Europe
Electric vehicles
Kia premieres EV3 to boost global electrification push
May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy unveils eco-friendly ships, AI tech in Europe
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s second-largest shipbuilder, showcased new eco-friendly ships and digital vessel technology to ride ...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha wins fighter jet radar antenna deal from Leonardo
South Korean aerospace and defense contractor Hanwha Systems Co. is set to supply antennas for active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars to I...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
CJ CheilJedang profit beats forecasts on overseas business
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on healthy overseas businesses and cost cuts...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Korea’s Koh Young to launch brain surgery robot in US in 2025
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean developer of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, aims to launch a brain surger...
May 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai aims for world’s No. 5 spot in construction machinery
HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate, is making big bets on Europe and South America to achieve its goal of seizing...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis gets OK to sell Stelara biosimilar in Europe
South Korea's Samsung Bioepis has received approval from the European Commission to sell Pyzchiva, a biosimilar of the autoimmune disease Stelara. Th...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to double global built-in appliance sales to $722 mn
MILAN, ITALY – LG Electronics Inc. eyes 1 trillion won ($722 million) in global built-in appliance sales in three years by winning the hearts o...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla supplier L&F wins $6.8 bn cell materials deal in Europe
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., has won a $6.8 billion contract to sell cathodes to a major ce...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Wavve to enter European, Oceanian OTT markets
South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) platform company Wavve announced on Wednesday that it plans to enter European and Oceanian OTT markets through its ...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia taps ex-BMW, Mercedes-Benz designers for China, Europe
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, has appointed former designers of German luxury carmakers BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz AG as chiefs of it...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim to build instant noodle plant in Korea for exports
Nongshim Co., South Korea’s top instant noodle maker, is set to build a new factory in the country for exports of ramen, or ramyun, for the fir...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Elec expands workforce to enhance AI cyber security
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is actively increasing its workforce to improve artificial intelligence cyber security ...
Mar 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor launches trade-in program to revive EV sales
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, said on Thursday it introduced a trade-in program in the country for electric vehicles to boost...
Mar 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM, Hyundai Glovis aim for car shipping sector as rates jump
South Korea’s major ocean carriers HMM Co. and Hyundai Glovis Co. aim to take advantage of the booming car shipping business as vehicle freight...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to expand workforce for 4680 cylindrical batteries
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, is set to increase its workforce for large-size cylindrical batteries with...
Feb 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils human-centric lighting tech for cars
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, has introduced a system that changes car interior lights depending on a driver&r...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
IMM invests $97 mn in Korean supplier of Boeing, Airbus
IMM Investment Corp., a major South Korean private equity firm, invested $97 million in Kencoa Aerospace Corp., a local supplier of global industry l...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Semiconductors power Korea’s tech exports to 15-month high
South Korea’s tech products exports rose for a second straight month to a 15-month high in December 2023 as overseas sales of semiconductors en...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia offer up to $7,500 discounts for EVs in US
Hyundai Motor Group., the No. 2 electric vehicle brand in the US, is offering discounts of up to $7,500 for their EVs in the country — the maxi...
Jan 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Elec opens its first overseas EV charger plant in Texas
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has opened its first overseas EV charger factory in Fort Worth, Texas. The move comes as the global home appl...
Jan 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korean travel agencies enjoy surging overseas trip demand
South Korea’s travel agencies enjoyed strong demand for overseas trips, adding to hopes that their earnings are likely to improve further this ...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI completes 1st batch of fighter jet exports to Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, completed its first batch of fighter jet exports to P...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
J&J seeks US, European approval for drug developed with Yuhan
Global healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is seeking approval for a lung cancer drug developed with Yuhan Corp., bringing the South Korean pharm...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Poultry processor Harim to buy Korean top sea carrier HMM for $5 bn
South Korea’s leading poultry processor Harim Group is set to acquire the country’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. for about 6.4 trillion...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s GC Cell targets global cell therapy CDMO business
GC Cell Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s major pharmaceutical company GC Biopharma Corp., is targeting the cell therapy contract developmen...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, are set to export more than 2 million cars in 2023 for the first time in...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Semiconductors likely to lead Korea’s export growth for 2nd month
South Korea’s semiconductor exports accelerated their recovery in the first 20 days of November, data showed on Tuesday, adding to hopes that A...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, BASF tie up for EV battery materials business
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, and BASF SE, a major global cell materials producer, joined forces for the...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai breaks ground on $1.5 bn EV plant in S.Korea
ULSAN -- Hyundai Motor Co., the world’s third-largest automaker along with its affiliate Kia Corp., on Monday broke ground for a dedicated elec...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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