Kia's Lego-like PV5 with 16 variants to hit market in July

Kia's Lego-like PV5 with 16 variants to hit market in July

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker under Hyundai Motor Group, is set to redefine mobility solutions with its modular electric pl...

LG Energy, GM’s JV Ultium Cells to retrofit Tennessee plant to produce LFP batteries

LG Energy, GM’s JV Ultium Cells to retrofit Tennessee plant to produce LFP batteries

Ultium Cells LLC, a battery joint venture between South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., will upgrade its battery cell ...

Hyundai premieres IONIQ 6 N: Latest motorsport DNA for electric age

Hyundai premieres IONIQ 6 N: Latest motorsport DNA for electric age

In a dramatic showing on the famed hill climb of West Sussex, Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday debuted the IONIQ 6 N, its second high-performance elect...

Kia to make, sell China-launched EV5 in Korea to keep top spot

Kia to make, sell China-launched EV5 in Korea to keep top spot

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to manufacture and sell the EV5, its first China-made all-electric vehicle, at home t...

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 Q Cells eyes tandem cell mass production in 2027

Hanwha Q Cells eyes tandem cell mass production in 2027

Hanwha Q Cells Co., the solar panel manufacturing unit of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., is expected to commercialize tandem modules by 2027,...

OCI to build $265 mn solar cell plant in Texas, expects $80 mn tax credit

OCI to build $265 mn solar cell plant in Texas, expects $80 mn tax credit

South Korean solar cell company OCI Holdings Co. said on Thursday it will build a solar cell manufacturing plant in Texas through its US subsidiary ...

SK On to supply 100 GWh of EV batteries to Nissan

SK On to supply 100 GWh of EV batteries to Nissan

SK On Co. has landed a deal to supply nearly 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electric vehicle batteries to Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co., which cou...

Hyundai Motor to build fuel cell plant in South Korea

Hyundai Motor to build fuel cell plant in South Korea

Hyundai Motor Co. will build a local fuel cell plant in South Korea, accelerating its bid to create an entire hydrogen fuel cell value chain in line...

LG Chem unveils precursor-free cathode material for batteries

LG Chem unveils precursor-free cathode material for batteries

LG Chem Ltd. is set to become the first South Korean company to mass-produce precursor-free cathode materials, designed for high- and mid-nickel bat...

Korea’s OCI, Israel’s Arava Power to jointly build solar cell plant in Texas

Korea’s OCI, Israel’s Arava Power to jointly build solar cell plant in Texas

OCI Energy Co., a US subsidiary of South Korea’s OCI Holdings Co., and Israel’s Arava Power will jointly build a solar cell power plant ...

Hanwha Q Cells sells two solar power plant projects in US

Hanwha Q Cells sells two solar power plant projects in US

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar panel manufacturing arm of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Wednesday that it sold its two large-scale sola...

Lotte Duty Free unveils robot bartender in Gimpo Int'l Airport

Lotte Duty Free unveils robot bartender in Gimpo Int'l Airport

South Korea's Lotte Duty Free said on Thursday it placed its AI-based robot bartenders in Gimpo International Airport.Lotte Duty Free offers robot...

Real estate debt outshines corporate credit: Savills IM

Real estate debt outshines corporate credit: Savills IM

Private credit has been among the top picks for alternative investors over the past few years. During the period of high interest rates, corporate l...

S.Korean gov't to lift two-bottle limit on duty-free alcohol

S.Korean gov't to lift two-bottle limit on duty-free alcohol

South Korean government will lift the number restriction of duty-free alcohol bottles for inbound travelers and halve the patent fees to boost the d...

LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan

LG Energy set to acquire GM’s $1 bn stake in Ultium JV plant in Michigan

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. plans to acquire General Motors Co.’s stake in their battery joint venture plant in Lansing, Michi...

Hanwha Q cells’ US subsidiary EnFin raises $321 mn through ABS

Hanwha Q cells’ US subsidiary EnFin raises $321 mn through ABS

Hanwha Q Cells Co., the solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group known as Qcells in overseas markets, ...

Shilla Duty Free opens Guerlain Ultimate Boutique at Incheon Airport

Shilla Duty Free opens Guerlain Ultimate Boutique at Incheon Airport

South Korea's Shilla Duty Free Shop announced on Tuesday it opened the Guerlain Ultimate Boutique, the first flagship store in a global airport, at ...

LG Energy to supply 2170-type cells to Bear Robotics

LG Energy to supply 2170-type cells to Bear Robotics

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed an initial agreement to supply cylindrical battery cells to Bear Robotics I...

Korean duty-free shops post Q3 losses; no signs of recovery

Korean duty-free shops post Q3 losses; no signs of recovery

The four major duty-free shop operators in South Korea on Thursday posted operating losses in the third quarter, marking the first quarter in almo...

Hanwha Q Cells, OCI to benefit from expanded US CHIPS Act subsidies

Hanwha Q Cells, OCI to benefit from expanded US CHIPS Act subsidies

South Korean solar cell companies such as Hanwha Q Cells Co. and OCI Holdings Co. are set to benefit from expanded subsidies covered by the US CHIPS...

SK Bioscience's SKYCellflu approved in Indonesia

SK Bioscience's SKYCellflu approved in Indonesia

SK Bioscience Co., a bio and pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, said on Wednesday that The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority BPOM ...

Korean food makers set sights on Europe with vegan, sugar-free offerings

Korean food makers set sights on Europe with vegan, sugar-free offerings

PARIS – South Korean food companies such as Pulmuone Corp., Lotte Wellfood Co., Ottogi Corp. and Maeil Dairies Co. are gearing up for their ex...

LG Energy, Stellantis’ EV battery JV in Canada mass-produces modules

LG Energy, Stellantis’ EV battery JV in Canada mass-produces modules

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, said on Wednesday its joint venture in Canada with m...

Lotte Duty Free renews Tokyo Ginza Store

Lotte Duty Free renews Tokyo Ginza Store

South Korea's Lotte Duty Free reopened its Tokyo Ginza Store in Tokyu Plaza Ginza on Wednesday after a complete renovation. This is the company's ...

LG Energy to supply batteries for Ford's electric commercial vehicles

LG Energy to supply batteries for Ford's electric commercial vehicles

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply battery cells and modules to US For...

Global Sae-A completes spinning mill in Costa Rica

Global Sae-A completes spinning mill in Costa Rica

South Korea's Global Sae-A Group said on Monday it had inaugurated a third spinning factory for its yarn-producing subsidiary, Sae-A Spinning, in ...

Hanwha Q Cells sells 142 MW solar power plant in Washington

Hanwha Q Cells sells 142 MW solar power plant in Washington

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar panel manufacturing arm of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Wednesday that it sold a 142-megawatt solar pow...

Hanwha unveils carbon-free gas carrier amid tougher rules

Hanwha unveils carbon-free gas carrier amid tougher rules

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has introduced a carbon-free gas carrier to meet the growing demand for eco-friendl...

Duty-free underdog Kyung Bok Kung outshines Lotte, Shilla

Duty-free underdog Kyung Bok Kung outshines Lotte, Shilla

Kyung Bok Kung Duty-Free Co., a lesser-known travel retailer, has bucked the trend of South Korea's sluggish duty-free retail industry on a downward...

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