Hyundai Motor Group announced on March 27 that it will hire 80,000 people and invest 68 trillion won in Korea over the next three years from this year to 2026. The plan is expected to create about 198,000 decent new jobs.The announced investment in Korea is a significant increase from the 56.2 trill
There is a prospect that a new era will open in three years where the entire population of 50 million people across the nation can receive anything with a day of ordering it with free shipping.On March 27, Coupang announced its intention to expand its Rocket Delivery service to encompass the majorit
Genesis, a division of Hyundai Motor, will add a high-performance trim called “Magma” to all its models from 2025 starting with the GV60, just like premium automaker rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW have AMG and M as their high-performance luxury trims.Genesis took the wraps off the GV60 Magma Concept C
A scenario analysis has been conducted on the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election, which poses a major risk to the Korean secondary battery industry for electric vehicles which is expected to expand supply in earnest beginning from 2025.If U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who has ment
Hyundai Motor Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in future mobility with Red Sea Global (RSG), a leading developer of the Red Sea and western coastal areas, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on March 24 (local time).The Red Sea coastal development project is one of
For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) is preparing to establish its first overseas office in Poland, marking its initial foray into the country. The recent amendment to the Export-Import Bank of Korea Act has created the opportu
LG Chem is seeking solutions to revive its struggling petrochemical business. Splitting the petrochemical business and attracting foreign investments from the Middle East to create a joint venture are among the scenarios being discussed.Vice Chairman Shin Hak-cheol of LG Chem responded to reporters’
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), through their joint venture operation company in the UAE, Nawah Energy, announced that Unit 4 of the UAE Barakah Nuclear Power Plant successfully connected to the UAE transmission network on March 23.The con
The performance of SK on’s C has come into the spotlight after a U.S. electric car driver reported that the battery has maintained 97 percent of its original capacity after driving 160,000 kilometers in 21 months.Automotive media outlet CarScoops carried a story based on a recent post on the F-150 L
The Carlyle Group, a global private equity fund management firm, is stepping in as a facilitator for the overseas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of domestically prominent defense companies with a stature that is growing worldwide.According to industry and investment banking (IB) sources on March 24,
This March, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul takes centre stage as an official partner of the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, which comes to the Korean capital for the first time. Securing its place as a gastronomic hotspot in the city’s thriving culinary scene, the contemporary Gwanghwamun hot
KEB Hana Bank is achieving robust performance through equity investments in Vietnam and China. Instead of securing local corporate licenses, the bank’s decision to opt for minority stake acquisitions has proven successful. KEB Hana Bank is further expanding its collaborations with invested banks to
Samsung SDI, a leader in the all-solid-state battery (ASB) sector, has reconfirmed its goal to start mass production of all-solid-state batteries in 2027.During the annual general meeting held on March 20 at The K Hotel Seoul in Seocho District, Seoul, Choi Yoon-ho, CEO of Samsung SDI, announced, “W
Samsung Display and LG Display, the two major Korean display makers, have begun the second round of their battle in the display market. Unlike LG Display, which makes large-sized panels, Samsung Display makes smash hits focused on small and medium-sized panels. LG Display is trying to reverse its fo
A high-power (120kV, 60kW) electron-beam welding system has been developed for the first time in the country, paving the way to the domestic production of a local vacuum high-power electron-beam welding system, the key equipment for the welding of small modular reactors (SMRs).For the first time in
The trade conflict between the U.S. and China has spilled over into the shipbuilding industry and Korean shipbuilders that compete with China for the No. 1 spot in the global shipbuilding market are expected to benefit from this situation.According to industry sources, the U.S. Trade Representative
Thanks to the government’s Value-Up program, high-dividend and low price-to-book ratio (PBR) stocks are garnering attention. However, some large-cap stocks are still sticking to their non-dividend policies, leading to increasing discontent among shareholders.According to the Korea Exchange on March
Samsung C&T has sold the rights to a solar power project of 200 megawatts (MW) to Hanwha Solutions. The sale comes after all preparatory work for the construction of the solar power plant was completed, suggesting that Samsung C&T disposed of the project to recover its investment.According to the in
On March 19, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency conducted a search and seizure at the headquarters of KG Mobility (KGM) in Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province. The CEO of KGM, Jung Yong-won, and employees have been under investigation for embezzling com
SK hynix has strengthened its dominance in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market by becoming the first to mass-produce the 5th generation HBM, HBM3E DRAM, and supply it to the American semiconductor company Nvidia, following its success with HBM3.On March 19, SK hynix announced that it would supply