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Robotics Neubility, Samsung C&T offer robot delivery service

South Korea's autonomous robot startup Neubility and Samsung C&T Corp. said on Wednesday that they began to offer door-to-door delivery in apa...

Business & Politics Korea sharply cuts 2025 growth forecast, opens door for extra budget

South Korea sharply lowered its economic growth forecast for this year amid the prolonged political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol’...

Beauty & Cosmetics China is LG H&H’s headache amid global K-beauty boom

South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. has yet to benefit from the global K-beauty boom due to its heavy dependence on China, the world’s...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Mobis unveils airbags for purpose-built vehicles

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, on Thursday unveiled the industry’s first airbags for purpose-built vehic...

Earnings Meritz leaves door open for an M&A, to stay shareholder friendly

Meritz Financial Group Inc., boasting the fourth-biggest market capitalization among South Korean financial holding companies, will look into an acq...

Korean chipmakers Samsung wins first 2 nm AI chip order from Japan’s PFN; a snub to TSMC

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has won its first 2-nanometer node artificial intelligence chip production cont...

Electric vehicles LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market

MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., a joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Canada’s Magna International Inc., ha...

Beauty & Cosmetics L'Oréal keeps door open for more K-beauty acquisitions

L'Oréal S.A., the leading global cosmetics maker, is considering more acquisitions and partnerships in the beauty sector of South Korea, the ...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Labs opens door to unconventional idea seekers

South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. has launched LG Labs, a playground for those wanting to test unconventional ideas that ...

Electronics Samsung, LG rank top in J.D. Power’s appliance satisfaction study

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. top ranked in J.D. Power's 2023 US Appliance Satisfaction Study of nine major categories. J.D. ...

Central bank BOK keeps door open for another rate hike on Fed, debts

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday kept the door open for another interest rate hike after leaving the policy borrowing cost unchanged for...

Korean chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix in next-generation HBM chip supremacy war

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. – the world’s two largest memory chipmakers – have fiercely competed to advance their ch...

Economy S.Korea opens doors wider for skilled foreign workers

South Korea will raise the country’s visa quota for skilled foreign workers by 15 times from the previous level to ease chronic labor shortage...

Korean chipmakers Enemies at the door: Copycat Samsung plant in China

As Samsung Electronics Co. endeavors to cement its leadership in the semiconductor market, so its competitors are pulling out all the stops to toppl...

Airlines Asiana Airlines suspends selling seats next to emergency exit doors

South Korea’s Asiana Airlines Inc., which had an incident of landing with the emergency exit door open, will not sell seats next to the emerge...

Central bank BOK leaves door open for another quarter-point rate rise

The Bank of Korea’s (BOK) decision on Thursday to keep its base rate steady at 3.50% does not signal the end of its one-and-a-half-year tighte...

Economy Seoul eyes opening doors to domestic helpers from Southeast Asia

Seoul is slated to welcome domestic helpers from Southeast Asia later this year to ease the burden of childcare and address issues surrounding Korea...

Central bank BOK chief says tightening not over after rate freeze

South Korea’s central bank chief on Tuesday defied market views that the monetary authority may have ended its tightening campaign, citing gro...

Machinery Hyundai Movex wins order for Sydney subway screen doors

Hyundai Movex, a Hyundai Group affiliate of South Korea, is moving to expand its overseas business in earnest with the opportunity to win an order t...

Electronics LG Elec to showcase built-in 721-liter refrigerator at CES next month

LG Electronics said on Wednesday that it will unveil a new large-capacity built-in refrigerator at CES 2023, which will take place in Las Vegas on J...

Tech, Media & Telecom Zigbang completes Samsung SDS home IoT takeover

Zigbang, a South Korean proptech startup that provides real estate search and transaction services, has completed the acquisition of Samsung SDS Co....

Business & Politics War in Ukraine: Risk and opportunity for Korean shipbuilders

The escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine is posing both a risk and an opportunity for South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, whic...

Logistics GS Retail invests $55 mn in Kakao Mobility to boost online presence

GS Retail Co. is investing 65 billion won ($55 million) in Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's No.1 taxi-hailing app, adding to its recent series of...

Banking & Finance Korea mulls allowing banks to adopt Toss' super-app strategy

South Korea's top financial regulator is considering allowing banks to provide basically all financial services in single apps, emulating fintech pl...

Electric vehicles With Hyundai’s Genesis GV60, your face is the key to unlock the door

If you own Hyundai Motor Co.'s latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, set for roll-out next month, you can just touch the handle and show your...

PEF divestments PEFs knocking on door of Korean IPO market for profitable divestment

South Korean and overseas private equity firms are knocking on the door of the initial public offering market for profitable divestments, riding the...

Licensing agreements LG to provide ice-making tech for Electrolux's French door refrigerators

South Korea's tech giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Oct. 26 that it has entered into a patent-licensing agreement with Sweden-based Electrolux t...