Kia to ramp up Seltos output to meet high global demand
Kia Corp. will expand production of its compact sport utility vehicle, the Seltos, after selling 310,000 units of the model across the globe, making...
China's BYD enters S.Korean EV market
China’s electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD Co. officially debuts in the South Korean passenger car market on January 16. BYD's first-selling...
KEPCO expects all-time high $207 mn in 2024 overseas investment returns
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, expects to post its highest-ever overseas business performance this year, thanks ...
LG Elec launches modular home Smart Cottage
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it started selling its LG Smart Cottage, a compact, prefabricated modular home that utilizes its cutting-edge ...
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...
Genesis unveils GV80 Black, GV80 Coupe Black
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Friday unveiled its large-size sport utility vehicles (SUVs) the Genesis GV80 and GV80 Coupe Black mode...
Kia, 42dot, Geotab to team up for PBV management system
Kia Corp. said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 42dot and Geotab to develop a management system for purpose-built vehi...
Hyundai Mobis showcases 42 new techs utilizing AI, VR
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Thursday that it held the M-Sphere 2024 exhibition at its Uiwang Research Center in Gyeonggi Province from...
S.Korea, Vietnam complete Smart City Cooperation Center in Hanoi
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Tuesday that it completed the construction of the Korea-Vietnam Smart C...
GS Caltex to capture and utilize carbon with own technology
South Korea's GS Caltex Corp. will launch a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project in collaboration with South Jeolla Province and Yeosu City ...
Hanwha Ocean qualifies to compete for US Navy MRO
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it signed a Ship Maintenance Relations Agreement (MSRA) with the US Navy. It got the right t...
Samsung, KB Kookmin Card launch IoT credit card
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday it launched an Internet of Things (IoT) credit card in collaboration with KB Kookmin Card. The card us...
Mirae Asset's US dividend premium fund surpasses $72 mn in net assets
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Tuesday that the net assets of its Mirae Asset US Dividend Premium Fund, which invests...
Korea’s food prices highest among OECD nations; utility bills at bottom
South Korea’s food prices were found to be the highest among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries last y...
Innocean produces Hyundai Motor ad using GenAI
Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it launched three new digital campaigns...
KEPCO, EVN to promote new power business in Vietnam
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the South Korean state-run utility company, and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) have agreed to collaborate on new busi...
Hana Securities services S.Korean stock investment in Hong Kong
South Korea's Hana Securities announced on Tuesday that it launched a service allowing Hong Kong investors to open its accounts through Hong Kong's ...
Hyundai Motor to restore forest ecosystem
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Restoration Project with...
Lotte Home Shopping to unveil Bellygom game
South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping announced on Monday that it will release a mobile game called Bellygom Match Land, leveraging the intellectual pro...
US, China to serve as Kia’s key offshore EV production bases
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker after its sibling Hyundai Motor Co., has upped the stakes in China and the US to bolster its ...
LG Uplus, GIST to build metaverse campus
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday a business agreement with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) to develop a uni...
Hanwha Ocean gets approval for LCO2 carrier from ABS
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Thursday it received Approval in Principle (AIP) from classification society ABS for a 40,000 cubic meter liq...
Korean theme parks recover to near pre-pandemic levels
Everland and Lotte World, South Korea’s two largest theme parks, posted their highest-ever profits in 2023, recovering from the COVID-19 pande...
S.Korean game developers to utilize idol group IPs
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., signed a licensing deal with SM Entertainment Co. to utilize idol ...
POSCO DX to develop self-driving unmanned facilities
POSCO DX Co., the IT services subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc., announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of unde...
Hyundai Wia unveils EV manufacturing specialized solution
Hyundai Wia Corp., a South Korean automotive parts manufacturer, unveiled its Mobility Manufacturing Total Solution specialized for electric vehicle...
Lotte Chemical applies recycled plastic to packaging
South Korea's Lotte Chemical announced on Thursday that it has applied recycled materials to all 25 kg packaging bags for polyethylene (PE) and poly...
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...
Line launches AI Assistant services in Japan
Line Corporation announced on Friday that it has launched paid and free AI Assistant services within the LINE Messenger in Japan.LINE AI Assistant i...
KEPCO narrows losses with 2nd straight quarterly profit
South Korea’s power utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday posted its second straight quarterly profit, sharply above market for...
