Samsung SDS taps generative AI to counter logistics risks

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit under Samsung Group, actively incorporates generative artificial intelligence and machine...

Strong exports power S.Korea’s manufacturing job growth

South Korea’s job increases rebounded in April with growth in the manufacturing sector at a 17-month high on strong exports amid the semicondu...

HD KSOE picks Philippines as offshore wind power base camp

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the parent of the world’s No. 1 shipbuilder, is accelerating its offshore wind po...

Hyundai Asset to enter offshore wind power market

South Korea's Hyundai Asset Management Co. announced on Monday that it signed a business agreement with Cyan Renewables, a Singapore-based specialis...

Doosan to make new fuel cell for hydrogen power plant deals

South Korea’s Doosan Fuel Cell Co. plans to begin mass production of a new phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) model, which is expected to raise ...

Startups bet on affluent Gen X in Korea’s senior living market

Elder-care startups are rushing to build high-end senior homes in South Korea targeting affluent Generation Xers set to retire in five years on expe...

Hyundai set for revamped hydrogen-powered NEXO launch in Q2 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. plans to introduce a next-generation model of its hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) NEX...

Hyundai to expand US hydrogen truck business with California nonprofit

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is gearing up its hydrogen truck business in the US by teaming up with a California nonprofit ...

HD Hyundai Oilbank to supply ultra-low sulfur diesel to Guam

HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., South Korea’s refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, announced on Wednesday that it secured a contract to supply 7.2 million ...

Daedong completes S.Korea's largest rooftop solar power plant

South Korea's Daedong Mobility announced on Friday that it has completed the construction of the largest rooftop solar power plant in the country at...

Samsung launches Galaxy C55 5G in China

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched the Galaxy C55 5G, a budget-friendly smartphone series designed specifically for the Chinese market, marking th...

Qcells inks US solar modules, power plants deal with TGC

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group also known as Qcells in overseas market...

HYBE to fire NewJeans agency CEO; Min refutes accusation

HYBE Co. is seeking to sack Min Hee-jin, the chief of ADOR, its label behind globally popular girl group NewJeans, as it investigates allegations th...

Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables in solar deal to power Georgia EV plant

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has signed a 15-year power purchase contract with a US solar energy generati...

Pepero enters Thailand’s King Power Duty Free

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Friday that its thin chocolate-coated cookie sticks Pepero and no-sugar ice cream Zero entered King Po...

Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines

SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia bra...

Samsung to mass-produce industry’s fastest LPDDR5X DRAM in H2

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday it has developed an LPDDR5X DRAM chip that supports the industry’s fastest d...

HD Hyundai, Scottish firms to cooperate on offshore wind power

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Scottish Enterprise and...

Growing controversy over call to share profits for using wind energy

Renewable energy companies in South Korea are facing growing pressure to share their profits from wind or solar energy electricity generation, stirr...

Samsung, LG look to Europe with AI-powered built-in kitchen appliances

MILAN, ITALY – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are big names in the US home appliances market. The two South Korean electronic...

Power transformer sales explode on AI boom: HD Hyundai Electric CEO

Cho Seok, chief executive of HD Hyundai Electric Co., is an outsider at Korea Inc.When he was named CEO of the power equipment maker in December 201...

Samsung C&T to build Korea’s first $103 mn hydrogen tank for power plant

Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, has clinched a 140 billion won ($103 million) deal to...

NPS' former key players move to law firms as its voting power increases

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is seeing more and more of its former senior managers moving to top-tier domestic law firms. Ther...

Hanwha's holding firm to hive off non-core businesses

Hanwha Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, will hive off its wind power and offshore plant building...

Taihan Cable wins $81 mn power network replacement order in US

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it secured a project of 110 billion won ($81.5 million) to replace aging po...

Korea’s HD KSOE, Infineon team up for ship electrification

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) joined hands with German chipmaker Infineon ...

S.Korea’s Doosan Enerbility to develop aircraft engines

South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to develop aircraft engines based on its turbine technology as its new gro...

Korea fines Doosan Enerbility $12 mn for improper bookkeeping

South Korea’s top financial regulator said on Wednesday it will fine local major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. 16.1 billion won ($...

Samsung Elec triples new TV preorders powered by AI

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top TV manufacturer, said on Sunday it is enjoying strong demand for new TVs, especially premium ultra-la...

LG Uplus unveils AI Callbot at Cuckoo call center

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will introduce the smart customer support solution artificial intelligence (AI) Call...