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Machinery Hyundai Rotem delivers driverless metro cars to Taiwan

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean rolling stock and defense equipment maker, said on Friday it held a ceremony to mark the arrival of the first ba...

Executive reshuffles Lotte replaces 21 CEOs, slashes executive jobs by 22% in drastic reshuffle

South Korea’s retail-to-chemical conglomerate Lotte Group on Thursday replaced 21 chief executives across its affiliates and slashed executive...

Culture & Trends Seoul to light up Myeong-dong with LEDs like Times Square

Seoul will light up Myeong-dong, a bustling area with office workers and shoppers in the heart of the city, with 16 large outdoor digital billboards...

Korean games Netmarble’s RPG ‘Solo Leveling’ reaches 50 mn cumulative users

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. announced on Tuesday that the action role-playing game (RPG) “Solo Leveling: Arise” has reac...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom, KT win at Leading Lights Awards

SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. received the Leading Lights Awards 2024. SK Telecom and KT were named winners of Outstanding Use Case: AI/Machine L...

Automobiles Kia releases 2025 Sorento

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. said on Monday that it released The 2025 Sorento, an updated version of its best-selling mid-...

Leadership & Management Hanwha’s heir apparent to unearth new drivers, tighten grip

Hanwha Group has appointed the eldest son of Chairman Kim Seung-youn to lead the investment division of the group’s eco-friendly energy unit i...

Korean games Com2us BTS Cooking On surpasses 1 mn global downloads

South Korea's Com2uS Corp. announced on Monday that its new cooking simulation game, "BTS Cooking On: TinyTAN Restaurant," reached 1 million downloa...

Machinery Woojin selected as preferred bidder for Inglewood light rail project

Woojin Industrial Systems Co., a South Korean railway vehicle manufacturer, said on Friday that it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the...

Automobiles Hyundai Mobis lighting system wins triple crown of design awards

South Korea's auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis announced on Sunday that its Active Aero Lighting System (AALS) has received awards at the world's thre...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hanwha Ocean to cut CO2 emissions from ships with smart lighting

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea's third-largest shipbuilder, said on Friday it has won an approval in-principle (AIP) certificate from Korean Register...

The KED View Don’t dwell on Korea discount; light up visibility on global stage

To the world, South Korea is well known as home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., but it is...

Executive reshuffles Lotte Group's heir apparent joins Japan holding firm's board

Shin Yoo-yeol, the heir apparent to Lotte Group, has been elected to the board of directors of its Japanese holding company, which serves as a link ...

Korean games Netmarble's new RPG 'Solo Leveling' logs $70 mn sales in 1st month

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is enjoying growing sales of its new action role-playing game (RPG) “Solo Leveling: Arise,” ...

Korean games Nexon releases Dungeon & Fighter Mobile in China

South Korea’s online game developer Nexon Korea Corp. on Tuesday officially launched the action role-playing game (RPG) Dungeon & Fighter ...

Automobiles Kia unveils teaser images for The New EV6

Kia Corp., the second-largest automaker in South Korea, is introducing an improved model of its first-ever all-electric sports utility vehicle (SUV)...

Korean games Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, on Monday unveiled a teaser for an upcoming role...

Korean games S.Korean game developers to utilize idol group IPs

Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., signed a licensing deal with SM Entertainment Co. to utilize idol ...

Electronics Samsung’s The Frame selected as display for Art Basel

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its TV The Frame was selected as the official display for the world's largest art exhibition Art Ba...

Bio & Pharma KKR, Hanmi heirs likely to join hands for controlling stake

The two sons of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s founding family, who were approved as board members of the holding firm Hanmi Science Co. at its ...

Automobiles ZKW wins DVN Lighting Star Award

ZKW, an Austria-based lighting systems subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., recently was presented with the Lighting Star Award for Best front lightin...

Aerospace & Defense KAI sees record-high earings in 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, posted record revenue last year, boosted by the ex...

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&...

Corporate restructuring Naver, Com2uS slash workforce to downsize new businesses

South Korea’s leading online platforms and gaming publishers such as Naver Corp., Com2uS Corp. and Kakao Corp. have joined global Big Tech com...

Samsung Group Samsung heirs tap $2.1 bn block sale for inheritance taxes

The heirs of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee are seeking to sell their shares in Samsung Electronics Co. and other Samsung affiliates worth ...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 Samsung to unveil new Odyssey gaming monitors at CES

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it will unveil new Odyssey OLED gaming monitors at CES 2024, the world's largest IT and consum...

Aerospace & Defense KAI secures $1.1 bn deal to mass-produce light-armed helicopters

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the sole military aircraft manufacturer in the country, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract ...

Bio & Pharma NKMax to perform first tests on dementia cell therapy in US

NKMax Co., South Korea's largest developer of natural killer (NK) cell therapies, will conduct its first clinical trials in the US for its candidate...

Leadership & Management HD Hyundai President Chung to deliver keynote at CES 2024

South Korea's No. 1 shipbuilding group’s heir apparent Chung Ki-sun will deliver a keynote speech at the world’s biggest consumer techno...

Earnings Samsung Electronics’ narrowed Q3 chip losses fuel more bullish outlook

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs, said on Wednesday it likely posted a 78% drop in it...