NPS logs 0.87% return from first-quarter investment

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, announced on ...

K-Beauty defies seasonal slump with record $980 mn in April exports

The global appetite for Korean beauty products shows no sign of slowing, with their exports in April surging 20% year on year to a record high, ev...

Hyundai Motor posts solid Q1; rough road ahead on Trump's auto tariffs

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. defied mounting global trade headwinds and a fresh round of US import tariffs to deliver record ...

Coupang posts profit for 2 straight years in 2024 on new growth drivers

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, ended last year with profit for the second straight year thanks to t...

Hyundai, Samsung deepen ties to win humanoid race

South Korea’s household technology and automotive names Samsung and Hyundai have reinforced their alliance to capture the global humanoid robo...

Naver founder to return as board chair; 2024 earnings solid

Lee Hae-jin, the founder of South Korea’s No. 1 internet portal operator Naver Corp., is set to return to the company to lead the board amid t...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics to produce all-solid-state batteries in 2026

LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will unveil a sample of an ultra-compact all-solid-state battery within the year for mass production...

Lotte Energy completes pilot plant for solid-state battery electrolyte

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, has completed a pilot plant for the production of sulfide...

Lotte develops nickel-plated foil for solid-state batteries

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a major South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it has developed a nickel-plated copper foil for use in ...

Samsung set to ship HBM3E chips in H2 after strong H1

Samsung Electronics Co. expects it will be ready to ship its fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM3E, in the second half, demon...

Samsung, LG go in different directions for all solid batteries

South Korean household names Samsung and LG are in a new race to win the market for solid-state batteries, next-generation batteries promising enhan...

Hyundai Glovis expects better 2024 after beating market in Q1

Hyundai Glovis Co. expects an improvement in earnings this year from last year after reporting better-than-expected sales and operating profit in th...

Korea’s 'Seven Tigers,' next hot stocks: Hyundai Motor Securities

Japan may have its Seven Samurai and the US its Magnificent Seven, but South Korea has "Seven Tiger" stocks thanks to the artificial intelligence ch...

Korean EV battery makers to unveil tech for industry recharge

South Korea’s three major electric vehicle battery makers are gearing up to invigorate the global green car market with new technologies they ...

SK On signs tech transfer with Solid Power

SK On Co., a battery affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a technology transfer agreement with the US-ba...

Samsung SDI forms ASB commercialization team

South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. formed a new team to promote the commercialization of the all-solid-state battery (ASB), the so-called “ba...

LG Chem, SNU to jointly develop next-generation material

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. partnered with Seoul National University (SNU) to develop next-generation material technologies, including pivotal materi...

Samsung vows to up memory chip density to 'extreme levels'

Samsung Electronics Co.'s memory chip head said on Tuesday the world’s top memory chipmaker will increase the memory density of its DRAM and N...

Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race

South Korea’s leading battery and materials makers on Monday shared their concerns about Chinese rivals’ ascent, but expressed confidenc...

SK On unveils new material to improve EV battery capacity

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle cell maker, has unveiled a new material to improve its competitiveness in the solid-stat...

Hyundai, Kia firm up ranking as world's 3rd; first-half profits improve

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group solidified its position as the world’s third-largest carmaker with improved profit margi...

Hyundai Steel extends profit streak in Q2 on brisk auto steel sales

Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s second-largest steelmaker, plans to ramp up automotive and eco-friendly steel production after posting an ope...

SK Hynix logs loss for 3rd straight quarter in Q2 but eyes recovery in H2

SK Hynix Inc. reported an operating loss in the second quarter of this year, extending its losing streak to three consecutive quarters and inflating...

Samsung SDI expands cooperation with EV makers

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle cell maker, is expanding cooperation with its customers including General Motors C...

SK Hynix wins Europe certification for automotive chips

SK Hynix Inc., the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it has earned international certification for its automotive memory chip...

SK Telecom to further develop AI, its growth driver in Q1

SK Telecom Co. beat market expectations for its first-quarter earnings thanks to its robust non-telecom businesses and vowed to continue to bolster ...

HYBE logs record-high Q1 profit despite BTS break

South Korea’s HYBE Co. behind global sensation BTS on Tuesday reported a 41.5% surge in first-quarter profit, driven by BTS members’ out...

POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...

SK On to spend $352 million to mass produce solid-state batteries by 2028

South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said on Monday it will spend 470 billion won ($352 million) to begin mass production in 2028 of solid-state bat...

LG Electronics eyes solid Q2 results after Q1 earnings surprise

LG Electronics Inc. is expected to report solid earnings for the second quarter after its first-quarter operating profit beat market expectations an...