South Korea nears Czech nuclear deal; Doosan, related stocks fly high

South Korea nears Czech nuclear deal; Doosan, related stocks fly high

South Korea’s nuclear energy stocks surged this week as momentum builds around a landmark nuclear power project in the Czech Republic, with in...

Genesis premieres premium electric off-road SUV X Gran Equator Concept

Genesis premieres premium electric off-road SUV X Gran Equator Concept

NEW YORK – Genesis, the luxury brand of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has premiered its first electric off-roader conce...

Samsung Biologics shares fly high to be Korea’s third most valuable firm

Samsung Biologics shares fly high to be Korea’s third most valuable firm

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has become South Korea’s third most valuable stock on the country’s...

Lotte E&C develops low-carbon cement construction

Lotte E&C develops low-carbon cement construction

Lotte Engineering & Construction (E&C) said on Tuesday developed carbon dioxide-infused mortar technology for flooring with Hanil Cement Co....

First Korean American US Senator vows to cement Seoul-Washington ties

First Korean American US Senator vows to cement Seoul-Washington ties

NEW YORK – Democratic US Representative Andy Kim, the first Korean American elected to the US Senate, has pledged to strengthen the relationsh...

South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone

South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone

South Korea will designate its resort island Jeju a test operation zone for flying taxis as part of the country’s national urban air mobility ...

Supernal aims to launch flying cars at LA 2028 Olympics

Supernal aims to launch flying cars at LA 2028 Olympics

Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) unit of Hyundai Motor Group, aims to launch its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) a...

Korean cosmetics fly off shelves on Amazon, other e-commerce platforms

Korean cosmetics fly off shelves on Amazon, other e-commerce platforms

South Korean cosmetics are top picks among beauty products on Amazon.com and other global e-commerce platforms amid the growing popularity of K-beau...

Samyang to cement lead in South Korean allulose market

Samyang to cement lead in South Korean allulose market

Samyang Corp., a 100-year-old South Korean chemical and food ingredient-manufacturer, is poised to cement its leadership in the Korean allulose mark...

EcoPro BM, GEM cement partnership for nickel, precursors

EcoPro BM, GEM cement partnership for nickel, precursors

EcoPro BM Co., a South Korean cathode materials producer, said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GEM, a Chinese batt...

Korea’s Ssangyong C&E exports eco-friendly limestone cement to US

Korea’s Ssangyong C&E exports eco-friendly limestone cement to US

Ssangyong C&E Co., a leading South Korean cement maker, said on Monday it has exported 30,000 tons of low-carbon limestone cement to the US &nda...

Low-cost carrier Fly Gangwon rebranded as Parata Air

Low-cost carrier Fly Gangwon rebranded as Parata Air

South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Fly Gangwon, based in Gangwon Province, has rebranded itself as Parata Air and is embarking on a new beginning....

Hyundai gives advanced air mobility demo in Indonesia

Hyundai gives advanced air mobility demo in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group on Monday unveiled its advanced air mobility (AAM) technology and demonstrated an AAM prototype aircraft, or a flying car, in In...

Kim Jong Un’s Balloon Barrage: Bags of Excrement Fly Into the South

Kim Jong Un’s Balloon Barrage: Bags of Excrement Fly Into the South

SEOUL—An unusual sight drifted into South Korean skies on Wednesday: Large white balloons carrying plastic bags of North Korean trash. Some co...

Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy

Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy

Dried seaweed, widely used to make kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls, is often referred to as the “black semiconductor” in South Kor...

Samsung cements TV market lead in Q1; LG tops OLED segment

Samsung cements TV market lead in Q1; LG tops OLED segment

Samsung Electronics Co. has retained the top spot in the global TV market in the first quarter of this year, cementing its lead in the ultra-large p...

CJ CheilJedang profit beats forecasts on overseas business

CJ CheilJedang profit beats forecasts on overseas business

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on healthy overseas businesses and cost cut...

Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route

Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will expand codeshare operations with Canada's WestJet Airlines.Korean Air will sell flights operat...

T’way, Air Premia to take off with Korean Air-Asiana merger

T’way, Air Premia to take off with Korean Air-Asiana merger

The proposed 1.8 trillion-won ($1.3 billion) merger between Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. will offer a tailwind to South Korea&rsquo...

Korea’s unicorn startups fly high as IPO plans revived

Korea’s unicorn startups fly high as IPO plans revived

South Korea’s unicorn startups, or venture firms with a corporate value of at least 1 trillion won ($760 million), are poised to return to the...

Supernal debuts upgraded flying-car concept; Hyundai reveals MOBION

Supernal debuts upgraded flying-car concept; Hyundai reveals MOBION

LAS VEGAS – Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) affiliate of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has unveiled its latest ...

Sendbird aims to fly even higher, above 300 million

Sendbird aims to fly even higher, above 300 million

Founded in 2013, Sendbird, a customizable in-app communications platform used by more than 300 million active users monthly, is still hungry for mor...

Myeong-dong cements status as super-prime real estate in Korea

Myeong-dong cements status as super-prime real estate in Korea

A 170-square-meter plot of land in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, where South Korean beauty brand Nature Republic’s flagship store is located, ha...

Hyundai-invested SES to provide Li-Metal battery B samples, eyes UAM

Hyundai-invested SES to provide Li-Metal battery B samples, eyes UAM

SES AI Corp., a high-performance battery maker backed by several global automakers such as GM and Hyundai Motor Co., has moved one step closer to co...

Hyundai's Supernal plans to build flying taxi plant in US

Hyundai's Supernal plans to build flying taxi plant in US

Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a flying electric taxi plant in the US as the South Korean automotive group aims to bring flying cars to the mark...

SsangYong C&E to invest $616 mn in eco-friendly facilities

SsangYong C&E to invest $616 mn in eco-friendly facilities

South Korea's cement maker SsangYong C&E Co. is investing 800 billion won ($616 million) in facilities to reduce environmental pollution in the ...

Neo Chair cements No. 1 spot as office chair brand on Amazon

Neo Chair cements No. 1 spot as office chair brand on Amazon

Neo Chair, almost unheard of in its home country South Korea, is the top-selling office chair brand on Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce platfo...

Hyundai’s Supernal, Kia showcase flying car, military drones at ADEX 2023

Hyundai’s Supernal, Kia showcase flying car, military drones at ADEX 2023

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing the concept of its electric flying car and hydrogen-powered military drones unde...

Hanwha Group chair calls for startup-like entrepreneurial spirit

Hanwha Group chair calls for startup-like entrepreneurial spirit

South Korea’s Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn on Monday urged the defense-to-financial conglomerate to revive the bold innovations of its...

Taekyung Group to recycle brine water in Saudi Arabia

Taekyung Group to recycle brine water in Saudi Arabia

South Korea's Taekyung Group on Monday said it formed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia's government-run Saline Water Conversion Corp. (SWCC...

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