LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is readying to enter the US electric vehicle charger market with the launch of EV chargers in the first half...
Kyung Dong Navien enters into US boiler market
South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. announced on Thursday it shipped its first "Condensing Hydro Furnace" to the US mar...
Fed rate likely to be 2-4% over next decade: Oaktree's Howard Marks
Investors are experiencing the third “sea change,” facing the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and its impact on economies and busines...
Shinhan offers $77 mn debts in merger of Vistra, Tricor
South Korea's Shinhan Investment & Securities Co. said on Wednesday that it has led the merger of financial services firms Vistra and Tricor in ...
Pulmuone expands US fresh noodles plant
South Korea's food company Pulmuone announced on Wednesday it expanded its production line of fresh noodles plant in Gilroy, California, the US.&nbs...
KT says farewell to telegraph after a century of service
KT Corp., a leading South Korean telecom company, will end its telegraph service, once the fastest means of long-distance communication, after the c...
Korean battery makers’ broad restructuring hits US
SK On Co., South Korea’s No. 3 battery maker, has decided to furlough employees at one of its US battery factories in the state of Georgia to ...
South Korea vulnerable to tech spies undeterred by soft penalties
When a former Samsung Electronics Co. executive was arrested on industrial espionage charges by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (N...
SK, Hyundai Motor's US JV, named Georgia's Deal of Year
South Korea’s battery maker SK On and Hyundai Motor Group's joint battery project in Georgia, the US, was awarded the "Deal of the Year 2023 i...
SK Telecom verifies AI server liquid immersion cooling tech
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has successfully verified the liquid immersion cooling technology, a next-generation Inter...
Lunit gets FDA approval for AI cancer diagnosis solution
South Korean medical AI company Lunit said on Tuesday its Lunit Insight DBT, an AI imaging diagnosis solution aiding in breast cancer diagnosis, has...
HD Hyundai Oilbank to supply petroleum products to Sunoco
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank said on Tuesday it has extended a contract with US fuel distributor Sunoco LP to supply petroleum products next yea...
LG Uplus buys pet Airbnb-style startup to boost pet care services
LG Uplus Corp. has acquired a domestic dog space rental startup Along as the South Korean mobile carrier is zooming in on pet care services as its n...
Korea Post resumes kimchi delivery to US
South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Monday it resumed Express Mail Service (EMS) for shipping kimchi all over the ...
Lunit participates in US gov't Cancer Moonshot
South Korea's medical AI company Lunit announced on Friday it will participate in the US President Joe Biden's cancer-conquering project Cancer Moon...
SK Biopharma’s Cenobamate US patent extended by 2032
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals announced on Friday an extension of its US patent for the epilepsy treatment Cenobamate, now set to expire on Oc...
Hyundai E&C to form private-public partnership for US solar power
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), Korea Midland Power Co., and the Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urb...
Samsung to feature AI-based real time translation in Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday it plans to feature AI-based translation in its upcoming Galaxy AI smartphone. AI Live Translate Call ...
Naver Band surpasses 5 million MAU in US
South Korea’s Naver Corp. announced Thursday the monthly active user (MAU) of its community social networking platform Naver Band surpassed 5 ...
SPC Samlip partners with H Mart to enter US market
SPC Samlip Corp, a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced on Thursday it signed a business agreement with H Mart, th...
POSCO International wins $761 mn EV parts supply deal from US carmaker
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., has won a 1 trill...
Doctornow signs business agreement with Spain’s Mediktor
South Korea's medical care startup Doctornow Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a strategic business agreement with global artificial intelligenc...
Samsung unveils generative AI Gauss, to be integrated in Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled its first generative artificial intelligence model, Samsung Gauss, to compete with the likes of ChatGP...
LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE
South Korea’s LG Group and Seoul-based Qraft Technologies Inc. have jointly launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that selects holdings relat...
Hyundai's Supernal plans to build flying taxi plant in US
Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a flying electric taxi plant in the US as the South Korean automotive group aims to bring flying cars to the mark...
Hyundai Mobis raises $940 mn via loan for EV parts plants in US
Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto part-making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has raised $940 million via an overseas loan to build facilities for its electri...
Netmarble sells 6% stake in BTS label HYBE in block deal
South Korea’s leading game developer Netmarble Corp. said on Tuesday it sold a 6% stake in HYBE Co., the music label behind K-pop sensation ...
Won strengthens past 1,300 mark vs dollar on short-sale ban
The South Korean won continued its bull run on Monday, strengthening past the psychologically important barrier of 1,300 level against the dollar fo...
Brits to enjoy K-food Bibigo at home with delivery service
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. started the delivery service of its K-food brand Bibigo in the UK to accelerate the expansion of the As...
LG Elec to open heat pump research laboratory in Alaska
LG Electronics Inc. plans to open LG Advanced Cold Climate Heat Pump Laboratory in Alaska, the US for the development of heating, ventilation, &...
