KAI seals $700 mn FA-50 fighter jet export deal with the Philippines

KAI seals $700 mn FA-50 fighter jet export deal with the Philippines

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Tuesday signed a $700 million contract to supply 12 FA-50 fighter jets to the Philippines, marking the larg...

LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Friday it is seeking to acquire a nickel mine and a copper mine in...

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...

Foreign workers in S.Korea surpasses 1 million

Foreign workers in S.Korea surpasses 1 million

The number of foreign workers in South Korea has broken past the 1 million mark.According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, as of May, there were 1.56...

HJ S&C wins $200 mn Philippines new port construction project order

HJ S&C wins $200 mn Philippines new port construction project order

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. (HJ S&C) said on Thursday its construction division secured a 280 billion won ($200 million) contract to ...

S.Korea’s KF-21, Lockheed's F-16 shortlisted for Philippine fighter jet deal

S.Korea’s KF-21, Lockheed's F-16 shortlisted for Philippine fighter jet deal

South Korea’s homegrown fighter jet KF-21 is competing against US defense firm Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-16 for the Philippine governmen...

S.Korea signs MOU on Philippine nuclear safety checks, eyes plant deals

S.Korea signs MOU on Philippine nuclear safety checks, eyes plant deals

MANILA – South Korea on Monday signed an initial agreement with the Philippines to conduct a safety check on a nuclear power plant before a re...

Samsung's Lee inspects MLCC plant in Philippines as it eyes turnaround

Samsung's Lee inspects MLCC plant in Philippines as it eyes turnaround

Samsung Group Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Sunday inspected Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.’s production facilities for multilayer ceramic capacitors ...

Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes

Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes

South Korea's budget carrier Jin Air said on Friday that it will resume and expand its international flights for the upcoming winter season, focus...

KAI selected as PBL provider for Philippine FA-50

KAI selected as PBL provider for Philippine FA-50

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country's sole military aircraft manufacturer, said on Friday that it was selected as the performance-bas...

HD Hyundai affiliates participate in Mining Indonesia 2024

HD Hyundai affiliates participate in Mining Indonesia 2024

South Korea's HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. and HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Wednesday that they participated in Mining Indonesia 2...

POSCO to invest in Tanzanian mine to cut Chinese graphite imports

POSCO to invest in Tanzanian mine to cut Chinese graphite imports

POSCO Group, South Korea’s steel and battery material conglomerate, is set to invest in the world's second-largest graphite reserve, in Tanzan...

Daewoo E&C, CSCEC to collaborate on overseas projects

Daewoo E&C, CSCEC to collaborate on overseas projects

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) the prev...

Korea’s top landscaping firm Dawon to expand in SE Asia

Korea’s top landscaping firm Dawon to expand in SE Asia

South Korea’s Dawon Corporation aims to expand its business in Southeast Asia as it beat out major domestic builders such as Samsung C&T C...

Korea Investment manages Vista Land $50 mn global bond issuance

Korea Investment manages Vista Land $50 mn global bond issuance

Korea Investment & Securities Co. announced on Thursday that its Hong Kong subsidiary KIS Asia managed the issuance of $50 million in global bon...

Paldo enters S&R, Puregold in Philippines

Paldo enters S&R, Puregold in Philippines

South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo is strengthening its competitiveness in the Philippine market.Paldo announced on Thursday that i...

Hanwha, KT to cooperate on smart mining

Hanwha, KT to cooperate on smart mining

South Korea's Hanwha Global, the global division of Hanwha Corp. and KT Corp. announced on Monday that they signed a memorandum of understanding (...

Korea Eximbank to provide $150 mn PF to Australia

Korea Eximbank to provide $150 mn PF to Australia

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Tuesday that it will provide $150 million in project financing (PF) for developing a rare ea...

Doosan Enerbility, Meralco to collaborate on energy projects

Doosan Enerbility, Meralco to collaborate on energy projects

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Wednesday that executives from Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the largest power company in the ...

POSCO seeks additional lithium deals from Argentina, Chile

POSCO seeks additional lithium deals from Argentina, Chile

POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, aims to clinch additional deals from Argentina and Chile to secure lith...

Krafton's Overdare conducts alpha test in SE Asia

Krafton's Overdare conducts alpha test in SE Asia

South Korea's gaming giant Krafton Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct an overseas alpha test for Overdare, a mobile user-generated con...

HD KSOE picks Philippines as offshore wind power base camp

HD KSOE picks Philippines as offshore wind power base camp

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the parent of the world’s No. 1 shipbuilder, is accelerating its offshore wind po...

POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report

POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report

South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it released a responsible minerals report detailing establishing a sustainable supply cha...

TYM exports 900 tractors to the Philippines

TYM exports 900 tractors to the Philippines

South Korea's agricultural machinery company TYM Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has won a bid project by the Philippine government to supply tra...

Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines

Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines

SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia bra...

SK Telecom to launch metaverse platform in SE Asia

SK Telecom to launch metaverse platform in SE Asia

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract with CelcomDigi Berhad, the leading telecom company in Malays...

HD Hyundai Heavy picks Philippines as Asian base for warship sales

HD Hyundai Heavy picks Philippines as Asian base for warship sales

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) said on Thursday it has chosen the Philippines as its base for the sale of...

Perigee, Philippines gov’t to recycle small launch vehicle

Perigee, Philippines gov’t to recycle small launch vehicle

South Korea's Perigee Aerospace Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has discussed collaboration with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) for the laun...

Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama

Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama

A state-run company in South Korea is set to seek an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) worth around 1 trillion won ($747.1 million) against t...

Samsung SDI to invest in Canada Nickel, new mine in Canada

Samsung SDI to invest in Canada Nickel, new mine in Canada

Samsung SDI Co. has agreed to invest $18.5 million in Canada Nickel Company Inc. to secure steady supplies of nickel and cobalt, key materials for r...

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