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Korean chipmakersRep. Yang Hyang-ja criticizes 8% tax cut for chipmakers as step backward
South Korean politician Yang Hyang-ja, a Samsung Electronics Co. executive-turned-lawmaker, criticized her fellow lawmakers' dec...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & BeverageE-Mart enters Singapore with two corner shops selling K-food
South Korea’s largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. has become the first Korean company that has launched a convenience st...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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BatteriesSFA to acquire 28% stake in CIS to lead renewable battery equipment sector
South Korea’s general equipment manufacturer SFA Engineering Corp. is poised to acquire CIS Corp., a renewable battery pro...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & DefenseLIG Nex1 signs maritime surveillance radar-II defense contract
LIG Nex1 Co. said on Friday that it has signed an agreement with the Naval Logistics Command for the Maritime Surveillance Radar...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-popBlackpink's 'How You Like That' video tops 1.3 bn views
K-pop girl group Blackpink's "How You Like That" video has surpassed 1.3 billion views on YouTube, YG Entertainment Inc., the ag...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomSamsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, aims to nurture Vietnam as a global strategic b...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean gamesKakao Games to launch Eversoul with 1.3 mn pre-orders
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., said on Dec. 23 it will launch the global serv...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AutomobilesHyundai's Tucson named BBC Top Gear's Best Family Car
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday that its Tucson SUV has been selected as the "best family car" by the British motoring TV show ...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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LogisticsSK Energy, Naver agree to develop gas stations into logistics hubs
SK Energy and Naver Corp. are joining hands to transform gas stations into urban logistics hubs where advanced technologies will...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & DefenseLaunch of Innospace's Hanbit-TLV rocket called off due to technical glitch
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Wednesday that it will invest 350 billion won ($273 million) to build a rocket laun...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & PharmaLegoChem Bio, Amgen sign ADC platform deal for up to $1.2 bn
South Korean pharmaceutical firm LegoChem Biosciences Inc. said on Dec. 23 it has transferred the antibody-drug conjugates (ADC)...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & TrendsKorean think tank urges focus on 'yold' demographic in clothing market
South Korea's Samsung Fashion Institute on Thursday announced "Dive In" as the keyword for next year's trends in the fashion ind...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehiclesKorea’s local govts gear up to lure Tesla for Gigafactory
All of South Korea’s major municipal governments are gearing up to be considered as the site of a new Gigafactory, Tesla I...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & PoliticsDoosan Enerbility to introduce ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam
Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to introduce an ammonia co-fired power plant in Vietnam jointly with South Korean and Vietnamese res...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & PharmaDong-A ST incorporates NeuroBo as subsidiary
Dong-A ST said on Friday that it would acquire American drug company NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals as a subsidiary.NeuroBo, located in...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & ShipbuildingSamsung Heavy Industries lands $1.5 bn deal for offshore plant order
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has bagged a $1.5 billion order to build an offshore plant from an Asian shipp...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & DefenseKAI to develop Korea's first mine-sweeper helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) is poised to start R&D on a minesweeper helicopter that specializes in removing underw...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AutomobilesHyundai Motor hits 15 mn vehicle sales milestone in US
South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor Co.'s cumulative sales in the US surpassed 15 million units since entering the mark...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & PharmaCelltrion applies for FDA approval for Remsima SC
Celltrion Ltd. said on Friday it had applied the previous day for permission from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & ManagementFortune 500 has just 16 Korean companies: study
Sixteen South Korean corporations are on Forbes' Global 500 list, a survey found.Critics say the distribution of the nation's le...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EnergyHyundai Heavy Industries Group develops dual LNG-hydrogen engine
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has developed South Korea's first hybrid engine that uses liquefied natural gas (LNG) and h...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ElectronicsLG Innotek to unveil precision smartphone camera module
South Korea's LG Innotek said on Thursday it will unveil its high-magnification optical camera module with continuous zoom next ...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)