IFEZ to apply for designation of southern Ganghwa as free economic zone

IFEZ to apply for designation of southern Ganghwa as free economic zone

The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority is set to submit its application by the end of June to designate the southern end of Ganghwa Island ...

Hanwha's 'Sea Ghost' makes waves as Greece eyes unmanned naval tech

Hanwha's 'Sea Ghost' makes waves as Greece eyes unmanned naval tech

GEOJE, South Korea – Under a slate-grey sky at the quiet port of Jangmok on South Korea’s southern coast, a sleek, 12-meter vessel slipp...

LX Pantos, Kazakhstan to cooperate on logistics

LX Pantos, Kazakhstan to cooperate on logistics

South Korea's LX Pantos said on Thursday that it plans to strengthen its logistics business in Central Asia, focusing on Kazakhstan.Lee Yong-ho, CEO...

LG releases sea lion-themed animal conservation video in Times Square

LG releases sea lion-themed animal conservation video in Times Square

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has unveiled a sea lion-themed video for its “The LG Endangered Species Series” campaig...

South Korea finds massive crude oil, gas prospects in East Sea: Yoon

South Korea finds massive crude oil, gas prospects in East Sea: Yoon

South Korea, which heavily relies on imports for its energy use, has found a potentially massive reserve of oil and gas offshore close to its southe...

Korea Eximbank provides $120 mn credit to Cambodia

Korea Eximbank provides $120 mn credit to Cambodia

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said on Friday that it signed an agreement with the Ministry of Finance of Cambodia to provide a foreign ...

HMM enhances maritime safety with AI technology

HMM enhances maritime safety with AI technology

HMM Co., South Korea’s leading sea carrier, announced on Friday its adoption of an advanced AI image analysis solution 'Deep Eyes', aimed at b...

Hyundai, Red Sea Global agree on EV, AAM projects in Saudi luxury resorts

Hyundai, Red Sea Global agree on EV, AAM projects in Saudi luxury resorts

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has agreed with Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored developer Red Sea Globa...

Daewoo E&C completes India's longest sea bridge

Daewoo E&C completes India's longest sea bridge

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) announced on January 23, 2024, that it has completed the construction of the Mumbai Trans...

Korea’s HMM among shippers benefiting from growing Red Sea crisis

Korea’s HMM among shippers benefiting from growing Red Sea crisis

The Red Sea crisis, disrupting the passage of ships through the Suez Canal, a central artery for global trade, is a bane for exporters looking for s...

Poultry processor Harim to buy Korean top sea carrier HMM for $5 bn

Poultry processor Harim to buy Korean top sea carrier HMM for $5 bn

South Korea’s leading poultry processor Harim Group is set to acquire the country’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. for about 6.4 trillio...

Hanwha Systems to launch small SAR satellite by year-end

Hanwha Systems to launch small SAR satellite by year-end

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch its own small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite by the end of...

SK Earthon starts shipping crude oil from South China Sea

SK Earthon starts shipping crude oil from South China Sea

SK Earthon Co., the resources development unit of South Korean energy major SK Innovation Co., said Wednesday that it has started shipping crude oil...

South Korea’s SK Earthon discovers crude oil offshore Vietnam

South Korea’s SK Earthon discovers crude oil offshore Vietnam

SK Earthon Co., the petroleum exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., said on Thursda...

Robot dog Spot patrols Kia auto plant late at night

Robot dog Spot patrols Kia auto plant late at night

South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. ’s plant in Hwaseong, a southern suburb of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, is guarded late at night by Spot, a fou...

Dana Petroleum discovers new gas field in North Sea

Dana Petroleum discovers new gas field in North Sea

Dana Petroleum, wholly owned by state-run Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC), has discovered a new high-quality gas field in the North Sea, KNOC said o...

SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia

SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia

South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant has joined forces with Netspa, a Busan-based startup for recycling waste fishing nets, ...

GS25 becomes No. 1 convenience store chain in southern Vietnam

GS25 becomes No. 1 convenience store chain in southern Vietnam

South Korean convenience store chain GS25 announced on Thursday that it has become the top operator in southern Vietnam, surpassing rivals US' Circl...

Hyundai E&C to commercialize CCS for the first time in S.Korea

Hyundai E&C to commercialize CCS for the first time in S.Korea

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced that it has won the contract for the preliminary front-end engineering and design (Pr...

Hyundai Glovis to support removal of marine debris

Hyundai Glovis to support removal of marine debris

South Korea's leading logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Thursday that it has joined forces with The Ocean Cleanup, a global environm...

Battery materials firms revive Korean cities with new plants

Battery materials firms revive Korean cities with new plants

As South Korean battery materials companies such as LG Chem Ltd., POSCO Future M Co. and EcoPro Co. aggressively step up facility investment, they a...

S.Korea's shipyards get OK from shipping companies to delay vessel delivery

S.Korea's shipyards get OK from shipping companies to delay vessel delivery

South Korean shipbuilders are breathing a sigh of relief despite the postponed delivery of their container ships due to a chronic shortage of domest...

LG Uplus to use UAM to slash EMS transportation time

LG Uplus to use UAM to slash EMS transportation time

South Korea's internet service provider LG Uplus Corp. on Thursday said it signed an agreement with the municipal government of Jinju, South Gyeongs...

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries unveils homegrown sea vessels

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI), the shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., on Sunday said it will unveil its next-generati...

S.Korea warns of stern response in case of N.Korea satellite launch

S.Korea warns of stern response in case of N.Korea satellite launch

The launch of North Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite has entered a “countdown”. North Korea notified the Japanese governm...

S.Korea's UAM group to develop tourism transportation on southern coast

S.Korea's UAM group to develop tourism transportation on southern coast

Urban air transportation (UAM) in South Korea will open a tourism road on the country's southern coast, which is dubbed "the nation's Mediterranean ...

HMM, GS Caltex to cooperate for eco-friendly biofuel project

HMM, GS Caltex to cooperate for eco-friendly biofuel project

South Korea's HMM Co. has partnered with GS Caltex for an eco-friendly biofuel project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to an...

HMM, Lotte Fine Chemical to partner for ammonia sea transport

HMM, Lotte Fine Chemical to partner for ammonia sea transport

South Korea's HMM Co. and Lotte Fine Chemical Co. have formed a partnership to transport and supply next-generation environmentally friendly fuel, a...

Samsung Heavy forms int'l consortium to make nuclear plants at sea

Samsung Heavy forms int'l consortium to make nuclear plants at sea

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Denmark's Seaborg Technologies on Friday announced their...

Doosan Group opens museum on its corporate history

Doosan Group opens museum on its corporate history

South Korea's Doosan Group on Tuesday opened Doosan Heritage 1896, a museum displaying 127 years of the conglomerate's history, at Doosan Tower in t...

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