Allianz-backed Koh Young’s brain surgery robot set for US debut by end-August

Allianz-backed Koh Young’s brain surgery robot set for US debut by end-August

Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean developer of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, is set to install its brain ...

LG Elec to advance in-cabin sensing solution

LG Elec to advance in-cabin sensing solution

LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday it's advancing its in-cabin sensing solution which detects and analyzes the interior of vehicles to prevent acc...

Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss to mass-produce holographic HUDs in 2027

Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss to mass-produce holographic HUDs in 2027

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s No. 6 auto parts supplier, has teamed up with German optics giant Zeiss to mass-produce nex...

Hansae acquires US textile company Texollini

Hansae acquires US textile company Texollini

South Korean garment maker Hansae Co. said on Tuesday that it acquired the US-based textile manufacturer Texollini Inc.Founded in 1989, Texollini is...

Taihan Cable completes 1st optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable completes 1st optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Tuesday it has completed the first fiber optic cable factory in Kuwait, in a joint project with Rank General...

SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech

SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia to commercialize the wired network AI...

SK Geo Centric produces sustainable synthetic fiber

SK Geo Centric produces sustainable synthetic fiber

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. will collaborate with global companies in the petrochemical, textile, and apparel sectors from Japan, Finland...

Samsung’s new chip head instills a sense of crisis, hope

Samsung’s new chip head instills a sense of crisis, hope

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new semiconductor chief Jun Young-hyun knows better than anyone about the difficulties the South Korean tech giant fa...

Japan’s Toray to spend $366 mn on Korean capacity expansion

Japan’s Toray to spend $366 mn on Korean capacity expansion

Japan’s Toray Industries Inc., the leading global carbon textile manufacturer, plans to spend 500 billion won ($366.3 million) to expand eco-f...

Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials

Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials

Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fi...

Samsung shifts to emergency mode with 6-day work week for executives

Samsung shifts to emergency mode with 6-day work week for executives

Executives at all Samsung Group units will work six days a week from as early as this week in a shift to emergency mode. The move comes as the won's...

Hyosung TNC to invest $1 bn in new bio-fiber plants in Vietnam

Hyosung TNC to invest $1 bn in new bio-fiber plants in Vietnam

Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, plans to invest $1 billion in new bio-textile materials plants in Vietnam to accelerate its ...

IL Science enters UK silicon lens market

IL Science enters UK silicon lens market

South Korea's IL Science Co. said on Monday that it signed a contract with the US-based automotive electronics company Polymer Optics to supply an i...

CJ CheilJedang to launch Excycle Basak Chip in global market

CJ CheilJedang to launch Excycle Basak Chip in global market

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that it introduced its Excycle Basak Chip, a snack born from their in-house ven...

Toray Advanced Materials to spur carbon fiber production in Korea

Toray Advanced Materials to spur carbon fiber production in Korea

Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. (TAK) broke ground on its new facility for carbon fiber production in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province on Monday,...

NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

South Korean fiber optic cable manufacturer Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it has been certified as a major power grid supplier by...

Late Samsung chairman Lee's New Management back in spotlight

Late Samsung chairman Lee's New Management back in spotlight

As the leader of Samsung Group for three decades, the late group Chairman Lee Kun-hee brought fundamental changes to the conglomerate under his &ldq...

Samyang to make EV part from recycled fishing nets

Samyang to make EV part from recycled fishing nets

South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. has begun developing eco-friendly and lightweight parts for electric vehicles (EV) by expanding...

DK&D to develop green artificial leather with Chinese partner

DK&D to develop green artificial leather with Chinese partner

DK&D Co., a South Korean maker of synthetic leather, on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese eco-friendly non-woven...

Samsung to unveil vision for chips resembling human senses at Tech Day

Samsung to unveil vision for chips resembling human senses at Tech Day

Chipmakers around the world have long aspired to develop semiconductors that can replicate human senses such as smell, hearing, vision, taste and to...

Hansae to build eco-friendly clothing plant in Vietnam

Hansae to build eco-friendly clothing plant in Vietnam

South Korean textile and clothing maker Hansae on Friday announced plans to build a plant in Vietnam to expand production of eco-friendly clothing u...

Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs

Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs

Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, said on Wednesday it will inject 22 billion won ($16.6 million) to expan...

SK Geo Centric, Loop to set up plastic recycling plant in Korea

SK Geo Centric, Loop to set up plastic recycling plant in Korea

SK Geo Centric Co., a petrochemical unit within South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said on Wednesday it will set up a joint venture with a Nasdaq-l...

Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing

Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing

Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn manufacturer, is teaming up with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce eco-friendly protective cloth...

S.Korea's SK Chemicals launches recycled fiber fabrics

S.Korea's SK Chemicals launches recycled fiber fabrics

South Korea's SK Chemicals has launched recycled fiber fabrics developed jointly with Art Impact and Project 1907, eco-friendly social enterprises, ...

S.Korea's Hancom to apply ChatGPT to Hancom Docs

S.Korea's Hancom to apply ChatGPT to Hancom Docs

South Korea's office software developer Hancom Inc. will apply ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service that allows users to reque...

Companies prioritize sense of responsibility over skills when hiring staff: study

Companies prioritize sense of responsibility over skills when hiring staff: study

Two-thirds of South Korea's top 100 companies are looking for talented employees with a spirit of challenge and sense of responsibility, mainly beca...

Taihan Cable begins construction of optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable begins construction of optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Monday that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for its optical cable production unit Taihan Kuwait in the Mid...

Samsung, Harman unveil in-vehicle driver alert system

Samsung, Harman unveil in-vehicle driver alert system

When a driver feels drowsy and his eyelids start slipping, a red light flickers on his dashboard with a warning sound.That’s the key feature o...

Samsung cuts H2 chip sales outlook by a third, gripped by sense of crisis

Samsung cuts H2 chip sales outlook by a third, gripped by sense of crisis

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has slashed its outlook for second-half semiconductor sales revenue by a third ...

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