Japan's Murata redefines customers in game-changing era

Japan's Murata redefines customers in game-changing era

KYOTO, Japan - Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's No. 1 producer of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and other electronic components, will e...

Halla Group to combine two self-driving business arms

Halla Group to combine two self-driving business arms

South Korea's Halla Group, the parent company of automotive parts maker Mando Corp., will combine its two autonomous driving business units into a s...

Akuodigital digitizes scribbles into legible documents

Akuodigital digitizes scribbles into legible documents

South Korea-based Akuodigital Corp. is a startup that uses artificial intelligence technology to digitize all types of paper documents. And instead ...

Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses

Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses

Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Monday it is launching a new brand to beef up its eco-friendly business, includ...

Delayed EU approval puts Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding deal at risk

Delayed EU approval puts Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding deal at risk

The deal to combine the world's largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. with second-ranked Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co....

SK Innovation officially launches battery, E&P split-offs

SK Innovation officially launches battery, E&P split-offs

South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Friday officially launched its battery and petroleum exploration and production businesses as separate enti...

SK Inc, STIC invest $55 million in US alternative dairy maker Perfect Day

SK Inc, STIC invest $55 million in US alternative dairy maker Perfect Day

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, and private equity firm STIC Investment Inc., have invested a combined 65 billion...

SKC drops plan for silicon anode JV on investment overlap woes

SKC drops plan for silicon anode JV on investment overlap woes

South Korea’s SKC Co. withdrew a plan to set up a joint venture with British battery materials maker Nexeon Ltd. for the silicon anode mater...

Hyundai Motor’s shares fall to 9-month low; new mobility key to rebound

Hyundai Motor’s shares fall to 9-month low; new mobility key to rebound

Shares of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have fallen to their lowest level in nine months, bucking the trend of its global peer...

Korea needs to expand investment in ASEAN, import good products more

Korea needs to expand investment in ASEAN, import good products more

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is South Korea’s largest source of trade surplus. The Northeast Asian country generated $34...

SKC to form JV with British Nexeon for silicon anode business

SKC to form JV with British Nexeon for silicon anode business

South Korea’s SKC Co. plans to set up a joint venture with British battery materials maker Nexeon Ltd. for the silicon anode materials market....

Korea Zinc expands from smelter to hydrogen, battery materials maker

Korea Zinc expands from smelter to hydrogen, battery materials maker

Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, plans to add a couple of new sectors to the list of its new growth drivers: green h...

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled...

LG Elec to start automotive cybersecurity business

LG Elec to start automotive cybersecurity business

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is about to start automotive security business, expanding its car electronics technology portfolio by taking...

Korea’s Halla to enter EV battery materials business

Korea’s Halla to enter EV battery materials business

South Korea’s auto parts supplier Halla Holdings Corp. is making inroads into the electric vehicle battery materials business.Halla said on Se...

Dongwon aims to rise from canned tuna maker to F&B giant

Dongwon aims to rise from canned tuna maker to F&B giant

For many South Koreans, particularly among the older generation, Dongwon is the name of the company that makes canned tunas, for which the food make...

Kakao says to shift toward co-existing business model

Kakao says to shift toward co-existing business model

Kakao Corp. will be abandoning its growth model that has transformed once a mere mobile messenger operator into one of South Korea's largest busines...

LG Chem, ADM to build JV in US to produce bioplastics made from corn

LG Chem, ADM to build JV in US to produce bioplastics made from corn

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Tuesday it is jointly building a corn-based bioplastic plant in the US with Archer Daniels Midland Co., a g...

Antitrust body takes aim at Kakao's taxi-hailing app, Coupang

Antitrust body takes aim at Kakao's taxi-hailing app, Coupang

South Korea's antitrust body has launched an investigation into Kakao Mobility Corp. on allegations of discrimination against taxi drivers not subsc...

Coupang’s business model put to test as shares fall below IPO price

Coupang’s business model put to test as shares fall below IPO price

Coupang Inc., widely seen as the South Korean version of global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, has closely followed the US company’s business mo...

SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion

SK E&S acquires US energy firm KCE, to invest $600 mn for expansion

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, has acquired Key Capture Energy LLC (KCE), a US operator of energy storage projects, as t...

Ruling party calls for BOK's active role to aid COVID victims

Ruling party calls for BOK's active role to aid COVID victims

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has called on the Bank of Korea (BOK) to take a more active role to aid pandemic-hit small business operators ...

Medytox’s US business outlook dim as contract with AbbVie ends

Medytox’s US business outlook dim as contract with AbbVie ends

South Korea’s pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. has ended a botulinum toxin-related technology transfer contract with AbbVie, clouding its b...

Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen, launch H2 council

Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen, launch H2 council

South Korea’s major conglomerates are going big on hydrogen, launching a business council and investing heavily in related projects to gain th...

HiteJinro's fruit-flavored soju bedazzles Chinese MZers

HiteJinro's fruit-flavored soju bedazzles Chinese MZers

South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. has captivated China with its fruit-flavored soju products, gaining much popularity among local...

POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business

POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business

POSCO and GS Group have teamed up to expand their battery recycling and hydrogen businesses. The move came as South Korea’s top steelmaker POS...

SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO

SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO

SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based IUM ...

Kolon enters private space business with composite materials

Kolon enters private space business with composite materials

Kolon will be the next major South Korean business group to join the race in the fast-growing space sector by developing and making light composite ...

POSCO Chem, OCI to produce previously imported battery material in Korea

POSCO Chem, OCI to produce previously imported battery material in Korea

POSCO Chemical and OCI plan to produce in South Korea a key material for electric vehicle batteries, which has so far been imported.POSCO Chemical s...

Will Samsung follow TSMC's price hikes?

Will Samsung follow TSMC's price hikes?

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, is expected to raise foundry prices in the near term as surging demand is outp...

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