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Aerospace & Defense S.Korea's HJ S&C eyes US Navy MRO market

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. (HJ S&C) said on Wednesday it won a 124.7 billion won ($894 million) contract from the Defense Acquisit...

Electronics Seoul Semiconductor wins no-wire LED patent case in Europe

South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. said on Wednesday it won a patent dispute against Taiwan's Everlight Electronics Co. after the European ...

Automobiles Hyundai IONIQ 6 named best EV by Kelley Blue Book

Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the best electric vehicle (EV) by Kelley Blue Book, the US vehicle valuation and automotiv...

Chemical Industry Kolon to invest $94 mn in industry film JV with SK Microworks

South Korea’s major chemical materials producer Kolon Industries Inc. is set to invest 129.6 billion won ($94.2 million) to establish an indus...

Korean chipmakers Seoul Semiconductor overtakes Japan’s Nichia as top backlight LED maker

South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. has overtaken Japan’s Nichia Corp. as the world’s top backlight light-emitting diode (LED) d...

Electronics Samsung, LG bet big on gaming monitors on esports boom

South Korea’s electronics giants Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are gearing up for a fierce battle in the gaming monitor mark...

Automobiles Kia reveals teaser of Tasman development process

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, released One More Round, a teaser video series of its first pickup truck The Kia Tasman.&nb...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai Samho expands berthing facilities

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Samho Co. has expanded its berthing facilities to meet the growing number of orders for eco-friendly ships.The s...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Transys to export EV drive systems to CEER

Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a contract to supply a 3 trillion won ($...

Insurance Kyobo Life gets AAA IFS rating for 18 consecutive years

South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance Co. announced on Thursday that it received the highest rating of AAA for insurer financial strength (IFS) from th...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor Group has most IIHS ROP top safety pick cars

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Friday that the Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 achieved the highest rating of "Top Safety Pick Plus" (TSP+) in crash t...

Pension funds NPS to hike risky asset purchases under simplified allocation system

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund, is introducing a new simplified asset allocation guideline under whi...

Automobiles Hyundai, Kia US car sales dip in April; EVs outperform

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., under Hyundai Motor Group, suffered a drop in US car sales last month for a second month in a row, while rising sal...

Real estate US multifamily market challenges create investment opportunities

There is potential distress in the U.S. multifamily housing sector today.  we believe there is a window of opportunity over the next 12-18 mont...

IPOs HD Hyundai Marine IPO sees strong demand from retail investors

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. has attracted billions of dollars from retail investors in subscription deposits for the ship mai...

Electric vehicles Hyundai to nearly double ultra-fast EV chargers by 2024

Hyundai Motor Group is set to increase its ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers across South Korea from current 286 to 500 by next year, the auto gi...

Electronics Samsung tops global soundbar market for 10th consecutive year

Samsung Electronics Co. has held its ground as the leader in the global soundbar market for ten consecutive years, from 2014 through 2023, according...

Economy South Korea’s Exports Get off to Strong Start in 2024

South Korea’s exports got off to a strong start this year, with shipment growth accelerating in January amid solid demand for semiconductors...

Leadership & Management Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has embarked on a business trip to the Middle East in his first overseas trip since a South Korean court...

Regulations Tech spies face tougher Korean penalties; 18 years in jail for overseas leaks

South Korea plans to dole out harsher punishments for industrial espionage, with a proposal to triple the penalty for an overseas leak of national t...

Korean chipmakers DRAM prices to rise up to 18% in Q1 2024: report

Memory chip prices are poised for a significant jump in the first quarter of 2024, with mobile DRAM spearheading the increase, according to research...

Steel POSCO starts building industrial gas facilities in Pohang

South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO started to construct an industrial gas production facility with a capacity of 250,000 tons at its seconda...

Bio & Pharma S.Korea's DuChemBio localizes core materials of radiopharmaceuticals

South Korea's DuChemBio Co. announced on Thursday that it has obtained final approval for a recovery and purification facility for oxygen-18 concent...

Bio & Pharma S.Korean vaccine developer Quratis eyes Iraqi market

South Korean vaccine developer Quratis Inc. on Wednesday announced its signing of a term sheet on the direction and major transaction terms of coope...

Electronics Samsung, UMich to research on Galaxy Watch’s fitness feature

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it is conducting research in collaboration with the University of Michigan to enhance fitness fe...

Bio & Pharma Kolon Pharma, Dongbang Medical to export medical threads to Brazil

Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with Dongbang...

Bio & Pharma Samsung Biologics, Pfizer sign $411.3 mn agreement for long-term CDMO

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s No. 1 contract drugmaker, announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership with Pfizer on Thursday, marking...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience’s COVID-19 vaccine gets approval in UK

SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday that its domestic COVID-19 vaccine, SKYCovione, has rec...

Aerospace & Defense KAI secures deal to export 18 FA-50 light fighters to Malaysia

South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., (KAI) has finalized a contract to supply Malaysia with eigh...

Chemical Industry LG Electronics enters antibacterial glass powder sector

LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday said it will promote as one of its new growth engines antibacterial glass powder, or fine particles made with cru...