POSCO to supply HIC-resistant steel for Aramco’s Fadhili gas plant
POSCO, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, will supply hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC)-resistant steel to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Aramco, for ...
Naver Webtoon’s Eleceed: Now anime by studio behind The First Slam Dunk
High school student Seo Jiwoo knows nothing of the hidden world around him. Terrified of his own mysterious powers, he lives quietly, concealing his...
POSCO inducted into World Steel Dynamics’ Hall of Fame
South Korea’s POSCO Group has been permanently inducted into the Hall of Fame by the World Steel Dynamics (WSD), a US steel industry research ...
US-South Korea talks scrapped after Trump's early G7 exit
A planned meeting between South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and US President Donald Trump was canceled on Monday after Trump unexpectedly left ...
S.Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung on Monday had his first official telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shige...
Lee Jae-myung vows to end politics of division, seek pragmatic diplomacy
Lee Jae-myung was formally sworn in as South Korea’s new president on Wednesday, pledging to unite a divided nation, revitalize the economy an...
KT&G seeks $200 mn acquisition of Nordic nicotine pouch maker
KT&G Corp. is in talks to acquire a leading nicotine pouch company in Northern Europe for about 300 billion won, or $200 million, investme...
POSCO raises ship steel prices as Korea's tariffs curb supply
POSCO Holdings Inc. has raised second-quarter prices of thick plates used in vessels amid concerns over tighter supply after South Korea levied anti...
POSCO to invest in Hyundai Steel’s Louisiana plant
South Korea’s top steel maker POSCO has decided to invest in Hyundai Steel Co.'s first overseas plant in Louisiana and collaborate on research...
POSCO eyes investment in Hyundai Steel’s US plant
POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is seeking to invest in smaller rival Hyundai Steel Co.'s first overseas plant in the US, in ex...
Hyundai Steel to shut down Incheon rebar plant in April
Hyundai Steel Co. is set to shut down its reinforced bar plant in Incheon in April to trim output as steel bar prices are hovering near a four-and-a...
Korea to probe Chinese, Japanese steel imports over anti-dumping claims
South Korea is set to launch an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled steel imports from China and Japan, according to government and industry ...
Hyundai Steel sells over 1 mn tons of auto steel to non-captive customers
Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s second-largest steelmaker, sold more than 1 million tons of automotive steel sheets to overseas automakers ot...
Piccoma tops consumer spending ranking in Japan
Kakao Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app subsidiary of South Korean mobile giant Kakao Corp., topped the consumer spending ranking in the Japane...
Naver Webtoon invests in Japan's Number Nine
South Korea's Naver Webtoon said on Thursday that its Japanese service operator Line Digital Frontier invested in Number Nine, a webtoon studio in J...
South Korea’s steel imports from China at 7-year high
South Korea’s imports of steel products from China climbed to their highest level in seven years despite a decrease in its total steel imports...
RaonSecure to supply biometrics to SBI Sumishin Net Bank
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. said on Monday it signed a $2.5 million contract with SBI Sumishin Net Bank, the largest internet ban...
Korean paper makers to file anti-dumping complaint vs Japanese rivals
South Korean corrugated cardboard sheet makers such as Asia Paper Manufacturing Co. have decided to file an anti-dumping complaint against Japanese ...
DeepBrain AI to introduce AI anchor for Japanese terrestrial TV
South Korea's generative AI startup DeepBrain AI said on Thursday it partnered with Japan-based Nippon Electric Company (NEC) to introduce AI anch...
Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. will accelerate its penetration into Japan, a market it has been struggling to crack for decades, with small-size el...
Uniqlo expands in Korea as No-Japanese boycott wanes
Uniqlo Co., a Japanese fast fashion brand, is vigorously expanding brick-and-mortar stores in South Korea, attracting budget-conscious consumers ami...
Kia to enter Japanese purpose-built vehicles market
Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it signed a local sales agreement for purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) with Japan's trading company Sojitz Corp. Under ...
Korean ramen makers set sights beyond US to Latin America
Nongshim Co. and Samyang Foods Co., South Korea’s two largest ramen makers, are ramping up production to create and meet demand for their spic...
Lotte to foster Pepero as global brand by 2035: Chairman Shin
Lotte Group has selected Pepero — a thin chocolate-covered stick cookie — as the first brand that it will foster into one of the world&r...
POSCO to sell entire stake in P&O Chemical to OCI
POSCO Future M Co., a battery materials affiliate of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., will sell its entire stake in P&O Chemical Co...
South Korean stocks rebound but still on rollercoaster
South Korean stocks on Tuesday recouped some of their hefty losses caused by the previous day's global panic selling after financial authorities iss...
Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer
South Korea's Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on Tuesday that it will trial the artificial intelligence (AI) service AI Human at its Songdo store u...
Pulmuone's Tofu Bar sold 70 mn units in Japan
Asahiko, the Japanese subsidiary of South Korea's Pulmuone, announced on Friday that its protein snack Tofu Bar has sold more than 70 million units ...
Korea’s taxi app i.M ties up with MK Group to land in Japan
South Korea’s premium ride-hailing app i.M joined hands with Japan’s taxi operator MK Group to allow each platform's customers to use bo...
POSCO gears up for carbon-free steelmaking with hydrogen
POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province – POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is set to significantly reduce emissions in the produ...
