CJ Foodville goes global from in-flight meals to Starbucks bread

CJ Foodville goes global from in-flight meals to Starbucks bread

CJ Foodville Co., a South Korean food company, is deepening its presence in Southeast Asia with premium bakery products, catering to airplane passen...

Vietnam, gateway for SK Group’s global renewable energy push

Vietnam, gateway for SK Group’s global renewable energy push

TIEN GIANG, VIETNAM – Off the coast of Vietnam’s Tien Giang Province, 36 wind turbines spin steadily with a constant whoosh and swish, g...

S.Korea-Philippines FTA to boost car and food exports

S.Korea-Philippines FTA to boost car and food exports

South Korea and the Philippines free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to increase exports to the Philippines, especially cars and parts, which will...

S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027

S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027

South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to enhance the global competitiveness of Korea's seaweed industry by establishing "Gim” ...

South Koreans puzzled over rising seaweed prices despite bumper crop

South Koreans puzzled over rising seaweed prices despite bumper crop

Dried seaweed prices are rising at a fast pace despite handsome growth in production, leaving South Koreans puzzled over what is behind the steep pr...

Korea seeks to curb China's offshore wind farm dominance

Korea seeks to curb China's offshore wind farm dominance

South Korea will prioritize non-price factors such as economic security and contributions to the domestic supply chain over bidding prices when sele...

Nongshim to build smart farm in Saudi Arabia

Nongshim to build smart farm in Saudi Arabia

South Korea's food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Tuesday that it was selected as a participant in the Smart Farm Export Promotion Pro...

S. Korea may join offshore wind alliance to take on China

S. Korea may join offshore wind alliance to take on China

South Korea is considering teaming up with a global body formed to cope with China’s rapid expansion in the world’s wind power industry ...

QCells wins 2GW solar panel deal for US community solar farms

QCells wins 2GW solar panel deal for US community solar farms

Hanwha Q Cell Co., better known as QCells in overseas markets, has signed a solar panel supply and partnership agreement for energy storage system (...

LG CNS launches AI-driven smart farm using satellite

LG CNS launches AI-driven smart farm using satellite

A new AI-powered smart farm utilizing satellite imagery to detect crop diseases and recommend treatment strategies is now operational, LG CNS Co., a...

Hanwha Q Cells builds US solar farm for power supply to Meta

Hanwha Q Cells builds US solar farm for power supply to Meta

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar panel manufacturing arm of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Thursday it has completed a solar power complex...

CJ Foodville sees record-high operating profit in 2023

CJ Foodville sees record-high operating profit in 2023

CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group and the operator of bakery chain brand Tous les Jours saw a record-high operatin...

Avalve to export $1.5 mn smart farm solution to Vietnam

Avalve to export $1.5 mn smart farm solution to Vietnam

South Korea's smart farm startup Avalve announced on Friday that it signed a total of $1.5 million in memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Vietn...

Korea rejects BlackRock’s $7.5 bn wind farm project

Korea rejects BlackRock’s $7.5 bn wind farm project

South Korea has slammed the brakes on BlackRock’s offshore wind farm project worth around 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion), citing financing unc...

SeAH Wind bags $1.1 bn wind turbine monopile order in UK

SeAH Wind bags $1.1 bn wind turbine monopile order in UK

South Korean steelmaker SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. said on Thursday its UK subsidiary SeAH Wind Ltd. has won a £900 million ($1.1 billion) orde...

CJ Foodville attracts $54 mn investment from Arges PE

CJ Foodville attracts $54 mn investment from Arges PE

CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group and the operator of bakery brand Tous les Jours announced on Thursday that it at...

CJ Freshway to boost smart farming business

CJ Freshway to boost smart farming business

South Korea’s CJ Freshway Corp. announced on Monday that it will launch a smart farm contract cultivation business in 2024. South Korea's...

SK Group to step up renewable energy push in Vietnam

SK Group to step up renewable energy push in Vietnam

SK Group will strengthen its partnership with the Vietnamese government to boost eco-friendly business in areas ranging from carbon capture to waste...

Daedong unveils self-running combine harvester

Daedong unveils self-running combine harvester

South Korea's leading agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp. has released the nation’s first combine harvester, a machine that cuts and th...

Nongshim invests $7.4 mn to nurture food tech startups

Nongshim invests $7.4 mn to nurture food tech startups

South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co., unveiled plans on Wednesday to pump 10 billion won ($7.4 million) into venture funds, aiming to d...

Daedong wins $52 mn engine order from Doosan Bobcat

Daedong wins $52 mn engine order from Doosan Bobcat

South Korea’s No. 1 agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp. will supply multicylinder diesel engines to Doosan Bobcat Inc. for five years, ...

Daedong targets hobby farmers to double US market share

Daedong targets hobby farmers to double US market share

South Korea’s No. 1 agricultural machinery maker Daedong Corp., better known by the brand name Kioti in the US, is targeting the growing hobby...

HD Hyundai wins $32 mn solar module order in Africa

HD Hyundai wins $32 mn solar module order in Africa

South Korea's HD Hyundai Energy Solutions Co. announced on Friday that it has inked a 130-megawatt (MW) solar module supply agreement with Portugee ...

POSCO Int'l, Equinor tie up for Ulsan offshore wind project

POSCO Int'l, Equinor tie up for Ulsan offshore wind project

POSCO International Corp., a South Korean energy and trading arm of steel behemoth POSCO Holdings Inc., signed a memorandum of understanding on Thur...

CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US

CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US

Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest over 50 billion won ($37 million) in its firs...

CJ Foodville picks Arges PE as preferred negotiator to attract investment

CJ Foodville picks Arges PE as preferred negotiator to attract investment

Arges Private Equity has been chosen as the preferred negotiator for attracting investment in CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Kor...

S.Korea's NongHyup advances into EV charging

S.Korea's NongHyup advances into EV charging

South Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NongHyup), with over 9,000-plus offline bases nationwide, has entered the electric vehic...

KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai

KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai

A large-scale business event was held in Dubai to support the expansion of Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the Middle East.Th...

LS Cable, Hanwha to build S.Korea’s largest offshore wind farm

LS Cable, Hanwha to build S.Korea’s largest offshore wind farm

South Korea's LS Cable & System announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the priority negotiator for the supply of submarine cables f...

LS Cable wins $142 mn contract to supply submarine cables to Taiwan

LS Cable wins $142 mn contract to supply submarine cables to Taiwan

South Korea's LS Cable & System has secured a 189.2 billion won ($142 million) contract with Orsted, Denmark-based world’s leading offshor...

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