Huawei held a conference on the Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facility in 2024 and released the corresponding White Paper. At the conference, Yao Quan, President of Huawei Data Center Facility Domain, defined the three characteristics of future data centers: reliable, simplified, and sustainable. Yao
POSCO International announced on Jan. 18 that it has secured an order for 1.03 million units of drive motor cores. These cores will be utilized in electric vehicles of the Seltos class, which Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors plan to produce locally in Europe from 2025 to 2034. The drive motor cores will
A forecast has emerged predicting substantial growth in South Korea’s exports this year. On Jan. 18, the Bank of Korea (BOK) published an issue note titled “Assessment and Insights on Global Growth and Trade Post-Pandemic – BOK Issue Note.”The BOK foresees an expansion in South Korea’s export growth
Hyundai Motor, Tesla, BYD, and Volkswagen, the top four players in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, have embarked on a race to mark down electric vehicle prices in major markets. The price cuts are a defensive move in response to the double whammy of slowing demand for EVs and the recent suspensi
Korean companies doing business in China expect the Chinese market to improve in the second half of this year and beyond. In particular, they expect their sales to ascend from 2023.The largest number of the respondents (40 percent) expect an improvement in their business in China after 2024, followe
Hugel announced on Jan. 16 that it recently acquired product approval for its botulinum toxin Letybo (Botulax) in Lithuania, Bulgaria, Iceland, and Croatia.Earlier, after receiving a product approval opinion from the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) in January 2022, Hugel successfully launched in t
Apple has overtaken Samsung Electronics in global smartphone shipments. While Samsung Electronics had previously led in shipments with its mid-range Galaxy A series, the increasing preference for premium smartphones last year led to Apple surpassing Samsung. This marks the first time Samsung has los
Orion is taking its first step into the next-generation anti-cancer drug market by acquiring LegoChem Bio for about 55 billion won.Orion Holdings acquired a 25 percent stake in LegoChem Bio and became the largest shareholder on Jan. 15, according to industry sources on Jan. 16. Orion acquired a tota
Hyundai Motor Group has sold its Chongqing plant in China for about 300 billion won. This has reduced the number of production bases in China from five to three since Hyundai entered the country in 2002. The decision was made to reorganize the structure of its Chinese business, thereby boosting its
A well-known Chinese automotive manufacturer is currently under investigation by South Korean law enforcement agencies for allegedly establishing a subsidiary in South Korea and illicitly acquiring domestic battery technologies from Samsung SDI and SK on, formerly SK innovation.According to industry
JW Pharmaceutical announced on Jan. 15 that it has received approval from the Malaysian National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) for a phase 3 clinical trial plan, or investigational new drug (IND), of its gout treatment drug Epaminurad (code name URC102).The Phase 3 clinical trial for Epami
Amid police investigations into allegations of illegal expenditures on a local board meeting in Canada by POSCO Holdings, the holding company of POSCO Group, new suspicions have emerged regarding similarly extravagant overseas board meetings held in the past.According to a comprehensive report by CB
The Korean beauty care industry is turning its eyes to the Japanese market. It is a strategy to try to rebound by targeting Japan as an alternative market as its performance weakened due to a decline in the market share of Korean cosmetics in China.LG Household and Health Care’s cumulative sales thr
The number of technical regulations notified by World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries in 2023 exceeded 4,000 for the first time ever, a record high, showing that technical barriers to trade were rising among countries.The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards under the Ministry of Tra
It has been reported that China, which has implemented export controls on graphite, a key material for battery cathodes, since December of last year, has granted permission for the export of graphite to major battery companies in South Korea. However, there remains the possibility of further tighten
As the maturity date for equity-linked securities (ELS) linked to Hong Kong’s Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) worth 10 trillion won (US$7.6 billion) approaches in the first half of the year, it has been revealed that a confirmed loss of 100 billion won has been incurred since the beginning
Due to a slowdown in global demand for electric vehicles, leading to an “oversupply,” the prices of battery materials have significantly fallen. Companies in this sector are noticeably tense. According to Taiwan’s market research firm TrendForce on Jan. 14, in December last year, the prices of lithi
Foreign tourists spent 5.64 million won (US$4,297) and 1.43 million won on duty-free goods per capita in November 2022 and November 2023, respectively. The amount plunged by more than 70%.The number of foreigners who visited domestic duty-free shops in November more than doubled to 646,000 from the
Hyundai Motor Company has entered into a four-year contract to receive lithium, a crucial material for electric vehicle batteries, from a Chinese supplier.China’s lithium supplier, Shenzhen Chengxin Lithium Group, announced on Jan. 11 that it has signed a contract with Hyundai Motor to supply lithiu