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Economy S&P downplays martial law impact on S.Korean economy

Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday "the introduction and swift revocation of martial law in South Korea ...

Hydrogen economy 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 ...

Private equity Carlyle’s Rubenstein sees commercial real estate undervalued

The US commercial real estate market is undervalued relative to other sectors amid elevated interest rates, while Big Tech stocks could take a breat...

Retail Lotte extends Brisbane Airport duty-free shop operations until 2034

Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, said on Sunday it has extended its operating rights for a duty-free shop a...

Leadership & Management KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms

South Korea’s near-monopoly power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is expected to raise electricity rates and lessen its outsized re...

Aerospace & Defense KAIST discloses Earth images from Next-Gen Small Sat 2

The main payload satellite Next-Generation Small Satellite 2" of the Nuri, launched on May 25, has been confirmed to be operating perfectly, as anno...

Automobiles Kia’s Hwaseong plant halted due to fire; K5, K8, EV6 output affected

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Tuesday the operation of its car manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, 80 km southwest o...

Travel & Leisure S.Korea-China ferries resume passenger transport after hiatus of 43 months

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea announced on Thursday that the passenger ferry New Grand Peace is set to embark on Friday aftern...

Automobiles Kia America’s new normal: Record car sales month after month

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has been dismissed as the weaker sibling or smaller sister firm of Hyundai Motor Co., the c...

Bio & Pharma HLB Cell develops organoid biomaterial based on human normal cells

HLB Cell, a subsidiary of HLB Life Science Co., which specializes in the development of cell therapy products, announced on April 4 that it succeede...

Steel POSCO’s Pohang steel mill fully recovers from typhoon damage

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, said on Thursday all its steelmaking facilities hit by Typhoon H...

Alternative investments We’re in a ‘range of fairness’ in terms of normal balances: Howard Marks

When Oaktree Capital Management Co-Founder and Co-Chairman Howard Marks appears on TV, he is often asked whether to embrace a risk-on or risk-off st...

Steel POSCO says normalization of typhoon-hit steel mill unlikely until Q1 2023

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, expects its steel mill in the southern port city of Pohang flood...

The Deep Dive Typhoon may offer Korea excuse it needs to oust POSCO CEO

South Korea is set to investigate POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, to clarify who is responsible for the damage to its typhoon-hit...

Steel POSCO may need months to normalize typhoon-hit steel mill

POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, is expected to need months to resume full operations of its typhoon-hit plant, which makes up a q...

Korean stock market EV materials maker EcoPro tops the buy list of Korean stocks

Shares in EcoPro BM Co., a cathode material maker used in electric vehicle batteries, topped the list of South Korean stocks, for which an increased...

COVID-19 SK Bioscience seeks WHO nod for prompt COVID vaccine sale

SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, sought approval from the World Health Organization...

Airlines Korean LCCs’ international flight recovery remains slow

South Korean budget airlines are seeing a slow recovery in international flights as key routes such as China and Japan have yet to normalize while t...

Airlines Korean Air gears up to normalize international flights

Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s top carrier, is set to take measures to normalize international flights as nations worldwide are opening u...

Automobiles Renault confident of Korean sales recovery; looks to larger cars

When French carmaker Groupe Renault dropped Samsung from its South Korean unit's company name in March, it aroused worries that the firm may not be ...

Automobiles Online platforms emerge as new battlefield for auto sales in Korea

Visiting a car dealer’s stylish showroom to touch, feel and sometimes test drive a car before purchase has for decades been a rite of passage ...

Autodesk CEO Digital transformation, a matter of life and death: Autodesk CEO

SILICON VALLEY – One of the things that have drastically changed the business environment in the pandemic era is the prevalence of companies t...