POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal

POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...

HD Hyundai Oilbank secures bio-based material supply network

South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Tuesday it signed contracts with Indonesia's Korindo Group and Korea's LX International for the purcha...

NS Shopping to support partner's Indonesian export

South Korean online shopping mall operator NS Shopping Co. announced on Friday it will support the overseas expansion of its partner, Taeyoung.Taeyo...

SK Telecom launches call recording service for iPhone

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has rolled out an iPhone app using artificial intelligence (AI) that allows users to record calls on their smartp...

Air Premia mulls $110 mn rights offer for more long-haul flights

South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Premia Inc. will make a decision on a rights offering worth up to 150 billion won ($110.4 million) at a boar...

China Appears to Have Repatriated North Koreans Despite International Pressure

SEOUL—China appeared to have repatriated a large number of North Koreans this week, despite international pressure given the harsh punishment ...

Robot dog Spot patrols Kia auto plant late at night

South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. ’s plant in Hwaseong, a southern suburb of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, is guarded late at night by Spot, a fou...

POSCO International, GS Caltex to build palm oil refinery in Indonesia

South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. and GS Caltex Corp. on Thursday signed a $210 million deal to build a bio feedstock refinery facility ...

Hanwha Group chair calls for startup-like entrepreneurial spirit

South Korea’s Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn on Monday urged the defense-to-financial conglomerate to revive the bold innovations of its...

KAI participates in International Astronautical Congress 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea's sole military aircraft manufacturer, participated in the 74th International Astronautical Congr...

S.Korea’s corporate R&D spending lags global rivals

Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development lags investments made by their global competitors due to lower government t...

SK On named to Fortune’s Change the World list

South Korea’s electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On is among innovative companies that have changed the world according to Fortune, a le...

POSCO, Bartlett to set up grain procurement joint venture

South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. plans to invest in Bartlett and Company’s soybean processing company within the year and set up ...

Upstage to create interactive chatbot for virtual idols

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with M...

HMM embarks on biofuel ship pilot testing on global route

South Korea has begun a pilot operation of a biofuel-powered container ship on a global route, the government said on Friday. HMM Co.'s container sh...

Plasmapp to export 12.3 mn worth of sterilizers to Japan

South Korea's bioplasma technology firm Plasmapp announced on Friday that it has signed a product supply contract worth 16.4 billion won ($12.3 mill...

SK Rent-a-Car to replace internal combustion engine cars with EVs

SK Rent-a-Car plans to overhaul its existing fleet of internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of electric cars. The company aims to capitalize ...

POSCO International to take part in CCS project in Texas

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is expected to wi...

Mirae Asset No. 1 among overseas asset managers in India

MUMBAI – South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., managing 22 trillion won ($16.7 billion) in India, ranks No. 1 among overseas...

S.Korea's Posco International secures graphite in Africa

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. is broadening its footprint in Africa's secondary battery raw material sector, with plans to secure an annua...

K-pop rookies, fresh boost for Korean entertainment stocks

South Korea’s entertainment stocks are poised to rally as K-pop newbies gain momemtum, attracting not only global music fans but also investor...

S.Korean hybrid car market surpasses $4.56 bn in H1 2023

South Korea's hybrid car market has shown a remarkable surge, reaching 6.12 trillion won ($4.56 billion) in the first half of 2023, according to the...

Gencurix supplies companion diagnostic kits to cancer center in India

South Korean biotech company Gencurix Inc. on Friday said it started supplying its companion diagnostic test Droplex to a national cancer center in ...

NewJeans selected as models for Hyundai Dept. Store Duty Free

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on Monday that it has newly appointed the five-member K-pop girl group NewJeans as models...

Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback

Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s fintech unicorn operating mobile financial platform Toss, is at a crossroads as its second attempt to sell ...

Costco Korea under heavy scrutiny over cart pusher’s death

Costco has come under heavy scrutiny after a 29-year-old cart pusher at one of its outlets near Seoul died after working in scorching heat in June, ...

S.Korea to fully open gov't R&D projects to foreign researchers

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Wednesday said it will allocate 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) of its R&D budget for exce...

K-pop girl group NewJeans tops US Billboard 200

South Korean K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the US Billboard 200 chart with their second mini-album "Get Up," since its debut a year ago. Acc...

Hyundai E&C joins project for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) has joined a post-war reconstruction project in Ukraine to expand the nation&rs...

Samsung Elec denies rumor of Galaxy ads with Fifty Fifty

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, has denied market rumors that K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty will ap...