South Korea’s young rich vs old rich: Coins, art outpace bonds, funds

South Korea’s young rich vs old rich: Coins, art outpace bonds, funds

Young South Korean millionaires, placing bold wagers on unconventional financial assets such as cryptocurrencies and art, are gaining ground fast, g...

SK Hynix to collaborate with Nvidia on Cosmos physical AI platform: Chey

SK Hynix to collaborate with Nvidia on Cosmos physical AI platform: Chey

LAS VEGAS – SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has agreed to collaborate with Nvidia Corp. on the top US AI chi...

S.Korea's HJ S&C eyes US Navy MRO market

S.Korea's HJ S&C eyes US Navy MRO market

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. (HJ S&C) said on Wednesday it won a 124.7 billion won ($894 million) contract from the Defense Acquisit...

LG to expand appliance subscriptions to India to speed up leasing business

LG to expand appliance subscriptions to India to speed up leasing business

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is considering expanding its subscription service into new overseas markets, such as I...

NPS bullish on real estate in low interest era: chairman

NPS bullish on real estate in low interest era: chairman

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will raise exposure to residential housing and data centers to take advantage of lower interest r...

Hyundai Mobis to mass-produce parts to double EV charging speed

Hyundai Mobis to mass-produce parts to double EV charging speed

UIWANG, Gyeonggi Province – Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, plans to mass-produce a component that double...

SK seeks sale of specialty gas unit for around $3 bn

SK seeks sale of specialty gas unit for around $3 bn

SK Group, the second-largest conglomerate in South Korea, is considering selling global leading specialty gas producer SK Specialty Co. for around 4...

US to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex

US to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex

The US government said on Tuesday it plans to provide SK Hynix Inc., the world’s leading high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chipmaker, up to $450 mil...

Lamborghini unveils 1st plug-in hybrid SUV Urus SE in Korea

Lamborghini unveils 1st plug-in hybrid SUV Urus SE in Korea

Italian sports car maker Lamborghini S.p.A. on Tuesday unveiled the Urus SE, its first plug-in hybrid super sport utility vehicle, in South Korea, t...

Lotte Innovate releases autonomous security robot Dooroo Eye

Lotte Innovate releases autonomous security robot Dooroo Eye

South Korea's Lotte Innovate will unveil its autonomous security robot, Dooroo Eye, at the upcoming Autonomous Driving Mobility EXPO 2024, the com...

Hyundai Motor speeds up hydrogen bus charging business in Korea

Hyundai Motor speeds up hydrogen bus charging business in Korea

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is set to become the largest shareholder of a local hydrogen-powered-vehicle charging station operator to boos...

SK Square to ramp up chip investment with new CEO

SK Square to ramp up chip investment with new CEO

South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group said on Thursday that its investment arm SK Square Co., led by new CEO Han Myung-jin, will ramp ...

Korea Zinc speeds up separation from Young Poong in management feud

Korea Zinc speeds up separation from Young Poong in management feud

South Korea’s largest zinc smelter Korea Zinc Co. is accelerating its efforts to terminate its decades-long business relations with parent You...

Uniqconn raises $7 mn in Series A round

Uniqconn raises $7 mn in Series A round

South Korea's system semiconductor startup Uniqconn announced on Tuesday that it attracted 10 billion won ($7.24 million) in Series A roundThe fun...

Hyundai Rotem wins express train supply deal from Uzbekistan

Hyundai Rotem wins express train supply deal from Uzbekistan

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean rolling stock and defense equipment maker, has secured a 270 billion won ($196 million) order from Uzbekistan to s...

LG Energy, ADI tie up for fast-charging EV battery technologies

LG Energy, ADI tie up for fast-charging EV battery technologies

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 3 electric vehicle battery maker, joined hands with US chipmaker Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) on advance...

Korea's Taeyoung to sell local hotel to speed up debt workout

Korea's Taeyoung to sell local hotel to speed up debt workout

South Korea’s Taeyoung Group, which is undergoing a debt workout of its construction unit, is considering selling a four-star hotel and releva...

HD Hyundai aims for world’s No. 5 spot in construction machinery

HD Hyundai aims for world’s No. 5 spot in construction machinery

HD Hyundai Co., a South Korean shipbuilding and machinery conglomerate, is making big bets on Europe and South America to achieve its goal of seizin...

Korea builds system to speed up naked short-selling ban

Korea builds system to speed up naked short-selling ban

South Korea’s top financial regulator is set to build a centralized digital system to strengthen the prevention of naked short-selling as the ...

Samsung unveils 2024 AI TV lineup in India

Samsung unveils 2024 AI TV lineup in India

Samsung Electronics Co. launched its 2024 new TV lineup with enhanced AI functions at the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru, India, on April 17.At th...

SM Bexel to localize military drone battery packs

SM Bexel to localize military drone battery packs

SM Bexel Co., the battery manufacturing affiliate of South Korea's SM Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

Hyundai Rotem unveils lamination press for EV motor cores

Hyundai Rotem unveils lamination press for EV motor cores

South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. announced on Wednesday that it unveiled a lamination press for electric vehicle (EV) motor cores at its Dangjin plan...

EV charging speed, battery sector’s emerging battlefield

EV charging speed, battery sector’s emerging battlefield

South Korea’s three major battery makers are rushing to shorten times for electric vehicle charging, the main issue for consumers reluctant to...

HD Hyundai speeds up digital transformation with Naver

HD Hyundai speeds up digital transformation with Naver

HD Hyundai Co. announced on Monday that it signed a business agreement with Naver Corp. for digital transformation (DX), cloud transformation, and a...

Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support

Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support

South Korea is backing Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., in the Facebook operator’s artificial inte...

AIMMO’s global push gains speed with US foray

AIMMO’s global push gains speed with US foray

South Korean AI-powered data solution-providing startup AIMMO Inc. is expediting its global push with an aggressive advance into the US market, wher...

Upstage releases Solar API for Free

Upstage releases Solar API for Free

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage announced on Feb. 22 that it released the beta version of its open-source small lan...

AI device solution startup Sorcerics gets seed round

AI device solution startup Sorcerics gets seed round

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI)  smart device solution startup Sorcerics, founded by former Google and Microsoft employees, an...

HD Hyundai, Hanwha delivers 1st of 12 container ships to HMM

HD Hyundai, Hanwha delivers 1st of 12 container ships to HMM

South Korea’s top container line HMM Co. said on Wednesday that it held a naming ceremony for HMM Garnet, a 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit...

LG Electronics unveils 2024 QNED TV

LG Electronics unveils 2024 QNED TV

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it will unveil the 2024 QNED TV (Quantum nano-emitting diode) equipped with the artificial intelligen...

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