has laid bare one long-standing but often ignored problem at the country...

Voice Caddie, Daol PE acquire US golf grip brand SuperStroke

Voice Caddie, Daol PE acquire US golf grip brand SuperStroke

Voice Caddie, a South Korean maker of golf course rangefinders and related golf products, and Daol Private Equity are jointly acquiring SuperStroke,...

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