Korean Air purchases GE engines for new Boeing aircraft

Korean Air purchases GE engines for new Boeing aircraft

Korean Air Lines Co. has agreed to buy engines from GE Aerospace to power its new Boeing aircraft, GE Aerospace said on Wednesday.Under the agreemen...

Korean Air to finalize $32.7 bn deals with Boeing, GE Aerospace

Korean Air to finalize $32.7 bn deals with Boeing, GE Aerospace

Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s top full-service carrier, is set to soon finalize $32.7 billion deals with Boeing Co. and GE Aerospace for...

South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades claims 179 lives

South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades claims 179 lives

A passenger plane carrying 181 people, including six crew members, crashed in southwestern South Korea early Sunday, killing 179 people, according t...

In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

South Korean investors are hoarding cash as Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, hurts local stocks and uncertainties ov...

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...

HD Hyundai establishes foundation for shipyard accident victims

HD Hyundai establishes foundation for shipyard accident victims

South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. established the HD Hyundai Hope Foundation (tentative name) to support the families of victims of major industrial acci...

SK Networks' automotive division launches as SK SpeedMate

SK Networks' automotive division launches as SK SpeedMate

South Korea's SK Networks Co. completed a split-off of its automotive maintenance division, which has now launched as a new company named SK Speed...

Hanwha picked to develop KF-21’s unmanned escort plane radars

Hanwha picked to develop KF-21’s unmanned escort plane radars

Hanwha Systems Co., a South Korean aerospace and defense contractor, has been picked as a preferred developer by the state-run Korea Institute for D...

Korean Air expects US approval for Asiana merger by end-Oct: report

Korean Air expects US approval for Asiana merger by end-Oct: report

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s No. 1 full-service carrier, expects to gain full approval from the US government by the end of October to ...

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis, once derided as a Lexus copycat, is emerging as a breadwinner for the top South Korean automaker and a mo...

SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech

SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech

South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) major SK Telecom Co. has developed a new technology jointly with US tech giant I...

S-1 sees facial recognition AI as core trend in 2024

S-1 sees facial recognition AI as core trend in 2024

South Korea's system securities provider S-1 Corp. has forecasted a significant rise in the demand for AI-powered security solutions this year, pr...

Jeju Air to buy 40 fuel-efficient Boeing passenger planes

Jeju Air to buy 40 fuel-efficient Boeing passenger planes

South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co. will buy 40 next-generation passenger planes and lease 10 other new aircraft from Boeing Co. wit...

KHNP develops world's first accident monitoring system for nuclear reactors

KHNP develops world's first accident monitoring system for nuclear reactors

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced on Wednesday that it has successfully developed the Technical Specification Operator Support System...

SK’s Tmap enhances ESG efforts by navigating lowest-carbon routes

SK’s Tmap enhances ESG efforts by navigating lowest-carbon routes

South Korea’s leading mobility platform Tmap Mobility Co. has stepped up its environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts via its naviga...

NPS logs 8.6% return on investment as of end-April 2023

NPS logs 8.6% return on investment as of end-April 2023

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has logged an 8.63% profit in fund management in January-April this year thanks to strong equity ...

S.Korea's military aircraft exports to NATO get major boost

S.Korea's military aircraft exports to NATO get major boost

South Korea has concluded a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on mutual recognition of certification of military aircraft airw...

Polestar 3 to light up roads with headlamps of LG’s ZKW

Polestar 3 to light up roads with headlamps of LG’s ZKW

The Polestar 3, an all-electric mid-sized sport utility vehicle, will be equipped with high-definition light-emitting diode (HD LED) headlights deve...

Hyundai Mobis develops high-tech headlamp to prevent accidents at night

Hyundai Mobis develops high-tech headlamp to prevent accidents at night

South Korea's automotive parts company Hyundai Mobis on Thursday announced its development of the HD Lighting System, a next-generation vehicle head...

Korea's NPS maintains good grade despite heavy losses: finance ministry

Korea's NPS maintains good grade despite heavy losses: finance ministry

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund with 939 trillion won ($713 billion) in assets as of end...

Korea's loan delinquency rates soar; outlook to worsen in H2

Korea's loan delinquency rates soar; outlook to worsen in H2

South Korean banks are seeing loan delinquency rates surge due to the increase in lending during the pandemic and a series of rate hikes. The rates ...

Korean Air showcases special aircraft livery featuring Blackpink

Korean Air showcases special aircraft livery featuring Blackpink

Korean Air Lines Co. held a 2030 Busan Expo Korean Air Special Aircraft Unveiling Event at the aircraft hangar at Incheon International Airport on W...

Interpark's airline ticket sales exceed $120 mn in March

Interpark's airline ticket sales exceed $120 mn in March

South Korea’s online retail platform Interpark Corp. has reported its airline ticket sales in March jumped 281% compared to the same period la...

S.Korea’s trade outlook dismal in Feb with stagnant exports

S.Korea’s trade outlook dismal in Feb with stagnant exports

South Korea’s trade deficit in just the first 40 days of this year inched close to 40% of its worst-ever annual deficit last year amid a conti...

Asiana Airlines completes transforming cargo carriers to passenger planes

Asiana Airlines completes transforming cargo carriers to passenger planes

South Korean airline Asiana Airlines Inc. has returned all seven aircraft converted into cargo carriers during the COVID-19 pandemic to passenger pl...

SPC Group adopts integrated safety check system app for all biz sites

SPC Group adopts integrated safety check system app for all biz sites

South Korea's SPC Group on Wednesday said it has developed an app for an integrated safety inspection system using information and communications te...

SK Gas achieves milestone of zero accidents for 28 consecutive years

SK Gas achieves milestone of zero accidents for 28 consecutive years

SK Gas said on Monday that its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import terminal in Pyeongtaek had achieved a record of no accidents for 28 consecutive ...

Korean Air to introduce new planes, spend $1.7 bn on safety

Korean Air to introduce new planes, spend $1.7 bn on safety

Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s flag carrier, plans to bring in new airplanes and spend $1.7 billion on safety measures after a recent spa...

SK’s Chey says survival is now top priority over profits

SK’s Chey says survival is now top priority over profits

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says that survival now takes top priority over profits and management efficiency as escalating tensions between the U...

Shipyards, TV plants to shut down as typhoon lands on Korea

Shipyards, TV plants to shut down as typhoon lands on Korea

The world’s two largest shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., decided to shut down t...

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