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Retail Coupang Eats starts food delivery service in Japan

Coupang Eats, a food delivery app operated by South Korea's No. 1 e-commerce platform Coupang Inc., launched its first overseas service in Japan.Acc...

E-commerce Coupang launches Rocket Pet Doctor 2.0 with personalized pet nutrition

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, said on Wednesday that it has launched "Rocket Pet Doctor 2.0," an upgraded personali...

Batteries SpaceX to use LG Energy batteries for Starship rocket

Spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, will use LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s batteries for its next-generation Starship rocket, marking its ...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha teams up with Australian startup for space business

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. has joined hands with Australian startup Gilmour Space Technologies in the space business, bolstering coope...

E-commerce Coupang, CJ CheilJedang end feud and resume Rocket Delivery

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, on Wednesday resumed the same- or next-day delivery service dubbed Rocket Delivery fo...

Aerospace & Defense LIG Nex1’s guided rocket passes US performance test

LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean defense company, said on Monday that its Poniard guided rocket passed the final performance test in US Foreign Comparat...

Retail Coupang opens Rocket Growth seller website

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, announced on Tuesday that it opened a dedicated website for sellers (sell.coupang.com...

Korean startups Kakao supports startups with cloud services

Kakao Enterprise, an AI-based cloud solutions service subsidiary of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday that it started the Rocket La...

Aerospace & Defense Samsung to send chips into space via Nuri rocket

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Friday that it signed an agreement with the domestic micro-satellite startup Nara Space Technology Inc. to develop i...

E-commerce Coupang fined $102 mn for alleged search algorithm manipulation

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, was fined 140 billion won ($102 million) on Thursday for allegedly manipulating searc...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Aerospace, Poland sign $1.6 billion Chunmoo rocket launcher deal

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, on Thursday signed a $1.64 billion deal to supply 72 units of Chunmoo multiple launch ...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Aerospace selected as next-gen launcher operator

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Wednesday that it was selected as the next-generation launch vehicle KSLV-III operator, follow...

Retail Coupang launches direct purchase service to Japan

Coupang Inc., South Korea's leading e-commerce platform, announced on Monday that it is expanding its overseas direct purchase service, "Rocket Jikg...

E-commerce Coupang to resume Rocket Delivery for LG H&H; ends 5-year feud

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading online retailer, said on Friday it will resume the same or next-day delivery service, dubbed “Rocket...

Aerospace & Defense KAI inks deal with SpaceX to launch mid-sized satellites in 2025

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Friday that it has signed a deal with the US space firm SpaceX to launch South Korea's next-gener...

Aerospace & Defense S.Korea to change rocket launch permit system to licensing model

South Korea will change its system for sending projectiles into space to a licensing model covering one to five years instead of requiring approva...

Logistics Coupang to host business briefing on Taiwan market entry

South Korea's e-commerce leader Coupang Inc. announced on Friday that it plans to conduct a business briefing focused on aiding domestic small and m...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha sees higher odds of winning Poland submarine deal

South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co. appears to be a step closer to winning a 3.2 trillion won ($2.4 billion) Polish order for submarines, after a s...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha to reveal S.Korean rocket Nuri, UAM techs in Paris

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to showcase its cutting-edge technology, specifically those applied to home...

Aerospace & Defense S.Korea succeeds in 3rd launch of homegrown rocket Nuri

GOHEUNG, SOUTH KOREA -- South Korea launched its homegrown space rocket on Thursday, making its first achievement to send a satellite for com...

Aerospace & Defense S.Korean space rocket Nuri launch postponed due to technical issues

The launch of South Korea's space rocket Nuri, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, was postponed hours ahead of schedule."During the preparations for...

Earnings Coupang reports third profitable quarter in a row

South Korea’s Coupang Inc. on Wednesday reported three quarters of consecutive profits, calming investors' concerns about its cumulative ...

Aerospace & Defense S.Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s third launch on May 24

South Korea will conduct a third attempt to launch its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri on May 24. The Ministry of Scien...

Aerospace & Defense Korea's SeAh poised to supply satellite parts to SpaceX

SeAh Changwon Integrated Special Steel Co. is in negotiations with SpaceX to supply steel used for rockets and satellites to become South Korea's fi...

Aerospace & Defense Launch of Innospace's Hanbit-TLV rocket called off due to technical glitch

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Wednesday that it will invest 350 billion won ($273 million) to build a rocket launch site, which will ...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Aerospace to launch 4 more Nuri rockets under $220 mn project

Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is planning on four additional launches of the country’s first h...

E-commerce Coupang launches Rocket Fashion Growth division to beef up fashion retail

Coupang, Inc. recently established the Rocket Growth Fashion division, according to industry insiders on Monday. As the name suggests, the team...

E-commerce Coupang launches ultra-fast Rocket Delivery service in Taiwan

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, said on Wednesday it has launched its ultra-fast delivery service in...

Aerospace & Defense Poland poised to buy Hanwha’s multiple rocket launchers

Poland is on the verge of buying additional artillery rocket systems developed by Hanwha Defense Co., following a string of weapons purchase agreeme...

Aerospace & Defense S.Korea’s first mission to the Moon, Danuri, enters transfer orbit

South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, has been launched onto a ballistic lunar transfer orbit as planned, the country’s science min...