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  • Robotics
    Doosan vice chairman visits robotics trade show Automatica

    South Korea’s Doosan Group Vice Chairman Park Ji-won visited Automatica 2023 on Wednesday, a leading trade fair for smart ...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Batteries
    Samsung SDI expands cooperation with EV makers

    Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle cell maker, is expanding cooperation with its customers includ...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Pension funds
    NPS logs 8.6% return on investment as of end-April 2023

    South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has logged an 8.63% profit in fund management in January-April this year than...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    SK E&S eyes business split-up to raise up to $1. 5 bn

    South Korea’s SK E&S Co. is seeking to split up its business to raise up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion), according t...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean food
    S.Korea exports halal-certified beef to Malaysia for 1st time

    Halal-certified premium Korean beef Hanwoo was exported to Malaysia on Thursday, marking the culmination of seven years of quara...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Business & Politics
    Korea’s trade deficit with China runs deep; chip support required

    Just like its neighboring countries in Asia, South Korea’s economic growth has long been swayed by the ups and downs of Ch...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Beauty & Cosmetics
    CJ Olive Young to develop inner beauty as new growth engine

    South Korea's top beauty chain CJ Olive Young said on Thursday that it plans to capitalize on the growing market for inner beaut...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Travel & Leisure
    Japan sends most tourists to S.Korea in May: tourism body

    Most visitors to South Korea last month were from Japan. The Korea Tourism Organization on Thursday said its tourism data f...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean stock market
    S-Oil hits 52-week low on earnings concerns

    S-Oil Corp. hit a 52-week low on Thursday as analysts slashed earnings estimates for the South Korean oil refiner.The stock hit ...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    Samsung Display to dump entire stake in LCD equipment maker

    South Korea’s Samsung Display Co. is set to sell its stake in a domestic liquid crystal display equipment maker as the uni...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Travel & Leisure
    Jeju Shinhwa World to spend $760 mn to restore vigor

    South Korea’s largest resort complex Jeju Shinhwa World, located in the country’s top tourist destination, is prepar...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Bio & Pharma
    JW Pharma unveils S.Korea's first homegrown hybrid incubator

    South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical on Wednesday released three products from its new incubator brand Hi-Mammi.The company's rollout...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    Genie Music launches AI-based arrangement service

    Genie Music, the music production and distribution affiliate of South Korea’s KT Corp., has launched an arrangement servic...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Economy
    S.Korea opens doors wider for skilled foreign workers

    South Korea will raise the country’s visa quota for skilled foreign workers by 15 times from the previous level to ease ch...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Chemical Industry
    Noroo Paint unveils biodegradable plastic container

    South Korea’s Noroo Paint on Wednesday said it developed an eco-friendly plastic container capable of oxidative biodegrada...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    Samsung Gangnam takes aim at Apple Store to lure MZers

    Apple Inc., the world’s leading premium smartphone maker, opened its latest South Korean flagship store in the bustling ne...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 named Best EV of 2023 in US

    Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric vehicle IONIQ 6 has been named Car and Driver's 2023 EV of the Year on Thursday. According to ...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Petrochemicals
    Hanwha TotalEnergies completes building POE pilot plant

    Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical Co., a South Korean joint venture between Hanwha Group and TotalEnergies, announced on Thursd...

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Airlines
    Korean Air to use bio-jet fuel on international flights

    Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Thursday that it will start operating bio-jet fuel flights in partnership with GS Caltex Corp....

    Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)